Crested Butte - The Town

 See previous post for the description of the day. These pictures are from our walk around town.

Inside the history museum:

Downtown 1915:

Model they have of the town:

I had bindings like this back in the day. We wore our hiking boots with this type of binding;

Outside the museum.... Crested Butte 2026:

Driving home along the Gunnison River and near the Blue Mesa Reservoir:

Blue Mesa Reservoir is about 17% full today:

Crested Butte - Oh Be Joyful Trail

 A second day in Crested Butte today. We started with the Oh Be Joyful trail. Some marginal driving to get to this trail but only 2 miles so we just went very slow. This is a great trail. Waterfalls, streams, and mountain views. Today we didn't have the weather on our side. It rained steady for about 1.5 hours. Some thunder and lightning. It was 40 degrees so it felt a lot like Vermont! We stayed with it and were glad we did. When it stopped raining the views opened up. It didn't turn to blue sky but it was pretty good. Snow on the higher peaks from last night.

After the hike we walked around the town of Crested Butte and ended up at the historical museum. This was interesting. Some old town pictures and mining photos but the good part, in my opinion, was the old ski equipment and the early mountain bikes. Lots to see here.

We spent some time standing under trees when the rain really picked up:

Cows not making much progress at one of the trailheads:

Crested Butte - Kebler Pass

We drove route 12 today which goes over Kebler Pass and into Crested Butte. This drive is a mostly dirt road through an amazing area. Lots of mountain views and aspens. We went on the Lilly Lake trail near Kebler Pass. Nice pine woods walk to a small lake. We saw deer and gray jays on the walk. 

Next we arrived at Crested Butte and went on the Snodgrass mountain trail. This is a 6 mile RT trail that goes from around 10K feet to 11K feet. The views start right away and are actually best somewhere about half way up. You can see Crested Butte, the mountain and town, and also a number of surrounding peaks. 

We are staying at Alpine Inn in Gunnison which is worth returning to. Nice place with indoor pool and hot tub.