Amanda and I decided to head down to the San Juans for a day trip yesterday. Amanda wanted to drive a trail this trip and since she's never been up Stony Pass she ended up driving that one. Unfortunately, on our way up to the pass, the weather got bad. It started out as some heavier rain, but as we got higher it turned into snow. The tops of all the mountains were out of view behind the clouds. Once we reached Stony Pass, we decided to turn around and head out of the clouds and onto a lower trail.

Next we headed up Cunningham Gulch all the way up to the Highland Mary Mine, but the rain was still coming down pretty good the whole time. Because of the bad weather we decided to head back to Silverton for some lunch.

Still dry out when we started Stony Pass


Clouds rolling in


Came across this SUV with Montana plates


Amanda at Stony Pass in the snow




Headed back down from the pass...there's mountains out there somewhere....


Cunningham Gulch

 

Up at the Highland Mary Mine






On our way back to Silverton we took the Lower Animas Road


On our way back home after some lunch, I decided to follow a trail I have driven by a number of times and always wondered where it went.....so I followed the Mill Creek trail.









We also diverted off of the highway near Montrose so that I could run the Dry Creek trail as part of my research on the Tabeguache 4x4 Trail....but I didn't take any photos on that trail.

Even though the weather pretty much sucked, we still had fun

 

I was in the area a week ago.
Weather was overcast then too, but didnt get much rain.
Went over Corkscrew pass.
Was going to go over Hurricane / Ca. , but headed down early.
GF had an appointment she couldnt miss.











I couldnt figure what the mysterious "billboard" at the top of one mountain peak was?
Maybe for lowflying UFO's to read?

 

Nice shots guys!!


..."Where is that billboard??"

 

That "billboard" can be seen from the summit of Corkscrew pass.

From what ive seen of it there is no trail (road OR hiking path) to get to it.
It is at one of the mountain peaks across from corkscrew.
A few more pics of it:
(from this year and last year)