IntrepidXJ
NAXJA Member #647
- Location
- Grand Junction, CO
On Saturday morning Amanda and I headed down to Silverton. After setting up camp we made our way down the road that leads from Silverton to Animas Forks that we have traveled many times before. In the past we have explored a bunch of the side trails off of this road (Cunningham Gulch, Eureka Gulch, Picayune Gulch & Placer Gulch), however there were a few that either I have not checked out before, or that were blocked by snow when I attempted them. Our goal for this day was to check out the rest of those trails.
We started off in Arrastra Gulch. This was a quick one, as it appears that the trail now dead ends at private property pretty quickly.
Look up for the tram at the start of Arrastra Gulch
There still are some nice views from this short trail
Before heading back out to the Animas Forks Road, we took the trail up to Little Giant Basin.
Headed up to Little Giant Basin
Tram tower
Sealed up King Solomon Mine portal
Big Giant Mill
We started off in Arrastra Gulch. This was a quick one, as it appears that the trail now dead ends at private property pretty quickly.
Look up for the tram at the start of Arrastra Gulch
There still are some nice views from this short trail
Before heading back out to the Animas Forks Road, we took the trail up to Little Giant Basin.
Headed up to Little Giant Basin
Tram tower
Sealed up King Solomon Mine portal
Big Giant Mill