This is where we ventured to on the last day of June, located in Gunnison County (as opposed to Hinsdale, where Lake City's located), north of here on highway 149, then east into the hinterlands.
This snowswept area provides a view of mts. way back there that probably are in the Crested Butte region. The pictures doesn't do it justice, I'm sorry to say.
Self-explanatory, sign at the top of the trailhead, where the sign-in box resides. Like good wilderness travelers, we signed in to let people know we are in the vicinity, should something happen to us and people have to look for us. When we take off for a destination like this, we always let someone at the rv park know where we're going, should we not turn up again before dark. Going 10 mi. on a 4wd drive does leave the possibility of vehicle problems, and hiking around the rough areas leaves the possibility of a twisted ankle or worse. But, as said, we take precautions, and that's all you can do.
We want to go back here sometime to explore more, and see if the flora have changed a lot with the season's changes.
So, here are all the photos believed worthy of notice, found at the roadsides and adjacent slopes on the way to and from the Powderhorn Wilderness.
I especially loved the wild iris, most of which were already dried up, but this one survived in the shade.
In the Powderhorn valley, just before we started up the road to the wilderness area, there's a group of buildings that obviously were home and outbuildngs to early ranchers. All are in a similar state of disrepair, and wouldn't it be wonderful if these buildings could talk? I get a sad feeling whenever I see these and similar other deserted pioneer buildings....there have to be so many stories there. The valley is absolutely stunningly beautiful, and it's apparently being worked as a ranch, but it appears no one lives there anymore except for a cluster of homes around the post office.
This guy was very cooperative; I got about a dozen shots (set the camera on sequential shooting), and these 2 are the best of the crop.
View from the top, aspens frame the background mts. across the valley toward Gunnison and Crested Butte.
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