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| As we neared Leadville, we were
welcomed back by the incredible blue skies and lofty mountains. |
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| The Old Malta Schoolhouse, just
south of Leadville, is over 200 years old. |
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| While we were in Leadville this
time, we got to see part of the Leadville Trail 100 race, one hundred miles
across the high-altitude, extreme terrain of the Colorado Rockies.
Created for only the most determined athletes, this event starts at 10,152
feet and climbs to 12,424 feet, challenging riders to catch their breath. |
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| We decided to make a day trip,
over Independence Pass, to Aspen. |
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| State Highway 82 traverses the pass
which is too narrow for Bubba to travel. |
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| There are a number of small
alpine lakes along the way. |
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| Independence Pass reaches the
highest elevation of any paved, through, Colorado state highway.
After Cottonwood Pass, to the south, it is the second-highest pass
with an improved road in the state and the fourth-highest paved road in the
state. It is also the highest paved crossing of the Continental Divide
in the U.S. |
