Ed and Margo Molenaar are friends from The Netherlands that come over to visit every couple years. They came over again this year with the plan to spend eight weeks touring around the United States. Ed loves the mountains of Colorado and since the leaves were turning in the Colorado Rockies the two of us took a day trip just up the road over Guanella pass.
It was only a few years ago that the road over the pass from Georgetown to Grant was all gravel with limited vehicles. Now pretty much the entire route has been paved except for the last few miles on the Grant side. It's and absolutely beautiful road. In some ways I was disappointed to see that it has been turned into such a nice road. That means that it is prone to have more tourists and traffic and the isolation is gone. I suppose in the big picture of things though it is ok because now more people are able to experience the beauty. There are still plenty of other places that are still gravel and isolated so I will have to simply learn to share.
Georgetown just as you head up the pass.
The Aspen on the top were in their full glory.
Even though the main road over the pass is completely paved there are still side roads that most people would hesitate to take. The Leavenworth Creek road toward Argentine pass and Mt. Edwards and the Santiago and Waldorf mines is one of them and once you leave the main road the only people you run into are the serious explorers.
There is a lot of beautiful country to explore up Guanella. Here's some more if you are interested:
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