Colorado B.S. Thread

Sorry to beat this dead horse, but has anyone been up to Wheeler Geologic Area (not Wheeler Lake)? Can my stock TRD OR make it? I only have 5 full days out there and will be farther back in the boonies past Creede for most of it, don't want to waste a day trying to get up there if I need a lift to make it.

Not sure why I am so cautious, I've driven a '65 Mustang and a rented Dodge Dynasty through some pretty rough stuff 20+ years ago, and my dad tells a story of some guys he ran into in an old Ford Pinto. Whether it's wisdom with age or just plain chicken, I'm not sure yet. Those weren't my cars, so maybe that was part of it.

 

Sorry man never been that way before and unfortunately it is not a day run for any of us Denver guys.

 

Damn looks like Red Elephant now has a full fledged bypass to the large rocks that tossed me off the trail last year.

http://www.traildamage.com/trails/report.php?id=918

 

Yeah, I figured, but thought I would ask -- that area is pretty remote, which is why I love it.

I will ask around locally, but it's probably easy enough scored at a 3 out of 10. There's a good MTB downhill run starting up there, maybe get a local to shuttle us and return the favor.

 

Staying far left is the only way to make that section, also I am pretty sure if your wheel base is too long those rocks with make your life hell, no matter what.


Every time I have done it (three times) I have never been stuck, but also every time I have gone with a 4runner, they got stuck. That far right line is not going to be easy if it is super dry.

 

Think Im gonna order some sliders from BAMF sometime within the next couple weeks Cheaper shipped to CO than the Addicted's are + tax

 

Yeah I got quotes from him. I would love those but theres no way I can wait for the lead time once I get the green light to buy them from the wiff

 

shoulda ordered sooner and I could have put them in the uhaul and delivered

 

He said its only 2-4 weeks. I can manage that

 

Haha that woulda been nice.

 

Are you ruling out sawtooth I guess? I was thinking about seeing if he could just cut the legs at an angle like bamf does. I think it would be easier that way anyway.

 

Yeah I guess I am. nothing wrong with him or his work he just seems hard to reach cause its not his first job you know.

 

Uh why?

 

That Doug from ToyTec?


Also pueblo isn't a small town it's a small city. I grew up in a town farther south in the mountains with 1,000 people. Now thats a small town haha

 

I was tempted to bring a bunch of LCA skids over, but i didnt know exactly how much room was going to be left in the uhaul

 

Yeah that would have been smart. Just to sell or what?

 

Oh yeah for sure the left is the way to go but from the pics it looks like the right side has been really opened up now. Having done it twice now the left side is the only way I will attempt.

 

You should have. I would have bought a set.