Bob Palin Posted July 30, 2007 Share Posted July 30, 2007 July 28th Sand Creek Following the flash flood during the week I decided to see what had happened further upstream, there is a trail that follows Sand Creek for a ways up into the hills in part to service the pipeline that brings Torrey's water down from the heights of Thousand Lake Mountain. It didn't take long to find the effects of the flood, that's what I call a Rut! But as if on order here comes my personal road builder He had got there from another trail and only 100 yards beyond where he started working the road was washed out again, you can see some tyre marks where the road used to go. Backtracking I found another trail that hooked up with the Sand Creek trail and got about another 3 miles in before the creek had swallowed the trail again, it used to come up through here, the CRF is back there in the trees in the middle of the picture. Part of the Torrey water supply exposed, I rode on the right hand 'bank' to get past this spot, I really must replace the rear tyre, it has no knobs left and was at all sorts of different angles from the front pushing through the sand The CRF cools its heels in Sand Creek, it looks so innocent now. I didn't try to go up Holt Draw where Sulphur Creek comes from, when I get a new tyre on the beast I'll go back. I wasn't ready to stop though so I decided to go and take a look at the Bentonite playground on the Velvet Ridge to the west of Sand Creek. The Fremont River winds its way towards Torrey More rain coming for the creeks The trail gets up right under the cliffs which have several eagle nests in them Shattered pieces of sandstone fall from the cliffs onto the bentonite - don't stand in one place too long! And finally, later in the day I noticed that the ditch was full of water again so I went to look at the pipe that was washed away in the flash flood, it's been replaced with a nice shiny new one. Link to comment
Mike O Posted July 30, 2007 Share Posted July 30, 2007 ...Part of the Torrey water supply exposed, ... That's kinda scary. It doesn't appear that there was any immediate danger to the water supply, but... Mike O Link to comment
Les is more Posted July 30, 2007 Share Posted July 30, 2007 Beautiful pictures, Bab. They make me "homesick." Link to comment
keithb Posted July 30, 2007 Share Posted July 30, 2007 Thanks for the story and especially the pics. You seem to know your way around the camera thing. Awesome as always. Link to comment
Twisties Posted July 30, 2007 Share Posted July 30, 2007 Great pics, as always! You had me going: there is a trail that follows Sand Creek for a ways up into the hills in part to service the pipeline that brings Torrey's water down from the heights of Thousand Lake Mountain. It didn't take long to find the effects of the flood, that's what I call a Rut! I was about to say, you mean there WAS a road, until I saw the grader come to repair it. Link to comment
bmwdave152 Posted July 30, 2007 Share Posted July 30, 2007 Bob, I LOVE your posts! Your pics are so vivid it's like being there. Link to comment
Dances_With_Wiener_Dogs Posted July 30, 2007 Share Posted July 30, 2007 How far is the Bentonite play area from your house? Link to comment
Bob Palin Posted July 30, 2007 Author Share Posted July 30, 2007 How far is the Bentonite play area from your house? Maybe 2-3 miles, up Sand Creek Road which is opposite the road I live on, cross the creek, keep to the left (Whip!), then head west a bit on the ridge. Link to comment
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