- Robert G. Nulph
- Aug 12, 2018
- 2 min read
After a marathon 17 hour drive from DC to St. Joe, I grabbed a few hours of sleep, took care of some business at the university and packed for Colorado. The next morning, I headed west through the plains of Kansas for another 12+ hour drive to Pagosa Springs, Colorado – arriving there in time to see a bit of the Perseids meteor shower.
Today I decided to check out a couple of waterfalls – Treasure Falls and Silver Falls. Unfortunately, Colorado has been fairly dry this summer so the falls were mere shadows of themselves. However, it was wonderful just taking in the sights, sounds and smells of the Colorado mountains.
As you see above, the country I was traveling through is gorgeous. I was also able to get a pretty fair stream shot in a protected little canyon below Silver Falls. Of course I had to turn my Ford Fusion Hybrid into a 4 wheel drive (I wish!) as I had to drive 8 miles of Forest Service road to get to Silver Falls. Unfortunately I was thwarted by a rather large puddle (you can’t really tell how big it is in the picture in the gallery) with a steep bank that I just couldn’t see my poor little car getting through. As luck would have it, the puddle was caused by the stream that is at the bottom of the valley from Silver Falls. I quickly found the trailhead and climbed to attempt a few shots. While the photography wasn’t that spectacular, the mountains, valleys and everything in between were awesome and I got my exercise climbing up to the falls.
After my mountain adventures, I headed to a great dinner and an attempt to catch up this blog. Make sure you check out the photos I have posted. Enjoy!
