Leadville, Glenwood Springs, Rifle Gap Falls
Our drive today was a truly spectacular one. We started in Buena Vista, CO and headed north in Highway 24. This took us through Leadville, right at 10,000 ft. elevation. From there it was a 30 mile drive through some pretty canyons and spectacular scenery. Too bad I didn’t have time to look more, but on a road like this you better keep your eyes on the road!
Once we made it to I-70 the scenery wasn’t over, not by a long shot. Now the 4 lane freeway follows the Colorado River, giving more spectacular views. The drive by Glenwood Springs is unique in all the country. We got off at Rifle, and headed north on CO 325 to our campsite at Rifle Gap State Park. That was one narrow little road! But we were rewarded with a beautiful campsite by the lake.
We had some time so drove the short way to Rifle Falls, where we took a short hike. Nice pace!
Downtown Leadville, CO
Heading up the pass
At the top of the pass
What goes up must go down
What goes down must go up again
Even the driver can’t stop looking
Its a long ways down
Makes you wonder how they got a highway here
Even the Interstate has to follow the terrain
Parked — in a great spot!
A view of the triple falls
The base of the falls
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An August family trip to the Leadville area is one of the first vacations that I remember. Maybe because there was a spectacular lightning storm that danced around our tents.
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