Monday we set out to do our stocking up shopping at Walmart and to visit the bank in Pagosa Springs, CO. We didn't travel that way last year as we always headed to Alamosa to do the shopping and errands.
Part of our reason for wanting to go over Wolf Creek Pass was to see if we thought we could haul Zoe (5th wheel) up to South Fork and/or down through Pagosa Springs when we return to Arizona. Well, it was a better road than I remember as a kid when we traveled in the 10ft camper on the back of a pickup.
We stopped on the way back to South Fork as it was later in the day and the temps were warmer (a whopping 59 degrees at the summit at Noon). You can see the remaining snow still on the pass. Of course the San Juan river, Rio Grande river and Wolf creek and Pass creek were running fast.
Susan and Darrel standing at the Great Divide -- Wolf Creek Pass
Look at all the snow and there is still more to see!
I was trying to figure out which rivers we were seeing as we crossed the summit!
Snow is still abundant and as it melts is what is causing our flood warnings and watches for the Rio Grande River that flows through South Fork.
Darrel dared me to make a snow angel but I didn't bring my snowsuit and didn't want to get wet.
Bo enjoys the cooling off by the snow bank.
The "hairpin curve" is the biggest concern for hauling Zoe over the pass and you can see they have 2 runaway truck ramps (or runaway RVs) where you slow down in a long run of sand!
Grades are around 6-7%, debating about our brake wear 😆
Headed east back to South Fork we stopped to look at the raging water below -- I think this is either Wolf creek or Pass creek -- might be the Rio Grande, just cannot tell from my maps.
Beautiful scenery and so green!
More waterfalls and rapids along the route.
Sheer cliffs block one side of the creek/river
After last year of seeing barely any water flowing like this, it is amazing to see this kind of water flow. There are warnings out to anglers to beware of the water flows and I'm not sure anyone is stream fishing.
So the jury is still out on whether we will try to haul Zoe over the pass or not -- but it was a great trip to Pagosa Springs, light travel and good memories of past travels over Wolf Creek Pass.
Sending love and best wishes from "cool" Colorado,
Susan & Darrel
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