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Imogene Pass
July 27, 2007
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At last, we made it to the summit!
What a view from 13,114 feet!
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Looking back toward Yankee Boy Basin
and the climb up to the summit.
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Looking toward Telluride and Tomboy town site.
In the distance you can see the runway of the
Telluride airport - highlighted by sunshine.
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The road down off the summit.
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See those dark clouds?
Yep, it started raining as we descended from the summit.
The rest of the trip was in the rain, which got a little "hairy" on the old road!
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A couple of local whistlers!
<--- Pica
Marmot ---> |
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The town site of Tomboy. At it's peak, the town supported 900 people.
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<--- As it appeared in 1909
As it appears in 2007 ---> |
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Looking across to the Tomboy Mine. You see the road winding along the mountainside.
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Despite the rain, we just had to stop to capture the beauty. The white spots you see on the rest of the photos are raindrops on the camera lens!
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One of the old buildings with the Tomboy Mine,
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Looking below - between storms clouds - you get a view of the 385 ft Bridal Veil Falls and the zig-zag Jeep road from Black Bear Pass dropping down into Telluride.
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The road
passes
through
Social Tunnel
<--- Now
Then ---> |
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Waterfalls of rain cascaded down the rock face and turned the road into a river!
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At last, Telluride isn't too far.
Now, if we can just make the rest of the drive down this stream - I mean, road!
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