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Shelf Road and Phantom Canyon
Gold Belt Tour National Scenic Byway with a stop at Penrose and Independence Trail.
- Rated: Green
- 2021
![Shelf Road Gold Belt Tour](https://myjeeprocks.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/img_0523-665x460.jpg)
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Ouray Waterfalls
After days of wheeling, we decided it was time to visit the tourist traps before we left town.
![Lower Cascade Falls](https://myjeeprocks.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/CRW_7369-665x460.jpg)
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California Gulch
From Poughkeepsie Gulch we turned onto California Gulch via California Pass. You’ll see old mines, an old mill and the ghost town of Animas Forks.
- California Gulch
- San Juans
- Rated: Green
- 2007
![View from California Pass](https://myjeeprocks.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/CRW_7313-665x460.jpg)
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Poughkeepsie Gulch
A little bit of challenge and a lot of wonderful scenery made this one of our most favorite trails. Access via Mineral Creek from Highway 550.
- Poughkeepsie Gulch
- San Juans
- Rated: Green
- 2007
![Wildflowers & The River](https://myjeeprocks.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/CRW_7201-665x460.jpg)
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Mineral Creek
This trail follows the Uncompagre River, part of the Alpine Loop. The trail was easy by our standards, even in the stock Rubicon, and very scenic.
- Mineral Creek
- San Juans
- Rated: Blue
- 2007
![Mineral Creek](https://myjeeprocks.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/CRW_7184-665x460.jpg)
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Ophir Pass
The trailhead is between Ouray and Silverton – west off of highway 550 and makes a great trip to Telluride.
- Ophir Pass
- San Juans
- Rated: Blue
- 2007
![Don't Look Down!](https://myjeeprocks.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/CRW_7147.jpg)
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Red Mountain Mining Area
Red Mountain Mining Area is an easy trail located between Silverton and Ouray off of Highway 550.
- Red Mountain Mining
- San Juans
- Rated: Green
- 2007
![The XJ's Descent](https://myjeeprocks.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/CRW_7124-665x460.jpg)
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Corkscrew Gulch
We started our ’07 Colorado mountain jeep adventure downtown Ouray and headed to Corkscrew Gulch trail.
- Corkscrew Gulch
- San Juans
- Rated: Green
- 2007
![Corkscrew Gulch](https://myjeeprocks.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/CRW_7088-665x460.jpg)
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Calamity Canyon
After a leisurely 14-hour drive across the continent in the truck (not jeep!), we arrived in Montrose, Colorado.
- Calamity Canyon
- San Juans
- Rated: Expert
- 2006
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