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A bike path parallels I-70 from Vail Colorado to the Copper Mountain Ski Area and is the only pass in Colorado with a paved bike path on both sides for the entire distance. [8] This 8.7 mile climb from East Vail with an 1,831 foot (558m) vertical gain and descent to Copper is a popular activity for cyclists during the summer and fall. [9]
The Vail Pass Camp is a multi-component prehistoric site, situated at the summit of Vail Pass (elevation 3,224 meters (10,577 ft)) (Gooding 1981), just below the timberline in Colorado. The camp was occupied for over 7000 years, inhabited by various North American aboriginal groups, and is the first open lithic-scatter site.
The Holy Cross Wilderness is a U.S. Wilderness Area located in San Isabel and White River national forests near Leadville, Minturn, Avon, Edwards, Eagle, and Vail.The 122,797-acre (496.94 km 2) wilderness with 164 miles (264 km) of trails was established in 1980.
Black Lake is a reservoir at Vail Pass in Eagle County, Colorado. The reservoir collects and stores water for the Eagle River Water & Sanitation District. It lies at an elevation of over 10,000 feet (3,000 meters) and sits alongside Interstate 70.
The portion now numbered US 6 came about in 1937 when the route over Vail Pass was paved. The first route through the path of I-70 in Utah was the Old Spanish Trail, a trade route between Santa Fe, New Mexico, and Los Angeles, California. The trail was in common use before the Mexican–American War in 1848.
Ski lingo is unique, and the Vail Mountain's slang is specific and location-centric. There's also nothing that will make you come across like a veteran skier than peppering your sentences with the ...
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The byway consists of the 48-mile (77 km) Trail Ridge Road (U.S. Highway 34) and the connecting 6.9-mile (11 km) Beaver Meadow Road (U.S. Highway 36). With a high point at 12,183 feet (3,713 m) elevation, Trail Ridge Road is the highest continuous paved road in North America. The higher portion of Trail Ridge Road is closed from October to May.