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Thread: Out of the Heat & Into the Mountains!

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    Out of the Heat & Into the Mountains!

    With temperatures over 100 degrees in Grand Junction this weekend, we headed up into the mountains for some cooler temperatures. We made our way south to Silverton before heading over Stony Pass. After stopping to find a geocache along the small Rio Grande, we headed for Kite Lake.



    Kite Lake was a nice place to stop for some lunch






    An old cabin on the shore of Kite Lake




    Headed back towards Stony Pass


    Randy Langstraat
    ADVENTR.CO | Anasazi Photography

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    Before reaching Cunningham Gulch, we took the short side trip to the Buffalo Boy Mine

    Cabin along the way


    Buffalo Boy










    Headed back down to Silverton


    After a stop to fuel up in Silverton again, we headed up Kendall Mountain to find a campsite for the night

    On our way to Deer Park
    Randy Langstraat
    ADVENTR.CO | Anasazi Photography

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    Magic school bus in Deer Park?




    Headed up Kendall Gulch






    Nice view over Swansea Gulch


    Road to nowhere


    ...and I do mean nowhere! It just ended on the side of the mountain with nowhere to turn around. I had to back up on the narrow shelf road a little ways before I could turn around.
    Randy Langstraat
    ADVENTR.CO | Anasazi Photography

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    But before turning around, we were treated to a nice view down on Silverton and Anvil Mountain


    Headed back down after finding a spot to turn around


    Back into Kendall Gulch


    A quick stop at the Titusville Mine


    On our way back to camp for the night


    Randy Langstraat
    ADVENTR.CO | Anasazi Photography

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    After a good nights sleep with great weather, we packed up camp and headed down to Silverton again

    Found a few geocaches along the way and stopped at this old boxcar that was parked along the road




    Before starting on our way home, we headed south a little further to check out Old Lime Creek Road

    The stone work was done my the CCC in the 1930's




    When we finished the loop we headed back north again just past Ridgway and turned off towards Owl Creek Pass






    When we finished the trail we hopped on US 50 which would take us back home to some nice 103 degree temperatures :)
    Randy Langstraat
    ADVENTR.CO | Anasazi Photography

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    Very nice, Randy! I like the Buffalo Boy Mine shots - cool, those wheels still up. Liked the road to nowhere, too! Reminds me of a lot of the forest service roads up here...

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    Great stuff as always. If I ever move to Colorado I will have plenty of roads to explore from your trips.


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    Excellent TR Randy
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    Quote Originally Posted by offpiste View Post
    Excellent TR Randy

    Thanks!
    Randy Langstraat
    ADVENTR.CO | Anasazi Photography

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    Randy,

    Nice report. Now that you have her broke in what's your opinion?

    Mark

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    Quote Originally Posted by moab mark View Post
    Nice report. Now that you have her broke in what's your opinion?
    I'm still lovin' the JK :)
    Randy Langstraat
    ADVENTR.CO | Anasazi Photography

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    Nice! So what direction is all of that from Silverton? I've been itching to get back to Colorado, and I especially want to hit Yankee Boy Basin since it was snowed in the last time I had the chance. I'm definitely going to drive some of the roads you've posted pics of here.

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