COLORADO DONE!!
335 miles this leg ....total now 1873 miles
July 17 to Aug 3
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| City of Leadville 'Official Town Greeter' (self appointed I think...nice guy though) |
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| Took the 'Silverthorne bypass' Civilized bike paths & motels........Awesome!! |
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| Water......you get it where you can.......usually not this easy |
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| Another pass.....still part of the Silverthorne bypass |
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| Back on the proper trail again |
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| Heading out on into the alpine....nice rambling |
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| Except for the afternoons.......thunderstorms.........downright scary at times! |
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| So you hike in the mornings........ |
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| This is about as 'artistic' as I get....so enjoy! |
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| A sign....don't do this...don't do that..... |
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| Don't hang glide?.....where?..... (a good take off field I suppose?) |
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| Down to Grand Lake |
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| Super friendly 'Lee' at Arapaho Valley Ranch (would have stayed there but the timing didn't work) |
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| My namesake restaurant in Grand Lake |
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| Apparently the trail gets lots of support....... (you'd never guess going by some of the trail!) |
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| And in other parts they go overboard.......go figure! |
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| Just to prove I actually hike the trail.......(and didn't google everything) |
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| My 'Toni Onley' attempt. |
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| A fire lookout......really small door.....don't stand straight up.....I found out why! |
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| This is the awesome part.......constant flowers in the alpine....all types
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| Camping with like minded hikers at a small lake (we'll call it Darrell's lake) |
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| With a beautiful sunset! |
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| My fourth 'Moose'.....impressive animals......have the 'bear spray' ready.....they can be fierce! |
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| Some more road hiking |
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| And 'Ta Da'...........Goodbye Colorado! |
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COACHES CORNER
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| You never know what kind of entertainment you'll run into..... a one man band with a break dancer?........They were good! |
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| A replica of a 'Motel' in the model 'T' days.......They wanted a stall to protect their 'baby' |
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| Pretty bare bones inside....(but at least the car was OK) |
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| Local museum at Encampment......a covered wagon |
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| Nice Banjo! |
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| A 'Gypsy' wagon |
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| Sandy and I would do just fine in one of these! |
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| A common sight in Rocky Mountain National Park |
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| Our second and third moose....or is it mooses?...or meese?........(probably just moose) |
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| A hike to the 'Rabbit Ears" |
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| Sandy at one of the 'ears'........actually a volcanic plug |
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| Wild strawberries en route.......delicious! |
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| But dammed tiny....... ......nice treat though |
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| Unfortunately we didn't get to see these dogs ....would have been very interesting! |
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| The 'Beaver Creek' fire - near the Wyoming border |
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| Coming in to load up water |
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| off to the fire |
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| On location and ready to dump The fire has been burning for a month They're not trying to put it out......just protecting property |
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This ride is the 'Best Ever'!.... amazingly fast and exciting.......nothing compares!!(............We should have tried it!............) |
