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With Scott and Lars in town, we went for a
morning hike on the Whipple Trail in Buena Vista.
It is a moderate hike with grand views of the
Collegiate Peaks to the west,
and it begins by crossing a bridge over the Arkansas River (adjacent photo).
How to get there: From the
Buena Vista traffic light,
go east on East Main Street to the very end. Bear left and you'll dead-end at the
dirt parking lot of the trailhead. |
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Here's an example of some of the great views you'll have
of mountains like Mt. Princeton. |
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Somewhere along the hike, I noticed some grayish and purple-shaded prickly pear cacti! :p) |
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Thinking of the pictorial to come, I asked Scott
and Lars to do something crazy and all
Scott did was raise his hands as a gesture of confusion. |
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The trail steadily travels uphill, providing grand
views of the Sawatch Mountain range.
If photographing these mountains is your priority,
I suggest visiting in the morning when the sun from the east almost perfectly graces itself
on these westerly mountains.
We reached a clearing with a panoramic view.
TOP: Mt. Princeton
SECOND: Mt. Antero and Mt. Princeton
THIRD: The town of Buena Vista. (The main road is East Main Street.)
LAST: Myself with Mt. Columbia in the background.
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Special thanks to Scott (left) and Lars (right) for visting from
Colorado Springs. Scott stated he has had problems
with his eyes tearing anytime he takes consecutive photos of a
panoramic scenc (and I got a photo to prove it, ha ha ha!), and I got
a shot of Lars doing what he does best. Check out Lars' amazing photography
work at his web site. |
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The top of the trail leads to a dirt road that once served
as a railroad grade. This entire area is considered a great place for mountain biking, by the way. ;) |
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On the way down, I "lost it" over the continual
sight of snow. It has been a very long winter out here, but fortunately we only
have six more weeks of winter to go! |
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We walked down to the based of the Arkansas River,
and the ice made things a little more interesting that usual. |
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I even walked on parts of the ice. :p)
Here are some of my other area pages:
Cottonwood Lake, Mt. Yale
Bike Cottonwood Pass,
Hot Springs
Scenic Overlook, Colorado Trail
Agnes Vaille Falls,
Buena Vista To Granite |
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One more photo of the bridge that crosses over the
Arkansas River. It is a common activity for some
to watch kayakers and rafters on the river during the summer. |
