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Anyone want to go run a trail Saturday around the Springs area?

 

Looking through your build page, your franken-truck doesn't seem to match the "stock" part of my question.

 

Not sure, it will be my first time running this trail. I am not very stock

 

You can definitely do the Argentine portion in a stock truck. I have never run McClellan so I cant advise on that portion.

 

you'd be fine running either stock. i believe McClellan has the rating because of the switchbacks and ledges.

 

Another thought...one of us can just drag you across the rocks if clearance becomes a problem

 

McClellan has a significant water crossing that can be plenty deep as mentioned earlier. Stock height vehicles should exercise caution based on that crossing depth and make sure to maintain a forward wake to keep from getting water in the intake.

 

LOL, that would match nicely with the hail damage I picked up Monday night. Thanks everyone, I'm going to see if I can't work that into the schedule on Saturday.

 

i must have bypassed this section the couple time i ran it, i do want to run it again though. now that i figured out how to use backcountry navigator maybe i can stay on the right trail the whole way.

 

I Shound hide that build page...

I’m just a #traillimo #prerunner

In all seriousness, from the pics on trailsoffroad you Shound be fine. Hell, I made it half way up msv on lower than factory ride and no armor aside from factory skid. Your turd gen is naturally 1” higher than stock 2nt gen

 

I’m so fricking
I really wanted to do Argentine.

 

So I herd your gonna have a stomach bug on Saterday

 

I wish
If I call in all it does is hurt me more down the road.
#noonecancovermyass

 

Jealous I can't make it!

3" & 34s
https://youtu.be/CTfReBVnmFI

 

I can do argentine pass and mcmellan mountain this weekend, but I’d also like to camp!

 

So, I think there's some differing definitions when folks use "McClellan"... some think of the portion which runs from near the Waldorf town site up to the top of the mountain as "McClellan", and others use the name in the same way that TrailsOffroad uses it (a road that forks off of "Argentine Pass" road/trail, or more appropriate Leavenworth Creek Road, not far after the start/departure from Guanella Pass Road)... and neither of those match what the USFS calls those various roads.

Zee - Remember the run I led a year or two ago which took us up a rocky route to get to Waldorf? That's what folks here are calling McClellen, which has that water crossing.

Ten+ years ago, that route took you up the creek, and at some point the trail was rerouted to only have a crossing.

I personally would not want to take a stock DCLB up the rocky route (FS 248.1B) unless it had proper skids and sliders. But, with enough good spotting and rock stacking, it would be do-able without damage (unless there was an oops by sliding off a rock, etc.).

 

Awesome advice, thank you!

 

Trail run Sat June 23rd meet at Valero at 930-10am unless there is a better spot.

ok there is enough interest! planning on running Mcclellan-mountain and Argentine pass per @NYCOrecommended

https://www.trailsoffroad.com/trails/203-argentine-pass

https://www.trailsoffroad.com/trails/369-mcclellan-mountain



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3. @YamaDirtrider (hope my cams don’t move )
4. @CharlieCafe (wife is a maybe but I'm going with or without her )
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Anyone want to camp?

 

So this is where you guys post trail runs. I’m out this weekend but definitely want to wheel with you guys. I’m usually with a bunch of jeeps. I’m running engineer pass 7/6 if anyone is interested it’ll be with the wife and kids though.

 

Just north of Denver