AM - 10 miles on Ouray County Road 17, which is dirt and parallels the river. That's about as good of a road as you can ask for.
Hiked up to Engineer Pass via the Bear Creek Trail [14 miles r/t, 4400 feet up from Hwy 550 to the pass]. I really enjoyed this one. Put up a lot more photos with more details about the trail, mining history, etc here: Bear Creek to Engineer Pass.
PS - The House of Run's podcast with David Epstein is worth a listen, whether you've read his new book or not.
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