It's been awhile since I checked in here. I guess 'being back' on this blog is not a habit yet. I take so many photos, it's not hard to capture most of my time by looking at and sharing photos. In addition to my iPhone, I have several digital SLR cameras that I rely on.
On June 10, DH and I took a DAY trip up Hermit Pass road, to the end of it, or at least as far as we could go. That was a 25 mile round trip on our 2 ATV's. The mountain range is the Sangre de Cristo mountains outside of Westcliffe, Co. where we live. We rode from our driveway - up the county road a couple of miles - to join the pass road there.
This photo shows the composition of the 'pass' road. The pass stops at the TOP of the world. It does not go over the mountain and down the other side.
It is a rough road (see the rocks on the last photo here) BIG ones and lots of medium size ones..makes for a 'kidney' jarring trip.
But the beauty seen on that day, makes it worth the ride.
This is a marmot which we saw by looking over the edge of the road. It was sunning on a rock. The rock formations were dotted with these guys which are about the size of a woodchuck.
These 3 ponds sit between Hermit Lake and Horseshoe Lake.
Our final destination was Horseshoe Lake, next photo.
Yep, the leftover snow from winter was still melting in the sun.
By now, today, most of it has disappeared.
You can see the end of the pass road on this day, it was covered in snow. This day was a fun ride...one that won't be taken often..as the roughness is grueling on these older bodies.
There are other 'rides' to explore. Stay tuned.
1 comment:
Nice ride1 Spectacular scenery.
I can't imagine how jarring that road must be. Bravo to you both!
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