En route Kebler Corner to Crested Butte

Kebler Pass hosts one of the largest Aspen groves in the world.

 

Kebler Corner RV Park

 

En route Carbondale to Kebler Corner

 

Views of Crystal River from KOA

 

Marble

 

Redstone Historic District

 

Grizzly Creek Fire

 Where there's fire, there's smoke. We see the smoke from the Grizzly Creek fire, but it's not near enough to worry about. It did close Independence Pass and caused us to make a long detour to reach Carbondale from Buena Vista.

Carbondale KOA

 

Lunch stop at Black Canyon

 

Twin Lakes Historic District

 

Mineral Belt Bike Trail, Leadville

 

Taylor Park

 

Cottonwood Pass

Food truck

 Cottonwood Pass food truck arrives at lunch stop. Today’s special is microwave Thai curry.

Grape Creek RV park near Westcliffe

Grape Creek RV park near Westcliffe. Aspen rows separate the sites

The Bromptons have their own cubby.

 

Paradise

 The gate to paradise -- Raton Pass

Purgatory

As all Dante fans know, you must pass through purgatory to reach paradise. One night at 100F in Abilene.