This was are first clean up day of the summer with the Clear Creek Ranger District. Installed the adopt-a-trail sign and closed off a few illegal user created roads. A nice lunch at the Santiago Mine and mill before heading back down the power line road where we came upon an old FJ40 Land Cruiser frame in the forest. A fun productive day.
Where Leavenworth Creek flows through the rock.
Ahh, good old engine cooking on the Snackster Cooker.Put on some marinated steak bits for lunch.
At the trail head.
Stopped a little ways up the main road for Argentine Pass to install our adopt-a-trail sign. Brant from Clear Creek gives his usual speech.
Getting the hole dug.
Progress.
Installing the signage.
We were happy with the end result.
Clearing some dead fall further up the trail.
Bill Morgan in the Mighty Red Chili.
What’s left of the old town of Waldorf. Once claimed to have the highest post office in the U.S. at 11,666ft.
Stopped at the Santiago Mine for Lunch.
Perfectly cooked!
Checking out the buildings at the mine.
Inside the mill looking out to Mt. Wilcox.
The mill was still in pretty good shape during this visit.
Early summer flowers.
Installing some carsonite signs to close of some illegal routes.
Looking West towards Argentine Pass. Mt. Wilcox on the left.
Heading back down via the old wagon rout/ power line road.
There are a few crossings of Leavenworth Creek on the power line road. Can bee quiet deep in the spring with the snow melt. Ige crossing in her FJ60.
My pal Treeroot.
Matt in his FJ40.
Wes in his BJ70.
Closed off another illegal route.
Came across this old FJ40 frame at the lower end of the power line road.
Yellow and Red Columbines at the ranger station in Idaho Springs.
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