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:
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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.
Tuesday, August 7. 2012
Buena Vista and the Collegiate Range
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