Handlebars
May 15th, 2008, 14:25
A difficult trail that gives you access to beautiful alpine scenery and a 12,000 foot head start to climb several 14,000 foot peaks. Mt. Blanca is the 4th highest peak in Colorado and is one of 4 sacred peaks that define the homeland of the Navajo.
Here's a map showing the upper end of the trail and the peaks:
http://www.fototime.com/B40A0D57088C626/orig.gif
The .gpx file includes a track and waypoints that correspond to the ones in Charles Wells' Guide to Colorado Backroads & 4-Wheel Drive Trails Volume 1, Second Edition
(http://www.funtreks.com/index.php?page=book_1) that are labeled Blanca##.
Getting over Jaws 1.
http://www.fototime.com/F087A5FEBEC76B8/orig.jpg
The camping scene at 11,700 feet.
http://www.fototime.com/F2E511165533875/orig.jpg
Alpine tundra in the valley at treeline
http://www.fototime.com/DD0D1AB4D67BC3D/orig.jpg
Little Bear Peak is the most prominent mountain visible from Lake Como and is one of the most dangerous Colorado 14ers to climb.
http://www.fototime.com/4F08A587ACB84E9/orig.jpg
Here's a map showing the upper end of the trail and the peaks:
http://www.fototime.com/B40A0D57088C626/orig.gif
The .gpx file includes a track and waypoints that correspond to the ones in Charles Wells' Guide to Colorado Backroads & 4-Wheel Drive Trails Volume 1, Second Edition
(http://www.funtreks.com/index.php?page=book_1) that are labeled Blanca##.
Getting over Jaws 1.
http://www.fototime.com/F087A5FEBEC76B8/orig.jpg
The camping scene at 11,700 feet.
http://www.fototime.com/F2E511165533875/orig.jpg
Alpine tundra in the valley at treeline
http://www.fototime.com/DD0D1AB4D67BC3D/orig.jpg
Little Bear Peak is the most prominent mountain visible from Lake Como and is one of the most dangerous Colorado 14ers to climb.
http://www.fototime.com/4F08A587ACB84E9/orig.jpg