Muffler Man; Idaho Springs, CO. DEBUNKED!

I spent the last couple weeks chasing down various leads on Muffler Men throughout the western United States. Riding my motorcycle sometimes 6oo miles at a clip to gather info for youse guys. Yeah...I'm obsessed.

Roadside America's Muffler Man Tracking Map lists an "uncomfirmed" Muffler Man in Idaho Springs, Colorado. I spent a good deal of time talking to locals and driving around town, showing them pictures of REAL Muffler Men.

I've come to conclude that there is NO Muffler Man in Idaho Springs.

Instead, what I found was a run down statue of a miner, found in a front yard about a mile up Highway 130 on the road to Mount Evans.

Muffler Man in Idaho Springs....DEBUNKED.