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Old 08-17-2009, 09:59 AM   #46
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Well it depends/kinda hard for me to say because we encountered very light traffic to my surprise. Pearl Pass had a lot of narrow sections that stayed narrow for a long time, so if you did run into somebody, one of you is gonna be backing up for a while. The other narrow trails like Imogene and Black bear and Ophir all had enough room on the lower parts, and in higher areas you can usually see oncoming traffic due to the lack of trees. Oh and the narrowist part of Black Bear (switchbacks) is all one way - downhill. I wouldn't stress about it, but be comfortable with possibly backing up if needed, and look up/down the trail whenever you have a chance.

p.s. - how is Wells book for northern colorado? how many trails did he come up with? thanks.
It looks pretty decent I think. Judging by the pictures I think the southern trails look like they have better scenery and more fun to drive. But coming from ND the norther trails are a lot more accessible to me. It will be about a 15 hour drive for me to just get to the northern trails so I'll likely use that book more. Looking inside the cover it looks like he has about 45 trails listed for the Northern CO and about 75 for the southern CO book. So its somewhere between half and 2/3s the number of southern trails. Definetly enough trails there to keep it interesting for a number of trips.

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Old 08-17-2009, 11:15 AM   #47
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awesome pictures. i loved this trip report and hope to do the same trip in the future
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Old 08-17-2009, 11:52 AM   #48
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Thanks for sharing! I have to get down to Telluride now before the snow and cold weather attack!
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Old 08-17-2009, 02:31 PM   #49
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The lake above Ophir Pass
I had no idea this lake was there. Wish I had when I was there last summer.

Oh well...I'll just have to check it out next summer.
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Old 08-17-2009, 11:42 PM   #50
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You pass under a cool overhang on the way to Ouray



We could not find a place to camp or stay in Ouray - it was very crowded. We ended diving back up the road 10min to Ridgway and found a cheap motel.
I know this exact spot. We were there the first week of July and stayed in Ouray. We had a blast when we were there. Looks like you did too. Great pictures. Nice write-up.
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Old 08-18-2009, 04:43 PM   #51
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I had no idea this lake was there. Wish I had when I was there last summer.

Oh well...I'll just have to check it out next summer.
Yeah it could be easy to miss. I don't think that there was a trailhead, just a sort of trail going up through the rocks.
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Old 08-20-2009, 11:21 AM   #52
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awesome!

definitly makes my bucket list!
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Old 08-20-2009, 11:56 AM   #53
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Amazing trip. These pictures make me want to leave tomorrow for an adventure of my own.
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Old 08-20-2009, 05:58 PM   #54
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Amazing shots man, reminds me of the Rockies in BC and Alberta here in my back yard. I am looking forward to getting down to CO one day, looks amazing.

Thanks for posting!
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Amazing shots man, reminds me of the Rockies in BC and Alberta here in my back yard. I am looking forward to getting down to CO one day, looks amazing.

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Man, you have a nice back yard!
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Man, you have a nice back yard!
Ok, should be more clear. lol I live in BC, and am spoiled by the wild spaces here. I am on the coast, but I consider the province my back yard.

Beautiful no matter how you slice it, both here and there. I might be going to CO in a week... to Denver on business, will fly over some of that however. lol
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Awesome! I've only seen pictures of that area, and I'd love to go exploring in the forests there.
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We did the passes and trails around Ouray a few years ago, we stayed in Ouray and it was great. Beautiful country for sure.
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Absolutely amazing. I wish there was similar trips available in the Northeast, but someday I'll get back out there and I hope I can do something as amazing as this!
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I had no idea this lake was there. Wish I had when I was there last summer.

Oh well...I'll just have to check it out next summer.
I missed it too...I have been over that pass at least a dozen times, including less than two weeks ago...well, I will have to climb up next time...

great pics...I am going to post some from my trip, but my camera skills might not be as good...
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