The ride there was enjoyable and the scenery was beautiful
Bishop Castle is the creation of Jim Bishop who purchased the land at age 15 for $450, and with the help of his father at first, he began building what began as a small cabin. Jim used stones found near his cabin with which to build and the structure started to look like a castle. From there, it just continued to grow. And grow.
Portico with drawbridge
Every stone was put in place by hand
Grand ballroom
The castle rises up out of the ground and soars 160 feet into the air, the equivalent of 16 stories. It comes complete with a dragon that breathes fire on the weekends. I climbed the steep steps to look out over the landscape. Can you see Retha waving to me?
Bishop has been building the castle since 1969 and is famous in the area for his conflicts with local, state, and federal governments over what he feels are infringements upon his personal freedoms. We got to meet him and ask him questions about the castle.
Later, Mike, Retha, Bob and I returned to Pueblo and had a nice lunch together, making plans to het together again on Thursday.
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