Original route of 1885 Horace Lewis toll-road up trail creek summit.
Looking into the Trail Creek headwaters from the summit road.
At view down canyon from the climbing pullout. The old grade is visible crossing through the large grove of aspens.
Local Community School teacher Hannes Thum follows the old wagon grade.
Fall colors in Trail Creek.
Leaf detail.
Looking down Trail Creek.
Rugged hiking up Trail Creek.
Fall colors and cascading water.
It it was easy, everyone would be doing it.
Tim Carter energized after a lunch break.
Mossy mouthed cave.
We were force above a more technical and committing series of falls.
Looking into the Trail Creek Gorge.
A series of cascades we were happy to avoid. Perhaps in warmer weather...
Splish splash.
Are we having fun yet?
Water detail.
End of the day!
