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South from Glenwood Springs, to Aspen and over Independence Pass.
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Other articles:
• Interstate 70:
at exit 116;
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Junction: US Interstate 70
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Other articles:
• CO-133:
at CO-82;
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Junction: CO State Highway 133, south.
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Other articles:
• Frying Pan Road:
90050;
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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.
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Aspen
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Other articles:
• Colorado Trans-Basin Water Transfer:
Twin Lakes Tunnel;
Locations:
Lost Man Creek.
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Lost Man Creek joins the Roaring Fork River.
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Lost Man Campground
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At a hairpin turn, cross the Lost Man Conduit to the Twin Lake Tunnel. Lost Man Reservoir just 1/4 mile to the northeast.
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Other articles:
• Field Notes:
24 Jul 2018;
Locations:
Independence.
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Independence
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Locations:
Roaring Fork River.
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Colorado State Highway 82 follows the Roaring Fork River all the way to Glenwood Springs above.
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Other articles:
• Field Notes:
24 Jul 2018;
Locations:
Independence Pass.
North Fork Lake Creek.
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Pitkin County above …
Independence Pass, 12,095 ft. (3,687 m.)
Lake County below …
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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.
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Pullout about a helf mile north of Brumley.
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Literature Cited:
- Elliott, D. R., and D. L. Elliott, 1999.
Other articles:
• Notes on Colorado Flora:
Oxypolis fendleri (A. Gray) Heller;
• Field Notes:
24 Jul 2018;
Coll. No. 1991, 24 Jul 2018;
Coll. No. 1992, 24 Jul 2018;
Coll. No. 1993, 24 Jul 2018;
Coll. No. 1994, 24 Jul 2018;
Coll. No. 1995, 24 Jul 2018;
Coll. No. 1996, 24 Jul 2018;
Coll. No. 1997, 24 Jul 2018;
Coll. No. 1998, 24 Jul 2018;
Coll. No. 1999, 24 Jul 2018;
Coll. No. 2000, 24 Jul 2018;
Coll. No. 2000.1, 24 Jul 2018;
18 Aug 2021;
Coll. No. 2721, 18 Aug 2021;
20 Jul 2022;
Coll. No. 2883, 20 Jul 2022;
Coll. No. 2885, 20 Jul 2022;
Coll. No. 2891, 20 Jul 2022;
Coll. No. 2892, 20 Jul 2022;
Locations:
Brumley.
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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.
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Other articles:
• Colorado Trans-Basin Water Transfer:
outlet;
• Field Notes:
24 Jul 2018;
Locations:
Graham Gulch.
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Graham Gulch, outlet of Twin Lakes Tunnel.
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Literature Cited:
- Coulter, John Merle, 1885.
Other articles:
• Field Notes:
Bromus porteri, Coulter, 1885;
Locations:
Twin Lakes.
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Twin Lakes (town )
Thomas C. Porter collected the type of Bromus porteri at Twin Lakes, July 25, 1872 (PH8608, MO2699792).
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Other articles:
• Field Notes:
24 Jul 2018;
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Twin Lakes (reservoir)
Looks like former natural lakes formed by terminal moraines that were enhanced by a dam.
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Other articles:
• Field Notes:
18 Aug 2021;
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Be wary of the sheriff in Twin Lakes.
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Other articles:
• Field Notes:
at Twin Lks Res;
Locations:
Twin Lakes Reservoir.
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Viewpoint
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Other articles:
• US Highway 24:
at CO-82;
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Junction: US Highway 24
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8/1/2026 3:00:28 PM
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Eastern Mojave Vegetation
