What is everyone doing on Vail pass?

[mackbamf]

Every year we come up to Vail with the family for a few days this time of year. Coming over the pass today there are several spot where I see some cars or trucks going both directions pulled over off the side of the road in the grass at random spots. Are there fishing spots or something that these guys are hiking up to? Just curious...

[ruthabagah]

Bunch of hiking trails there.

[Firehaus]

Opening weekend for elk? The season opened today (29th)


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[def90]

Probably hunting.. Saw quite a few over Eisenhower and Rabbit Ears today on the way to Steamboat.

[ray1970]

Probably skiing.

[gnihcraes]

Hunting. Scouting for Elk. Popular area for such. Archery Elk opens any day now.

[Zach O]

Yup. Archery season. Wife asked me the same thing.

[Hummer]

When we drive over the passes I play 'spot the elk', and often see bulls on the south facing slope above the highway. It looks like pretty good elk country to me.

[Aardvark]

Vail Jazz festival is going on til September 7th. Prob good music, good food, good drink, stoned hippies....

[colorider]

Mushroom pickers.

[ray1970]

Mushroom pickers.
Come on. This is Colorado. They're probably up there checking on their "grow".

[BPTactical]

Hippies

[mackbamf]

I'm guessing hunters as it was almost all big trucks and not VW vans or Subarus...

[ClangClang]

All you gotta do is look at the vehicles:

Prius - hiking
Tacoma or Subaru with roofbox - late season skiing
Lifted 4x4 - Elk
1988 econobox - mushrooms/pot

It's a pretty severe generalization, but I've got a box of 9mm that says I'm right, if someone could find a way to actually poll the people on the side of the road.