Just about 20 minutes from our campsite in Buena Vista was St. Elmo's; an abandoned mine town that has been restored and is the perfect spot for feeding chipmunks.
We all loaded up and went to explore this little ghost town.
Right at the front was a chipmunk area where you could sit and feed chipmunks to your hearts desire. We had brought some sunflower seeds, but by the time we had arrived the general store was closed. My brother and the girls came back up here several times while we were here because they loved it so much!
While everyone fed chipmunks, I walked the little town. I have this thing for quaint, old towns and historial buildings.
Sleepy little mountain towns are just the cutest, and this felt like we were on some sort of movie set.
There were even hummingbird feeders outside of the general store, and hummingbirds were flying everywhere! We managed to get some great pictures and video of these birds and had to dodge some of them too!
Meanwhile, the girls were having the time of their lives feeding chipmunks.
They sat so patiently and had chipmunks crawling all over them! At one point, I think my brother had one on his head, but even though they would come up and eat out of your hands, they were still a little skittish.
We spent a good two hours here, and then went for a little drive to see the rest of the town. People do still live here, but there's just not much to it. Many of the buildings have been restored by a historical society, but most of the town has been abandoned.
We even saw two moose in the field during our drive!
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