The url above is pretty much a summary of the trail. I'll get to what people really want. PICTURES!!!
This is the beginning of the trail. I was kind of undecided if this were the correct way, but remembered reading that if you don't turn off of the major road, you'll be going the correct way.
My favorite sign ever, proof that you're on the right road!
Old mine sight at the trailhead.
A couple of pics of the trail.
And one of what's up ahead.
My pic inspired by Roadie.
You can see the level of the clouds in this one. It was lightly snowing at this point, and the wind was pretty tame.
This is where it changed. I got above the cloud line and the wind and snow picked up.
At this point I figured I'd turn around. With the snow blowing steady, and being at what I though was around 12,000ft in altitude I didn't think it was worth it to go on.
I got back to the truck after checking the snow ahead and figured, f*ck it, I came this far and there isn't anywhere to turn around behind me for a while, I'll keep on truckin'. Around fifty yards ahead I made the summit!!!
It looked as if it is customary to leave a memo to anyone who conquers the trail, so I left mine.
I went back down the same way I came up, instead of heading toward Breckenridge. I figured I had gotten to the summit, I could get the rest of it later. Being to see everything from a different point of view, coming down was just as interesting as going up.
Back below the clouds.
Hope you enjoyed, more to come soon....
