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It was the morning of July 1 and I had a pile of bills to go through.
Somewhat depressed and strongly desiring to procrastinate, I made a quick drive to Cottonwood Pass
on Chaffee County Road 306.
It was July 1, after all, and thought it would be fitting to pay tribute to all
the snow that has stubbornly remained out here in Colorado. At the parking lot,
I snapped a photo of myself beside this snowdrift. |
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There is a massive snow cornice on the east side of the divide.
(This edge acts as the Continental Divide
for the entire country.)
The Forest Service placed numerous warning signs to stay away from the snow.
It is definitely melting (albeit slowly) and bits and pieces of the cornice have been crashing down every now and then.
We had an extremely snowy winter in Colorado and it is heartening to see some snow hanging around.
Below are some recent pages of snow and snowfall: Cottonwood Pass Opens For Year (June 12)
Independence Pass (June 6)
Local Snow Flurries (May 22)
Buena Vista, CO (May 13)
Chaffee County Road 306 (April 9)
Cottonwood Lake (March 29)
Near Monarch Pass, CO (December 27)
Snowy Mountains (December 19)
Snow In The Mountains (December 17)
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Another view of the snow cornice above. It does not look as large from vantage point. |
 Directly Below - June 27, 2008
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Looking west into Gunnison County at the divide.
It was particularly interesting to see clouds (fog?) covering up the lower valley and Taylor Park Reservoir.
See the small pool of water in the upper photo? Well, on June 27, I walked down there to capture a photo of all the snow and ice remaining on its edges. You can see all my photos from that evening here:
Colorado Sunset. |
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Some large patches of snow remain on those mountains out there! |
Directly Below - June 29, 2008
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I really should have wandered more lower in the forest to
capture great snowscenes and pictures. Here is a shot of me standing on a large mound of snow on June 29.
See all my photos from this day here: Walk In The High Country. |
