T2Ts 2022 Phx Cruiser Journeys Two to Travel

Heading to the Upper Dice Place — Sylvan Lake State Park ... Eagle, CO.

An unidentified log cabin at Upper Dice Place — Sylvan Lake State Park ... Eagle, CO.

A glimpse inside the log cabin at Upper Dice Place — Sylvan Lake State Park ... Eagle, CO.

White blooms at Upper Dice Place — Sylvan Lake State Park ... Eagle, CO.

Rusty springs @ Upper Dice Place — Sylvan Lake State Park ... Eagle, CO.

Old Barn and shed at Upper Dice Place — Sylvan Lake State Park ... Eagle, CO.

Mui checking out the ruins at Upper Dice Place — Sylvan Lake State Park ... Eagle, CO.

Checking out the shed ruins at Upper Dice Place — Sylvan Lake State Park ... Eagle, CO.

Through the shed window at Upper Dice Place — Sylvan Lake State Park ... Eagle, CO.

Still standing ... but for how long ... at Upper Dice Place — Sylvan Lake State Park ... Eagle, CO.

Ranching in the High Country

June 8, 2022 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 66 °F

On our way back from Bear Gulch yesterday, we spotted the ruins of some log cabins in the Borah Gulch Conservation Area … part of the non-fee section of Sylvan Lake State Park. Noting that there was a break in the barb wire fence line near the group camping area, we put a hike through the meadow to the cabins on our agenda for today.

According to the signage, there were periods of gold mining in the area. But it was agriculture that drove the valley’s economy from the late 1800s through the 1950s. The cabins we walked over to check out date back from when the land was acquired by the Dice Family … who ran cattle here. The ruins sit just off the banks of West Brush Creek. Not sure exactly how old they are, but the buildings are visible in a photo of the meadow from the 1930s.Read more