Clear Creek Waterfalls

Along Colorado Highway 149 between Creede and Lake City are two nice waterfalls, North and South Clear Creek Falls.  The North Falls are easy to drive close to and we had previously visited them in 2002.  The South Falls required a bit of hiking.

A fairly weathered sign marked the beginning of the trail down to South Clear Creek Falls.

Looking back up the trail from about halfway down

Our first view of South Clear Creek Falls

From the bottom of the falls

There was a nice variety of wildflowers along the trail.

 Wild Rose

Fireweed

Wild Geranium

Shrubby Cinquefoil
 

Cinquefoil and Alpine Yarrow
 

Driving to the North Falls, the area does not really look like waterfall terrain.

From the viewing area it is clear that Clear Creek drops into a gorge, forming North Clear Creek Falls.

Tansy Aster

Littleflower Penstemon

Looking towards Lake City from the Slumgullion Pass area

Blue Penstemon

Fairy Trumpets