Gray skies and snow capped mountains were the norm at close to 10,000 feet above sea level.
This was further down old lime creek road, an etremely rough road that requires high ground clearance, 4wd is good insurance to have on this route. Or a mountain bike if, like me, are driving around in a sports car.
Inline six engine block makes for a nice option for planted pots.
Brown Bear Cafe, where I had ate the previous night. Damn good food.
The least likely set of car I'd expect to see in a small ex mining town. The yellow car in the back ground is a four door Seat hatchback with Mexico plates. And yes Seat is a name of a car manufacture.
Snow capped mountains surrounded this tiny town in every direction you looked.
Hey man, need a lift?
I have feeling that the lift and upgraded tires on this EMS vehicle are a necessity up here in the mountains.
Only a moderate chance of avalanches today.
This B&B looks like it had been closed for quite some time.
All of the streets in town were dirt roads. The only paved road was main street, which ran right down the middle of town.
Main street.
View of Silverton off of 550 heading south of town.
On my way back to my campsite I noticed a turn off for a day use area and went to check it out. I was promptly met by a snow covered road.
Yeah that is a lot of snow. The area closest to me was nearly a foot deep, well there is a road somewhere under all that white stuff. My car, which doesn't have much ground clearance to begin with, was also equipped with summer tires and I can say good bye to any traction when it comes to this weird stuff.
The infamous current coverage page, parked at Lake Molas camp site.
Comfort is always important, waiting for the sun to set. Said picture can be seen at the end of the first Day Five post. Equipment pictured: Nikon D300, First gen Tokina 12-24 f/4, Manfrotto 410 head on Induro AT 8M 214 legs.
Moon rise in the forest.
