Mount Evans Road - Highest Paved Road in US

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  Yermo

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  Yermo

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  Road Report : 2013 Gap to Seattle Trip : Days 7 & 8 : Twin Peaks

  Pikes Peak and Mount St Evans Road

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  Yermo

  10 years ago

   
  

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  Yermo

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  Critters

  Goats were surprisingly common.

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  Yermo

  10 years ago

  

  Switchbacks

  The road up was wet, cold and had some intense switchbacks over the highest section. It's a very slow road.

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  Yermo

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  Clouds colliding with Mountain

  Clouds would hit the mountain and sweep over.

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  Yermo

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  SV650 in the distance

  We met an SV650 rider who later stopped on his way down. I caught this photos just at the right moment as the clouds opened.

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  Yermo

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  Beautiful landscape

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  I can see for miles and miles ...

  Well, sort of.

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  Riding into the clouds

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  Yermo

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  A hole in the sky.

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  Steep drops

  There's no guard rail.

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  Yermo

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  Cloud on high

  As we climbed higher we slowly reached the clouds

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  Mount St Evans Road

  The lower elevations were sunny.