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Related: Culture Forums, Support Forumswe hit rain and snow, but that's crossing the colorado rockies in may
we're settled in our cabin outside one of the ski towns and the husband is napping after a soak in the hot tub. the roads were wet, but the drive wasn't bad. i'm just hoping we can get down the mountain so easily on sunday.
here's a burn area from the big fire in 2012, it still looks a lot the same as it did right after.
at the top of one of the mountain passes
our neighbors at the ranch
and the view
i'm going to wind up with hundreds of pics from the trip, but i think i'm off to a good start
femmocrat
(28,394 posts)Thanks for the pictures. Looks like a lovely spot for a getaway.
elleng
(130,156 posts)lovemydog
(11,833 posts)Hassin Bin Sober
(26,273 posts)We took the northern route home from Arizona to Chicago in November. I wanted to see the Grand Canyon and didn't want to back track down to Flaggstaff to take the southern route home.
We did Wolf Creek pass at night and a week after they had some snow. It was probably not a great idea as there was still some ice on the roads. I remember saying "it's good there is no other traffic on the road so I can take it slow as I feel comfortable. But it's also bad that everybody else has enough sense to stay off the roads"
We didn't see any scenery. And that may have been a good thing - not seeing over the edge.
I didn't know Wolf Creek Pass was a thing until the next day I heard The Ballad of Wolf Creek Pass on the radio. doh!
seveneyes
(4,631 posts)madamesilverspurs
(15,784 posts)we carried some skis up a mountain outside of Idaho Springs, then skied back down. It was July.
Anyhow, thanks for the wonderful pics, love them. I can't go up there any more, oxygen machine won't let me. But I often find a place to pull off the road, somewhere around Windsor, and enjoy the view of our gorgeous mountains. Wouldn't live anywhere else!
UTUSN
(70,497 posts)I hope you are really enjoying your get away! Happy Birthday!