The drive into Aspen was not at all what I expected.  It was all a wide main road, highway-like even, until I hit the town and then the courthouse.  And look at the gorgeous beast of a courthouse it is!  All red brick and, considering the holiday, liberty or some kind of crap like that.  … Continue reading 879. Aspen, Pitkin County (CO63) →

I know it’s hard to tell that the county associates itself with eagles, so the giant eagle over the doorway of the courthouse was a helpful, much needed clue. It actually wasn’t a courthouse, it was an administration building, but it had all the hallmarks of a county courthouse: the flagpoles were there, the election … Continue reading 878. Eagle, Eagle County (CO62) →

I was almost a little amazed that I even found the courthouse in Glenwood Springs.  There were so many options to choose from: a county administration building, the clerk’s office, another combined courts building, and so many other county offices.  Yet somehow I made it.  By that point, I had driven over 2200 miles so … Continue reading 877. Glenwood Springs, Garfield County (CO61) →

Future Arborists of America, attend!  This is another perfect example of the front of a courthouse being ruined by ill-placed trees!  Getting a closer look at the entranceway, I feel the shot could have been far more picturesque if not for the thrice-hated foliage.  All that said, one thing Meeker has that a lot of … Continue reading 876. Meeker, Rio Blanco County (CO60) →

I was pretty confused figuring out where to go for the courthouse.  The closest nominee I could find was the combined District Courts, which may or may not have been the right building, but I couldn’t find a county judge to make that assessment.  The county clerk was in a totally different building, surrounded by … Continue reading 875. Grand Junction, Mesa County (CO59) →

It was an auspicious sign as I rolled into town and saw fireworks.  It was the Fourth of July after all.  I saw lovely explosions in the air all the way from the outskirts to the courthouse.  I was caught off guard by all the muggles, but I shouldn’t have been.  They were all there … Continue reading 874. Moab, Grand County (UT11) →

Back in Utah again!  Just as Manila was easier to get to from Wyoming, Monticello was only a short drive from Dove Creek.  That said, I doubt Thomas Jefferson imagined either of them.  I managed to get my courthouse photos in the final rays of the dying sun.  Almost couldn’t get a decent one, thank … Continue reading 873. Monticello, San Juan County (UT10) →

I don’t especially like to speak ill of courthouses (unless they’re egregiously bad), but I feel that the Dolores County Courthouse speaks for itself. It’s definitely not in my top ten (which, now that I say that, I may have to compose a top ten courthouse list someday), but it’s also not in my bottom … Continue reading 872. Dove Creek, Dolores County (CO58) →

I’ve seen a number of counties and seats that form names, but I believed Cortez was the first time I’ve seen two connected names put together that are related historically but did not belong to the same person (I was wrong, thanks to Thomas Gilmer and Abel Upshur).  However, putting these two names together seemed … Continue reading 871. Cortez, Montezuma County (CO57) →

Future Arborists of America, attend!  Who decided to plant these trees this way?  Why would someone do this?  This was most certainly an intentional choice!  The courthouse was decently styled for a newer building.  I wouldn’t say I was in love with it, but it was pleasant.  But these trees, planted in their perfectly spaced … Continue reading 870. Durango, La Plata County (CO56) →