The name Telluride came from a saying during the gold rush in the 1800's about the place. If you were going there to mine, they said
"to hell you ride". No I'm not making this up.
The photo (right) of a Jeep coming down Black Bear Canyon Road was taken in the 1970's. It's just as rocky but a bit wider now in places. It's a one-way road (down from the summit) because there is no way vehicles can pass.
I took the photo (above) while coming down Black Bear Canyon above Telluride, Colorado, last year. At present this area is still snowbound. Enough snow melts by mid-July that they open Black Bear Pass. The house you see is not far from the road that parallels the river to the brink of the waterfall. It's simply the neatest location for a house I've ever seen. The cliff the water pours over is roughly one half mile up (about 3,000 ft.) , overlooking the city of Telluride. The Black Bear Pass road has a reputation of being rough.
You may have guessed by now, that this blog has no particular theme. It's a free association of what I'm thinking about at the moment.
In the posting below, I discussed Black Bear Pass and Telluride. The photo above was taken at the summit. The photo below is taken on the Black Bear Pass road (steep) as you begin to descend into the lovely town of Telluride, Colorado, some three or four thousand feet below.
The Scorpion on Black Bear Pass road. Note the articulation possible with modified suspension.
