Mt. Blanca in Alamosa CO.

Ouray Silverton and Telluride Colorado Trail Report

The Mt. Blanca trail (Como Lake Road) is one of the roughest trails in the state located east of Alamosa not far from the Great Sand Dunes. It's a long trail that has at least 2 spots where the Hummers had to winch through. We headed out to the trail before sunrise and got back to Alamosa around 4:00 pm.

Early on one of the trucks drove a little too close to the edge and slid down some loose rocks on the side of the trail. Two of us strapped and winched the truck back onto the trail. This occurred right before the 'Jaws 1' obstacle which is a 3 foot slice of rock that runs diagonally across the trail.

Jaws 2 is an uphill rock hump with a shear wall on the right and a dropoff on the left. This is probably the most dangerous part of the trail because trucks have been known to slide off on the left side. I don't remember Jaws 3 but after it you come to Lake Como and then Jaws 4. At the top you can park and hike to the top.