Owner of Crystal Mill closes trail after iconic Colorado site was damaged by trespassers “Very delicate” and historic 131-year-old building is still accessible for photo ops ...

Even if you’ve never visited the Crystal Mill, you’ve probably seen photographs. The picturesque 127-year-old, rickety wooden structure sits on an outcrop, overlooking the Crystal River just outside ...

The road follows the upper Crystal River all the way to the mill, at times from a ledge far above the water. While clarity is a hallmark of most Colorado streams, I was amazed the first time I looked ...

Crystal Mill, outside Marble, is an iconic Colorado postcard location. The powerhouse was built in 1892 and operated until the closure of the Sheep Mountain Mine in 1917. 082918-cr-fall1 ...

CRYSTAL - Something's strange about this picture. The former mining camp looks like the ghost town it was labeled early last century. The remote meadow under these mountains in western Colorado ...

Wrapping up, the old town of Crystal City is less than 100 yards upstream from the mill and worth a look. On the way up or down, you might want to stop to photograph Lizard Lake, especially in the ...

After monsoon storms forced the U.S. Forest Service to close the road to Crystal Townsite and Crystal Mill earlier this week, the road reopened on Friday.

So, the Crystal Mill Foundation was created and officially received its nonprofit 501c3 designation June 4. “Our mission is to raise $10 million in the next year,” Leigh said. “Of that, $5 million ...

The Crystal Mill, a beautiful relic of Colorado’s colorful mining past, has stood crazily on a rock outcrop above the Crystal River in the Elk mountains since 1893. But after withstanding more ...

Road to Crystal Mill closed due to several mud and debris slides 00:26. Monsoon storms forced the U.S. Forest Service to close the road to Crystal Townsite and Crystal Mill effective Aug. 3.

According to the CBI, 7-year-old Uriah Saye Jr. was abducted by 26-year-old Crystal Denmon. The two were last seen driving a 2012, white Ford Focus, with a temporary Colorado license plate 6812186.

Since the silver mining operation went bust a year before the end of World War I, not much has been happening in the town of Crystal near Marble. But the man who owns the 1880s-era ghost town — along ...