More Colorado Snow Pictures (Cottonwood Pass Road - December 17, 2007)
I had a short window in my schedule this
afternoon and I made the quick drive up
Cottonwood Pass Road west of Buena Vista.
Here was the view as I traveled west near the Rainbow Lake Resort area.
There has been so much snow of late that the road closes
at the Avalanche Trailhead parking lot area.
Snowmobilers enjoy the snowy terrain from
here all the way to the Continental Divide and beyond.
I did not capture any snowmobilers coming by, but I did get pictures of these two large snow bulldozers! :)
The Avalance Trailhead sign amidst snowy terrain.
A really grand view, isn't it? Snow was
coming down hard at this point, but the picture doesn't quite show it.
That large mountain is an unnamed "sister peak" to Mt. Yale
(alt. 14,197 feet). Notice that large avalanche run in the main valley of that peak!
I had to include one shot of
myself in here somewhere. ;)
Heading back downhill along the road.
I made a short detour along Chaffee County Road 344 which leads
towards Cottonwood Lake, a popular area for campers and outdoor adventurers in the summer.
I wandered around for a little while and capture two views of the mountains.
Snow completely covers up a creek with leafless aspens alongside.
As you can see, much of the main leading back to
Buena Vista was completely covered in ice with packed snow. Yeeeesh!
These pictures were provided by Steve Garufi in Buena Vista.
His personal web site is www.ColoradoGuy.com.
