Crystal Mill/Pumphouse - I actually sent this picture out to the group in error, but so many of you asked about it - well here it is officially! This is one of the classic Colorado icons and it took me a while (many years ago) to locate it. It was constructed in 1872 to pump air to the various mines in the area. Water was diverted from the adjacent Crystal River, through the building and down the flume to drive the pump machinery. The owners have continued to restore the building, because it is so often photographed; hence the steel cables and new roof installed last year. To reach this spot requires traveling on a VERY rough jeep road from the town of Marble, Colorado.
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