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July 06, 2006
Elwood Pass - Post 2
Ok as I said, I consider the trip to have been a success ane I can't wait to go back though next time I'm driving a different route. There is a route that would le tme go from New Mexico to Summitville then down via Elwood Pass. I almost took it this time but I was worried about total drive time as it covers over 100 miles and you don't drive these roads quickly. Might have to be a two-day trip.
It got really interesting, intellectually, when I got back to town after the drive. I was talking about my trip and several people were appalled that I would have gone up alone. I was somewhat amazed given my earlier discussions, see Elwood Pass - Post 1. I asked why but never got sound logic.
Let me say first that I totally understand why one should never go hiking alone. Having a buddy makes perfect sense to me, you get injured and there will be someone there to hike out and get help...at least you hope that only one of you in incapacitated. But on a driving tour, two people in one vehicle is equivalent to one hiker. If something happens with the vehicle either both will be hiking or neither...there isn't a lot of gray area here.
I admit I would do it again alone...though with some further preparedness. Including making sure I can change a tire. Though on these drives the roads are not so isolated that it would be days before someone came along...more like hours at the most. In truth I saw far more traffic on the East Fork Road than I did on the Plumtaw Piedra Loop. Kinda funny that.
Oh well, I have every intention of being back in the high mountains again on the next trip.
And on a note of nearly full disclosure, I have no doubt that had I searched on "Elwood Pass" rather then "scenic drives" "Pagosa Springs," I might have throught more before I started out on the drive. Sites that discuss Elwood Pass make a point of talking about how difficult the road can be. The Durango Herald did a story on an excursion to Elwood Pass, interestingly they turned around very close to the spot where I did the same.
Posted by prolurkr at July 6, 2006 09:44 PM
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