A group of mountain bikers rest atop Blackhawk Pass, as seen on Monday, July 29, 2024, which is the high point of Segment 26 of the Colorado Trail. Segment 26 takes riders from Bolam Pass Road to Hotel Draw Road over Blackhawk Pass, where the views of the central and northern San Juan Mountains are top notch. Jonathan Ingraham rides his bike up Georgia Pass near Breckenridge, Colo. on Friday, Aug. 2, 2024. Strontia Springs Dam on the South Platte River, as seen Saturday, June 23, 2024, is one of the first highlights to experience along Segment 1 of the Colorado Trail that runs from Denver to Durango. Pikes Peak, ‘America’s Mountain’, can be seen looking south along Segment 2 (South Platte River), of the Colorado Trail, one of several 14,000-foot-high peaks visible along the trail that runs from Denver to Durango. A young hiker leads her llama on a hike on Segment 25 of the Colorado Trail northwest of Molas Pass, Colorado, as seen Friday, July 26, 2024. Segment 25 travels approximately 20 miles east to west, with large sections of the trail above treeline with regular and beautiful views of the southern San Juan Mountains. The Colorado Trail’s Segment 8 travels through Camp Hale National Monument north of Leadville, as seen Thursday, Aug. 1, 2024, including a passing near the former US Army’s 10th Mountain Division training facility’s munitions bunkers on the south side. Mt. Antero is shrouded in rain and clouds during a rain storm Monday, […]
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