The West Elk Loop Scenic Byway is designated by light blue signs that display a blue and yellow Columbine, the Colorado State flower. Drivers travel south through the Crystal River Valley, over McClure Pass through Somerset, Paonia, Hotchkiss, up to
Crawford, through
Gunnison and onto
Crested Butte, over Kebler Pass and back onto Hwy 133 over McClure Pass and back to Carbondale.
