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Colorado Scenic Byways


Gold Belt Tour Scenic and Historic Byway

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10/3/2012 At Colorado Springs, headed west and picked up the Gold Belt Tour Scenic Byway. Gorgeous ride south, with some of the trees turned a bright yellow. At the end of the byway is the mining town of Cripple Creek, part of an NHL district significant for its gold mining era history. I drove and walked around the historic main street and checked out the Courthouse and Railroad Terminal.

The Byway sign
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Interesting formation ...
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... and pretty colors
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looking into Cripple Creek
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The Courthouse
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San Juan Skyway

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5/24/2007 The long stretch down 550 was over the San Juan Mountains [on the San Juan Skyway Byway], running through spectacular snow-covered passes over 11,000 feet. Plenty of tight switchbacks and precipitous drops. Headed west in Durango [also on the Skyway] and up into Dolores ...

Cool snow shed
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Now that's a winding road!
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Wow!
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Fantastic views
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