I am going to be in Copper on Labor Day weekend, is there any place I should go for a shoot? Please let me know, also how hard is location as I walk with crutches. Thank You to anyone who helps.
Brenden,
That will be a fun time to be up there. Copper is a cool place to hang out.
I guess the first question though would be if you will have access to 4WD, or at least something with a bit of clearance?
As far as shooting, my first suggestion would be Mayflower Gulch, just 6 miles up highway 91 from Copper. One of my favorite spots to hang out and shoot. The road up into the basin is about 1.5 miles long, and a bit bumpy. I'd probably want a vehicle with at least a little clearance to be safe. 4WD would be nice, but not necessary unless the road is real wet. Once up in the main area next to the old mining cabins, I don't think it would be bad at all for the crutches. Some cool stuff to shoot right there. Here is the main cabin only 20 yards from the parking spots. Here are the rest of my shots from a trip up there a few weeks back.
Leadville is only about a 20-30 minute drive from Copper also, another fun place to look around. Lots of mining history there for sure.
Shrine Pass accessed from the exit before Vail Pass is cool too. That road is fine for regular vehicles, of course unless wet. Once on the west side of the pass, there are some killer views towards the Mount of the Holy Cross.
That's it from me for now. Hopefully some others will chime in with good ideas too. Have a great weekend, and let us know how it goes!!!
Posted by John McMillin on August 25, 2006 at 12:00 AM
Ten Mile Canyon, just east of Copper, is amazingly steep and dramatically carved. It's hard to find a safe place out of the traffic to view it, though. I should know if there's a trail beside I-70, but I don't... but there should be one. The canyon runs less than 10 miles, but it's named as the northern border of the Ten Mile Range that stretches south to Breckinridge.
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2 repliesThat will be a fun time to be up there. Copper is a cool place to hang out.
I guess the first question though would be if you will have access to 4WD, or at least something with a bit of clearance?
As far as shooting, my first suggestion would be Mayflower Gulch, just 6 miles up highway 91 from Copper. One of my favorite spots to hang out and shoot. The road up into the basin is about 1.5 miles long, and a bit bumpy. I'd probably want a vehicle with at least a little clearance to be safe. 4WD would be nice, but not necessary unless the road is real wet. Once up in the main area next to the old mining cabins, I don't think it would be bad at all for the crutches. Some cool stuff to shoot right there. Here is the main cabin only 20 yards from the parking spots. Here are the rest of my shots from a trip up there a few weeks back.
Leadville is only about a 20-30 minute drive from Copper also, another fun place to look around. Lots of mining history there for sure.
Shrine Pass accessed from the exit before Vail Pass is cool too. That road is fine for regular vehicles, of course unless wet. Once on the west side of the pass, there are some killer views towards the Mount of the Holy Cross.
That's it from me for now. Hopefully some others will chime in with good ideas too. Have a great weekend, and let us know how it goes!!!