Six rigs on this trip;
2x FJ60
1x FZJ80
2x UZJ100
1x GX470
We met at the Alta, then drove US 24 to CO 67 north to the Manitou Exp Forest Station at the bottom of FR 346/Hotel Gulch. We stopped briefly at the station to read the historical background and admire the stone architecture. Then we...
Heads Up!!!!
Texas Creek is temporarily CLOSED due to Colo DOT maintenance on the bridge from Hwy 50 across the Arkansas River (Fremont County Rd 27) into Texas Creek OHV area.
I saw this info on a post by a motorcycle/dirt bike club.
We've had 10-12 rigs on this run in the past...should not be a problem. It does require some additional foresight for pull-offs, parking, and such. Keep a good interval between rigs (on the road and on the trail). Some years ago, we had 17 rigs on a trail ride, so we broke it down to two groups.
Here are some ideas to get started--
February: Phantom Canyon & Shelf Road
March: Temple Canyon (south of Canon City) @ICD FJ40 took us there a few years ago
April: Rampart-Balanced Rock (322) and / or (351/307)
May: Texas Creek
June: Buena Vista St. Elmo/Tin Cup
July: Hermit Pass and / or...
I've always understood that the tree-cutting is permitted in the area every day from start date to end date; The Ranger District invites us to volunteer on weekends because that is the "high volume" period, but cutting in the designated area with a valid tag is open on weekdays, too.
Here is the link to last year, which contains pertinent information of "why" and "how". Christmas for Kids 2022 - https://forum.ih8mud.com/threads/christmas-for-kids-2022.1294847/
Below is the email I received from JJ (our friend from Colorado Springs Christian 4-Wheelers). JJ is the...
My favorites (south of 24/285) are FR 300 (Bald Mountain Gulch) with adding the loop FR300-B (Bald Mountain Loop) if weather permits; plus FR 187 (Bassam Park) down to FR 186 (Black Dumps) which makes a loop/hangman's noose on the south end (not illustrated on this map). Do 186 only if it is...
Have fun out there, fellas! I'm in Logan, Utah so I will not be present.
I was up on Old Stage/Gold Camp the weekend before last to do some updates on trailsoffroad website...15th if I recall correctly. I drove a portion of Saran Wrap (370D) then hiked to and above the V notch (it is really...
Business notes:
We discussed the need for volunteers for the Pikes Peak District annual tree sales/Christmas tree cutting patrols. As of today, we've not been contacted by PPRD so we don't have certainty of the planned dates; it is a safe assumption that it will be at least the weekend...