Cottonwood Pass

Buena Vista
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We drove up to see the Continental Divide at Cottonwood Pass, only 20 miles from Buena Vista. The road was steep with lots of hairpin turns, and we were glad we were not pulling our 5th wheel. The two lane road is paved up to the top, and we did see some trailers being towed but they were small ones.

The view is quite spectacular -- we had a great view of the Sawatch Range.

In the third picture you can see part of the road that we drove up, and in the corner you can see a bit of snow. Even though it was a sunny day in August, it was cold and windy at the pass. We'll return some other day when we are better dressed to hike a little on one of the trails. The elevation at the parking lot is 12,125 ft, and you can get up to 12,824 ft on the trails.

And of course I had to take a "tourist photo" of Doug in front of the Continental Divide sign.