CO-82 - A

Eastern Mojave Vegetation	Colorado State Highway 82
	Tom Schweich

South from Glenwood Springs, to Aspen and over Independence Pass.

Other articles:
• Interstate 70: at exit 116;

Junction: US Interstate 70

Other articles:
• CO-133: at CO-82;

Junction: CO State Highway 133, south.

Other articles:
• Frying Pan Road: 90050;

Basalt

Junction: Basalt Avenue. One can wander generally northeast on Basalt Avenue, 2 Rivers Road, Cottonwood Drive, and/or Midland Avenue, and eventually find oneself on Frying Pan Road, if that's what one wants.

Aspen

Other articles:
• Colorado Trans-Basin Water Transfer: Twin Lakes Tunnel;

Locations: Lost Man Creek.

Lost Man Creek joins the Roaring Fork River.

Lost Man Campground

At a hairpin turn, cross the Lost Man Conduit to the Twin Lake Tunnel. Lost Man Reservoir just 1/4 mile to the northeast.

Other articles:
• Field Notes: 24 Jul 2018;

Locations: Independence.
The Ghost Town of Independence

Independence

Independence, Colorado.

Locations: Roaring Fork River.

Colorado State Highway 82 follows the Roaring Fork River all the way to Glenwood Springs above.

Other articles:
• Field Notes: 24 Jul 2018;

Locations: Independence Pass. North Fork Lake Creek.
Sawatch Range from Independence Pass

Pitkin County above …

Independence Pass, 12,095 ft. (3,687 m.)

Valley of North Fork Lake Creek from Independence Pass
On Independence Pass before our descent into Aspen.

Lake County below …

Other articles:
• Field Notes: 20 Jul 2022; Coll. No. 2890, 20 Jul 2022; 23 Jul 2024; Coll. No. 3324, 23 Jul 2024;

Locations: North Fork Lake Creek.
Collecting locality just a half mile north of Brumley.

Pullout about a helf mile north of Brumley.

Coll. No. 3324, Taraxacum ceratophorum

Collecting locality along North Fork of Lake Creek.

Coll. No. 2890, Cystopteris fragilis

Literature Cited:
- Elliott, D. R., and D. L. Elliott, 1999.

Locations: Brumley.

Brumley

Sno-Tel station at Brumley.	Coll. No. 2721, Chamerion angustifolium at Brumley.	Brumley … still a beautiful place.	Coll. No. 2883, Penstemon whippleanus at Brumley.	Coll. No. 2891, Pedicularis groenlandica
View up-canyon from Brumley.	Coll. No. 1991, Astragalus alpinus	Coll. No. 1992, Solidago multiradiata	Coll. No. 1993, Bromus ciliatus	Coll. No. 1994, Trisetum spicatum
Coll. No. 1996, Pedicularis groenlandica	Coll. No. 1997, Packera crocata	Coll. No. 1998, ~~Achnatherum~~ Eriocoma lettermanii	Coll. No. 1999, Elymus trachycaulis	Coll. No. 2000, Castilleja sulphurea
Coll. No. 2000.1, Swertia perennis	Coll. No. 2713, Oxypolis fendleri	Coll. No. 2885, Aconitum columbianum.	Coll. No. 2892, Platanthera aquilonis.	Coll. No. 1995, Erythranthe tilingii

Location of my Coll. Nos. 1991-2000.

Other articles:
• Colorado Trans-Basin Water Transfer: outlet;
• Field Notes: 24 Jul 2018;

Locations: Graham Gulch.
Outlet of Twin Lakes Tunnel.

Graham Gulch, outlet of Twin Lakes Tunnel.

Literature Cited:
- Coulter, John Merle, 1885.

Other articles:
• Field Notes: Bromus porteri, Coulter, 1885;

Locations: Twin Lakes.

Twin Lakes (town )

Thomas C. Porter collected the type of Bromus porteri at Twin Lakes, July 25, 1872 (PH8608, MO2699792).

Other articles:
• Field Notes: 24 Jul 2018;
Twin Lakes Reservoir

Twin Lakes (reservoir)

Looks like former natural lakes formed by terminal moraines that were enhanced by a dam.

Other articles:
• Field Notes: 18 Aug 2021;
The Sheriff waits for you at Twin Lakes.

Be wary of the sheriff in Twin Lakes.

Other articles:
• Field Notes: at Twin Lks Res;

Locations: Twin Lakes Reservoir.
Twin Lakes Reservoir and the canyon of Lake Creek.

Viewpoint

Other articles:
• US Highway 24: at CO-82;

Junction: US Highway 24

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Date and time this article was prepared: 5/12/2025 2:49:33 PM