MonarchPass

DeltaRed · Aug 31, 2012

Few more....

Anonymous-0 · Aug 31, 2012

Is that August snowfall?

DeltaRed · Aug 31, 2012

No,June 1st,5 years ago.It was a blizzard 10 minutes earlier...

Lamar Fudd · Aug 31, 2012

Delta Red, did you ever go up the 'original' Monarch Pass? My dad came home on a leave by Motorcycle (Harley Davidson 45 that was salvaged from a sunken ship) during the Winter back in the Forties. Always wanted to go that way, but I think it's now closed. Have a BIL in Montrose-beautiful country.

GeneMO · Aug 31, 2012

It was probably 15 years ago since I went through there. They had a mudslide and we had to wait 3 hours for them to clear it.

Gene

The Red · Aug 31, 2012

Been there done that in the Fall of 1981 along with Pikes Peak. The aspens in the lower elevations had just turned color. It was breath taking!

SweetFeet · Aug 31, 2012

DeltaRed/Steve&Susan,

Wow! You two are blessed with a beautiful area to live. I love your old pickups. Love the snow covered building. And last but not least, I would drive SO SLOW there...it would freak me out, I am a flatlander. Thanks so much for sharing!

gene bender · Aug 31, 2012

I have went across Old Monarch several times had a proberty in Pitkin and went that way back to ColoSprings.

DeltaRed · Aug 31, 2012

Been to Pitkin several times.Susan has family at Taylor Park.Susan's mother(Phoebe Cranor)used to preach at the Pitkin Community Church.She did the season opening service(Memorial Day) for over 25 years.

DeltaRed · Aug 31, 2012

The '70 Ford F100 I have owned for over 15 years.Love it!I will probably drive it till I die...It 'only' has 150,000 miles.The '66 'Jimmy" was my fathers.He purchased it new.I inherited it when he died.We hauled it 600 miles from eastern Ks to western Co.

DeltaRed · Aug 31, 2012

Have never been on the 'old road'.Montrose is only
15 miles from our place! Call!Come visit!

Dell (WA) · Aug 31, 2012

Red.........in 1958, went OVER Monarch Pass to go spring fishing in the Gunnison before graduation from Pueblo College as a Licensed T-V Engineer. Found some "hot-springs" pools and hadda blast fishin' After graduation, I was T-V Engineer fer KREY-TV in Montrose. Was sorta innna "bowl" and sent T-V signals to all them mining towns, Silverton, Rico, Ouray, Ophir, Telluride, Naturita, .........Durango Dell

dcarp · Aug 31, 2012

Went over that pass in early October in nice snowstorm.
Used to travel to CO. Every fall to get out of the Texas hotbox & look at the aspens..
Would take motorcycle in the truck, camp out & ride the bike on day trips. Could travel much faster with the bike. Used to stay in most of the wilderness areas to get away from the land yaughts & screaming kids & boom boxes. Covered just about every out of the way spot in CO. Loved Grand Mesa, great view from the edge.
Nothing like eating a rainbow trout freshly caught & pan fried over a campfire.

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