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May 7, 2021
Buena Vista, Leadville, Turquoise Lake, Red Cliff
So, today (5/7/2021) was the 2nd day in a row where I decided to get up and go for a ride because we had 2 nice days (5/6/2021 - 5/7/2021) and snow is coming.
My ride today looked like this: Home > Aspen Park > US Highway 285 > Buena Vista > rail road tunnels > Turquoise Lake > Leadville > Red Cliff > I-70 > Evergreen > Home.
It looks like I rode roughly 300 miles today.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Rocky_Mountain_passes_on_the_continental_divide
Passes I crossed today (in the order I crossed them):
- Kenosha Pass - 9,997 ft. This pass does NOT cross the continental divide
- Red Hill Pass - 9,993 ft. This pass does NOT cross the continental divide and is unmarked at summit.
- Trout Creek Pass - 9,346 ft. This pass does NOT cross the continental divide
- Tennessee Pass - 10,424 ft. This pass crosses the continental divide.
- Vail Pass - 10,666 ft. This pass does NOT cross the continental divide.
- Eisenhower Tunnel - 11,158 ft. This pass crosses the continental divide.
The trick to finding the old Midland railway tunnels in Buena Vista is to take 371 North (North Colorado Avenue) off of East Main Street in downtown Buena Vista. This crosses the Arkansas River, goes through the Midland Tunnels, and crosses back across the Arkansas River.
Posted by Rob Kiser on May 7, 2021 at 10:57 PM
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