Sunday morning we prepared to head to Taylor Reservoir where we will camp at the Dream Ranch RV Park and discover new and old routes through the middle of the mountains surrounding Taylor Lake. Taylor Lake is north and east of Gunnison, east of Crested Butte and south of Aspen but our mountain climbing area will go as far east as Buena Vista and as far west as Marble.
Sunday was spent driving to our campground and reconnecting with this group of people whom we have Jeeped with for five years now. It also rained most of the afternoon before clearing up around supper time. We have been told this is a daily occurrence.
Monday dawned dark and cloudy as we were literally covered with the fog of a cloud hanging over the lake. But the day cleared and was sunny and warm with some clouds forming again in the afternoon but they did not spill any rain on us. We left the park with 10 Jeeps in a caravan. We drove up to the town of Tin Cup and then continued on over Tin Cup Pass at 12,154 ft. and down to the town of St. Elmo. Along the way we spotted three moose in a field. By the time we got the camera ready, one moose disappeared in the woods so we got a picture of only two of them.
We lunched and wondered around St. Elmo before heading up to the Mary Murphy Mine which at one time was one of the biggest producers of gold. Past the mine we climbed up to Pomeroy Lake. We were at about 12,000 ft. Pomeroy Lake is small but it was nice to get out and walk around for a bit. Then we returned by the same route. Parts of this route were pretty difficult with lots of rough rock and some rock climbing. We then had a 50 mile drive back to Taylor Lake on the paved and gravel road over Cottonwood Pass (12,126 ft).
It was a long day but that didn't stop several of our group from enjoying a fire, s'mores, and wine.
Oh, by-the-way, today was our 41st wedding anniversary!
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