[xf_textblock size=” font_color=” color=” animation_type=” animation_duration=’0.5′ animation_delay=’0.5′] When visiting Leadville, Colorado, drive over nearby Independence Pass, the highest-elevation paved crossing of the Continental Divide in the country. Motorists who make the 6% upgrade and negotiate the hairpin turns on the way up are rewarded by an ample parking area at the top of the pass, …