Hey, there's a car on your house!

Cripple Creek is a gambling town now, rather than a gold mining town, although there is an active gold mine just outside city limits. It can be found about 30-40 minutes west of Colorado Springs, on the western flank of Pikes Peak. It's a funky little place full of old timey buildings, most of which have been restored and turned into casinos over the last 15 years. I remember that before the gambling boom many of those buildings held antique shops, and I used to love going there in the off season to shop for bargains. There's a little "strip" (nothing like Vegas though!), and at the top of the strip is a shiny new casino that's threatening to put all of the mom and pop ones out of business. Right around the corner from that casino is this little house, very representative of many domiciles in Cripple Creek except for the old hot rod that's sitting on its second story deck! Now how the heck did they get that car up there, and aren't they worried that it might roll off? As you can see, it's a very steep street!

I like Cripple Creek. It's kinda funky.