Saturday, May 19, 2012

Oliver Lee State Park

Our next stop was the Oliver Lee State Park.IMG_2827 Oliver Lee State Park

Very little fall color even at 8000 ft.

IMG_2841Very little fall color even at 8000 ft.

Traveling in the area we went to the Cloud Climbing  Railroad

IMG_2838 Plaque about early trains

We saw several of the old trestles used by the trains.

IMG_2837 Trestle used with early trains

Homes in Cloudcroft reach to the sky.

IMG_2843 Homes in Cloudcroft reach for clouds

We also stopped by the Sunspot Observatory

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This telescope was used in Antartica for number of years.IMG_2852 Telescope used at Antartica

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