We headed back up there yesterday, June 24. Snow blockage on Crystal side of punchbowl has melted significantly. The snow is unusually slick, with less of the usual coating of rocks and tree debris, so we didn’t attempt driving it. A motorcyclist tried but didn’t get far. You could probably have crossed with ... Read More
We got up there today to check it out. The area just before the Punchbowl is still blocked. Too sidehilly to give it a go, and the ATVs haven't even been doing it. I'd estimate that hardcore 'wheelers might be able to do it by next weekend, perhaps first by coming from the Crested... Read More
Blog improvements and additions, all sorts of cool stuff about the Marble and Schofield Pass area of Colorado. Read More
I'd been wanting to hike the lower part of the Carbonate Creek Trail since our son had been up there with the Forest Service doing some sign work last summer. It's an interesting trail, as it's the only totally public access to a vast region of backcountry that's otherwise blocked off by private land... Read More
It's always fun this time of year to guess whether Schofield Pass is open or not. But it's even more fun to go up there and find out. Some years, the huge piles of avalanche debris snow don't melt off the road until late July. Other years it's navigable in a 4x4 by sometime... Read More
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