Sat June 13th, Attempts at CALIFORNIA, ARASTRA, HAZELTON

Well, I guess we are just surrounded by snow!  We started out toward California.  The trail thru Gladstone is clear, but once you get to the Corkscrew/California fork, California is completely covered in snow.  So it was turn around and head back down.

 Looking across to California:

Next, we took the lower road (old railway right of way) along the Animas River.  "Don't drive" thru the water doesn't apply out here:

Jim takes time to"air down" the tires.  We had inflated them for the drive to Montrose on Friday and forgot to put them back down:

 

 Going up Arastra:

 Hate this spot; wash-out on the ledge, huge rock on the right.  

Following Brett:

We did encounter snow across the road, turned around:

Next attempt: Hazelton:

Jim & Larry making important decision on top of the mine tailings:

 Brett & Alexis searching for the perfect rock:

 Narrow ledge road; trees down - just gotta love the early season: