去年秋天从aspen小镇回来的路上，途径了一个小镇叫Leadville，偶尔看见一个牌子上面写着 "On top of it all"，Google之后才知道这是全美海拔最高的小镇：
Leadville海拔高达3094米，是美国海拔最高的小镇，位于落基山脉脚下。9月已经飘起了大雪，由于当时雪太大，就只开车匆匆路过。 Leadville曾是科罗拉多州第二大城市，仅次于首府丹佛。最初小镇的建立是由于挖金潮，但其实Leadville的发达是因为人们发现这里有大量的银，使Leadville一度成为科州最富有的城市，人口也达到历史新高。即使现在Leadville不如当年，但从小镇的建筑和基础设施能看出现在它依然是个富裕的小镇。
Leadville is the highest city in the US now with elevation of 10200ft. We went by this town on our way back from Aspen. The discovery of silver made this town the wealthiest and a very populated town at that time. It was the second biggest city in Colorado after Denver. Even today we can tell from the buildings and infrastructure it is still a rich town.