Eastern Mojave Vegetation
Tom Schweich
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Eastern Mojave Vegetation
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Junction: US Interstate 25 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Junction: US Highway 85, "Santa Fe Road" | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Junction: Colorado Highway 121 “Wadsworth” | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Junction: Kipling, in one of its various forms. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Locations: Mount Carbon. |
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Junction: Simms Street
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Junction: Colorado Highway 470
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Junction: Colorado Highway 8
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| Indian HillsJunction: County Road 120 “Parmalee Gulch Road”, to Kittridge.
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Junction: County Route 124 “S. Turkey Creek Road”
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| Turkey Creek ParkUse County Route 64 “N. Turkey Creek Road” for access.
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Junction: County Route 64 “N. Turkey Creek Road”
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Junction: County Route 124 “S. Turkey Creek Road”
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Locations: Meyer Ranch Park.
| Meyer Ranch ParkUse S. Turkey Creek Road for access, parking on both sides of US Hwy 285.
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| ConiferJunction: Colorado Highway 73, to Evergreen.
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Junction: Country Route 97 “S. Foxton Road”, to Foxton.
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Locations: Pine Junction.
| Pine JunctionJunction: County Route 126 “Pine Valley Road”
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| Bailey
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Coney Island, Colorado
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| GrantJunction: Guanella Pass Road
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Locations: Harold D. Roberts Tunnel.
East portal of the Harold D. Roberts tunnel. This tunnel delivers water from the Blue River basin, under the continental divide, to the South Platte River Basin.
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Kenosha Pass.
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View south into South Park.
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Junction: County Road 33 “Boreas Pass Road”
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Locations: Fairplay.
| FairplayJunction: Colorado Highway 9, north through Breckenridge the US Interstate 70.
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Junction: Colorado Highway 9, south.
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Junction: County Road 5, southwest to County Road 22 “Weston Pass Road ”
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Junction: Park County Road 24, east across South Park.
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Locations: South Park.
| “South Park”The flat commonly known as “South Park,” although the Board of Geographic Names does not accept that name for this flat.
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Cross South Fork of South Platte River.
| From here, the river flows south to Antero Reservoir.
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Junction: Park County Road 22 west in the direction of Weston Pass.
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Locations: Salt Works Ranch.
Salt Works Ranch to the east between the two hills.
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Locations: Salt Creek.
Cross Salt Creek
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Junction: Forest Road 435 “Salt Creek Road”
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| Antero JunctionJunction: US Highway 24, east to Colorado Springs.
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Locations: Trout Creek Pass.
Park County above …
| Trout Creek Pass. Elevation: 9498 ft. The Otero Pipeline, also known as the Homestake Delivery Pipeline, passes west to east through Trout Creek Pass. The water comes from the Homestake Diversion System in the Eagle River basin, and through the Homestake Tunnel into the Arkansas River. The water is pumped out of the Arkansas River by the Otero Pumping Station. Half of the water belongs to the City of Aurora and is delivered to Spinney Mountain Reservoir by the Homestake Delivery Pipeline. The other half of the water belongs to Colorado Springs and continues in the pipeline to Homestate Reservoir. Chaffee County below …
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Chubb Park.
Chubb Park below the highway.
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Junction: Forest Road 309, northwest the length of Chubb Park.
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Junction: US Highway 24, west (north) to US Interstate 70.
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Junction: US Highway 50, west.
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Junction: US Highway 50, east.
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Locations: Poncha Springs.
| Poncha Springs
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| Mears JunctionJunction: Marshall Pass Road
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Locations: Poncha Pass.
Chaffee County above … | Poncha Pass. Elevation: 9009 ft. Saguache County below …
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Villa Grove.
| Villa Grove
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Junction: Colorado Highway 17, south across San Luis Valley to Alamosa.
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Locations: Saguache.
| Saguache
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Locations:
Russell Lakes State Wildlife Area.
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Junction: County Road G, west to La Garita and Penitente Canyon.
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Saguache County above … | Junction: Colorado Highway 112 Rio Grande County below …
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Junction: [Rio Grande] County Road 6 North. County Road 5 North may be preferred for access to Mosca and Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve.
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Junction: [Rio Grande] County Road 5 North, east to Mosca, and in the general direction of Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve.
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Locations: Rio Grande.
Cross Rio Grande River.
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Locations: Monte Vista.
| Monte VistaJunction: US Highway 160, west to Durango and Four Corners, or east across southern Colorado.
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Junction: N & S 100 Rd | Rio Grande County above … Alamosa County below … Junction: N CR 6E, S CR 102
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Locations: Alamosa.
Junction: US Highway 160, west to Monte Vista, Durango, and Four Corners, or east through Walsenburg and across southern Colorado.
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Junction: Colorado Highway 15, west to Centro, then north to Monte Vista.
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Locations: La Jara.
| La Jara
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Locations: Antonito.
| AntonitoJunction: County Road G
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Junction: Colorado Highway 17, west and south into New Mexico.
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Colorado above … | New Mexico below …
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| Tres Piedras
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Junction: US Highway 64, east to Taos, and Nags Head, North Carolina.
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| La ChuachiaJunction: US Highway 84, north to Pagosa Springs, CO.
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| Española
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Cross Rio Grande River
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Junction: New Mexico State Road 68 “River Road to Taos”, north to Taos.
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Junction:
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| El Valle de Arroyo Seco
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Exit 183, access to frontage roads.
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Junction: NM State Road 503, west then north to Chimayo.
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| PojoaqueJunction: NM State Road 502, west to Los Alamos.
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Junction: Guadalupe Street
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Intersection: Alamo Drive
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Intesection: Paseo de Peralta
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Intersection: Alameda Street
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Locations: Santa Fe River.
Cross the Santa Fe River.
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Intersection: Agua Fria Street
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Locations: Santa Fe.
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Intersection: Cerrillos Street, New Mexico Highway 14
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Junction: US Interstate 25
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New Mexico above … | Texas below …
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| SandersonJunction: US Highway 90, end of highway.
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Date and time this article was prepared: 1/17/2022 3:17:28 PM |
