This is just an FYI, for people that have been around the club for a while.
Rick Ellsworth of the Forestry Service is finally actually retiring as of June 30th. He's threatened retirement before, but this time is't for real. He's leaving the USFS after 44 years.
I need to get a rusted out section of frame repaired (or replaced) on my Tacoma. Does anyone know of shop that can do that sort of work (ideally, without having to mortgage the house).
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The recent thunderstorms created severe washouts on 300V. They start 1/10 mile west of Rampart Range Rd. Heading west on 300V is very hazardous. You wouldn't be able to see what's going on in front of you. I was going east and had to winch out of washouts twice. It took me an hour to go 0.3...
I just received the email below from Jon Pfeiffer about the cutting program. This year the area south of Mt. Herman won’t be in the cutting area due to the timber cutting operation going on.
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This year’s Pikes Peak Ranger District - Christmas Tree Cutting Program is happening: MON...
The Forestry is holding an after action review at the end of the month. They are looking for suggestions, comments and concerns about the tree cutting program.
If you have some comments or suggestions you’d like to make either post them here (which might be a good idea to get others thinking...
Hey, does anyone have great ideas on how to get this stuck Ford Escape out of the creek. OBTW, it's frozen into the creek. At least the tires are and possibly some of the undercarriage parts are as well. Pfeiffer had Fred's Towing up there, and the tow truck couldn't budge the SUV. (not too...
I didn't see any discussion of supporting the Xmas Tree Cutting, so here's some details I just received from Pfeiffer.
Program duration dates are: Monday, November 30th through Wednesday, December 16th. There are TWO weekends during the tree cutting program: DEC 5th & 6th and the 12th & 13th...
I just got an email from Sue Miller (US Forestry) asking if we could get a group of 4-wheelers together to run Mt. Herman Rd. this weekend. Rick will open the upper gate Friday and the contractors will leave the lower gate open as well.
Apparently, the road is icy and may have some drifts...
Just an FYI,
Mt. Herman Rd. is closing on Nov. 3 until Jan. 2. So it won't be open during the X-mas tree cutting season. The Forest Service is getting some much needed road work done. Mt. Herman Rd. now has two gates on it: one at Red Rocks Dr. (near Monument) and the second is one the east...
Hi y'all!
It's that time of year again. I received the information below from Jon Pfeiffer (of USFS) and he asked me to pass it along to the club.
In addition to Jon's information, I'd like to get the call signs for those people with ham licenses that will be attending, and the...
From the website:
"Updated as of September 8, 2011: The Pikes Peak Ranger District is pleased to release the Draft Environmental Assessment (EA) for the South Rampart Travel Management Plan. We are now soliciting formal written comments on the three Draft Alternatives. This 30 day-comment...
I was talking with Rick Ellsworth of the USFS yesterday and he mentioned that they have a Jeep in the Gold Camp area that they would like extracted. Apparently, it's been stripped of tires and is on a tricky road. So getting a trailer to it may not be possible. He's checking to the the year and...
I discovered that the Forestry is having meetings on the proposed changes for the Roadless Rule.
The one for the Pike Forest is:
Thursday, May 19, 2011
6:00 – 8:00pm
Pike-San Isabel National Forests; Cimarron-Comanche National Grasslands
Pueblo, CO
CSU Pueblo
Occhiato University...
Here's the trip schedule as best I can read from my notes:
Colorado Land Cruisers Trip Schedule for 2007
The leave time and meeting place is not set for any of the trips (as far as I know).
March 24 - Chinaman's Gulch by Buena Vista
April 6-11 - Easter Jeep Safari in Moab, UT
April 22 -...
Well, since the trip schedule is still not posted (and as of right now the club's website is down), I thought I'd mention the next run.
Where: Chinaman's Gulch by Buena Vista
Meeting place: The Western Gas Station just east of Woodland Park
Day: March 24th
Time: That's a good question. I don't...
Out of shear boredom yesterday, I wandered up to Woodland Park and started down Rampart Range Road. For anyone that wants to do some serious snow bashing, just head south on Rampart until you get to the Eagle Lake turn off. That's where they stopped plowing the road and it immediately gets 16-24...
I thought I'd mention what little happened at the club meeting on the 17th.
There were only three of us that showed up (myself, Andy and Darryl). Officially, we never had a meeting; however we did discuss a few things that actually are club business.
Meeting Place
We all agreed that we didn't...
Anybody out there with too much time on his hands?
I've gotten very tired where ARB forces the location of my winch controls and what to reclocate it. It shouldn't be too big a project. Just cutting some metal and welding it to the bumper. I should be able to scrounge up the metal required. I...
Anyone interested in doing some exploration around Rampart Range this weekend? There's a couple of trails in the Rainbow Falls area that I'm looking to explore on Sunday (although I could be talked into Saturday). Just thought the weather will be nicer on Sunday.
None of the trails are that...