Kebler Pass Road. Independence Day 2019 trip, part 9

We really enjoyed hiking the Snodgrass trail, but wanted to see more of the wildflowers, so we soon turned back and returned to the car. But let's skip our next destination for now, jump ahead and see something different we experienced that day. We had to decide how to get to the hotel and we had tons of options...

 

We actually had just two options, but they each had two more options to choose from. And... as you can guess, we've taken the less obvious one. The most adventurous one... and the slowest one. Yeah, all the bad options merged into one road ;)

County Rd 12 via Kebler Pass. It looks shorter, but it is a dirt road, approximately 40 miles long, windy and takes about 2 hours to drive. Unpaved (mostly), but in very good condition (dust does not count), constantly dangles and goes up and down, up and down ... Exactly what we like :)

 

Here is the path on Google Maps if you are interested - Kebler Pass Road from Crested Butte. 

But... it is a beautiful road! By all means! Aspens running down the slopes, mountains here and there, without a doubt, this is a great place to enjoy the Fall colors, and we plan to return here one day in September.

Because of the dust and our plans for that day, we didn't stop much, so most of the pictures were taken on a dash camera, but I hope they convey the beauty of this mountain path, don't they?

Once we crossed the summit and were driving down the road, the fantastic machinery crossed the road twice... Something long and strange was following the road and finally crossing it. Later I realized that it was a coal transporter! This is a coal mine nearby and they transport coal from the mine for miles, finally crossing the highway and loading cars that move under the load tower. Isn't it amazing?

To be continued...

Pictures were taken on July 05, 2019.