Portland Mine Hike in Ouray Amphitheater

Amphitheater rim... quick hike this morning

Ouray Ice Park

'nuf said....

Yankee Girl Mine

hey there...

13ers in the background

goes straight down....

This mine was one of the biggest producers of gold and silver back in the day. over 1000 folks lived and worked in this valley. I saw photos and there where bigger and many more buildings. But this is one of the few left, and being that's it's over 100 yrs old, in very good condition. The mine went straight down as opposed to normal mines that when in.

Red Mountain Mining Valley hike

mining ruins behind snow mounds

snow is a little deep

Genese Mine

Genese Mine ruins

13ers

Genese Mine

unnamed ruins

T10 and Trico Peak in the back ground

Snow shoed Ouray County Rd 31 up through some great mining ruins.  it was a short trip, but one of my favorites.

Staying in Ouray, CO

Front yard

Sam sez hellooo

Our first house swap...

That was a great run

Pendleton Mtn Snow Shoe trip

heading down into the valley, a forest of fallen trees from a previous storm

heading down for lunch

Up to top, first cross that false summit

getting out of the wind

at false summit, very windy, mining ruins behind me. few more steps to go

Killer 9.5 mile snow shoe trip a few weeks ago.. it was a Colorado Mtn Club trip. Up to a 12k mtn, then looped down thru a valley where trees had been knocked down by a storm.  So we climbed over fallen trees in knee to waist deep snow... had a blast...