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Cascade Creek>Saxon Mountain>McClellan Mountain 7-16-11

Discussion in 'Off-Roading & Trails' started by NYCO, Jul 16, 2011.

  1. Jul 16, 2011 at 9:06 PM
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    myself, Jace (lotsoftoys), Jason (DOT) and Darryll (NetMonkey) went from Idaho Springs to Georgetown via Cascade Creek>Saxon Mountain then went up Guenalla Pass to McClellan Mountain...here's some footage


    Post pics and videos here....




    DOT coming down a spur on Saxon Mountain...

    sliders being put to good use at :13

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_GwdPbfmTZM?version=3
     
  2. Jul 16, 2011 at 9:23 PM
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    cascade>saxon

    airing down
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    DOT flexing early on
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    lotsoftoys posing
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    me posing
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    DOT getting on the poser rock
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    great views along cascade creek trail
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    on top of saxon mtn
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    coming down saxon spur
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  3. Jul 16, 2011 at 9:28 PM
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    Nice! Still snow blocking the climb up the Mclellen Peak?
     
  4. Jul 16, 2011 at 9:48 PM
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    Nice. Justin where are your pics from our lil run?
     
  5. Jul 16, 2011 at 9:57 PM
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    Looked like some snow up top..ran out of time to hit more areas up

    Some bikers told us argentine is still snowed in too, not far up but blocking most the trail supposedly
     
  6. Jul 16, 2011 at 10:01 PM
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    Its in the works!

    Its all video from the cab but its just going to be a shot like 1 min vid to see the views and what the trail looks like. Lots of shots of matts behind lol
     
  7. Jul 16, 2011 at 10:15 PM
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  8. Jul 16, 2011 at 10:17 PM
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  9. Jul 16, 2011 at 10:32 PM
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    Nice pics. Thats the river in Waldorf right? Man it was higher a few weeks ago. Nicely done. Are the other pics of the river in waldorf as well?
     
  10. Jul 16, 2011 at 10:37 PM
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    They are all levenworth creek along mcclellan mtn trail
     
  11. Jul 16, 2011 at 10:43 PM
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    Cool. I been to the spot where you filmed the second video. The side with the chiminey. Where does the trail on the other side take you? Always wanted to go to that side of the river but it was fast flowing and high when I was there.
     
  12. Jul 16, 2011 at 11:54 PM
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    McClellan mtn trail

    yes this was the trail...the creek over flowed onto the mcclellan trail
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    great water crossing
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    and another water crossing
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    hill climb above waldorf
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    found some snow too
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  13. Jul 17, 2011 at 7:32 AM
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    hey jason, those quick time movies have broken links on them when i try to view them. if you want to send me the videos, i can convert them to another format and stick them on youtube.
     
  15. Jul 17, 2011 at 8:40 AM
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  16. Jul 17, 2011 at 9:38 AM
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    This is where we found Matt Friday morning, under a tree haha

    Btw was there a jeep with a missing front wheel blocking half the trail when you headed down?
     
  17. Jul 17, 2011 at 9:45 AM
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  18. Jul 17, 2011 at 10:23 AM
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    Nice pics and videos.


    That first video shows DOT making the trail look hard. :D
     
  19. Jul 17, 2011 at 2:55 PM
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    i will def go back up meClellan
     

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