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Colorado Trip Reports

Discussion in 'Colorado' started by NativeTaco, Nov 24, 2012.

  1. Jul 29, 2022 at 10:34 AM
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    dmurph1996

    dmurph1996 Beer me

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    Happy Friday kids!
     
  2. Aug 8, 2022 at 8:30 AM
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    Nazupag524

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    I hit up Yankee Hill and Kingston Peak with some old friends yesterday. Despite the forecast we didn’t get rained on until we hit pavement at the end of the day. 338D8291-1190-4B61-A165-5E08D8FA6D02.jpg66D34044-1653-492B-BFCD-3253BBB70B69.jpg Somebody’s been dropping seeds…5948B5D2-A335-45DF-8496-CD05BAC992FA.jpgCF65F2C3-A0F9-4E11-ACD9-4F477C45417C.jpg CF65F2C3-A0F9-4E11-ACD9-4F477C45417C.jpg 3A7F1C6F-6669-4C39-AE45-D4C289397214.jpgF907D7DD-2D95-4233-BE53-954BBF4325C8.jpg 5CB5BBE3-9FCD-49B1-B3E6-68BAAEC63D8C.jpg
     
  3. Aug 10, 2022 at 9:22 AM
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    5280

    5280 old school

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    Trail Gear Front bumper, Warn, Apex Octane rear bumper, SPC, OME 881, Dakars, Raven topper, PIAA fog lights, dog mod and a couple other things...
    Finally ran Red Cone and Radical Hill last weekend, and they did not disappoint! A full, amateur video here.

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    There were two big guys on the way to Radical Hill... this one stopped eating to have a look at the too-excited person taking his photo... we moved on!

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    Old reliable:

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  4. Aug 19, 2022 at 6:36 PM
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    tacoma04

    tacoma04 Retired to the lake

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    Does anyone have any info on Red and White mountain trail north of Avon? What is the best starting place (west side or east side)? Trail conditions with all the rain?
    Thanks for any info.
     
  5. Aug 22, 2022 at 6:13 AM
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    CO MTN Steve

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    https://www.trailsoffroad.com/trails/431-red-and-white-mountain
    This I believe is the resource most here use
     
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  6. Aug 22, 2022 at 8:37 AM
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    JasonLee

    JasonLee Hello? I'm a truck.

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  7. Aug 23, 2022 at 9:44 AM
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    tacoma04

    tacoma04 Retired to the lake

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  8. Aug 23, 2022 at 10:13 AM
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    https://bushducks.com/tripreps/passopen.htm
    Here is the Bush ducks CO link, but it really just is for early/ late season on the pass status

    Trails offroad is good because people update the reports pretty frequently.
     
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  9. Aug 23, 2022 at 10:55 AM
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    If you have trailsoffroad, Gaia is a way better option than OnX since trailsoffroad has GPX integration with the Gaia app.
     
  10. Aug 24, 2022 at 7:52 AM
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    dmurph1996

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    a few buddies that jsut got new jeeps said they get this app free for a period of time. Seems like a cool app.
     
  11. Aug 24, 2022 at 8:36 AM
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    tacoma04

    tacoma04 Retired to the lake

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    I did the trial period on both apps (trails offroad & onx offroad) for full access. Both were easy to use and showed many trails in CO, so really both apps worked well for the trip. We left from Vail and took Red and White Mountain trail to June Creek down to Avon. Very scenic views mixed with heavily wooded trail at times. Fun ride!
     
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  12. Aug 28, 2022 at 11:13 AM
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    It was cold, wet, windy, muddy and awesome this weekend going over Mosquito and out Birdseye with @Chadr7858

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  13. Aug 28, 2022 at 2:50 PM
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    reallifedog

    reallifedog wat.

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    Wheeler Lake was freaking perfect this weekend. Tons of water and not too crowded. Love that place.

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  14. Sep 9, 2022 at 7:42 PM
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    I've heard Hackett Gulch has been "tamed" with recent trail maintenance. Has anyone done it this summer? I saw a video, and the 1st two obstacles do look much easier.
     
  15. Sep 10, 2022 at 8:59 AM
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    That's what I read on Trails Offroad. Haven't run it recently.
     
  16. Sep 10, 2022 at 9:45 AM
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    Wulf

    Wulf no brain just damage

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    That's good, it was too scary

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  17. Sep 10, 2022 at 10:08 AM
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    jubei

    jubei would rather be doing something else

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    Stuff. Also things.
    How in the..?
     
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  18. Sep 10, 2022 at 10:13 AM
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    Wulf

    Wulf no brain just damage

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    SXS owners seem to think the cage and harness allows you to channel the spirit of Colin McRae
     
  19. Sep 11, 2022 at 5:52 PM
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    reallifedog

    reallifedog wat.

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    That's a funny place to take a nap.
     
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  20. Sep 11, 2022 at 6:51 PM
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    The Gulches were my 1st trails in Colorado, as a beginner. The 1st two obstacles on Hackett "were" interesting, but I didn't find the rest of the trail or the other two Gulches too difficult. But then again, I just broke down after finishing Grizzly lake, and I did have to replace a wheel on Longwater after my lug nuts failed..... So I'm not trying to judge. But I don't see how the above occurred where it did. Similar to this vid on Metberry that I'd say was the easiest:

     
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