One of Colorado's outstanding views is coming down from Trout Creek Pass looking over the Collegiate portion of the Sawatch Range. The well-named town of Buena Vista sits below in the Arkansas River Valley. Here's an EdWare rendering of the region, taking a birds-eye view:
Click the image for the high res version.
This view shows five of Colorado's fourteeners. Mt Yale (14,196) is the prominent peak just left of the image center (the white spot along its flank in the foreground is a cloud "draped" over the terrain). Mt Columbia (14,073) and Mt Harvard (14,420) are the prominent peaks just right of image center. Mt Belford (14,197) lies slightly in the background to the right of Harvard and Mt. Oxford (14,153) is to the right of it. Despite their lofty elevations, all these peaks are easy hikes, but well worth the visit.
The recently designated Collegiate Peaks Byway follows Highway 285 along the Arkansas River Valley.
Wednesday, August 1. 2012
Trail Ridge Road!
A few months back I posted - and managed to delete! - on Rocky Mountain National Park's magnificent Trail Ridge Road. Now that it's mid-summer, I thought it was worth a re-post.
Here's a video we did with Spike Productions that traces the scenic route from the Town of Estes Park over the Continental Divide (separating the Atlantic drainages from the Pacific) to the Town of Grand Lake on the Upper Colorado River.
Trail Ridge Road is one of just two All-American Roads in Colorado. All-American Roads represent the best of the best of our scenic byways. According to the National Scenic Byways Program
Colorado's other All-American Road is the San Juan Skyway, referenced in this post.
Summer's going fast - it's time to get out!
Here's a video we did with Spike Productions that traces the scenic route from the Town of Estes Park over the Continental Divide (separating the Atlantic drainages from the Pacific) to the Town of Grand Lake on the Upper Colorado River.
Trail Ridge Road is one of just two All-American Roads in Colorado. All-American Roads represent the best of the best of our scenic byways. According to the National Scenic Byways Program
To receive an All-American Road designation, a road must possess multiple intrinsic qualities that are nationally significant and contain one-of-a-kind features that do not exist elsewhere. The road or highway must also be considered a 'destination unto itself.' That is, the road must provide an exceptional traveling experience so recognized by travelers that they would make a drive along the highway a primary reason for their trip.
Colorado's other All-American Road is the San Juan Skyway, referenced in this post.
Summer's going fast - it's time to get out!
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