One of my many, many on and off road dream routes in Colorado
One of my many, many on and off road dream routes in Colorado (There are sooo many in CO!!) Gold Belt Scenic Byway – AKA Shelf Road and its siblings! Gold Belt Scenic Byway is a journey through Colorado’s former mining country. It offers breathtaking scenery that you won't find anywhere else. It is l ocated in southern Colorado and is 131-mile long. Some parts of the route are, naturally, unpaved. Along the way, there are many abandoned mines, buildings, and cool ghost towns. There are lots of viewpoints and stops for great photo ops. The road offers top notch scenery and views - but beware as some portions are particularly unforgiving with the roads are narrow and rugged in places. The byway contains many roads (below info taken from greatest roads website): Phantom Canyon Road : It connects Cañon City and Victor through Phantom Canyon. It features one-way tunnels, narrow gaps and a red cur...