This run was on the last day of the rally, billed as a Ladies Run. Most ladies shared driving with their male passengers but Jo declined. It was a long run, perhaps 175 miles, but most were on pavement. We headed south east from US 285 at Jefferson following the beautiful Tarryall Creek. In the canyon bottom ranchers were harvesting hay against a backdrop of granite mountains. We reached the village of Tarryall to take an interesting 4 wd circle road known as the China Wall. Our modified Jeep took the challenges of the road well.
The spillway from the Lake George reservoir was routed to appear as a natural watercourse.
The standard gauge Colorado Midland, “Colorado’s Honorary Narrow Gauge Railroad” built up Eleven Mile Canyon winding its way to Leadville and Aspen. Shown are two of the three tunnels used to get up the canyon. This county road is built on its roadbed.
Here is another of the railroad tunnels.
The Midland’s roadbed had a lot of rocky terrain to go through.
Fishing was a popular pastime on the South Platte River forming the canyon. The fisherman is in the lower right corner.
Our road (on the railroad roadbed) ended at the dam creating the Eleven Mile Canyon Reservoir.
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