The Drive to Crested Butte
Post created on August 17, 2009 by Reesie under Photography, Travel, Weekend Etcetera
I had to work half of the day last Friday before heading to Crested Butte. I was too nice not to take the whole day off which I could’ve if I wanted to. My JLC and I left at around 1 PM. It was raining, we almost backed out but rooms had been booked, plans had been made, food had been purchased. It was too late to retreat. 
We were almost at the Colorado/ New Mexico border when the rain finally stoped. Thank goodness.
The drive alone was fun. It was like a tour of a lifetime. We passed by a lot of beautiful sceneries. Good thing I was just a passenger, I was able to enjoy them all. Ninamnam ko talaga. Mountains, hills, birds, deers, cows, etc.. were a joyful sight. I really love country life. You can feel the simplicity and fulfillment.
I took photos kahit umaandar ang sasakyan kaya pagpasensyahan ninyo ang mga shots ko. We couldn’t stop baka maabotan kami ng gabi sa daan. Delikado pa naman kasi hindi namin kabisado. There was a 30-minute winding road at nasa cliff pa. Juice ko day!
It was a non-stop drive to Crested Butte. Ni hindi kami nagstop para umihi. It took us six hours and a half to get to our destination and it was all worth it!
I’ve been here before but I was still awed by its beauty. I couldn’t stop my JLC from uttering words of appreciations the moment we saw the town from a far. He was like “Damn, ang ganda!” Hanggang sa hotel, paglabas ng hotel, ng kumain at pag-uwi sa hotel.. hindi pa rind daw siya makapaniwala na napakanda ng lugar. I tell you, pictures (especially mine) are not enough to justify Crested Butte’s beauty. You have to be there to witness its real beauty.
Crested Butte got its name from Mt. Crested Butte. A butte is a flattop hill with steep slopes. Mt Crested Butte looks like it has a crest surrounds it, thus the name. The butte is almost located in the middle of the town. This is Mt Crested Butte here, isn’t it a beauty?
We checked in to our hotel and headed out to dinner. We went to the little town. We were surprised, for a town with a population of 1,500, there were a bunch of restaurants. Perhaps, this is to accomodate tourists as well.
There were a lot of beautiful houses surrounding the area. These are mostly vacation houses of wealthy people.
It was a bit cold around 50 degrees Fahrenheit when we got there at 6:30 pm. I realized that I didn’t bring any jeans/pants at all. Good thing I brought a jacket with me. It is still summer yet in Crested Butte it fells like autumn only the trees are not yet yellow/orange in color. I can live there but only in summer. During winter season, Crested Butte is surrounded by snow. Due to its high elevation, which is 9000+ feet, the lowest temperature was -30 F.
The only downside of this trip was I was two weeks late to capture the wildflowers. There were still some worth taking photos with yet most of them already died like the sunflowers, some of the daisies and the columbines. Huhuhuhu. Anyhoot, the mountains, the lakes, the rivers were still there. Bwehehe.
Crested Butte is a former coal mining town. Now the town is a popular destination for skiing and snow boarding during the winter; and mountaing biking, hiking, camping and fishing during the summer. If you are not into these sort of outdoor activities like me, you can just visit the town and the surrounding areas for its natural and spectacular beauty.
I was too excited for the next day’s scenic tour that I hit the sacks early. I woke up in the middle of the night only to find out that it was raining…again. 
Photo Credits : Moi
base.o siya bye na.yan lang naman comment ko eh.ha ha ha.joke
adik gyd ka!! hmpt!
nice nice nice…simply lang naman ang pamumuhay sa isang tinatawag na “town” eh. minsan gusto ko nga dun ma immersed para naman indi nila sabihin na si bradd pitt indi na marunong tumanaw sa simpleng buhay.ha ha ha..
nice pics….ok fine. nice camera diay..bleh!
baga gyd ka og leps manoy! brad pitt? okay ka lang? sampalin kita eh.
nice pics? parang napilitan ka lang naman. hmpt!
Lovely pictures Reesie! Postcard materials lahat.
Naks! Thanks snowy!
res,nice kaayo inyong giadtoan..azzz in…
nindot kaau didto mam. thanks!
wow ang ganda ng place. naalala ko yung “radiator springs”, yung lugar sa pixar movie na ‘cars’. parang nakita ko pa nga si lightning mcqueen dun sa isang picture o. hehehe.
gusto ko maglongdrive. pag nasa pinas ako, lagi ko pinapangarap magroadtrip. hehehe.
ano bang magandang i-road trip sa atin sa pinas? kaso don eh ang daan sira-sira. ang hirap. hehe.
i’m used to seeing heavy clouds and thinking…”tornado.” so im not sure whether those were beautiful or scary for me…
haha. i never experienced tornado before pero hurricane parati noon. haha. so parang wala lang to…
di na ako makapag comment sa post mo.
technical or personal reasons?
technical noh! kailangang ko mag log-in sa wordpress!
i fixed it na.
kala ko eh ban na ako sa pinoy blog world…
Looking at the pics, I was reminded of John Denver’s “Country Road”…
Country roads, take me home
To the place I belong
West virginia, mountain momma
Take me home, country roads
Have a great week!
THanks Monding!
pics are great! i also like taking outdoor/landscape pics while riding on a moving car. parang may natural blur effect or something like that. wow. the place is really magnificent in beauty! i have to get there. promise ko sa sarili ko before i get the age of thirty, i am well-traveled already. haha.. kaka inspire naman post na tu. dito pa talaga ako nangarap. hehe
y not! libre ang mangarap. makakapunta ka din sa mga ganyang lugar monding.
One word: AMAZING!!
It was worth the 6-hour drive!! I am sure di ka nabore!!
Tma lil sis, it was such an amazing trip!
weeeh!
parang edited yung mga clouds sa pix a
grabe ganda
hindi edited yan noh! waaaa.. nag adjust lang ako ng contrast at saturation ng konti.. yun lang ang edits ng mga photos ko.
thanks mars. may utang pa ako sayo! puede bang one of these photos from this trip?. there are more to come pa namn…
natakot naman ako dun sa first pic… parang nagbabanta talaga ng bagyo! hehehe! but i love those other scenery pics… made me dream to go there. kakainis naman, lagi mo na lang ako iniinggit eh! hehehe!
eh teka, converted na ba to travel blog itong site mo? hehehe!
thanks for sharing all these ressie… all your pics are very much refreshing
i love to travel winkz, puede na rin maging travel blog to. lolz
thank you!!!!
ang ganda ganda ng larawan, ang sarap ng minsan nagkakaroon tayo ng panahon para busugin naman ang ating mga katawan diba… sana mapunta din ako jan soon.,.
salamat sa pagbista livingstain.
isa lang,
the place and your shots are simply divine.
thanks dencios!!!
nice ng pix!
salamat joyce.
ganda naman ng mga lugar na nadaanan n’yo, and even the town of Crested Butte is indeed wonderful! sarap magpicture2 jan..hehe,
Hi Kelvin, maganda nga doon.
Lam mo Ressie, kung may magandang IT opportunity sa Colorado, pipiliin ko na doon ma assign. Been in Colorado Springs last year and it was fun. It was relaxing too but hindi ko nadala camera ko. Katangahan talaga walang gamot.
Napaka ganda ng colorado. Gusto ko din sana don kaya lang di ako mabubuhay sa lamig eh. Hehehe. I’ve been to Estes Park, ang ganda din don. Wala din akong dalang camera, kasi wala ng battery pala. Hahaha. Di ka nag=iisa.
Ay naku, sandali lang mabuhay sa lamig LOL! 2 years ako Cleveland nasanay na ako sa yelo at lamig. Nagtinda na nga ako ng halo halo doon eh.
malamig nga don sa ohio, di ako mabubuhay talaga sa lamig. nasosnow din naman dito sa new mexico pero hindi kasing dami ng colorado or cleveland.
one thing though to notice – asan ang mga meralco posts?! hahaha! di ba? they don’t do that here para wez masira ang view! it’s really nice!
meron mga meralco posts sa mga countryside manay kaya lang di ko sinali sa mga photos ko dito. siyempre, ang mga magagandang kuha ko lang ang nilalagay ko dito. hahaha.
thanks!
Akala ko hurricane yung unang ulap, hahaa! Di pala, huminto na pala ang ulan. Ganda ng mga photos, Reese.
Country side na country side talaga ang dating ng place.
Maganda nga don ate Marlene. Sarap mag stay don ng isang buwan. Isang buwan lang kasi di ko kaya ang winter don. Hehe
Parang may lalabas na tornado..sana nag-antay kayo. ^_^
Antayin mo, maya-maya lang lalabas din yan.
wahaw, tagal ko kaya nawala, naligaw na ako! me similarity sya sa byahe from riyadh to jeddah, minus the greens.
oo nga. nakalimutan mo na ako roni. hehe.
nindot imo mga pix.