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My friend Chris came to visit me and we took his Jeep up
to Tincup Pass starting at the beginning of the rocky and bumpy road
(adjacent photo) at St. Elmo. |
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I got a shot of this group of Jeeps coming
down near the beginning of our voyage. The bottom photo will give you an idea of how bumpy
and rocky the road is. You must have a 4-wheel drive to make it to Tincup Pass! ;) |
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A shot of Chris driving. |
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TOP: We reach a clearing.
BOTTOM: Around the spot of that clearing, I turned
back and got a photo of Mt. Princeton. |
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Many of the photos taken were during the extremely bumpy ride.
I did my best to hold the camera still, but many of my shots came out shaky.
This photo of roadside aspens, however, came out pretty cool! ;) |
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This one particular spot was extremely rocky!
Chris actually stopped to assess his best strategy and I snapped a photo of the rocky road
directly below and beside my passenger view. |
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Above timberline. |
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Two scenic photos of the
Rocky Mountains as we were approaching the pass! |
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There it is ...
Tincup Pass!Chris was so happy to arrive at the summit that we had sort of a sappy photo-op with photos of his Jeep and himself proudly by the Tincup Pass sign! ;)
Here are some of my pages in this region:
Cottonwood Pass
St. Elmo
Mt. Princeton Photos & Mt. Princeton Hike
Agnes Vaille Falls
Town of Tincup (West of Tincup Pass)
Mt. Princeton Hot Springs
Trout Creek Pass
Monarch Pass
Bike: Chaffee County Mountain Views
Bike: Buena Vista / Rodeo Road Loop |
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As we approached Tincup Pass, this furry little guy was happily doing whatever it does without much fear of us! :p) |
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At the summit, the weather was becoming increasingly overcast. Here are three photos looking west towards the Gunnison County side of the pass. |
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Chris checks something on his Jeep. What a great picture! |
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A close-up of Chris' Jeep which was the subject of a pictorial a couple of years ago. Check it out: Drive on Rampart Range Road. |
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One token picture of myself. I was so grateful to be part of this adventure and special thanks to Chris for courageously driving his vehicle up there! ;) |
