Salida Little Rainbow Trail – Day 1

Salida Little Rainbow Trail – Day 1

With only a 2 hour drive and early start I was at the trailhead south of Salida by 10am.
Little Rainbow trail is high on a ridge and considered an easy trail. It’s a long series of switchbacks, cuts, and ups and downs with very few rocks. A few riders encountered including a couple of families with kids.
Trailhead options were explored and the popular one was on the valley floor requiring a steep ride up to the ridge. The views and photos were great. This is part of the Methodist Mountain Trail systems just south of Salida, Colorado.

Tonight camping at the Ruby Mountain site just south of Buena Vista. An excellent site and next time it will be site 1,2,3 which has the best views of Mt. Antero on the southern part of collegiate peaks.  This is located along the Arkansas River which is the focus of most things in this area.

When any cloud cover came up onto a scene, this is the remembrance. Light is seen as it changes due to overhead skies.

 

Above: view to Mt Antero west of Salida. Monarch Mtn must employ a lot of people here.

 

Signage is good at all trails. Real Dry though.

 

This is the trailhead view from the front of the vehicle. You see a cable road, power line road, descending.

 


 

Rigging is simple, but complete.

 

 

Above: looking from Raindow over Salida to the spiral rd. See the big white ‘S’.

 

Proof of Presence

 

 

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