Colorado Trip Reports

See exactly why they make terrible winch anchors.

 

What did you do with the water?

 

That reminds me of home

 

We all know this is straight out of the family album!

 

This ledge in particular it reminds me of.

 

I recommend a bit more skinny pedal at just the right moment so the rear end bounces up the waterfall

 

With 12 psi you mean.....

 

Its easier to bounce the back end with 40 psi.

 

I disagree

 

Wel I was mostly making sure David knew the correct procedure.

 

I can understand why you'd think that...it's because you choose to be wrong














I couldn't resist.

 

Well played, sir.


















But again, you have chosen to be wrong.

 

Did Ballard Road (Forest Road 129) West of Fort Collins. It looks private from the no trespassing signs at the entrance but those are just for the property on both sides of the road not the actual road. Conditions were muddy with some snow near the top, all easily passable. It’s basically the only Forest Road up here not gated off during the winter.

 

looks like a pretty gnarly trail

 

Warm sun, cool breeze, flowers blooming, and the smell of pine. Schubarth Trail offered some fun surprises. It was a good way to spend a Memorial Day.
Here are a few pictures:

Schubarth has many Aspens and free standing boulders. The narrow sections had many low hanging branches. I unscrewed my radio antenna and stored it in the cab.


Some good camping spots


Had lunch at this scenic Rock outcropping. The view was fantastic. Check it out if you haven't already.


There was a small water crossing


And a little mud


As I looked out over the Air Force Academy, my mind thought about @303tacoma's Memorial Day post this morning
Veterans, thank you. I had a great day.

 

7/1/19 - Chinaman Gulch in BV with the family

FYI for newbies - Chinaman is no joke! You will use your sliders and skids alot. Honestly the trail itself is harder than the named obstacles. If you are ok dragging over rocks and you have a good spotter you can probably make it on 33's with a locker taking the easier lines and some bypasses.

I picked a lot of harder lines and only got stuck on the stairs. Ended up high centered on my tc skid and had to use the high lift to get logs under the rear tires (both rears in mud). I started trashing my rear driveshaft before I even got to the rock pile. Twisted it trying to get unstuck on the stairs. I wouldn't recommend running this trail solo.

Overall I had a blast. Getting stuck sucked and took about 2 hours to get out by with my wife's help without a winch. We were tired and ready to get home so we didn't get any pictures of the last obstacle.

 

Trip report from my road trip

 

Come on Alec, we expect more pics then this!

 

I heard @bot102 only had crayons to use for pics but he ate them during their Donner party outing

 

Didn't feel like take much pics because it turned out to be a waste of a trip and the small amount of money in my savings account for me.