Northern Explorer
Explorer
The last trail we did was Georgia Pass
Rating = moderate
23 miles, 2.5 hours
We started on the southeast end just off of US 285 near Jefferson. The road in is wide and gravel. We stopped at a rustic forest service campground for a quick lunch before heading the rest of the way up. As the road continues it begins to narrow a bit but remains smooth gravel all the way to the top.
The north side decent was a bit more challenging but doable for most trucks. The tricky part was making sure that we were following the right road. This was the only road in which we encountered a little bit of mud. It was mostly dried up by this time except for a few small creek crossings. As we worked our way toward Breckinridge, we passed by the remains of an old dredging operation.
There must have been millions of tons of these rocks along the roadside.
One of the old dredgers
One more night in Colorado and we were on our way home. The next day on the drive home we made one more stop to take some pictures at an old pony express stop.
Total miles for the trip : 4318
Time to plan for next years trip. Newfoundland and Labrador here I come!!!
Rating = moderate
23 miles, 2.5 hours
We started on the southeast end just off of US 285 near Jefferson. The road in is wide and gravel. We stopped at a rustic forest service campground for a quick lunch before heading the rest of the way up. As the road continues it begins to narrow a bit but remains smooth gravel all the way to the top.
The north side decent was a bit more challenging but doable for most trucks. The tricky part was making sure that we were following the right road. This was the only road in which we encountered a little bit of mud. It was mostly dried up by this time except for a few small creek crossings. As we worked our way toward Breckinridge, we passed by the remains of an old dredging operation.
There must have been millions of tons of these rocks along the roadside.
One of the old dredgers
One more night in Colorado and we were on our way home. The next day on the drive home we made one more stop to take some pictures at an old pony express stop.
Total miles for the trip : 4318
Time to plan for next years trip. Newfoundland and Labrador here I come!!!
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