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I was on my way back from visiting book stores along I-70,
when all of a sudden, my Blazer ripped the steering wheel out of my hands and
took off for a 4-wheel drive road up Saxon Mountain. I never saw anything like it. I heard this thing had a driver control
system, but I didn’t know that meant it just takes control of the driver.
I hope you bought that story because my wife didn’t when I
showed up an hour late for dinner. When
that one didn’t work, I tried that about aliens kidnapping me and making me
show them the turnoff for Saxon Mountain.
They were looking for a good place to have close encounters of the third
kind and the captain of the ship liked the name Saxon Mountain. She didn’t buy that story either and all I
got for dinner was grilled cheese and soup.
Oh well, it was worth it.
I got on the Saxon Mountain Road at Georgetown. Go south from the exit ramp, across Clear
Creek, and turn left on Main Street.
Main Street is paved for a short distance, then becomes gravel. Around the next curve is a sign for Saxon
Mountain Road.
The view from the road is fabulous and, except for a few
spots in the trees, there was no snow for the first five miles.
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The view from the Saxon Mountain Road provides a beautiful view of surrounding mountain tops. The climb is steep in places with tight switchbacks. Much easier in low range.
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