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Phantom Canyon Road

(Autumn Foliage Pictures Along This Scenic Drive From Florence, CO To Victor, CO - October 3, 2007)

Phantom Canyon Road My friend Lisa took me for a drive up Phantom Canyon for the first time yesterday. From the bottom of the canyon, the turnoff is located on Highway 50 near Florence and heads up all the way to Victor in Teller County.
Kiss a Cactus Early on, I spotted some beautiful "walking stick cacti" and couldn't resist the urge to kiss one! :p)

You can read about my cactus kissing adventures here: Kiss A Cactus!
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Phantom Canyon Road		 The road formerly served as a railroad grade as a mode of transportation for all the mining activity happening in Cripple Creek and Victor.

Adjacent is two photos of the lower tunnel.
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Approaching the higher tunnel.

Oh and do check out the short video clip I made inside the tunnel. ;)

Here are my other tunnel and railroad-related pages:

  • Old Railroad Tunnel / Manitou Springs
  • Midland Railroad Grade (Buena Vista)
  • Railroad Grade Near Nathrop
  • Alpine Tunnel (Continental Divide)
    • Phantom Canyon Road The lower part of the canyon has been very rocky features, similar to Williams Canyon in Manitou Springs.
    Phantom Canyon Road We still had quite awhile to drive when the autumn foliage in the upper portion of the canyon began to show ...
    Phantom Canyon Road One bright yellow cottonwood (or willow?) with an interesting rock structure next to the road.
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    Colorado Fall Foliage    		 Ahhhhhhhh! Then the fall color show began in earnest!

    The top photo is was taken by Lisa, and she captured me photographing the view in the bottom photo. ;)
    Yellow Aspen A colorful aspen.
    Steer Roadside livestock were plentiful upon one short stretch of road.
    Phantom Canyon Road We then reached a particular stretch of road that was teeming with bright autumn colors. It was amazing!
    Fall Foliage
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    Phantom Canyon Road    		 Three different photos of the same bend in the road.

    Here are my other autumn foliage pages from this year:

  • Vicksburg and Winfield
  • Cottonwood Lake
  • Twin Lakes / Independence Pass
  • Southern Chaffee County
  • St. Elmo
    • Colorado Fall Foliage Colorado Fall Foliage
    Morgan Luver    		 Special thanks to Lisa (i.e. "Morgan Luver" on the forums) for taking me on this scenic drive. Lisa, you rock!
    Phantom Canyon Road Phantom Canyon Road can definitely be driven in an ordinary passenger vehicle, but be careful when there is snow out there. There are a few significant drop off from the road as well, but nothing as scary as Shelf Road.
    An old structure as we approached Victor.
    Phantom Canyon Road Folks, this is definitely a place to explore if you're a lover of fall foliage!
    Victor, Colorado Approaching the town of Victor.
    2007 Honda Civic Coupe Oh ... and I must give even more thanks to Lisa! Lisa came along with me as I investigated new Hondas (including this sporty Honda Civic Coupe) in Colorado Springs and took this picture of me. I will never own anything besides Hondas! :)

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