1997/08/12

Central Colorado

Day 13

From the deserts of Utah, we venture back into Colorado and to cooler climates. We make the transition from arid basin to alpine mountains, and back to prairie and grasslands. First, we visit the Colorado National Monument, then Mount Evans, where the highest road in the US was built.

Colorado Nat’l Monument

Rimrock Road in the Colorado National Monument — Rimrock Road in the Colorado National Monument.

Independence Monument — Independence Monument.

View from Rimrock Drive — View from Rimrock Drive.

Coke ovens view — Coke ovens view.

Mt. Evans

Bridge near Red Cliff, Colorado — Bridge near Red Cliff, Colorado.

Big Horn Sheep on Mt. Evans — Big Horn Sheep on Mt. Evans.

On top of Mt. Evans, the highest road in the US — On top of Mt. Evans, the highest road in the US.

View from Mt. Evans — View from Mt. Evans.

The view north from Mt. Evans — The view north from Mt. Evans.

Small patch of snow on Mt. Evans with hovering clouds — Small patch of snow on Mt. Evans with hovering clouds.

Me at Echo Lake, below Mt. Evans — Me at Echo Lake, below Mt. Evans.

Big horn sheep linger around the slopes of Mt Evans — Big horn sheep linger around the slopes of Mt Evans.

Yuri on Mt. Evans with sheep behind — Yuri on Mt. Evans with sheep behind.

Echo Lake from the treeless slopes of Mt. Evans — Echo Lake from the treeless slopes of Mt. Evans.