{"id":10564,"date":"2018-03-14T06:00:41","date_gmt":"2018-03-14T11:00:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/traun-photo.com\/dan\/?p=10564"},"modified":"2018-03-26T08:17:04","modified_gmt":"2018-03-26T13:17:04","slug":"crystal-river","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/traun-photo.com\/dan\/crystal-river\/","title":{"rendered":"CRYSTAL RIVER \u2013 REDSTONE #Colorado"},"content":{"rendered":"

Crystal River<\/h1>\n

The\u00a0Crystal River\u00a0is a tributary of the\u00a0Roaring Fork River.\u00a0 It is approximately 40\u00a0mi long, in western\u00a0Colorado\u00a0in the\u00a0United States. It drains a\u00a0glacial\u00a0valley, called the Coal Basin, south of\u00a0Carbondale, historically known as a center of\u00a0coal mining\u00a0in southwestern Colorado. The river rises in northern\u00a0Gunnison County\u00a0in the\u00a0Elk Mountains, passing through the\u00a0ghost town\u00a0of\u00a0Crystal City, still inhabited by a few summer residents. It then flows north past\u00a0Marble, then into\u00a0Pitkin County\u00a0past\u00a0R<\/a>edstone. It joins the Roaring Fork below Carbondale.\u00a0State Highway 133\u00a0follows the river along much of its route north of Marble.<\/p>\n

From Crystal City to Marble the river flows through the Crystal River Canyon, a narrow valley with numerous snowslide runs, rockfalls, and other hazardous terrain.\u00a0 It is locally known as a fishing and hiking attraction.\u00a0 The unpaved and largely un-maintained mining road is nearly impassable to vehicles other than ATVs and off-road motorcycles.\u00a0 A four-wheel-drive jeep tour is operated out of Marble.\u00a0 It only operates during the summer when the road is not blocked by snow, mud, or rock slides. ~wikipedia<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Colorado State Highway 133 is a beautiful stretch of road.\u00a0 The Crystal River adds to the beauty exponentially.\u00a0 My wife and I especially enjoy the route from Carondale, through Redstone and over McClure Pass.\u00a0 Hwy 3 from 133 to Marble is quite lovely as well.\u00a0 At some point; hopefully in the not too distant future we will be able to make the trip from Marble to Crystal and photograph Crystal Mill<\/a>.\u00a0 The road condition and off-road vehicle requirement makes this trip all the more interesting.<\/p>\n

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