so
it is a stunning sunny morning here in colorado i'm at my new camp which is situated just above
twin lakes colorado twin lakes is on the very opposite end of independence pass as aspen so
i came from aspen i traversed uh independence pass which is the highest paved pass in colorado
and it is absolutely stunning if you watched my last video for maroon bells
i gave you a little taste of it and i'm i'm telling you it's jaw dropping i don't even
think the camera can do it justice there are so many beautiful little streams and forest areas and
things that i couldn't really capture from the road so today the plan is to
actually explore independence pass and get out of the car and see some of these
beautiful sights i wanted to stop so many times but i was anxious to get here to camp to set up
my site has not only an incredible view of the lakes but it also has a view of twin peaks
hope mountain and also mount albert which is a 14er it is the highest 14er in the state of
colorado you can take a trail just short distance from here at camp and climb that bag that peak if
you want to i don't know whether i'll be doing that while i'm here but you never know we'll see
right now i'm going to go ahead and get prepped and ready to head through the pass and explore
today i'm really excited it is like i said just absolutely beautiful people told me
how beautiful it was but you really don't know until you see it for yourself and wow
i'm just going to whip up the quick breakfast burrito this morning
i bought a dozen eggs which is all they had so
it's a lot of eggs i need to use them i try to buy half a dozen whenever possible
i'm going to add a little taco sauce and it is done
so
so this looks like a great place to kick back and stay for a while
independence pass originally known as hunter pass is a high mountain pass in
central colorado it is at an elevation of 12 095 feet on the continental divide
and the sawwatch range of the rocky mountains
it's been an absolutely beautiful day the scenery is just gorgeous got to see some
wildlife already this morning i'm really glad that i came back to give this a little more time
right now i'm going to check out a ghost town that is tucked in
amongst these beautiful mountains it's called independence
legend has it that prospectors discovered the independence gold load on july 4th
1879. a tent city sprang up that summer and by 1880 there were 300 people living in the camp
as typical with most mining towns there was a boom and then a bust
during the winter of 1899 the worst storm in colorado's history cut off the supply routes
to independents the miners that remained were running out of food and proceeded to
dismantle their homes to make 75 pairs of skis and to escape in mass to aspen
so
i'm currently exploring the grotto there are picnic tables here there's a beautiful
river running through and it is gorgeous there are some hiking trails as well
so uh yeah it's time to take a look around this area a little bit absolutely gorgeous
so
wow that was just a beauty overload today i would highly suggest that if you ever find yourself
driving through independence pass you give yourself enough time
to stop and smell the roses there's just so much to see through that pass as you saw today i'm
starving i think i'm going to make some tacos at twin lakes tacos twin peaks and twin lakes tonight
okay it is time to cook up some tacos these are most of my ingredients right here
i like to make my tacos with turkey meat
turkey tacos
i fry up my own shells too
looking good
and voila they are done cannot wait for them to get in my belly
tacos one of my favorite meals i love making tacos because there's always
leftovers and you can get creative make taco salads or quesadillas or tostadas
one of my favorite foods i am in just this crazy zen chill mode and i was feeling that way
after leaving the grotto area and heading back out of the pass
nature just put me in this crazy chill trance and it feels amazing to be honest with you i
feel very content and at peace i'm going to go ahead and end this video here and just relax
and enjoy my evening i thank you so much for joining me today i always appreciate your
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