South Fork, CO (July 25, 2020)

Having no reservations, because we had no idea how long we would be in Farmington dealing with the truck, we called around Pagosa Springs but no one had availability. And that’s how we ended up in the small town of South Fork.....home to 5 restaurants and one gas station. 

Getting there required us to go over Wolf Creek Pass again but we were happy to get it over with and see how the truck performed. And yay, no check engine light and no code thrown.

We didn’t have any time to explore this little town- we were going to eat out but it was raining and 61 degrees - not conducive to eating outside.

Our one day there we packed a lunch and headed out to the historic mining town of Creede.

This is a neat little town with a dramatic back drop. It was an active mining town well into the 1900s, and since there is a mine tour, Paul was very interested. 

I was not, so I waited for him in the truck. 

Because of Covid they are only doing self guided audio tours, which was perfect, plus he was the only one in there, even better. It’s not actually in the mine, but they blasted through the rock to create the tour area, and he said it was very well done. 

From there we drove the 17 mile historic “road” to look at the remains of local mines and the Humphrey Mill. There are all kinds of warnings to make sure your vehicle is in great shape and can handle a very rough, narrow road. 

I had trepidation taking the dually but we figured we could always turn around. 

We made it the whole way but the most interesting part was at the very end, and we could have skipped the jarring trip there.

I had wanted to hike the short trail to the nearby pinnacles, but it’s 900 ft of gain, and just walking around casually reminded me sharply that we are at 10,000 ft.

With that plan nixed, we drove to North Clear Creek Falls. It was a gorgeous waterfall, and no hiking required.   

We took the backroads on our way home, just to check out more of the area. It seems that wherever we look in Colorado, the views are amazing.