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The Colorado River Headwaters National Scenic Byway is an 80-mile (129 km) National Scenic Byway and Colorado Scenic and Historic Byway located in Eagle and Grand counties, Colorado, US. The byway follows the upper Colorado River from Grand Lake down to State Bridge .
Bridal Veil Falls, taken from the base. Bridal Veil Falls is a 365-foot (111 m) waterfall at the end of the box canyon overlooking Telluride, Colorado. Hiking and off-road trails pass by the falls and it has a hydroelectric power plant at its top. In winter the frozen shape of the falls forms an imposing challenge to intrepid ice climbers.
The Continental Divide Trail, a long-distance hiking trail follows the crest of the San Juan Mountains. The Weminuche Wilderness , Colorado's largest wilderness area, with an area of 499,771 acres (202,250 ha) is in the San Juans. 152 miles of the Continental Divide trail are located on Trail #813 which follow through the San Juan wilderness ...
Mile 89.5 – Pipe Creek Rapid (3), where the River Trail ends and continues towards the South Rim as the Bright Angel Trail; Mile 90.8 – Horn Creek Rapid (8) – At lower water, forms very large waves and hydraulics and is one of the most difficult rapids in the canyon requiring a right to left downstream pull to miss a rock ledge on river ...
Telluride geologic map and location of historic mines Fall colors in Telluride. View from the ski area, 2010. Telluride is the county seat and most populous town of San Miguel County in the southwestern portion of the U.S. state of Colorado. [4] The town is a former silver mining camp on the San Miguel River in the western San Juan Mountains ...
The following hiking trail across the Southern Rocky Mountains is maintained by the Colorado Trail Foundation. Colorado Trail; The following three single-track mountain bike trails are maintained by the Colorado Plateau Mountain Bike Trail Association and the Bureau of Land Management. Kokopelli Trail; Paradox Trail; Tabeguache Trail
A rafting party on the Colorado River. Famed for its dramatic rapids and canyons, the Colorado is one of the most well-known whitewater rivers in the United States, and its Grand Canyon section—run by more than 22,000 people annually [329] —has been called the "granddaddy of rafting trips". [330]
Name Watercourse County Coordinates Elev. (ft) Location Adams Falls [1]: East Inlet: Grand: 8471: Rocky Mountain National Park: Agnes Vaille Falls [2]: Chaffee: 9278: San Isabel National Forest