Believers will tell you the tiny town of Crestone sits at a convergence of powerful forces available for healing and higher states of consciousness. The community, with just 141 residents in the town itself, is home to numerous centers of spiritual focus: native American sanctuaries, Buddhist and Catholic monasteries, a Taoist retreat, a Hindu ashram. To get closer to the heavens, pilgrims can climb the Crestone ziggurat, a circular tower the color of sunset high on a rocky hill.
And at the close of day, locals can choose to be part of the Crestone End of Life Project – the only open-air funeral pyre in the country. From Colorado highway 17, take County road T for 12 miles to the foot of the Sangre de Cristos. The journey begins at the end of the road.
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