Re: Photography on the D&S

Chris Webster Wrote:
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> Unless you have a jet pack, there only way to get
> to that location is by ignoring several "No
> Trespassing" signs... or by climbing down the side
> of the mini highline, then climbing back up to a
> vantage point on the other side of the "little
> canyon". This route also requires scrambling over
> a lot of loose rocks and boulders, as well as
> climbing under a water pipe that runs along the
> cliff.

Actually, there is a public right of way - probably an old road, though it looks like a hiking path in places - from Rockwood down to Hy 550 around Shalona lake.

The blue pin shows where most people stand to shoot, which is quite close to the ROW. Both the ROW and the land between it and Elbert Creek are San Juan National Forest, i.e. public land.


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As for walking the railroad ROW from Rockwood to the High Line, the "No Trespassing" signs seem to be honored more in the breach than in the observance. On some days I have seen literally dozens of people, including a healthy percentage of non-railfans (runners, hikers, kayakers, campers), pass by.

JAC