Friday, April 28, 2017

Wolf Creek Pass Colorado ascent

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Wolf Creek Pass Colorado ascent

ITW 19   original post:   https://stonebeartracks.blogspot.com/2011/04/wolf-creek-pass-ascent.html 

Thursday May 27

Wolf Creek Pass, Colorado ascent

Park Creek camp, Rio Grande nat forest

Sleeping 40' from the river -- the mountain headwaters of The South Fork of the Rio Grande River --, the swishing sound of water flowing down the mountains makes for some really peaceful sleep; I recommend it - highly.

Still heading west down through the 4 corners area... eventually to Chinle, Arizona. After seeing Canyon de Chelly, will head north through the Rockies to Montana.

The engine heated up high climbing this ascent. Big trucks used low gear up, and down.

There's a reason this place has snow-pack everywhere. It's june and it's 40*. Elev is 10,863'... and that's the gap / pass to get through this part of the southern Rocky Mountains.


This was a major route west known as the Continental Divide trail. This is the main way to through the Rocky mountains to get to Southwest Colorado. ... otherwise you have to go way north up to Telluride,... or back east to the Raton Pass (the Santa Fe trail gap ).


















ITW 19

Thursday May 27

Wolf Creeek Pass, Colorado ascent

Park Creek camp, Rio Grande nat forest

Sleeping 40' from the river -- the mountain headwaters of The South Fork of the Rio Grande River --, the swishing sound of water flowing down the mountains makes for some really peaceful sleep; I reccommend it - highly.

Still heading west down through the 4 corners area... eventually to Chinle, Arizona. After seeing Canyon de Chelly, will head north through the rockies to Montana.

The engine heated up high climbing this ascent. Big trucks used low gear up, and down.

There's a reason this place has snowpack everywhere. It's june and it's 40*. Elev is 10,863'... and that's the gap / pass to get through this part of the southern Rocky Mountains.

This was a major route west known as the Continental Divide trail. This is the main way to through the Rocky mountains to get to Southwest Colorado. ... otherwise you have to go way north up to Telluride,... or back east to the Raton Pass (the Santa Fe trail gap).      









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