Creeks, Waterfalls, River Crossings in SW Colorado

Shelly National Forests
Hiking along Hermosa Creek, near Purgatory
Close up of Hermosa Peak (possibly)
Crossing Hermosa Creek in the truck
Above the confluence of the South and North Clear creeks, near Creede—not spectacular, but a short walk from the campground
North Clear Creek Falls
It’s a remarkably large waterfall for a creek. For perspective, you might be able to make out (top left) the typical idiot who has climbed the fence to get closer to the edge.

A fat marmot and a mountain iris

The Rio Grande Pyramid mountain, where the headwaters of the Rio Grande (the third-largest river in the US) lie.
Your intrepid blogger making my way up Rex Falls, above Brown Lakes
Not as much a waterfall as a water slide, but still quite lovely.

American White Pelicans giving me a thrill (as always) above the Rio Grande Pyramid

All the water here is hidden along the tree line, but this is the view from our campsite in the Rio Grande National Forest

Banjo says Hey!

14 thoughts to “Creeks, Waterfalls, River Crossings in SW Colorado”

  7. It looks absolutely gorgeous. Not spectacular but just as beautiful in a more quiet way. That water slide made me immediately think of my dad who would have IDed it as a potentially good black fly larvae site and would have been out in the middle of it somehow, with all his collecting gear. I might not be an entomologist but I clearly got trained up good by osmosis 😁 It looks like a lovely creek to just hang out by, bet it sounded nice too.

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    1. There are plenty of dad-aged guys standing in creeks and rivers in waders fishing up a storm. Not that that’s what you mean, but your dad would have had to shoo them all away!

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