Beautiful Emerald Lake near the top of the pass
Overview: Schofield Pass is a mountain pass between Crested Butte and Marble in Colorado. A 4-wheel drive road crosses the pass from Crested Butte and drops down into the rugged Crystal Canyon, passing by such sights as the Crystal Mill. The site is a popular destination for tourists and locals alike.
The beautiful town of Crested Butte
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Mount Crested Butte...the super rich suburb of Crested Butte which sits at a whooping 9,375 feet above sea level
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Passed Mount Crested Butte is this gorgeous valley where the East River meanders and flows down to Gunnison. We followed the River up to Schofield Pass
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Emerald Lake...it has this beautiful green tint to it porlly caused by minerals in the mountain above
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Schofield Pass (10,707). The plan was to go on down through the Crystal Canyon to Marble but we ran into trouble later...
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A waterfall along the south fork of the Crystal River, I believe right outside of Schofield Park
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Another shot of the waterfall...the pond below the falls had a beautiful green color
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The waterfall and the pond
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They really mean it too...the hill down into Crystal Canyon was ridiculous...one of the steepest roads in Colorado
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At least they gave us fair warning...its funny because some wrote in the top left "they really mean it"
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My Grandpa crossing the Crystal River on ATV
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Rugged Crystal Canyon. There were downed timbers all along that stretch of the river...I assume an avalanche knocked them down there
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This really shouldnt qualify as a road...my grandpa made me get off because of how steep and dangerous the road was getting
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The Crystal River as it flows right out of the "Devils Punch Bowl." Today the Devil Punch Bowl is synonymous in most peoples mind with the crazy road that goes by it. This is where it got too dangerous and we had to turn around.
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The large hole between these two waterfalls is whats called the "Devils Punch Bowl." Its a large, deep pond where steam rises out looking like a kettle. The Crystal River is filled with these beautiful cascading waterfalls...I only wish we didnt have to turn around
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The "road" if you can call it that...along the Crystal Canyon at the Devils Punch Bowl. You can see my Grandpa and the ATV on the right...thats where we turned around
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The "road"
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A rainbow along the Gothic Road across Schofield Pass
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I am currently a student at University of California-Los Angeles (UCLA), where I intend to get a degree in Political Science and Geography/Environmental Studies. When I'm not studying, you will find me in the mountains. I have been climbing since I was pretty little and have done climbs throughout California, Colorado and Arizona, including the highpoints of those states. I have done Mount Whitney and Mount Elbert, but I plan on doing some even higher mountains, maybe Aconcagua, Mount Mckinley or Kilimanjaro, Check back with me in about 10 years. Meanwhile you can check out some of the other trips reports:
Music Pass July, 2001
Mount Elbert July, 2002
Rito Alto Peak July, 2002
Humphreys Peak June, 2003
Lakes of the Clouds June, 2003
Gibbs & De Anza July, 2003
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Mount Antero July, 2003
Comanche & Venable Aug, 2003
Horn Peak Aug, 2003
Santiago Peak Feb, 2004
Agua Tibia Mountain Mar, 2004
Mount Adams July, 2004
Shavano/Tabeguache Aug, 2004
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Mt Princeton July, 2006
Engineer Pass Aug, 2006
Schofield Pass Aug, 2006
Trail Ridge Road RMNP Sep, 2006
Torrey Pines SR Dec, 2006
Mt San Jacinto May, 2007
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