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To get to Engineer Pass from Hwy 550, I take CR 18. Here it runs next to Mineral Creek. The road is pretty rocky, but this section is pretty good.
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That looks like a gnarly road in the distance, but actually it's a foot path up to Darley Mtn. Engineer Mtn is off the right edge of the photo.
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Looking south across Mineral Creek, just before Engineer Pass.
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Looking down the east side of Engineer Pass, towards Lake City, where I plan to stop for lunch.
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The aspen trees are changing color in this valley.
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The road on this side of Engineer Pass is much better than on the other side!
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There's a mine shaft or something here...
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... zoomed in a little bit.
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After lunch in Lake City, I take the south half of the Alpine Loop to get me back to Ouray. It goes through Cinnamon Pass.
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The road is paved for a few miles.
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Nice place to have a vacation house!
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