We had a great day to finish out the month of June! We drove the Stony Pass trail; this is a pass in the San Juans north of Creede. It is 12,580' on the continental divide and is the source of the Rio Grande river. In the 1860's through 1870's it was the main road into Silverton and thousands of gold and silver mine camps. It is now a rouh 4wd recreational road from hwy 149 between Creede and Lake City going over the pass to Silverton. We drove to the pass only (40 miles from the pavement on hwy 149) and didn't go on into Silverton. We also drove a side road about 4 miles from the Pass called Beartown road. It follows Bear Creek to Kite Lake (end of road at 11,500'). We didn't find any signs of the mine town but the lake was simply beautiful. The roads were very rough and slow. 12 hours on the road today! We were dusty and tired but saw many fantastic things.
PICTURES: 1.Gary on the trail; 2.scene from the trail; 3.Stony Pass;4. Kite Lake standing on mine tailing; 5. Kite Lake; 6. waterfall into Kite
WOW! The lake is fantastic!!
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