West of Pueblo, SR 96 swings by the huge Pueblo Reservoir and on through miles of prairie before leaving the Plains behind and entering San Isabel National Forest and the Wet Mountains. Winding through Hardscrabble Canyon, a steep-sided ravine lined with craggy peaks, the road emerges into a picturesque valley with the towering Sangre de Cristo Range on the opposite side.
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