The Bachelor Loop is named for the mining ghost town of Bachelor located high in the mountains, which was named due to the high number of single male miners who lived there during the mining heyday.
When in Colorado and being active like you and your partner doing hiking and walking at high altitudes is to drink plenty of water at all times...take water with you when hiking please be safe 😊
One of my favorite things about Creede was that the fly shop was right next to the coffee shop!! That's planning! The year we went it was rainy most of the time we were there so the river was high and muddy so we wound up fishing other small streams and lakes nearby but we still had a good time....
The Bachelor and Commodore mines were two of the biggest producers of ore within the Creede Mining District, then later, when their workings and output were combined, they had the most productive years of all the Creede-area mines.
I've been showing my boys videos of the Bachelor Loop this past week and happened to find your channel. We love the content. Did you happen to see the record trout in the old hardware store? My family and I are headed to Bristol Head Campground which is 30 minutes west of Creede (on the way to Lake City) this weekend. My folks live in Del Norte and we never miss a chance to go to Creede when we visit them. I actually rode through Creede on horseback while traversing the CDT back in 2004. We rode off San Luis Pass and down to Creede via the Bachelor Loop. It was amazing to travel through the mines like they did back in the day! Thanks for sharing your experiences!
Hey thanks for the interesting comments David. We did not see the record trout but we did spend an afternoon and the night in Del Norte. That’s a cute little town with a great city park on the river. We boondocked in the park, which is allowed.
I passed through there yesterday, great tips! I love old Cemeteries. I'm surprised you didn't show the underground Mining museum and Community center next to the Fire station. Do you have a video on Lake City?
We didn’t do the mining museum because we have our dog with us. Although we have another video on the rest of the Silver Thread and Gunnison we did not do Lake City. It wasn’t our scene at all. Lot’s of loud OHVs in town for some event, a big RV park at one end, part of town was torn up for road construction and a septic truck had driven through spewing the most vile sludge from one end of town to the other so badly that we didn’t even get out of the van. Maybe we were just in the wrong place at the wrong time. 😟
I just discover you kids this week and am enjoying your videos. There are so many young travelers posting travel videos, which I enjoy, but it’s refreshing to watch active seniors (like me) out blazing a trail. With your priority on evening cocktails, you’re a man out of my own heart. I know you have your new summer cocktail but try Eddy’s grapefruit infused vodka, a large twist of lime and a splash of club soda. It’s my new summer fave. Stay safe and keep up the great videos.
Part of the reason it is called the Batchelor loop is there is a site on the back end of the loop that was the old townsite of the town of Batchelor...not much left of it now except some foundations and some descendants of the flowers that they planted back in the 1800's.....!
My home away from home. You probably couldve taken Bachelors Loop to the right. I did it in my pickup, 2whl drive. There is some spots that are fairly knarley. Beautiful scenery up top. The old town of Bachelor was located on top. Big open area. There is a cemetary somewhere on top of the hill, but you have to hike to it. Coming down the other side, you can go one of two ways. Either way, take it slow. I love the town and surrounding area. Lots of history. Love the video...thanks!
Thanks for the video. Was just in Creede with my twin sons last summer and went up the super cool Fire Department and Last Chance Mine. We drove about five miles up the Bachelor Loop and the road got pretty bad pretty quickly but the views were so incredible. Such an amazing area.
@@CubbyVanLife oh yeah and it was amazing but we went to the right of coming from town next time gonna go left/straight up the loop and see how far we can get maybe camp up at high elevation somewhere back there
The state of Colorado is such a beautiful state! Microbrews are one of my husband’s favorite things! 😀We loved visiting Creede (probably 7 years ago). Stephen Quiller, an internationally well known artist and art workshop instructor has a studio in Creede. The outside of the gallery is lavender. The upstairs studio has a wood stove and the back door is open to the mountains. Most of his paintings are of mountains, trees streams and the general terrain in the area. He is also known for his color theory chart which is displayed in the studio. He still travels with his wife and teaches in many European countries. Sorry, probably more than you wanted to know. (I am a plein air watercolor painter.)😊 Thank you for sharing your adventures in Creede. Looking forward to your next Colorado video.👍
@@CubbyVanLife I know he was asked to do a mural but he did not want to do an outside one as he knew it would not last. He did do a mural inside the theater in Creede. Wish I knew more.
What a great representation you've done of the wonders of Colorado. I really enjoyed your trip I wish I was with you guys you look like great fun. What are the reasons I want to tell you did such a great job is that I grew up there in Almont Colorado. I've lived in Lake City and Gunnison. Skied Crested Butte since I was knee-high to a jackalope. But what a fun time. Oh one more thing about your peanut butter beer, the word you were looking for is current berry.( it's just called current. Not currant berry but you get the idea.) Thank you so much for visiting the area. Looks like you enjoyed it! Safe travels.
@@CubbyVanLife sorry lol my autoplay with on so I don't how many videos I was listening to and watching I was getting ready for my day. I will go back and see what I watched. I know the Alpine Loop was featured and the gate near Lake City. I'm impressed you really have a lot of information places that you go.
Made a trip to Creede this year to ride the trails and do some fly fishing myself. Stopped by the fly shop closer to the theater and picked up some "Chubby Chernobyl" flies with a trailing nymph that did the trick for us. We had a great time and really enjoyed the town.
I set that desk chair there in that abandoned train car a couple years ago for a photo. Haha My family lives in Oklahoma, but we've been vacationing in Creede since the late 60s/early 70s. In fact, the first trip I ever went on was to Creede two weeks after I was born. That place is my home away from home! :D
Thanks so Much Rosemary. We were in the Tetons last year but couldn’t see a thing because of the smoke. We’re avoiding it this year because the whole area, especially Jackson Hole, is over run by a million people. Not our thang.
This is a really awesome video of my summer home. You really hit on a lot of my favorite things to do there. Thank you. PS- Creede sucks, tell your friends!
I get it. When we see these great small places I never know whether to ralj about it or keep it a secret. Too many places are easily ruined by tourists…like us.
I rode my motorcycle from Farmington, NM up over Wolf Creek pass and thru Creede, CO and then over Slumgullion pass to camp at Lake City. Some of the most beautiful scenery I've ever rode thru and an awesome lunch at a little joint called Kip's. Do yourself a favor, and make a weekend trip to visit the area.
new subscriber here. one observation of mine after looking at just one othere video (Gunnison) would be to incorporate the use of putting up a map when describing where you're at, where you're going etc. so the viewers are able to follow along. it would be useful to show where exactly the video is taking place and how relates to the rest of the state geographically speaking. 👍
Great suggestion thank you. We have actually done that in several of our videos, but I’ll make sure to do it in all of them from now on. Thanks for watching.
They’re on the left side of the Silver Thread if you’re approaching Creede from the southwest, just a few miles from town. You’ll see them. If you’re headed to that area check out our Gunnison video as well. There are a few waterfalls featured in that video on the Silver thread just north of Creede that you should check out.
@@CubbyVanLife Thank you, will be on the lookout for it. I watched your Gunnison video as well, but won't have time to make it to Gunnison this time around. I'll look out for the rail cars!
wow wow wow. and not because of Nita in her Anne of Green Gables costume at the start. i have the colorado trail marked for biking tour and had Creede pinned as a possible detour because of the mining museum. DEF will go now. Yes I recognized the main street pic. Did not know of the steep loop trail. You have convinced creede worthy of the 2K foot climb back to the trial for the return. Nearby is La Garita Caldera. Report?
We’ll have to cover that sometime. We use iOverlander, Google maps (especially satellite view) and experience. We get pretty lucky sometimes. Thanks for watching.
That Fire Department dummy is used to practice rescuing victims. He weighs the same as a real person. Hes probably beat up because they practice dragging him a lot. Thanks for the fun video
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Actually not a Creed, but otherwise known to the publishing world as “Greek.” As in (Art dept speaking ) “we don’t have copy for this article so we’ve developed the concept for this layout with Greek.” Then you add the exact copy you’ve shown above. Note: “Is lorem ipsum a fake language? To a degree, Lorem Ipsum is gibberish, but it is rooted in a real language: Latin. “ So it’s actually not even Greek. Thanks for watching and for the comment!!
Creede is amazing! We've been spending our summers there since the 70s and it continues to amaze us! Thx for sharing the video.
And thanks for the nice comment!
I love cemeteries too.
The Bachelor Loop is named for the mining ghost town of Bachelor located high in the mountains, which was named due to the high number of single male miners who lived there during the mining heyday.
When in Colorado and being active like you and your partner doing hiking and walking at high altitudes is to drink plenty of water at all times...take water with you when hiking please be safe 😊
You guys are fun, enjoy your videos. Looking forward to more.
Thanks as always Melanie
One of the best memories of my life, spend a lot of summers there.
@@nickhardy8300 thanks for the memories 🎶
Thanks for the very good informative video!😊
One of my favorite things about Creede was that the fly shop was right next to the coffee shop!! That's planning! The year we went it was rainy most of the time we were there so the river was high and muddy so we wound up fishing other small streams and lakes nearby but we still had a good time....
The Bachelor and Commodore mines were two of the biggest producers of ore within the Creede Mining District, then later, when their workings and output were combined, they had the most productive years of all the Creede-area mines.
Thanks for the additional info!
I need to check out Creede!
Yes you do!
What a great video! Looks like great little town. I love the silence and respect as you went through the cemetery
Thanks Kurt, appreciate the comment!
I've been showing my boys videos of the Bachelor Loop this past week and happened to find your channel. We love the content. Did you happen to see the record trout in the old hardware store? My family and I are headed to Bristol Head Campground which is 30 minutes west of Creede (on the way to Lake City) this weekend. My folks live in Del Norte and we never miss a chance to go to Creede when we visit them. I actually rode through Creede on horseback while traversing the CDT back in 2004. We rode off San Luis Pass and down to Creede via the Bachelor Loop. It was amazing to travel through the mines like they did back in the day! Thanks for sharing your experiences!
Hey thanks for the interesting comments David. We did not see the record trout but we did spend an afternoon and the night in Del Norte. That’s a cute little town with a great city park on the river. We boondocked in the park, which is allowed.
I passed through there yesterday, great tips! I love old Cemeteries. I'm surprised you didn't show the underground Mining museum and Community center next to the Fire station. Do you have a video on Lake City?
We didn’t do the mining museum because we have our dog with us. Although we have another video on the rest of the Silver Thread and Gunnison we did not do Lake City. It wasn’t our scene at all. Lot’s of loud OHVs in town for some event, a big RV park at one end, part of town was torn up for road construction and a septic truck had driven through spewing the most vile sludge from one end of town to the other so badly that we didn’t even get out of the van. Maybe we were just in the wrong place at the wrong time. 😟
I just discover you kids this week and am enjoying your videos. There are so many young travelers posting travel videos, which I enjoy, but it’s refreshing to watch active seniors (like me) out blazing a trail. With your priority on evening cocktails, you’re a man out of my own heart. I know you have your new summer cocktail but try Eddy’s grapefruit infused vodka, a large twist of lime and a splash of club soda. It’s my new summer fave. Stay safe and keep up the great videos.
Thanks Steve, we’ll buy that vodka and make that drink in a future video! Sounds delish!
Part of the reason it is called the Batchelor loop is there is a site on the back end of the loop that was the old townsite of the town of Batchelor...not much left of it now except some foundations and some descendants of the flowers that they planted back in the 1800's.....!
That’s excellent, Mark. We have not been able to find that info anywhere. Thanks!
My home away from home. You probably couldve taken Bachelors Loop to the right. I did it in my pickup, 2whl drive. There is some spots that are fairly knarley. Beautiful scenery up top. The old town of Bachelor was located on top. Big open area. There is a cemetary somewhere on top of the hill, but you have to hike to it. Coming down the other side, you can go one of two ways. Either way, take it slow. I love the town and surrounding area. Lots of history. Love the video...thanks!
Hey thanks so much for the valuable tips! Hopefully they’ll help others get more out of the loop than we did.
Great vid!! Many thx! Enjoy the summer!
Thank you so much for watching!
Thanks for the video. Was just in Creede with my twin sons last summer and went up the super cool Fire Department and Last Chance Mine. We drove about five miles up the Bachelor Loop and the road got pretty bad pretty quickly but the views were so incredible. Such an amazing area.
At least you made it five miles! Yeah its an awesome town. Thanks for watching!
@@CubbyVanLife oh yeah and it was amazing but we went to the right of coming from town next time gonna go left/straight up the loop and see how far we can get maybe camp up at high elevation somewhere back there
@@TheEwokExplorer see, we went left. Next time we’ll go right. That’s where the trail came mes out in our video.
Heading there the end of September! Hoping to catch the Fall Foliage change!
Nice! Hope you have great time. 👍
The state of Colorado is such a beautiful state! Microbrews are one of my husband’s favorite things! 😀We loved visiting Creede (probably 7 years ago). Stephen Quiller, an internationally well known artist and art workshop instructor has a studio in Creede. The outside of the gallery is lavender. The upstairs studio has a wood stove and the back door is open to the mountains. Most of his paintings are of mountains, trees streams and the general terrain in the area. He is also known for his color theory chart which is displayed in the studio. He still travels with his wife and teaches in many European countries. Sorry, probably more than you wanted to know. (I am a plein air watercolor painter.)😊
Thank you for sharing your adventures in Creede. Looking forward to your next Colorado video.👍
Thanks so much for all the great information. Is he the artist that painted the paintings on the side of the outdoor store shown in the video?
@@CubbyVanLife I know he was asked to do a mural but he did not want to do an outside one as he knew it would not last. He did do a mural inside the theater in Creede. Wish I knew more.
What a great representation you've done of the wonders of Colorado. I really enjoyed your trip I wish I was with you guys you look like great fun. What are the reasons I want to tell you did such a great job is that I grew up there in Almont Colorado. I've lived in Lake City and Gunnison. Skied Crested Butte since I was knee-high to a jackalope. But what a fun time. Oh one more thing about your peanut butter beer, the word you were looking for is current berry.( it's just called current. Not currant berry but you get the idea.) Thank you so much for visiting the area. Looks like you enjoyed it! Safe travels.
Thanks for the great and interesting comment! Did you watch our video on Getting noisome also? What a great town.
@@CubbyVanLife sorry lol my autoplay with on so I don't how many videos I was listening to and watching I was getting ready for my day. I will go back and see what I watched. I know the Alpine Loop was featured and the gate near Lake City. I'm impressed you really have a lot of information places that you go.
Happy to have stumbled upon your channel 👍🏿 will continue to follow. Might even cross paths down the road.
Thanks JR! If you see our van on the road flag us down!
Great review. We go camping and trail riding every year
@@craiglowery4427 nice! Thanks for the comment and thanks for watching
Stunning scenery and presentation❤🔥Thank you
Thanks for the nice comment.
Made a trip to Creede this year to ride the trails and do some fly fishing myself. Stopped by the fly shop closer to the theater and picked up some "Chubby Chernobyl" flies with a trailing nymph that did the trick for us. We had a great time and really enjoyed the town.
Love the chubbies. Hopper and a dropper are my go to. Thanks for the comment. Fish on!
I set that desk chair there in that abandoned train car a couple years ago for a photo. Haha
My family lives in Oklahoma, but we've been vacationing in Creede since the late 60s/early 70s. In fact, the first trip I ever went on was to Creede two weeks after I was born. That place is my home away from home! :D
Wow that’s so cool! Thanks for sharing.
Another great video! I enjoy following you . Will you or have you explored the Tetons?
Thanks so Much Rosemary. We were in the Tetons last year but couldn’t see a thing because of the smoke. We’re avoiding it this year because the whole area, especially Jackson Hole, is over run by a million people. Not our thang.
This is a really awesome video of my summer home. You really hit on a lot of my favorite things to do there. Thank you.
PS- Creede sucks, tell your friends!
I get it. When we see these great small places I never know whether to ralj about it or keep it a secret. Too many places are easily ruined by tourists…like us.
Headed to Creede in July. Sure did not realize there is so much to do there and surrounding community
It’s a great place. You’ll enjoy it I’m sure.
I rode my motorcycle from Farmington, NM up over Wolf Creek pass and thru Creede, CO and then over Slumgullion pass to camp at Lake City. Some of the most beautiful scenery I've ever rode thru and an awesome lunch at a little joint called Kip's. Do yourself a favor, and make a weekend trip to visit the area.
Great info, thanks for sharing!
new subscriber here. one observation of mine after looking at just one othere video (Gunnison) would be to incorporate the use of putting up a map when describing where you're at, where you're going etc. so the viewers are able to follow along. it would be useful to show where exactly the video is taking place and how relates to the rest of the state geographically speaking. 👍
Great suggestion thank you. We have actually done that in several of our videos, but I’ll make sure to do it in all of them from now on. Thanks for watching.
Thanks for posting this, very informative. Where exactly are the abandoned train cars located?
They’re on the left side of the Silver Thread if you’re approaching Creede from the southwest, just a few miles from town. You’ll see them. If you’re headed to that area check out our Gunnison video as well. There are a few waterfalls featured in that video on the Silver thread just north of Creede that you should check out.
@@CubbyVanLife Thank you, will be on the lookout for it. I watched your Gunnison video as well, but won't have time to make it to Gunnison this time around. I'll look out for the rail cars!
wow wow wow. and not because of Nita in her Anne of Green Gables costume at the start. i have the colorado trail marked for biking tour and had Creede pinned as a possible detour because of the mining museum. DEF will go now. Yes I recognized the main street pic. Did not know of the steep loop trail. You have convinced creede worthy of the 2K foot climb back to the trial for the return. Nearby is La Garita Caldera. Report?
Thanks for the nice comments. You’ll def enjoy it. We didn’t know about the caldera. Report back if you go!
You two were fun to explore Creede with! ‘Glad Joe didn’t “catch” the moose!
Thanks for watching Jane!
Really enjoying your videos. How do you come up with such great boondocking spots?
We’ll have to cover that sometime. We use iOverlander, Google maps (especially satellite view) and experience. We get pretty lucky sometimes. Thanks for watching.
That Fire Department dummy is used to practice rescuing victims. He weighs the same as a real person. Hes probably beat up because they practice dragging him a lot. Thanks for the fun video
Thanks for the info!!
Have you been to Silver Plume and Geogetown yet?
Silver Plume is a according to the locals...its a ghost town.
No we haven’t even heard of them! We’ll make sure to visit when we’re in the area again. Thanks for the tip.
What's the typical cost for a one bedroom apartment? If there are any lol
Do you mean an apartment in Creede? I have no idea but Google is your friend!
My family lives there… it’s a beautiful place but be careful about the people…
@@kool.krumbs what’s to be careful of?
You missed a lot of really cool places.
Really? Can you explain?
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Actually not a Creed, but otherwise known to the publishing world as “Greek.” As in (Art dept speaking ) “we don’t have copy for this article so we’ve developed the concept for this layout with Greek.” Then you add the exact copy you’ve shown above. Note: “Is lorem ipsum a fake language?
To a degree, Lorem Ipsum is gibberish, but it is rooted in a real language: Latin. “
So it’s actually not even Greek. Thanks for watching and for the comment!!
I.use.to.live.in.creede.i.moved.to.creede.from.ala.i.got.a.job.as.a.bartender.at.the.mucckers.bucket.the.first.place.on.the.right.i.live.back.ala.now.but.iwont.never.for.get.the.people.there.they.were.the.best.people.there..thanks.for.the.memorys
Thanks for watching and for the comment.