Shelf Road

After we left Red Canyon Park we continued on Shelf Road. So these are just some pictures I took on the main scenic portion of the road. There’s a few of them because I liked them all and couldn’t narrow it down to less then I already have.

   

  

   

The next picture is probably one of my favorites. As we neared the end of the trail we came around a corner and saw the mountains in the distance through the trees. The view was amazing and pretty much took your breath away.

Shelf Road ends in the little town of Cripple Creek. This is looking back down at the town as you leave.

The road back to the springs is also very scenic but because it is a pretty narrow winding road there isn’t really room to pull over and take pictures. We did pass this unused tunnel and stopped to get a picture of it. It’s called the Watershed tunnel. It’s locked up so you cant drive through but it looked cool from the road. 

 

 

Red Canyon Park

So this was a four day weekend due to memorial day. I’ve been wanting to go on a local trail known as Shelf road for some time and finally got around to doing that. It is just one of the few trails in the area that make up the Gold Belt Tour. These are the trails that people used to travel west and between towns during the gold rush and the years following it. However pictures of the actual trail will be coming tomorrow.

The first part of the trail starts out with Red Canyon Park. It reminded me of Garden of the Gods but with a lot less people and a lot more vegetation.

My buddy, Morrow, and I decided we wanted to climb the to the top of this big rock formation.

Along the way we saw these flowers and thought it was funny how they can grow on the side of a rock.

 

 

 

Here I am, victorious at the top.

And then we both take a break and enjoy the view.

Can you find me in this picture? 

O, there I am. Taking another break.