Eastern Mojave Vegetation Colorado State Highway 82  
 

Tom Schweich  

Home Page  South from Glenwood Springs, to Aspen and over Independence Pass.

Other articles:
• Interstate 70:   at exit 116;  

Junction: US Interstate 70

Other articles:
• CO-133:   at CO-82;  

Junction: CO State Highway 133, south.

 

 

Other articles:
• Frying Pan Road:  90050;  

Basalt

Junction: 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.

 

   

Aspen

 

Other articles:
• Colorado Trans-Basin Water Transfer:   Twin Lakes Tunnel;

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.

 

Other articles:
• Field Notes:   24 Jul 2018;

Locations: Independence.
Full Size ImageThe Ghost Town of Independence  

Independence

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Independence, Colorado.
 

Locations: Roaring Fork River.  

Colorado State Highway 82 follows the Roaring Fork River all the way to Glenwood Springs above.

Other articles:
• Field Notes:   24 Jul 2018;

Locations: Independence Pass. North Fork Lake Creek.
Full Size ImageSawatch Range from Independence Pass  

Pitkin County above …


Independence Pass, 12,095 ft. (3,687 m.)

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Valley of North Fork Lake Creek from Independence Pass
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On Independence Pass before our descent into Aspen.

Lake County below …

Other articles:
• Field Notes:  20 Jul 2022;  Coll. No. 2890, 20 Jul 2022;   23 Jul 2024;  Coll. No. 3324, 23 Jul 2024;

Locations: North Fork Lake Creek.
Full Size ImageCollecting locality just a half mile north of Brumley.  

Pullout about a helf mile north of Brumley.

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Coll. No. 3324, Taraxacum ceratophorum
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Collecting locality along North Fork of Lake Creek.
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Coll. No. 2890, Cystopteris fragilis

 

Literature Cited:
- Elliott, D. R., and D. L. Elliott, 1999.

Other articles:
• Field Notes:   24 Jul 2018;   Coll. No. 1991, 24 Jul 2018;   Coll. No. 1992, 24 Jul 2018;   Coll. No. 1993, 24 Jul 2018;   Coll. No. 1994, 24 Jul 2018;   Coll. No. 1995, 24 Jul 2018;   Coll. No. 1996, 24 Jul 2018;   Coll. No. 1997, 24 Jul 2018;   Coll. No. 1998, 24 Jul 2018;   Coll. No. 1999, 24 Jul 2018;   Coll. No. 2000, 24 Jul 2018;   Coll. No. 2000.1, 24 Jul 2018;   18 Aug 2021;  Coll. No. 2721, 18 Aug 2021;  20 Jul 2022;  Coll. No. 2883, 20 Jul 2022;  Coll. No. 2885, 20 Jul 2022;  Coll. No. 2891, 20 Jul 2022;  Coll. No. 2892, 20 Jul 2022;

Locations: Brumley.  

Brumley

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Sno-Tel station at Brumley.
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Coll. No. 2721, Chamerion angustifolium at Brumley.
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Brumley … still a beautiful place.
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Coll. No. 2883, Penstemon whippleanus at Brumley.
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Coll. No. 2891, Pedicularis groenlandica
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View up-canyon from Brumley.
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Coll. No. 1991, Astragalus alpinus
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Coll. No. 1992, Solidago multiradiata
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Coll. No. 1993, Bromus ciliatus
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Coll. No. 1994, Trisetum spicatum
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Coll. No. 1996, Pedicularis groenlandica
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Coll. No. 1997, Packera crocata
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Coll. No. 1998, Achnatherum Eriocoma lettermanii
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Coll. No. 1999, Elymus trachycaulis
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Coll. No. 2000, Castilleja sulphurea
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Coll. No. 2000.1, Swertia perennis
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Coll. No. 2885, Aconitum columbianum.
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Coll. No. 2892, Platanthera aquilonis.
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Coll. No. 1995, Erythranthe tilingii
Location of my Coll. Nos. 1991-2000.

Other articles:
• Colorado Trans-Basin Water Transfer:  outlet;
• Field Notes:   24 Jul 2018;

Locations: Graham Gulch.
Full Size ImageOutlet of Twin Lakes Tunnel.  

Graham Gulch, outlet of Twin Lakes Tunnel.

 

Literature Cited:
- Coulter, John Merle, 1885.

Other articles:
• Field Notes:  Bromus porteri, Coulter, 1885;

Locations: Twin Lakes.  

Twin Lakes (town )

Thomas C. Porter collected the type of Bromus porteri at Twin Lakes, July 25, 1872 (PH8608, MO2699792).

 

Other articles:
• Field Notes:   24 Jul 2018;
Full Size ImageTwin Lakes Reservoir  

Twin Lakes (reservoir)

Looks like former natural lakes formed by terminal moraines that were enhanced by a dam.

Other articles:
• Field Notes:   18 Aug 2021;
Full Size ImageThe Sheriff waits for you at Twin Lakes.  

Be wary of the sheriff in Twin Lakes.

Other articles:
• Field Notes:   at Twin Lks Res;

Locations: Twin Lakes Reservoir.
Full Size ImageTwin Lakes Reservoir and the canyon of Lake Creek.  

Viewpoint

Other articles:
• US Highway 24:   at CO-82;  

Junction: US Highway 24
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Date and time this article was prepared: 9/22/2024 4:41:29 PM