Oct 11, 2024
Today we went to Switzerland! LOL, Switzerland Trail's another late 1800s railroad route built for mining transport, and back then well-to-do sightseers too.
Sunset's a very small mtn community along this trail. There's a more direct dirt road for the residents there. Also, we plan to visit Gold Hill, another small mtn town who's general store's famous for its homemade pies & chocolate chip cookies - Yummm!
We had pretty wet spring & summer, but this fall has been really dry - So, no fires today!! Also, lots of campsite and a few residences along this trail - No shoot 'en either..
It's easy wheeling, about 14 miles topping at just over 9,000ft elevation.
Sunset a very quite little 'holler' up Fourmile Canyon, today with maybe 4 or 5 homes. Looks like there's power and we see propane tanks for heat.
You know you're on a railroad grade when the trail runs thru these narrow rock outcrop cuts. We saw 8 or 10 of these today - Thank You old-timers!!
About midway the fireplace & chimney remain of what was the railroad's rest station. Today it's called Mount Alto Picnic area.
Easy trail, for our Defender acquaintance's 1st wheeling adventure. His Mom drives a Bronco Badlands and Dad has a Raptor..
Looks like some pine beetle damage over there.
And of course, there's the usual knucklehead debris along this trail too.
Switzerland Trail's fun and open most of the year, which is unusual here. Yeah, our high mtn trails usually close by November 'til late June or July. So, I'm sure we'll visit Switzerland again soon. Right now, we're going for some Gold Hill Pie!!
Cheers
Sunset's a very small mtn community along this trail. There's a more direct dirt road for the residents there. Also, we plan to visit Gold Hill, another small mtn town who's general store's famous for its homemade pies & chocolate chip cookies - Yummm!
We had pretty wet spring & summer, but this fall has been really dry - So, no fires today!! Also, lots of campsite and a few residences along this trail - No shoot 'en either..
It's easy wheeling, about 14 miles topping at just over 9,000ft elevation.
Sunset a very quite little 'holler' up Fourmile Canyon, today with maybe 4 or 5 homes. Looks like there's power and we see propane tanks for heat.
You know you're on a railroad grade when the trail runs thru these narrow rock outcrop cuts. We saw 8 or 10 of these today - Thank You old-timers!!
About midway the fireplace & chimney remain of what was the railroad's rest station. Today it's called Mount Alto Picnic area.
Easy trail, for our Defender acquaintance's 1st wheeling adventure. His Mom drives a Bronco Badlands and Dad has a Raptor..
Looks like some pine beetle damage over there.
And of course, there's the usual knucklehead debris along this trail too.
Switzerland Trail's fun and open most of the year, which is unusual here. Yeah, our high mtn trails usually close by November 'til late June or July. So, I'm sure we'll visit Switzerland again soon. Right now, we're going for some Gold Hill Pie!!
Cheers
James M., raqball