Eastern Mojave Vegetation | Colorado State Highway 82 |
Tom Schweich |
South from Glenwood Springs, to Aspen and over Independence Pass. | ||||
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Junction: US Interstate 70 | |||
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Junction: CO State Highway 133, south. | |||
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BasaltJunction: Basalt Avenue. One can wander generally northeast on Basalt Avenue, 2 Rivers Road, Cottonwood Drive, and/or Midland Avenue, and eventually find oneself on Frying Pan Road, if that's what one wants. | |||
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Aspen | |||
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Locations: Lost Man Creek. |
Lost Man Creek joins the Roaring Fork River. | |||
Lost Man Campground | ||||
At a hairpin turn, cross the Lost Man Conduit to the Twin Lake Tunnel. Lost Man Reservoir just 1/4 mile to the northeast. | ||||
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Independence.
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Independence
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Locations: Roaring Fork River. |
Colorado State Highway 82 follows the Roaring Fork River all the way to Glenwood Springs above. | |||
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Independence Pass.
North Fork Lake Creek.
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Pitkin County above … Independence Pass, 12,095 ft. (3,687 m.)
Lake County below … | |||
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North Fork Lake Creek.
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Pullout about a helf mile north of Brumley.
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Brumley | |||
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Graham Gulch.
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Graham Gulch, outlet of Twin Lakes Tunnel. | |||
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Locations: Twin Lakes. |
Twin Lakes (town )Thomas C. Porter collected the type of Bromus porteri at Twin Lakes, July 25, 1872 (PH8608, MO2699792). | |||
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Twin Lakes (reservoir)Looks like former natural lakes formed by terminal moraines that were enhanced by a dam. | |||
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Be wary of the sheriff in Twin Lakes. | |||
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Twin Lakes Reservoir.
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Viewpoint | |||
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Junction: US Highway 24 | |||
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Date and time this article was prepared: 9/22/2024 4:41:29 PM |