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#Post#: 1948-------------------------------------------------- |
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Texas Creek Colorado |
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By: Colorado Rider Date: October 11, 2014, 11:23 pm |
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I took a trip to Texas Creek Colorado. |
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https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-GqMhw6r5L3s/VDn954BkTCI/AAAAAAAAAWw/1_n1ZgCg… |
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It was a long ride, 38 miles in five hours. Some of it easy, |
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and some of it quite difficult. There is nothing really near |
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Texas Creek, it is between Canon City and Salida on highway 50. |
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Once you get to the site, it is an OHV area and has parking and |
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restrooms. |
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https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-AvpwhAKNQso/VDn95-9vjoI/AAAAAAAAAWg/b230yY6v… |
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It is a large trail system, but with the mountains for reference |
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you can keep your bearings. |
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It starts off up and over a mountain on 4X4 roads which are |
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easy. |
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I then took a turn-off that went to an abandoned mine. There |
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was not an open mine, but I could tell it was a mine by the |
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tailings. |
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Later I found out it was called the �Devil�s Hole Quarry� (among |
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other names), and operated from 1922-1950. |
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https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-tf1n7cLd-0I/VDn96BHrLOI/AAAAAAAAAWo/_BUZHkRa… |
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There was also a lot of quartz in the tailings, I brought back a |
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nice sized chunk of pink quartz |
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https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-8dsw3UIQOYY/VDn97KzFZJI/AAAAAAAAAXI/4EMQkU0C… |
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Next I tried to go straight north from there, but the trail was |
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really rocky and tight. I went back down south and then up and |
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up over Table Top Mountain. |
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https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-Dl1ZMcwOTyM/VDn97G4lk0I/AAAAAAAAAXE/mtd4jnMk… |
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I know this looks easy; it wasn�t. Hit a rock wrong and you�re |
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done. Elevation 9,000 feet (2,743 meters), so you get tired |
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fast. |
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Once on top, it was easy. |
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https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-LzvIMdbUenY/VDn96acbr8I/AAAAAAAAAWs/c7TUNBxS… |
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https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-1qaPLWb3CNY/VDn96T_yOaI/AAAAAAAAAWk/QbNJ1VRZ… |
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The view was fantastic! |
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https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-JvUdwGLSE38/VDn97M5T4wI/AAAAAAAAAXA/91mpylol… |
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Those are the 14,000 foot (4267 M) Sangre de Cristo Mountains |
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with the snow on top behind me. |
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The cool part is that I commuted to work on the same bike the |
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next day! |
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#Post#: 1951-------------------------------------------------- |
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Re: Texas Creek Colorado |
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By: Rockitboy Date: October 12, 2014, 2:39 am |
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Dam thats some pretty country to ride in. I'm really really |
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jealous! Nice pics! |
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Re: Texas Creek Colorado |
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By: Rusty Shovel Date: October 15, 2014, 7:13 am |
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That truely is God's country out there! It's cool to search out |
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mines, ghost towns, and such; it turns a 'ride' into a 'quest'! |
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I'm jealous. I have to drive 9 hours to reach anything |
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awesome. The only mountainous thing in Houston are the |
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overpasses. |
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