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Colorado State Road 135
78 slides along Colorado 135 to Crested Butte
and its extension Gothic Road as well as Ohio Creek Road, Taylor River Road, and Cumberland Pass Road
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CO 135
South end of CO 135
US 50 in Gunnison
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Different Months
What a difference a month makes
Oct 10 2021 - 7:52 am
Nov 24 2020 - 9:29 am
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Gunnison, CO
Downtown Gunnison
Oct 10 2021 - 7:52 am
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Gunnison Valley
Gunnison River Valley
Oct 10 2021 - 7:55 am
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Golden Colorado
Golden Ash, and Cottonwoods compliment Aspen in the valleys
Oct 10 2021 - 7:55 am
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Ohio Creek Road
Ohio Creek Road
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Golden Ash
Golden Aspen, Ash, and Cottonwoods line the road along Ohio Creek
Oct 10 2021 - 8:00 am
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Ranch
A ranch along Ohio Creek Road, Anthracite Range in background
Oct 10 2021 - 8:02 am
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Golden Cottonwood
Telephoto of the ranch: Ash tree in foreground, mixed Aspen and Cottonwood along the creek in near middle ground, Aspen on the slopes in far middle ground, Ohio Peak (12,271') in background
Oct 10 2021 - 8:02 am
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Transmuted Gold
Downvalley toward the sun: transmitted light fires-up the gold
Oct 10 2021 - 8:43 am
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Carbon Peak
Carbon Peak (12,079') typical laccolith of the West Elk Mountains
Oct 10 2021 - 8:05 am
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Arthracite Range
Anthracite Range and Carbon Peak from upper Ohio Creek Valley, both laccoliths
Oct 10 2021 - 8:13 am
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West Elk Peak
The Castles Ridge ash deposits from West Elk Peak (13,035' background)
Oct 10 2021 - 8:08 am
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The Castle
Telephoto of "The Castle"
Oct 10 2021 - 8:15 am
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Hay Barn
Hay Barn
Oct 10 2021 - 8:16 am
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West Elk Mountains
West Elk Mountains
Oct 10 2021 - 8:24 am
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Healthy Does
Two healthy does
Oct 10 2021 - 8:26 am
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Ohio Peak
Ohio Peak (12,271') coated with the last Aspen bloom
Oct 10 2021 - 8:24 am
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CO 135
Back to CO 135

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Whetstone Mountain
Whetstone Mountain (12,516') and Mt. Axell (12,055') both laccoliths
Oct 10 2021 - 9:49 am
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Ruby Range
The Ruby Range capped by Mt. Owens (13,058') and Ruby Peak (12,644')
developed along a Miocene dike intruded into peak-forming Cretaceous Mesa Verde sandstone
Oct 10 2021 - 9:17 am
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Soaring Bald Eagle
Fully soaring bald eagle
Oct 10 2021 - 9:27 am
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Italian Mountain
from left: Gothic Mountain (12,625') and Crested Butte (12,162', West Elk Mountains); Italian Mountain (13.,376', Elk Mountains)
Oct 10 2021 - 9:29 am
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Elk Mountains
Southern Elk Mountains
Oct 10 2021 - 9:28 am
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Crested Butte
Crested Butte fluted on the west and Gothic Mountain fluted on the east along the same weakness zone
Jun 27 2017 - 4:59 pm
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Ruby Peak
Ruby Peak and Mount Owen behind outskirts of Crested Butte
Oct 10 2021 - 9:34 am
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Cinammon Mountain
from left: Cinnamon Mountain (12,293'), Mt. Baldy (12,805'), Avery Peak (12,683') and White Rock Mountain (13,539')
at the head of the East River forming the southern border of the Elk Mountains
Oct 10 2021 - 9:36 am
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Crested Butte
Crested Butte
Oct 10 2021 - 9:37 am
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Ruby Range
Ruby Range
Jun 27 2017 - 4:58 pm
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Telephoto
Telephoto of the Ruby Range
Jun 27 2017 - 4:59 pm
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Crested Butte, CO
Crested Butte, CO with the Ruby Range at the head of the Slate River as a backdrop
Oct 10 2021 - 9:38 am
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Town Hall
Town Hall converted to an art gallery
Jun 27 2017 - 4:48 pm
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Gothic Road
North end of CO 135

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Gothic Road
CO 135 changes to Gothic Road about here just keep straight ahead on a curvy road
Oct 10 2021 - 9:46 am
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Condos
Ski-season condos everywhere
Oct 10 2021 - 10:38 am
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CO 133
Last golden aspen in the mountains
Oct 10 2021 - 9:52 am
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Unpaved Road
Unpaved road to Gothic
Oct 10 2021 - 9:55 am
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Gothic Mountain
Fluted Gothic Mountain (reminiscent of the north face of Marcellina Mountain)
Oct 10 2021 - 10:00 am
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Mt Baldy
Cinnamon Mountain, Mt. Baldy, Avery Peak, and White Rock Mountain
Oct 10 2021 - 10:00 am
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Headwaters
Headwater meadow of the East River
turnaround point, continuation of Gothic Road, Schofield Pass Road required 4 wheel drive
Oct 10 2021 - 10:07 am
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Gothic, CO
Gothic, CO
headed back to Crested Butte
Oct 10 2021 - 10:15 am
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Town Hall
Gothic Town Hall
Oct 10 2021 - 10:15 am
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Crested Butte Sking
Crested Butte ski area
Oct 10 2021 - 10:25 am
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East River
Meanders along the East River above Moraine Dams
Oct 10 2021 - 10:26 am
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Glaciers
Glaciated Pass around Crested Butte, Ruby Range in background at the head of Slate River
Oct 10 2021 - 10:32 am
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Cinnamon Mountain
Appropriately named Cinnamon Mountain
Oct 10 2021 - 10:32 am
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Slate River
Back to 135 and the East River last crossing going south before Taylor River Cutoff on Jack Cabin Road, CR 813
Oct 10 2021 - 12:45 pm
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Taylor River Road

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Almont, CO
Almont, CO
Oct 10 2021 - 12:48 pm
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Tayor River Canyon
West end of Taylor River Canyon through pre-Cambrain rocks
Oct 10 2021 - 1:13 pm
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Taylor River
Taylor River
Oct 10 2021 - 1:19 pm
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Sawatch Range
Sawatch Range visible from Taylor Park beyond last rocks of the canyon
Oct 10 2021 - 1:43 pm
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Taylor Park Dam
Taylor Park Dam on a fault slice of Cambrian Sawatch Quartzite through Mississippian Leadville Limestone
Oct 10 2021 - 1:44 pm
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Taylor Park Reservoir
Collegiate Peaks of the Sawatch Range from Taylor Park Reservoir
Oct 10 2021 - 1:48 pm
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Collegiate Peaks
Ice Mountain (13,851') with a peak at a 14er, Huron Peak (14,003')
Oct 10 2021 - 1:48 pm
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Taylor River Canyon
Looking back at the dam at the head of Taylor River Canyon
Oct 10 2021 - 1:57 pm
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Unpaved Road
Taylor River Road is unpaved beyond the Cottonwood Pass turnoff
Oct 10 2021 - 2:05 pm
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Crystal River Valley
Road sign, next slide is a panorama of the sign
Oct 10 2021 - 2:14 pm
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West Elk Mountains
Panorama of previous slide
Oct 10 2021 - 1:48 pm
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Cottonwood Pass Road

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Tree Tunnels
"Tree Tunnels" all the way to timberline
Oct 10 2021 - 2:33 pm
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Above Timberline
But the view above timberline is fantastic
Oct 10 2021 - 2:51 pm
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Matchless Mountain
Taylor Park Reservoir
Matchless Mountain (12,383', left) and Park Cone (12,100') in the background
Oct 10 2021 - 2:53 pm
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Mount Harvard
Mount Harvard (14,430')
Oct 10 2021 - 2:44 pm
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Sawatch Range
Sawatch Range
Oct 10 2021 - 2:52 pm
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Cottonwood Pass
Highest paved pass in US
Oct 10 2021 - 3:02 pm
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East Side of Pass
East side of pass from left: Mt. Yale (14,196'), Turner Peak (13,237') and Jones Mountain (13,221')
Oct 10 2021 - 2:59 pm
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Telephoto
Telephoto of Turner Peak
Oct 10 2021 - 3:00 pm
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Collegiate Peaks
Collegiate Peaks from the pass
Oct 10 2021 - 3:01 pm
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Telephoto
Telephoto
Oct 10 2021 - 3:01 pm
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Headed Down from Pass
Headed down the way up
Oct 10 2021 - 3:08 pm
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Foothills
Foothills of the Sawatch Range
Oct 10 2021 - 3:30 pm
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Taylor River Road
Back to Taylor River Road
Oct 10 2021 - 4:13 pm
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Taylor River Canyon
In Tayor River Canyon most yellow are single trees
Oct 10 2021 - 4:20 pm
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Colorful Colorado
Occasional groups of yellow trees
Oct 10 2021 - 4:14 pm
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Back to 135
Back to 135 retracing the route
Oct 10 2021 - 4:45 pm
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CO 135
South end of CO 135
US 50 in Gunnison