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Snodgrass Mountain

February 20, 2017 (Almost a year ago)

Crested Butte, Colorado

Chad and Kat were visiting us out from Northern Virginia for President’s Day Weekend 2017. We first went to Monarch for them to ski (and I on the Continental Divide trail to snowshoe...another day for that post). So Crested Butte it was, as they had come for the downhill skiing experience of the Western Slope. Glade and I were excommunicated from our family (Nathan) and our friends (Chad and Kat) re: we don’t downhill ski. In the winter wonderland of Crested Butte, however, there is no shortage of nordic sporta dventures to partake in. With an intense need to fill the time with my own exercise, Glade and I headed to Snodgrass Mountain. Snodgrass Mountain is a great trail in multiple seasons. It’s so simple to get to-and I’m directionally challenged. After you pass the ski resort on your right, you’ll see a horse-staging area on your left. Shortly after this is the Snodgrass Mountain Trailhead. This is the about hte last point on the road before it becomes a dirt road. 

I’ve only had the pleasure of doing it once in the winter and another time in the early Spring (mid June. June 17, 2016, actually. So most would consider that summer. Seasons are different in the mountains, lol). It’s a wonderful trail for snowshoeing and cross country skiing alike. The trail is lined with aspen so I’ve heard about the wonders of the hike during the fall (let’s also revisit what this means in the mountains. “Fall”= September 15-September 25. So...again, this is off base from what one generally thinks of Fall). The leaves are changing and what not. Okay and let me get back to the Spring. The wildflowers are pretty insane up on that mountain as well. But if you’re wanting the best wildflowers? Your best bet would be to go some time between late July and mid August. Not that in June there aren’t still flowers. But it’s not the ridiculous show that Crested Butte most certainly will have in store with you if you’re patient enough to wait until the next season (3 weeks tops?). This trail also serves as a mountain biking trail, so just keep that in mind when hiking (off leash most likely--it’s the Western Slope, it’s what we do!) with your furry friends. 

Silverton, Colorado - August 1981 by Larry Syverson Via Flickr: I drove Colorado’s ‘million dollar highway’ from Durango to Silverson and Quary in August 1981. Being a flat-lander, the highway was very scary. A couple of times I wanted to turn around and go back. Fortunately, I didn’t. Silverton, Colorado in August 1981. It was worth the drive up!

Find directions for this hike here.

Mystic Falls by Guy Schmickle on Flickr.

This seldom visited waterfall can be found in the San Juan Mountains near Telluride, Colorado. I visited these falls in the springtime as it sees rather low water levels later in the summer.

“Million Dollar Highway” | San Juan Mountain Range, Colorado

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