Trip Reports from the areas surrounding Ouray, Silverton, Telluride and Lake City in the San Juan Mountains of Colorado.
IntrepidXpedition 2007 | Day 10
Saturday, July 28, 2007
When I woke up on that Saturday morning, I had been in Colorado for 9 full days. It was finally time to head out and move on to Utah. My destination for this day was the La Sal Mountains and Moab, Utah. I was planning on getting there via the Castleton-Gateway Road. In order to get to Gateway, I needed to cross over the passes to the Telluride side. I knew Black Bear still wasn’t opened yet, but had heard Ophir Pass was open again, so I decided to give Ophir ...
IntrepidXpedition 2007 | Day 5
Monday, July 23, 2007
I got up very early again this day and it was turning out to be a very nice day. My first goal of the day was to check out the Alpine Loop. I started out by making my way over to Engineer Pass.
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IntrepidXpedition 2007 | Day 4
Sunday, July 22, 2007
The following morning I started out with a quick drive on US 50 from Monarch, CO to reach the start of Old Monarch Pass. My final destination at the end of the day will be Silverton, CO and I will be getting there by barely touching any paved roads all day.
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