CO 17 and US 285 (N to S)

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37 Slides: CO 17 10^th longest strait road in the world at 48 miles; parallel US 285 known as the
Gunbarrel for its strait (speeding) section between Saguache and Monte Vista, 36 miles

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From US 285, northward extension of CO 17 (note the redundancy in the sign Rio and River)
Sep 11 2017 - 11:48 am

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Headwaters of San Luis Creek from Poncha Pass; (the creek flows in a closed basin to San Luis Lake)
Sep 11 2017 - 11:38 am

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Mt. Shavano (14,229') of the Sawatch Range looking north from US 285
Nov 05 2020 - 5:41 pm

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Northern Sangre de Cristo Range looking north from US 285
Nov 05 2020 - 5:35 pm

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Easternmost surface flow of the San Juan Mountains
Nov 05 2020 - 5:32 pm

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Leaving US 285 left on CO 17
Nov 12 2121 - 2:22 pm

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Northern Sangre de Chisto Range in the late afternoon sun looking south from CO 17
Nov 13 2121 - 5:18 pm

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Crestone Group of five 14ers: Crestone Peak (14,294'), Crestone Needle (14,197'), Kit Carson Mountain (14,165'), Challenger Point (14,081'), and Humboldt Peak (14,064')
Nov 12 2121 - 2:45 pm

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Closer
Nov 12 2121 - 2:41 pm

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Even closer: Kit Carson Mountain (left) and Crestone Peak (right)
Nov 12 2121 - 2:41 pm

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CO 17 straight as an arrow for 48 miles
Nov 12 2121 - 2:38 pm

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Blanca Peak Group cradling Great Sand Dunes National Park (left)
Nov 12 2121 - 2:45 pm

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Blanca Peak Group of four 14ers: Blanca Peak (14,351'), Ellingwood Point (14,048'), Mt. Lindsey (14,048') and Little Bear Peak (14,037')
Nov 12 2121 - 2:45 pm

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Blanca Peak Group from just south of Alamosa (CO 17 joins US 285 from Alamosa south 29 miles to Antonito)
Nov 12 2121 - 3:06 pm

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Colorado Sangre de Cristo Range from Culebra Range to Poncha Pass with San Juan Mountain volcanics creeping into San Luis Valley (left)
Nov 12 2121 - 2:54 pm

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