November 06, 2019 01:02PM
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In 2007 I was in SW Colorado for a couple of days (after meeting my mom & my brother for a few days in Moab) and overnighted in Montrose. The next morning (early, I had to be at Grand Jct to return the car & catch Amtrak that afternoon) I went in search of Hairpin Creek, something I had wanted to do since the early 1970's having seen the grade from hiway 50 and then traced it on topo maps. I parked the rental just off the hiway on the road marked as P76 in the post above (there was a wash-out where it crossed Cedar Creek that I didn't wish to attempt) and walked up the valley of Hairpin Creek, dirt road on grade, to just shy of the curve but the road was fenced off and posted so I turned back. I then walked up the P76 rd to where it crossed the grade and down the grade, hoping I'd at least be able to see the hairpin from above, until I hit a fence again. I've always meant to go back with time in hand and look up the rancher who owns that section (or so it appears from FS maps) and ask permission to go in. You can't see the actual hairpin from the fence locations although it looked like one more turn on either and you'd be there.
I had my camera along and took pictures so someday, if I can buy a scanner, I'll post them. Note: I was shooting b&w that day. Some neat views down the valley towards Cedar Creek & Fairview from up on the P76, btw.
Hank
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