Cinnamon Pass via Carson

Tuesday morning was COLD!  We all dressed warmly for the trail and headed out, knowing we had a long rougher day ahead of us!  To take the route from the ghost town of Carson is about 78 miles which is not bad on a normal trail but this rough rocky trail is TOUGH!  But of course the aspens made it all worth while!

As you can see, we had on everything we could GET on!!

The ghost town of Carson - we walked around the old buildings and took some snapshots and wondered about the people who used to live here!

I had forgotten how rough the trail was - Becky and I got off several times to let the guys maneuver the ATV's around some of the rocks - it was rather dicey at times and when I can't stand to watch them, I just shut my eyes till it's over!!  WOW were there some bad spots!! (remember this Patty when you come out - this is NOT a trail for you and Leonard!!!!)

Since the sun didn't shine a whole lot, the trees didn't look as magnificent as the day before, even though they really were!!  Lots and lots of oranges again...............
By the time we actually made it to the Cinnamon Pass road, we were all a little weary!  Craig's shoulder was bothering him and Glenn thought he had pulled a groin muscle - just too many rocks to get over!!

The hillsides were covered with the golds, oranges and some green that hadn't turned yet but it made for some gorgeous pictures!!

Now this is quite the picture!!  Glenn with his crazy goggles over his glasses and me freezing - yes, I did have gloves on!!

We were 4 exhausted people by the time we made it back to the cabin!!  But we beat the rain as when we left to go into Lake City for dinner, the rain was coming down!!  We had a great meal at the Lake City Cafe and once again, hit the sack pretty early - I think we were all wishing for a hot tub that evening!!!  To Be Cont'd...............