The Buena Vista traffic light!

If you have ever received directions in the area of our town, you have probably received directions such as "We're 0.6 miles north of the traffic light.", "At the traffic light, go west towards the mountains and ..." or "When you reach the traffic light, you're in the center of town."

I am so pleased to have included all four directional traffic lights in the adjacent picture. Yes, Buena Vista is a small town (only 2,000 residents inside city limits, another 2,000 live in surrounding unincorporated Chaffee County), and we locals definitely like it that way.

Recently we received troubling news that C-DOT was considering adding a second traffic light north at the Evergreen Cafe, but fortunately, after quite a few locals objected to the idea, those plans were dismissed. Our itty-bitty town does not need anymore traffic lights!

Heading west towards Cottonwood Pass? Go west at the traffic light!
Heading towards most of the snazzy ski towns? Go north at the traffic light!
Heading towards Colorado Springs? Go south at the traffic light! (and follow Highway 24)
Heading out for dinner? Go east at the traffic light! (Downtown Buena Vista is 0.1 mile away. Quincy's serves great steaks!)

	I took this pictures in late afternoon with the sunseting behind Mt. Princeton. So most of my pictures are facing east in some fashion. That's downtown Buena Vista behind the traffic light. ;)
	On the southwest corner, looking northeast. The snow-capped Buffalo Peaks are in the background.
	On the northwest corner, looking southeast. The Texaco gas station has been closed for about two to three years. :(
	Merrifield's Garden Hut sits on the southwest corner.
	If you've been to our traffic light frequently, surely you are aware of the chirping sound that is continually sounding for visually-impaired pedestrians. It's really cool!
	Okay, okay, one picture of me. While I gotcha here, I'd like to invite you to some of my personalized home pages: ColoradoGuy.com (Colorado Pictures) CoffeeNerds.com (I love coffee!) CactusLovers.com (Cacti rock the house!)