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So I started the profile back at the jct with the turnoff to Gore Pass.
As Middle Park gently rises up towards this pass, its character takes on a sage valley character. The hills are dotted with waves of hills terminating in nipples of all sizes. One landmark along this section is a medium sized triangular mountain, Whiteley Peak ft fronted by wooden ranch buildings.
On the right there is a "ghost town" for sale, or at least a good replica of one. It has been on sale for a long time, and the market in dilapidated wooden shacks seems to be very soft, even this close to Steamboat Springs The very last stretch of road on this side seems is steepest section of this road. During weekend commuting season this road can have a lot of Steamboat Yahoo traffic. There is no shoulder wide enough to ride on.
The lower part is rumble stripped in the middle, but undamaged on the side. The top remains blissfully unrumbled - something we have to be thankful for in the United States, which is taken for granted in the rest of the world.
Dayrides with this point as intermediate summit are on page: A Day on a Three Day Tour with this point as shoulder point is on page: In the summer of the catch phrase "manifest destiny" was gathering steam. America was destined to become a continental world power. The Missourian senator Hart Benton did all he could to further exploration and settlement along the nation's main people pipeline heading west, the Oregon trail. And what better person to put in charge of a military expedition to map the area than your son in law?
His son in law, lieutenant Fremont, roamed the west in search of military and emigrant routes, in charge of three dozen or so men who weren't exactly regular army issue, but a collection of trappers, traders and guides. Over time they included a Taos guide named Lucien Maxwell, who was about to marry into a Taos family. This family had recieved a large landgrant in the Sangre de Cristo Mountains.
That was the Spanish version of encouraging settlement; give more land to the rich. One of Fremont's expeditions also included a young William Gilpin, who would become a future governor of Colorado. Fremont had a deep desire to explore the granite heart of the Colorado Rockies for routes and passes. But his main area of activity had centered around South Pass and the Oregon Trail.
Instead of Muddy Pass, you may do better to just turn around at the east summit and go back to Steamboat for a beer or a swim in the hot springs. In the above description, I advocated just doing a day trip, Steamboat to Rabbit Ears, and back because there is nothing east of the pass.
Via County road This gets the best climb and scenery of Rabbit Ears, the best approach to Gore, and a nice ride among the flat tops west of the Gore range. The ride on the western slope trends upwards with a few rollers. Depending on the approach to Steamboat, you can even add a few significant climbs to drain the remaining energy in your legs.
You are riding in high cattle country, but the snow capped peaks along the continental divide follow you the entire way to your left, west.
His son in law, lieutenant Fremont, roamed the west in search of military and emigrant routes, in charge of three dozen or so men who weren't exactly regular army issue, but a collection of trappers, traders and guides. If you like riding in high cattle country, then the extension to Kremmling is for you. The Hayden survey was to US geographical surveys what the Escalante expedition was to Spanish missionary expeditions. During weekend commuting season this road can have a lot of Steamboat Yahoo traffic. For most of the ride, a glance over your right shoulder gets you a great view of the Yampa River Valley as it falls away below you. From now on, that's what the road is heading for. It's tough to designate a starting point on this side.
Location Northwestern High point ft Max Grade 7. You are shaded from the sun on the ride out of Steamboat, so morning rides can be quite cold. There are no services outside of Steamboat and nothing until Kremmling on the east side. Carry everything you may need food, water, flat kit, etc.
Cell phones may not work in the more remote areas Watch for sudden weather changes. Carry foul weather gear.
Muddy Pass (el. ft.) is a high mountain pass in the Rocky Mountains of northern Colorado in the United States. The pass straddles the continental divide . The Red Sandstone Road - Muddy Pass trail begins at Red Sandstone Road and ends at Hwy north of Wolcott: Commercial snowmobile tours are run up.
It can and does snow in the summer at the summits. Watch for heavy weekend traffic. West Summit out of Steamboat Springs. Mid Mountain climb out of Steamboat Springs. Highway Berthoud Pass being the other. State Highway 14 from Walden, Colorado has its western terminus at the pass, where it intersects U. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
Muddy Pass A view of the sign at the pass in April, Retrieved from " https: Coordinates on Wikidata All stub articles.