By Jan MacKell Collins I love Clear Creek Canyon. The first time I visited this unique place off of Highway 24 between Buena Vista and Leadville, I fell in love. Here are four quaint ghost towns – Beaver City, Vicksburg, Rockdale and Winfield – with numerous camping sites in the woods beyond Clear Creek Reservoir. Clear Creek itself veers off of the Arkansas River to wind its way through the scenic canyon, and there are even a couple of tiny museums maintained by the Clear Creek Canyon Historical Society. The second time I visited the canyon was disappointing. One of ...
