COLORADO APRIL SNOWSTORM! Photos Halfway Up To Independence Pass (April 15, 2006)
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The road heading to Independence Pass is closed halfway up from Twin Lakes, but there was still miles and miles of beautiful Colorado scenery to photograph.
Not to mention, a snowstorm was coming down up there. I begin my pictorial with a shot of snow coming down in Twin Lakes. |
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I stopped by to say "hello" to the owner of the Mt. Elbert Lodge. It definitely looks like a very nice place to stay. And when Independence Pass is closed, boy, it looks like a really quiet and peaceful place to stay! :) |
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I got a couple of shots of Lake Creek, the main tributary creek that runs though this canyon beginning near the Continental Divide.
The bottom photo just had sort of a Bob Ross type of feel to it in Colorado fashion. ;) |
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The snow was coming down fairly hard and the darkness definitely played a factor with these photos. |
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The La Plata Peak Trailhead is inside this canyon. Kelly, Nick, Bernie and myself stopped at this very spot during out drive to Aspen in 2004. |
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Ooooooooooh! Look!
An avalanche area!
Here are all of my pages near this region:
Twin Lakes, Leadville, Leadville's Mountains
Tennessee Pass, Fremont Pass,
Town of Granite
Independence Pass, Drive To Aspen, Buena Vista
Cottonwood Pass, Vail Pass, Summit County |
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About 15 miles west of Twin Lakes, there is a gate blocking traffic from reaching the Independence Pass summit. Sniff, sniff! I can't wait for summer to get here! |
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On the way out of the canyon, I noticed this spot where large slabs of snow were hovering over the creek. Pretty neat! |
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One token picture of me.
I know I complain about the cold weather of Colorado sometimes, but man oh man, I think I live in paradise! :) |
