A hunting buddy and I loaded up our dogs on our ATVs and headed up to the high country in the Front Range out of Denver this past Sept. The road into the hunting area is an old railroad grade that ran between Denver and Winter Park. The old road starts at 8000' and ends at 11,300'. Our ATVs had no problem with the altitude as they are jetted for our Colorado elevations. The fall colors were spectacular this fall, and even though we didn't find the birds, the journey was worth it.

Fall Colors in the valley:


More fall colors:


Fall colors again:


This was the end of the road for the ATVs, then a hike of another 500' to reach our destination:


We were hiking up to the top of this ridge:


Here's the elevation of our destination:

 

Welcome Highcountry I am in the Springs and those are some good pics but I do have to ask what were you hunting at that ALT that you needed a shotgun?

 

Hi Hemi! We were hunting ptarmigan. They live between 10K' and 12K' year round. Tough hombres! If you are interested, here's more info:

Ptarmigan

 

Nice pics. I like the fall colors. I'll bet its all white now! LOL!

 

Colorado is one of the most picturesque states in the union.

 

Since you all liked the colors, here's a few more photos:

 

Thanks for the pics! I am going to run away and hide as I feel DUMB LOL [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-blush.gif[/img]

 

<div class="FTQUOTE"><begin quote>Originally posted by: firehog

Nice pics. I like the fall colors. I'll bet its all white now! LOL!</end quote></div>

I see you are using my old avatar [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-wink.gif[/img] that is cool it fits you name better! LOL

 

Woww...... these pictures are really awesome, specially the last two.

 

That's exactly what made me want an atv. nothing beats riding through scenic areas like those.