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The old silver mine is a great short detour along the Colorado Trail. There are two buildings still standing and also a pretty slanted outhouse. A marmot has moved into the main building and there is a nice flat spot to pitch a tent. Enjoy the view of the mountains and Durango!

The Notch is in reference to a "hole" in the rocky saddle between two 12,000-foot peaks (Snowstorm Peak and Cumberland Mountain) in the La Plata Mountains. You can see the city of Durango in one direction and the San Juan Mountains in the other.

The falls are accessible right from the road and slide a few dozen feet down the rock face to pool in a basin below. This is a great spot to picnic, take pictures, and hang out post-run.

The summits of Parrott, Madden, and Star Peaks are all just under 12,000 feet. The mountains are all along the ridge creating the western flank of the La Plata Mountains. The ridge, itself, does not have an established trail, but it's easy to follow the ridge and find evidence of paths taken by other trail users. Traversing this ridge is a great way to see La Plata Canyon without climbing some of the more technical and demanding peaks in the range.

This is a rocky OHV route which takes you almost all the way up Gibbs Peak. The second southwesterly OHV spur on the way up takes you to just below Star Peak. The first spur on your left going up forms a loop which takes you back down to the Madden Creek Campground.

Gibbs is a great peak for those looking for a Colorado mountain experience with the inclusion of some fun class 2 scrambling. The upper quarter mile of "trail" involves some route finding and is steep enough to call for the use of hands at times. Once on the ridge to the 12,286-foot summit, you are rewarded with 360 degree views of the La Plata Mountains.

From here you can start the OHV route up Diorite Peak. Darby Campground is just up the road from the trailhead and makes a great base camp from which to do a training camp or just explore the La Plata peaks.

The trail is a rocky doubletrack which switchbacks up the mountain to the saddle near the summit. This route is steep but technically not too difficult going up. Going down is mildly technical depending on your speed.