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Thread: Alpine Loop Day Trip
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07-07-2010, 08:19 PM #1
Alpine Loop Day Trip
I did a little Jeeping, hiking and geocaching on this trip....makes it hard to choose a category to place it in....so I guess I'll put it here :)
Since I had Monday off from work and Amanda had to work I decided to head down to the San Juans for a little day trip. My destination was part of the Alpine Loop and my goals were to find a few geocaches along the way and get a little hiking in.
After passing through Ouray, I turned off of the Million Dollar Highway at the Mineral Creek trail and started climbing.
As usual, I stopped at the Mickey Breen mine.
The view up into Poughkeepsie Gulch
I also stopped at Mineral Point to take a few photos
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07-07-2010 08:19 PM # ADS
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07-07-2010, 08:20 PM #2
After leaving Mineral Point, my next destination was Engineer Pass. I've been over Engineer Pass a bunch of times, and every time I head over it, I see the old road cut into Darley Mountain and think that I should hike up it. I finally decided that this will be my day to do just that.
The old road cut into Darley Mountain
The start of the hike
Not much of a road anymore in most places
Looking back at Engineer Pass, Engineer Mountain and Oh! Point
Great views along the way
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07-07-2010, 08:21 PM #3
Unfortunately the road/path ended about 100 feet from the top of the mountain, and it was a little too dangerous for me to scramble up the very loose and steep talus slope...especially since I was alone.
Self-portrait before heading back down. The hike ended up only being a mile each way, with about 1,000 feet of elevation gain.
Looking back at Darley Mountain over the Engineer Pass sign
Back to the Jeep
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07-07-2010, 08:21 PM #4
Next up, I stopped at Animas Forks briefly to find a few geocaches....but I didn't stay long since the place was pretty crowded.
From Animas Forks I continued on to Silverton and then started my journey back home over Red Mountain Pass. I made it home by dinner time and only ended up going through less than 3/4 of a tank of gas the whole day.
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07-08-2010, 10:10 PM #5
Wow! That looks great. Perfect time of the year. Sweetness.
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