Originally posted by gump This is a shot near Creede, Colorado. Many mines are accessible when driving the Batchelor Loop. Another good Scenic Byway
(Vehicle must have good ground clearance.) The road in the photo shows a good portion.
Another good Scenic Byway in Colorado is the Alpine Loop running from Lake City over Engineer Pass (13,800’) to Ouray, then over Red Mountain Pass (13,680’) back to Lake City via Slumgullion Pass, which is a 7.6% grade. There are numerous abandoned mine works and even brick buildings above 12,000’ in beautiful alpine meadows. I drove it in a Suburban, but it is better done in a shorter wheelbase vehicle. Slumgulion Pass and Lake City are a couple hours northeast of Creede, just south of Blue Mesa Reservoir and the (inundated) Black Canyon of the Gunnison.
This was unfortunately 20 years ago when I only used a Canon PnS automatic camera. I had left myMESuper home for that trip.