Above treeline, Collegiate West Segment 03, Colorado Trail, CO (8)
CO (Chaffee County)
Day 5
random spot above treeline (Collegiate West 03) to Alpine Tunnel (Collegiate West 04)
If I thought that last climb was hard ... the downhill to Tincup Pass Rd was no joke. Still above treeline were more switchbacks. These reminded me of Walter's Wiggles in Zion NP, short and steep. But that wasn't the tough part. Once below treeline, there must've been 50 or more switchbacks. I thought I would never make it to the bottom.
But I did make it. Tincup Pass Rd is a dirt road which I reckon leads to Tincup Pass. It is also the start of Collegiate West Segment 04. I took a nice long lun/din break before heading up.
Above treeline, Collegiate West Segment 03, Colorado Trail, CO (8)
CO (Chaffee County)
Day 5
random spot above treeline (Collegiate West 03) to Alpine Tunnel (Collegiate West 04)
If I thought that last climb was hard ... the downhill to Tincup Pass Rd was no joke. Still above treeline were more switchbacks. These reminded me of Walter's Wiggles in Zion NP, short and steep. But that wasn't the tough part. Once below treeline, there must've been 50 or more switchbacks. I thought I would never make it to the bottom.
But I did make it. Tincup Pass Rd is a dirt road which I reckon leads to Tincup Pass. It is also the start of Collegiate West Segment 04. I took a nice long lun/din break before heading up.