September in Southern Colorado - Stony Pass, Cinnamon Pass, and Trout

[High_Country]

Sharing a few pics from a recent trip to southern Colorado. We caught the aspens turning at just the right time. We base-camped in Creede - an awesome little ex-silver mining town. Spoiler alert - there's no wild or exciting off-road photos here. Truth be told, in the hairier sections of the trail I was more concerned about navigating the sections safely (was the only vehicle) rather than stopping to get out and take pictures to try and impress you all. You know what these things can do anyways!

Hopefully you enjoy the pics and it inspires you to get out and enjoy the great outdoors yourself.

Fall color...

Camp...somewhere...on Stony Pass

The new drawers worked out great.

If you look close, you'll see the moose...

Colors and more colors...

 

[High_Country]

And a few more...

'Proof' shots :tongue:

Coming in to American Basin

On the Lake City side of Cinnamon Pass...

About the only gold you'll find up there these days...

Just above Creede...

Double rainbow!!!! haha...look it up...

Prettiest trout I ever did catch...

 

[High_Country]

The last few pics

The mining 'ruins' above Creede. I've seen these 100 times, but it always amazes me to think how they built these things up here 100+ years ago. Also, those of you that frequent expeditionportal.com may recognize this as the backdrop to one of the photos for the Jeep Grand Cherokee Diesel review...

Mulies...

Freemon's General Store - burgers, ice cream, hunting licenses, fishing tackle, toilet paper, and beer. That about covers all the basics, huh?

One out of three ain't bad...

Bristol Head mountain...

Sunrise on my last morning..."thanks mountain"

 

[seanpistol]

Cool country, nice brookie!

 

[Chris Sandstorm Fj]

Thanks for the thread and pics!! Looks awesome and your rig looks great!

 

[JET4]

very nice pictures, thanks for sharing.

 

[boyfester]

Been wanting to see Creede in person for years.


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[Sunpilot]

Great pics! Thanks for sharing. I'm hoping to get up that way next spring for photos of the area.

 

[madgsf]

That brings back memories, spent a lot of vacation time around Creede. Stayed in Eagle's Nest in a friends cabin right down the road from Fremons. On of my favorite parts of the world. If you ever climb Eagle's Nest see if you can find the peace sign made of rocks we left there.

 

[EasyStreet]

Great Photos! That is one beautiful Trout, and I'm not even a fisherman. Truck looks great. How are you liking those Cooper Tires? I'm looking to run 255/80s on my FJ too.