A little traveled stretch of two-lane blacktop known as Highway 350, which runs 70 miles diagonally SW-NE, links La Junta, Colorado with Trinidad, Colorado. A trip down Highway 350 brings on an overwhelming feeling of being totally alone in a desloate land. The words lost, forlorn, and forgotten come to mind as you pass through a succession of places that once “were” but are no longer. Places you’ll still find on a map like Timpas, Thatcher, Earl, Tyrone, Model, Bloom and Delhi…But you won’t find much but when you get there but a few scattered remnants of yesterday when times were better, and maybe a pickup truck driven by one of the handful of ranchers who remain in the vicinity. When the sprawl, stress, and current insanity of Colorado’s major population centers make it seem like the state is overpopulated, a jaunt down 350 reminds us of how truly huge Colorado is. Most of the 70 mile length of Highway 350 feels as though you are passing through a post-apocalyptic world, which has always led me to refer to 350 as “Colorado’s Lost Highway.”
The old schoolhouse in Timpas now serves as a private residence.
Remains of a home in Timpas.
Timpas, Colorado
The town of Bloom is now just a field of debris and foundations.
Bloom, Colorado
Delhi, Colorado
The Delhi “One Stop” General Store
Delhi
Delhi “One Stop”
Thatcher, Colorado from Highway 350
School at Thatcher
Tyrone, Colorado
Old Radio Station along Highway 350
Grocery store at Model, Colorado- It was being renovated the last time I passed by.
Model, Colorado
Model, Colorado
Storefront in Model
One of the many mattresses that inhabit Model
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The residential district of Model
As you near the end of Highway 350 heading southwest towards Trinidad the Spanish Peaks come into view
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