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Category Archives: San Juan County
Picayne and Placer Gulches in Five Minutes: Video
Near the ghost town of Animas Forks, Colorado, are Picayne (yes, that’s spelled right) and Placer Gulches. San Juan County Road 9 goes up Picayne Gulch (beware: steep!), hops over the divide and down into Placer Gulch. The views are … Continue reading
Posted in Motorcycling, San Juan County, Video
Tagged Animas Forks, picayne gulch, placer gulch
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Tour Ghost Town Barracks Near Animas Forks, Colorado: Video
This is a short tour of what I believe to be an old barracks building near a mine in Picayne Gulch, near the ghost town of Animas Forks, Colorado, both in San Juan County. The nearest “real” town is Silverton. … Continue reading
California and Hurricane Passes: Video from the East
I was up in the San Juan Mountains today (San Juan County, Colorado, between Ouray and Silverton). This is a five minute snatch of video I took with my GoPro Hero2 HD helmet camera. It starts on the east side … Continue reading
Posted in Motorcycling, Ouray County, San Juan County, Video
Tagged california pass, hurricane pass
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Durango-Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad
Well, after climbing Corkscrew, what’s better than lunch in Silverton? And, after lunch, why not look in on the train?
Oh! Point Video (Near Engineer Pass)
I made it to within a hundred yards of Engineer Pass today. I’m amazed the roads are open this early in the season! We’re at least a month early in terms of road openings. Engineer Pass Road itself (Ouray County … Continue reading
More Open Roads: Yankee Boy, Engineer Pass (almost), Animas Forks
Whew, what a wild ride I had today! My goal was simply to see how far up toward Yankee Boy Basin I could get. The answer: all the way! The road is open up to the Forest Service restroom (usually … Continue reading
Red Mountain Pass, Last Dollar, Uncompahgre Plateau Fall Color Update
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
Gary’s Honda 90 Rides Again!
Gary and I were at it again today, this time at Clear Lake in San Juan County.
Clear Lake Wildflowers
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
Clear Lake Beauty on San Juan CR 12
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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