Category Archives: San Juan County

Red Mountain Pass, Last Dollar, Uncompahgre Plateau Fall Color Update

Posted on September 30, 2011 by dave

Wednesday and Thursday of this week, I was up in the Ironton Park area, about 7 miles south of Ouray, where the color was at its peak and quite spectacular. Also, some great photos continuing south up to Red Mountain … Continue reading →

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Gary’s Honda 90 Rides Again!

Posted on September 2, 2011 by dave

Gary and I were at it again today, this time at Clear Lake in San Juan County.

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Clear Lake Wildflowers

Posted on August 26, 2011 by dave

This morning I took San Juan, Colorado, County Road 12 up to Clear Lake. The GPS track and pictures are found by going to this post. I’d concentrated so much on the road that I didn’t see the wildflowers at … Continue reading →

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Clear Lake Beauty on San Juan CR 12

Posted on August 26, 2011 by dave

Clear Lake in San Juan County, Colorado, is a pristine example of a high (above tree line) lake in the bowl of a glacially-carved basin—I traveled there this morning. The lake is natural and is reached by traveling up San … Continue reading →

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Sideroads: Three Between Corkscrew and Hurricane Passes

Posted on August 10, 2011 by dave

Last July 22nd, a Friday, I set out to travel some high-country sideroads. Here are three more, all between Corkscrew (San Juan CR 11) and Hurricane Passes (San Juan CR 10). The views are spectacular, as seen above from my … Continue reading →

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Sideroads: San Juan CR 18 to Well-Preserved Mining Site

Posted on August 4, 2011 by dave

  You can probably tell by the lead-in photo that this post will be rather technical. There’s a sideroad off of the Engineer Pass road—I can’t tell you how many times I’ve passed it by! On July 22nd I was … Continue reading →

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Great Ride with Blog Reader John Fischer

Posted on July 29, 2011 by dave

John Fischer got in touch with me a few months back. He’s an avid reader of this blog and hoped we’d be able to ride together while he was out here for vacation. We did just that! John hails from … Continue reading →

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High Country Etiquette: The Good, Bad, and Ugly

Posted on July 23, 2011 by dave

After three years, I finally encountered my first example of high country road rage. So sad… But I also encountered several groups of great people all associated with the FJ Summit (more later). Yesterday (Friday) found me way in the … Continue reading →

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More passes open, but watch for mud

Posted on July 2, 2011 by dave

I completed a gigantic loop yesterday. I’ve many maps and pictures (including many wildflowers) to post. Here’s the quick status of roads open and, well, almost open. Last Dollar Road from Dallas Divide to Telluride is open and fairly dry. … Continue reading →

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Ouray County Road 18: to Engineer Pass

Posted on June 30, 2011 by dave

The most direct route from Ouray to Engineer Pass is to travel a few miles south of Ouray on US Hwy 550, then turn left onto County Road 18. I am pleased to report that this route is open and … Continue reading →

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