Tuesday morning we were in the thick of an intense snowstorm that was sweeping across the
Rocky Mountain West.
My goal was to travel 33 miles from Buena Vista, CO to
Leadville, CO,
and in this photo gallery are ten photos taken with
my cell phone.
This first photo was taken on Highway 24 (westbound) in Chaffee County.
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I generally don't have a lot of difficulty driving on roads with hard packed snow, but this conditions were more slick even for
Colorado standards.
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Gently turning left. From a compositional standpoint, I like the guard rail in this one.
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The snowfall intensified as I passed Chalk Creek Reservoir and the canyon leading to the
Vicksburg and Winfield Ghost Towns.
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I pulled over as the snow came down really hard. Generally speaking, snowfall and colder weather exists in Leadville, because of its
altitude over 10,000 feet. My intuition at this point, told me it was not wise to continue.
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I continued a short distance to the very small town of
Granite, Colorado, before turning around.
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On my way back to Buena Vista, a very snowy scene of the road!
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So I returned home, but after approximately 45 minutes the sun peaked out just
a bit despite dark gray clouds over the mountains.
I decided to try again! Above is a photo taken about five miles outside of Leadville.
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I made it to Leadville all right. Above was the view traveling south on Highway 24 at approximately 4:15 p.m.
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Close to home, the wind was blowing so hard that snow was blowing onto the highway. That's clearly not good for traction, but
I think it's pretty nonetheless. :)
Photos submitted by Steve Garufi in Buena Vista, Colorado.
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