Day 15 – Engineer Pass

Wednesday, July 15 – Salida, CO to Ouray, CO

Engineer Pass, Colorado

Boy oh boy, was this a day to remember.

A bright and early departure had us covering an amazing 150+ miles of spectacular roads between Salida and Lake City by around 1:00 pm.

A Magnificent Alpine Meadow

Once in Lake City, however, the real adventure began.

The Ute-Ulay Mine, Lake City, CO

The route between Lake City and Ouray over Engineer Pass is some of the most amazing and challenging road in all of Colorado. Not many folks get to experience this section of trail, especially on two wheels.

A waterfall outside of Lake City

The conditions, to be quite honest, were not optimal, but we made the most of it, and pushed forward.

A relatively tame section of the trail
Indian Paintbrush

In total, it took us close to five hours to complete the journey over the pass to Ouray, but those are hours we’ll never forget!

A view from Engineer Pass
At the Summit

It was a long, long day, and it never felt so good to get to our motel as it did this night. We were three very tired amigos.

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