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Category Archives: San Miguel County
Imogene Pass: Video Short
Here’s a two-minute video with highlights of our trip yesterday to Imogene Pass, not far from our home. The ride was sponsored by the Uncompahgre Valley Trail Riders Association. Imogene Pass is located at 13,140 feet above sea level in … Continue reading
Posted in All-Terrain Vehicles (ATV) and Side-by-Side, Ouray County, San Miguel County, Video
Tagged imogene pass
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Fall Color Update for Friday, 21 Sept 2012
Quick update for roads I traveled today: Last Dollar Road near Telluride—I traveled it today. The color is at or near peak. I define peak as when the earliest trees lose their leaves. There is still some green, but mostly … Continue reading
Posted in Fall Color, Ouray County, San Juan County, San Miguel County
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Imogene Pass Part 4
This concludes the video series on Imogene Pass, following the journey from the top of the pass, down to the west through the ghost town of Tomboy, and down into Telluride itself. Enjoy!
Posted in GPS Tracks, Motorcycling, San Miguel County, Video
Tagged imogene pass, Telluride, tomboy
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2012 Riding Season Begins! Ridgway to Norwood
Woohoo! It was warm today! 53.6°F! After some pretty serious work that involved jumper cables, not to mention adding air to the tires and a little oil to the engine, my trusty 1994 Yamaha Seca II was ready to roll! … Continue reading
Posted in Motorcycling, Ouray County, San Miguel County
Tagged Norwood Hill, San Miguel River
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Fall Color along Last Dollar Road, Dave Wood Road, Rim Trail
Last Dollar Road has great fall color every year! I went through this delightful San Miguel County, Colorado, road on 30 Sept 2011, a few days before peak–good thing I did because the weather turned bad. The slideshow also includes … Continue reading
Posted in Fall Color, Montrose County, San Miguel County
Tagged dave wood road, last dollar road, Rim Trail, uncompahgre plateau
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Wildflowers in San Miguel Canyon near Norwood, Colorado
Gateway, CO, was my destination on Saturday, September 3rd, 2011. My Labor Day weekend street bike ride took me west from Ridgway, along the San Miguel Canyon, up to Norwood, to Naturita, and thence to Gateway. A rest stop in … Continue reading
Posted in San Miguel County, Wildflowers
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Sideroads: The Galloping Goose Trail
The Galloping Goose was a famous part of the Rio Grand Southern Railroad. RGS connected Ridgway with Telluride and, via Lizard Head Pass, down to Rico and around finally to Durango. The railroad went through some of the most spectacular … Continue reading
Posted in GPS Tracks, Motorcycling, San Miguel County
Tagged galloping goose trail, lizard head pass, priest lake, trout lake
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Alta Lake Wildflowers
On July 1st I took the road up to Alta Lakes (see here). A few wildflowers caught my eye.
Sideroads: Alta Lakes South of Telluride
I’ve zoomed right on by this road for years, but of late I’ve taken to exploring side roads. The three Alta Lakes, two of which are publicly accessible, are off of Colorado State Hwy 145, not far south of Telluride. … Continue reading
Great Ride with Blog Reader John Fischer
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