Eastern Mojave Vegetation
Tom Schweich
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Eastern Mojave Vegetation
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Tom Schweich |
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Windy Saddle.
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Windy SaddleJunction: Lookout Mountain Road, Lookout Mountain Trail
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Trail drops off the road.
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Dalmatian Toadflax and Myrtle Spurge, two Colorado noxious weeds, growing together.
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Golden from near Windy Gap.
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Bridge over creek.
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Trail passes through forest.
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Viewpoint at switchback.
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Bridge over creek.
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View to Golden below.
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Cross small watercourse.
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Juniperus scopulorum Rocky Mountain Juniper.
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Chimney Gulch.
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Switchbacks above Lookout Mountain Road.
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Cross Lookout Mountain Road.
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Trail up leaves driveway.
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Driveway for 1959 Mount Zion Drive.
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Trail down from driveway.
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View of sedimentary outcrop in Chimney Gulch.
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High bank on the upper part of a curve. I measured 11 feet from the rock on the right to the highest bicycle tire track on the left, then another two feet up the base slope to the vegetation.
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High bank on curve of Chimney Gulch Trail.
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Cross Welch Ditch. Social trails west into Clear Creek Canyon, or east.
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Trail widened to 9 feet as mountain bikers swing wide to avoid the rocks. Maximum incisement is nearly 2 feet.
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Typical narrow cross-section of Chimney Gulch Trail. The trail here is 3 feet wide, a little less than a foot deep, and the trampled area at left is 4 feet wide.
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Locations: Landing Zone.
Parking area on 6th Avenue (US Highway 6).
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Cross under 6th Avenue.
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Junction: 6th Avenue Trail
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| Literature CitedA list of all literature cited by this web site can be found in the Bibliography. |
Hellmund Associates. 1998. Planning Trails with Wildlife in Mind: A Handbook for Trail Planners. Denver, CO: Trails and Wildlife Task Force, Colorado State Parks, September, 1998. {TAS-pdf}
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I sometimes post interesting questions in my FAQ, but I never disclose your full name or address.
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Date and time this article was prepared: 5/23/2020 4:08:58 PM |
