Eastern Mojave Vegetation US Highway 34  
 

Tom Schweich  

Home Page  From Granby to Berwyn, with opportunity for hifalutin' hijinks the whole way.

 

 

Other articles:
• US Hwy 40:   at US Hwy 34;  

Granby

Junction: US Highway 40, east to Granby and Denver, west to Hot Sulphur Springs and Steamboat Springs.

Other articles:
• County Road 40:   at US 34;  

Junction: County Road 40,, west to Willow Creek Reservoir.

Other articles:
• Colorado Trans-Basin Water Transfer:   Willow Ck Res;

Locations: Willow Creek Pump Canal.  

Cross Willow Creek Canal.

Locations: Table Mountain.  

Highway skirts Table Mountain (to the west) along the shore of Lake Granby.

 

 

Other articles:
• Colorado Trans-Basin Water Transfer:   in Lake Granby;

Locations: Lake Granby.  

Lake Granby

 

Other articles:
• Colorado Trans-Basin Water Transfer:   at Granby Pump Canal;

Locations: Granby Pump Canal.  

Granby Pump Canal beside the Highway.
  Cross Colorado River entering Shadow Mountain Lake.

 

 

Other articles:
• Colorado Trans-Basin Water Transfer:   in Shadow Mtn Lk;

Locations: Shadow Mountain Lake.  

Shadow Mountain Lake

 

 

 

Other articles:
• Colorado Highway 278 “West Portal Road”:   at US Hwy 34;  

Grand Lake

Junction: West Portal Road, Grand Lake and Village
 
Rocky Mountain National Park below …

 

 

Literature Cited:
- Andrews, Thomas G., 2015.

Locations: Kawuneeche Valley.  

Kawuneeche Visitor Center

 
  Junction: County Road 491
  Harbison Meadows Picnic Area
  Green Mountain Trailhead
  Onahu Trailhead
  Coyote Valley Trailhead

Other articles:
• Field Notes:   24 Sep 2014;

Locations: Colorado River.
Full Size ImageBowen-Baker Trailhead  

Bowen-Baker Trailhead
  Holzwarth Historic Site
  Timber Creek Campground
  Timber Lake Trailhead
  Farview Curve
  Lake Irene
  Pacific drainage above …
Continental Divide
Atlantic drainage below …
  Poudre Lake
  Alpine Visitor Center

 

 

Other articles:
• Field Notes:   24 Sep 2014;

Locations: Forest Canyon Pass.
Full Size ImageForest Canyon Pass from Gore Range Overlook  

Gore Range Overlook

 

Other articles:
• Toll Memorial Trail:  Trailhead;  

Tundra Communities Trailhead.

Restrooms here.

Trailhead: Toll Memorial Trail.

 

 

Other articles:
• Field Notes:   24 Sep 2014;

Locations: Forest Canyon Overlook. Terra Tomah Mountain.
Full Size ImagePhlox pulvinata at Forest Canyon Overlook  

Forest Canyon Overlook

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Something Rosaceous at Forest Canyon Overlook
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Landscape at 12,000 ft in the Rocky Mountains
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Terra Tomah Mountain across Forest Canyon
 
  Many Parks Curve Overlook

 

 

Other articles:
• US Highway 36:   at US 34;  

Deer Ridge Junction

Junction: US Highway 36, east to Moraine Park, Bear Lake, and Estes Park

Other articles:
• Field Notes:   24 Sep 2014;

Locations: Roaring River.
Full Size ImageAlluvial fan at mouth of Roaring River  

Junction: Old Fall River Road, Endovalley, Roaring River alluvial fan.

 

 

Other articles:
• Field Notes:   24 Sep 2014;

Locations: Horseshoe Park.
Full Size ImageHorseshoe Park seen from Many Parks Curve overlook  

Horseshoe Park

 

 

   

Rocky Mountain National Park

 
  Fall River Entrance Station
  Rocky Mountain National Park above …

Other articles:
• Field Notes:   23 Sep 2014;   24 Sep 2014;
Full Size ImageStanley Hotel in Estes Park, Colorado
Full Size ImageLongs Peak as seen from the Stanley Hotel  

Junction: Steamer Parkway, to Stanley Hotel.

 

   

Estes Park

Junction: Elkhorn Avenue, US Highway 34 Bus., east

Other articles:
• Colorado Trans-Basin Water Transfer:   in Lake Estes;

Locations: Lake Estes.  

Lake Estes, a reservoir on Big Thompson River.
  Junction: MacGregor Avenue, to Devils Gulch, Glen Haven

Other articles:
• US Highway 36:   at US 34;  

Junction: US Highway 36, US Highway 34 Bus, Elkhorn Avenue, St. Vrain Avenue, to SH 7 – Lyons.

This is the big crossroads intersection in Estes Park. Get it right here, as second chances are hard to come by.

 

   

Drake

Junction: County Road 43, to Glen Haven

Other articles:
• County Road 29:   at US 34;  

Junction: County Road 29, to Pole Hill Road and Carter Lake Reservoir.
  Junction: County Road 27, to Masonville

 

   

Loveland

Junction: US Highway 287, Cleveland Avenue south, to Longmont, Central Business District
  Junction: US Highway 287, Lincoln Avenue, north, to Ft. Collins

Other articles:
• US Interstate 25:   at US 34;  

Junction: Interstate 25 (US 87) to Denver, Ft. Collins
  Junction: US highway 34 Bus., 10th Street, east through Greeley
  Junction: State Highway 257, to Windsor, Milliken
  Junction: 23rd Avenue / 27th Street

 

 

Locations: Greeley.  

Greeley

 

Other articles:
• US Hwy 85:   at US 34 E;  

Junction: US 85 south / US 85 Bus. north, 8th Avenue, to Denver, Greeley

Other articles:
• US Hwy 85:   at US 34 W;  

Junction: US Highway 85, north, to Cheyenne
  Junction: US 34 Bus., west
  Junction: County Road 49, to Hudson, Keenesburg

 

   

Kersey

Junction: County Road 53 / 1st Street, to Kersey
  Junction: State Highway 144, to Orchard, Jackson Lake State Park
  Junction: SH 39 / SH 52, to Goodrich, Wiggins
  Junction: Interstate76, US Highway 6, west to Denver
  Junction: Interstate 76, east

 

   

Fort Morgan

Junction: State Highway 52, Main Street, north to I-76

 

   

Brush

Junction: State Highway 71, Colorado Avenue, north to I-76
  Junction: State Highway 71, south to Last Chance, Limon
  Junction: To US 6 / I-76, to Sterling

 

   

Akron

Junction: State Highway 63, Cedar Avenue, to Sterling, Anton

 

   

Otis

Junction: State Highway 61, Dade Street, north to Sterling

 

   

Yuma

Junction: State Highway 59, Detroit Street to Haxtun

 

   

Wray

Junction: US 385, Dexter Street, to Holyoke
  Colorado above …
Nebraska below …
  Nebraska above …
Iowa below…
  Iowa above …
Illinois below …
  Junction: Illinois Highway 43, at Berwyn, IL
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Date and time this article was prepared: 11/3/2024 5:34:19 PM