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My Mountain Town My Mountain Town is a welcoming community website serving mountain Jeffco, Clear Creek, & Park County
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My Mountain Town is your online community website serving to connect the people, businesses, and nonprofits in the Foothills of Jefferson, Clear Creek, and Park Counties in the beautiful Colorado Rocky Mountains since 2010! Our commitment is to provide timely, reliable, credible information so you can stay informed and safe, discuss issues that impact our livelihood, and get involved in your community. With daily custom mountain weather forecasts by our certified Chief Meteorologist Steve Hamilton, as well as the most comprehensive and exclusive we**am pages showing real-time weather and road conditions, in addition to the latest fires, accidents and highway closures in our Scanner & Emergency Info Forum, we are your source for breaking emergency information that impacts you most. Whether you are looking to have friendly, troll-free chats with neighbors in our forums, find a job, ask for help tracking down a lost pet, post items for sale in our Free Classifieds, search for upcoming events in our Community Calendar, locate a local business or nonprofit organization in our Business Directory, find out where the locals go to play outdoors, search for dining options with our Mountain Restaurant Guide, or advertise your products or services, we’ve got you covered! Explore the site, join and discover why we've been voted 2020 Best Long Time Business, 2X Best Local Website, Best Mom-Run Business, and the only two-time Conifer Chamber Best Home-Based Business, plus nominated for Business of the Year! Our members are what make us great and we’re proud to serve our mountain communities, including Morrison, Kittredge, Idledale, Evergreen, Genesee, Indian Hills, Conifer, Pine, Bailey, Shawnee, Grant, Jefferson, Como, Alma, Hartsel, Guffey, Lake George, and Fairplay. Share MyMountainTown.com with your friends, family, and co-workers, follow us on Twitter and Instagram, Subscribe and watch our videos on our YouTube channel, and become part of the My Mountain Town family!

11/04/2026
We wholeheartedly support our mountain area fire districts and hope you do too. We encourage you to vote YES for Evergre...
11/03/2026

We wholeheartedly support our mountain area fire districts and hope you do too. We encourage you to vote YES for Evergreen Fire/Rescue, Conifer Fire Dept, and West Metro Fire Rescue if you live in their districts. Thank you so much!

Our position is clear. As Evergreen residents and community members, we support the 0.89% sales tax proposal.

We've considered the increase in calls, the rising cost of equipment, staffing needs, wildfire preparedness and the services this funding could strengthen.

We believe the measure is a worthwhile investment in the fire and emergency services our community depends on.

We're voting YES. Will you join us?
citizens4evergreenfirerescue.com



*PAID FOR BY CITIZENS 4 EVERGREEN FIRE/RESCUE

If you have medical equipment that requires power, XCel Energy is offering a rebate for you.
11/03/2026

If you have medical equipment that requires power, XCel Energy is offering a rebate for you.

Do you rely on oxygen or other medical equipment that uses power? If so, you may be eligible for Xcel's PSPS Backup Battery Rebate Program!

Xcel Energy is currently offering a rebate of up to $10,000 for qualifying residential customers in Colorado who live in Tier 2 or Tier 3 wildfire risk areas and are enrolled in its medical assistance program.

This program supports the installation of permanent home battery energy storage systems or portable battery systems to help power essential medical equipment during Public Safety Power Shutoffs. Eligible homeowners/renters can participate by working with a licensed battery installer for permanent systems or by submitting an application for approved portable devices.

For more details on eligibility requirements and the application process, visit: https://co.my.xcelenergy.com/s/outage-safety/wildfires/power-shutoffs/backup-battery-rebate

It’s fun to imagine the trains zipping through Bailey!
11/01/2026

It’s fun to imagine the trains zipping through Bailey!

The last days of the railroad through Bailey, CO. Photos taken in 1938 and 2026.

The railroad history of Bailey, Colorado, is intrinsically tied to the Denver, South Park and Pacific Railroad (DSP&P). This iconic 3-foot narrow-gauge line revolutionized transportation through the rugged Platte Canyon, transforming Bailey from a small stagecoach stop into a vital mountain trade and tourism hub during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

Before the trains arrived, Bailey was primarily a ranch and stage station established by William Bailey in 1864. The game changed in 1878, when the DSP&P pushed its tracks west from Denver.
Because standard-gauge tracks were too wide for the sharp curves and steep inclines of the canyons, engineers used narrow-gauge technology. The line snaked through the valley of the South Platte River, carving its way past Buffalo Creek and straight into Bailey parallel to what is now U.S. Highway 285. The arrival of the railroad was so monumental that the official Bailey Post Office opened the exact same year.

Once the tracks cleared Bailey, the railroad continued past Glen-Isle Resort, climbing over Kenosha Pass, opening up the high-altitude ranching and mining country of South Park, Leadville, and Breckenridge. This positioning turned Bailey into a strategic site.

Trains hauled heavy machinery and supplies up to the gold and silver mines, returning to Denver loaded with Ore & lumber. During the winter, the railroad supported a booming ice trade. Mountain ice blocks were cut from frozen local ponds, loaded onto cars, and rushed down to Denver so citizens could keep their food cold. By the early 1900s, the line transitioned heavily into tourism. City dwellers boarded recreational passenger trains out of Denver to escape the summer heat, stepping off in Bailey to enjoy the grand scenery and pristine mountain air.

Like many historic Colorado lines, the railroad faced constant financial trouble. The DSP&P was eventually absorbed into the Colorado and Southern Railway (C&S) in 1898. The railway also brought risks; the great steam engines regularly threw sparks that ignited devastating wildfires across hundreds of acres of valuable Park County ranchlands.
As the mining booms faded and automobiles took over the roads in the 1920s and 1930s, rail traffic plummeted. The route was ultimately decommissioned, and the tracks through the canyon were pulled up, leaving the old rail bed to be converted into segments of modern highways and backroads.

Original photo provided courtesy Denver Public Library Digital Collection

Colorado Then and Now Photographs History Colorado Conifer Historical Society & Museum South Park Rail Society South Park National Heritage Area

Happy HOUR-ween!!!
10/31/2026

Happy HOUR-ween!!!

🎃👻HAPPY HOUR-WEEN-Brooks Place Tavern!👻🎃

📅 Saturday, October 31st | 4–7 PM

Join us for spooky drink & food specials and a wicked good time! 🍹🍴

🏆 ADULT COSTUME CONTEST
• Best Overall
• Funniest
• Spookiest
• Best Duo or Group

🎃 YOUTH & CHILDREN’S COSTUME CONTEST
• Most Creative
• Funniest
• Spookiest
• Best Duo or Group

Gather your favorite ghouls, brings your pumkins, dress to impress, and come eat, drink & be scary!

⏰ Closing at 8 PM—get your haunting in early!

Survey closes tomorrow - please provide your input!
10/31/2026

Survey closes tomorrow - please provide your input!

JCD is seeking public input to inform its strategic plan. If you're not sick of the daily onslaught of survey opportunities, please take ours by Sunday Nov 1 - it will only take 3 minutes! https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/FSK2V9Z

10/30/2026

Good to know, thank you Park County 911!

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