Argentine Pass 8/4/2018

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Honeybadger joined me this past Saturday for a run up Argentine Pass, outside Georgetown, Co. This is one of our clubs adopt-a-roads and is still one of my favorite trails in the front range. Hadn't been up this way in 6 years, so it felt good to spend a long day doing trail maint/exploring. Thanks Travis for tagging along. Good fun.

Along the main road up to Waldorf, stopped to close off an illegal route. feel like we've closed this section off a few times.

Closing off some illegal sections at the old town site of Waldorf. Once claiming to have the highest post office in the US, at 11,600ft.

Recent survey marker-2018.

Mountain Goats atop Argentine Pass- 13,207ft.

 

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Atop Argentine Pass.

Peru Creek Basin.

Mt. Edwards.

Peru Creek Basin and on wards to Montezuma and Keystone.

 

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Heading back down Argentine Pass.

Can you spot the mine across the valley?

Indian Paintbrush.

 

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Heading back down to lower elevation...

Looking East.

Fireweed.

Climbing up the old grade of the Argentine Central Railroad to McClelland Mt.

End of the line for the Argentine Central Railroad. Once claiming to have the highest Railroad in the US at 13,587ft. You could hop on a train at Union Station and end up here for a day excursion. The Argentine Central also claimed to be the only Railroad to not operate on Sunday's. Along with his mining interest's, Mr. Wilcox was a pastor.

 

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North.

Torrey's ( 14,267ft ) in the distance.

South towards Evan's and Bierstadt.

 

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Grizzly Gulch?

Me, far off in the distance. Photo credit: Travis Rodgers.

Gray's (14,270ft) and Torrey's (14,267ft) peaks. Popular 14'rs folks like to hike. The second owner of the Argentine Central had grand plans to extend the line from McClellan Mt to Gray's Peak. Building a hotel at the new end of the line (atop Gray's Peak) with a grand spotlight lighting up the valley. They got as far as a survey for the extension.

Overlooking the I-70 corridor.

 

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Honeybadger.

Even with 285's, I feel small.

Looking NW.

Heading back down the old grade of the Argentine Central.

About here where the Honeybadger came upon two Badgers. Mean critters!

 

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One of these day's i'm just going to hike over to that miners cabin and check it out...

We headed to the other side of the Valley (access via the powerline/stagecoach rd) to check on some closures and take in the grand views. Always loved this spot.

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Travis,

Here's the pic I was talking about as I made you pose next to your rig.

 

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Wow, Perry! Great pics!

And thanks for all the work up there guys. Awesome.

 

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Wow, Perry! Great pics!

And thanks for all the work up there guys. Awesome.

Thanks Paul!

It sure is a fun place to put in some work.