There is a lot of history surrounding these mountains and up here on Bald Mountain, which is located in Gilpin County. The people who lived here came here mostly to work in the mines. Around the corner to the right is Bald Mountain Cemetery. A very quiet and peaceful place where many died at an early age from mining accidents or epidemics that came to these little towns where the conditions were not ideal for maintaining public health. Our family has four generations of ancestors who are buried in this cemetery, dating back to 1896.