Hike high in and above Telluride ski resort

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September 5th 2010

Published: September 18th 2010

I started the day by taking in a free tribute to Claudia Cardinale, a siren actress from the 60s and 70s mostly from European films, then was pleasantly surprised to see that she was in attendance, watched the first half of her film "The girl with the suitcase", then took off to higher elevations to see if I could get some good photos. The weather that day had some clouds which affected how well ... Read Full Entry

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Doug Gschwind

Welcome to my travel blog. Thus far, I have shared a few of my recent trips, some highlights below : 1) Japan, Sep 2014. With the allure of a very foreign culture to me, non-English speaking, Hiroshima, Tokyo, Shinkansen (bullet trains), Tsukiji fish market, and Sumo wrestling, it was time for a two week break from life and traveled to Japan for the second half of September. Wow, what an amazing place, just loved every minute I spent there exploring. 2) On assignment in Berkeley, CA (Sep 2008 - Apr 2009). I explored the San Francisco Bay area in some detail during the weekends I was there ... full info

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Service road just above the topmost chair

Bee's Run

Seriously, just a black diamond? This looks as extreme as anything I have seen up in this area.

Silver Cloud/Upper See Forever

Skies Clearing Slightly

Cannot imagine what these photos would have looked like had I taken them the next day.

Very cool

Looking NW

Descending now.

Marmots

There were actually two of them there, but I wasn't fast enough to get them both in the picture very well. This guy was quite comfortable to hang out right there.

Alpino Vino

Must be a great place to take a break for a glass of wine on a nice sunny winter day.

Buzz's Glade

With where I just was along the left side of the photo.

Bushwacker

Another photo from atop a chair lift. I think this is the Plunge chair.

See Forever Viewshed

This looks to be the photo opportunity for most that venture up a little ways past where the Gondola drops you off. A cool view for sure, but I am glad I went higher up.

Telluride once again

I think this is the view that I remember the most from skiing here in the early 1990s. I never made it into town on that trip.

Once last look East

From within a cabin of the gondola. What a great hike it was, great views, cool temps with lots of breeze, and a great experience.

25th October 2010

anonymous
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it is roped off but I've seen people do it

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