[Colorado Doug]

I rode a motorcycle up to the summit of Mosquito Pass once. Boy was it huffing and puffing by then. I also bladed most of the Park Service roads over the Continental Divide in that area with my trusty old road grader. I cleared the rockslides from that old railroad grade that they restored up on Boreas Pass too.

[familyop]

"I rode a motorcycle up to the summit of Mosquito Pass once. Boy was it huffing and puffing by then. I also bladed most of the Park Service roads over the Continental Divide in that area with my trusty old road grader. I cleared the rockslides from that old railroad grade that they restored up on Boreas Pass too."

You've really been around, then! It's beautiful on those trails. There's some great history regarding Boreas Pass.

Colorado Doug, I'm going to Freepmail you with a question (something you told me before, if I remember correctly).

BTW, for anyone else who reads this and is interested, even Weston Pass is most likely a no-go during most winters (low shelf road there, and the deep snow gets a crusty sheet on top of it--easy in summer with more than car clearance, though). And avoid Mosquito Gulch after dark during the summer. One can hear many bear woofing (one of the several sounds they make for various purposes) from the sides of the Gulch at sundown. ...too many. Mosquito Pass is a great ride from near Alma to Leadville during the day in August for vehicles with more than car clearance and very good brakes. ...four-wheel-drive with 4-low recommended (for control and avoiding overheating brakes when going down). It's not for anyone with an extreme fear of heights, though (high, narrow shelf road toward the Leadville side). And backing-up for a long distance on the shelf road, should someone come from the other direction, would require extreme patience and good health. Drivers going uphill have the right-of-way.