![]() Along the way to the pass, you’ll come upon the Crystal Mill. If you’re properly equipped to deal with very rough, very narrow roads, I’d strongly recommend giving it a try. The road past Beaver Lake turns into the infamous 4-wheel-drive path to Schofield Pass. The road to the quarry slipped through the pass on the right side of the photo. I’m pretty sure that’s Whitehouse Mountain at the far end of the lake. My window of opportunity for the best photos had closed. ![]() Sadly, the blue skies had been replaced by clouds, which provided a brief sprinkle of rain. As of my visit in 2014, it was for sale - along with the 62 acres it sits upon - price undisclosed.īack in town, I drove out to Beaver Lake. The barn was built in the 1830’s, and has been converted into a cabin. You could, however, enjoy access to the area if you owned a historic old barn, that sits at the end of the road. No tours are available, and due to safety concerns, a trail that leads to a viewpoint is now off-limits as well. Public access ends at these huge chunks of marble, which mark the entry to Colorado Stone Quarries. I wanted it to continue forever, but of course it didn’t. Weird.Īs I was driving up County Route 3c, I had no idea where I was going, or how far I’d get to go. This shot looks back to the north, possibly at Mount Daly.Īspens usually provide good vertical lines, but I managed to find three diagonal ones - all slanted at the same angle. As I climbed towards the quarry, I stopped dozens of times to enjoy the view. Even though it’s unpaved, I had no trouble driving it in my modest rental car. The road to the marble quarry is in fantastic shape. That’s right, they really do produce marble in Marble.Ĭould you ask for a more perfect road to drive at the peak of Autumn? This is County Road 3c, the road to the marble quarry. I decided to try driving up into the surrounding hills, for a closer look at the leaves. There’s also a BBQ restaurant and a lodge, and an art studio (where you could buy some souvenir sculpted marble to take home). The most noticeable public building was the community church. … I realized that Marble wasn’t a very big place at all. I was looking west, in the direction of Chair Mountain, but these may be some smaller peaks in between. Those mountains are quite remarkable, too. The water was remarkably clear, and the sky was suddenly somewhat blue. The view down the Crystal River valley looked so promising, I decided to take the detour.Įvery inch of County Route 3 was enjoyable, but I hit the brakes and pulled off, when I came upon this shallow lake by the side of the road, just outside of the town. The tiny community of Marble was just a few miles off the highway, along a side-road that’s a dead-end for anyone without a Jeep. Just before the climb to McClure Pass begins, I came upon another option. All the way down from Carbondale, I had passed unbelievable groves of aspen trees with brilliant yellow leaves - despite some slightly gloomy skies that provided hit-and-miss sunbeams. Colorado Highway 133 had proven to be a great choice for fall colors.
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