Bishop Castle – Wetmore, Colorado
For 40 years, Jim Bishop has been building a castle on a mountainside in central Colorado. “Did it all myself, don’t want any help,” he says mechanically as he unloads a pile of rocks that he’s hoisted to the 70-foot level on one of the castle towers.
Every year since 1969, Bishop has single-handedly gathered and set over 1000 tons of rock to create this stone and iron fortress in the middle of nowhere. His goal is to complete it before he dies. Unfortunately he still has a lot to do as his plans include a moat, roller coaster on the outer wall and a second castle for his wife Phoebe.
