Drive To Cottonwood Pass - 8/29/09

Nick Hughes in Colorado - 2006

Driving In Snow - 9/24/06

Getting Away From Work - 10/31/08

Bicycling To The Pass - 9/15/08

Buena Vista, Colorado and Mountains

Fierce Snowstorm (October 2006)

Drive With Brandi

Snow At Cottonwood Pass

Colorado Sunset

Afternoon Photos

Cigar

Photos

Continental Divide Trail

Gunnison County Road 209

Crested Butte

Taylor Park Reservoir

Tincup Pass

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Snowfall In The Mountains
My photos and video clip of driving along Cottonwood Pass Road with snowy and icy conditions in many spots. Some pretty Colorado scenery ... View Photos

Taylor River Road
Photography along scenic Taylor Park Road in Gunnison County. The trails and hikes along this valley are many ... View Photos

Brother Comes To Town
My younger brother from New York City visited for the weekend. Here's a recap of our activities including our stop at Cottonwood Pass and our rafting trip through the Royal Gorge ... View Photos

Evening At The Pass
The sunset was a dud, but it didn't stop me from taking photos of the snow and mountain scenery. It was a lovely early June evening at the divide ... View Photos

Cottonwood Pass Opens For 2009
My first visit to Cottonwood Pass on the Continental Divide includes my annual photo of myself on a massive snow bank. The road is open, but a lot of beautiful Colorado snow remains ... View Photos

Morning Walk - Snow & Mountains Photos
I walked along Chaffee County Road 306 (the pass is still closed!) and took some photos. Lots of snow remains. It's great early morning snowshoeing conditions right now ... View Photos

Journey To Snow
Once again, I drove as far as I could on Cottonwood Pass Road before snow stopped me. Captured nice photos of mountains and snow ... View Photos

Snow On The Road - May 2, 2009
As of May 2, Cottonwood Pass is closed. With snow in the forecast, I drove as far as I could on Chaffee County Road 306 until snow stopped me ... Read More

Mountain Tour - Drive To Gate
A drive from Buena Vista, CO to the east gate. Just a leisure photo tour of the mountains on a warm March day ... View Photos

Autumn Colors Around The Pass
A photo gallery of beautiful autumn foliage in the Cottonwood Pass area. I snapped a bunch of photos in late September 2008. Check them out! ... View Photos

Bicycle Ride To Cottonwood Pass
I took my road bike to Cottonwood Pass, a grueling yet very rewarding ride along some of the most beautiful mountain scenery in Colorado ... View Photos

Holywater Beaver Ponds
The Holywater Beaver Ponds are located one mile west of the Denny Creek Trailhead at the upper parking lot. Today I wandered about with my camera ... View Photos

Hike Along Timberline
Ambitious morning hiking plans turned into a relaxed wandering around timberline in Colorado's high country. Enjoy the photos! ... View Photos

Icy & Snowy In October
I squeezed in one final visit to Cottonwood Pass before it closes for the long winter season. It was snowy, it was icy, it was really ding-dang cold and windy ... View Photos

Welcome to Cottonwood Pass!

CottonwoodPass.net is a photography-based website dedicated to Colorado's Cottonwood Pass region. If you are an admirer of Colorado's Rocky Mountains, you are in the right place! If you vacation regularly around Buena Vista, Tincup or Taylor Park Reservoir, I hope this site inspires you.

About This Site - This web site is run by Steve in Buena Vista, Colorado. I am an avid hiker, mountain climber, cyclist and photographer. My main web site is www.ColoradoGuy.com, and I enjoy exploring the Sawatch Range every day I can.

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Mt. Yale Hike - Nearby 14er

In July, Steve and Megan hiked to the summit of Mt. Yale via the standard route from the Denny Creek Trail. To view all photos, click here: Mt. Yale Hike.

Cottonwood Pass 2008 Opening

Click the image above to see photos of the snowy mountain scenery near the divide at Cottonwood Pass, or just click here: Cottonwood Pass, Colorado. (June 12, 2008)

Shannon and Steve on May 30, 2008

Shannon Tucker and I ventured as far as we could on Chaffee County Road 306 to see the snow conditions for ourselves. We did not get very far! Just over two miles past the closing gate, a lot of snow remains. You can see our photos here.

Steve's First Visit To The Pass

Steve, the webmaster, first visited the pass in September 2003 at the height of the autumn colors showing in the mountains. Using a now obsolete Mavica digital camera with 900 kilobytes per photo, he captured some very pretty shots. You can view those photos here: Cottonwood Pass First Visit.