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  1. ElviMcCoy

    What did you do with your 60 this weekend?

    Before and after photos from Cruiser Outfitters suspension kit I mentioned earlier: Last October on Engineer Pass. I travel light. No slide out kitchen or other heavy stuff. Kinda saggy.... Today after the Kit. Slight lift w/ the Heavy springs. Retired suspension....
  2. ElviMcCoy

    What did you do with your 60 this weekend?

    Winter seems to have left Northern MI and I pulled the 60 out of storage. I realized after two round trips to CO last summer that I needed to tighten up the suspension. The creaks and groans coming through Ophir Pass from my suspension were disconcerting. Bushings were shot. Leafs sagging...
  3. ElviMcCoy

    Camping with your 60/62 thread.... ready go:

    I had a friend ask me one time "how long does it take to set up that tent on top of your 60"? "About 4 fingers of Rum”, was my answer......
  4. ElviMcCoy

    Camping with your 60/62 thread.... ready go:

    Hojack - I sat on the edge of the lake as the sun went down watching trout cruise the shore line. Mostly tailing like bones or redfish as they buried their heads into the weed banks. Rooting for scuds and nymphs? Never saw one take anything from the surface, but when the sun dipped, it got cold...
  5. ElviMcCoy

    Camping with your 60/62 thread.... ready go:

    Alta Lakes CO last week: I got lucky and found a site With a nice view of Alta Lake The Lakes were gorgeous: The drive up to Alta was spectacular Fall color was peak.
  6. ElviMcCoy

    Traverse City MI to Ouray CO - Engineer, Cinnamon, Hurricane, Ophir and others...

    I was going to run Imogene. Keep in mind, I have no clue what I’m doing, never done it before, and just drove out there thinking I’d camp/fish/4-wheel. At the end of day one after Corkscrew/Hurricane/Engineer etc, I realized I had totally underestimated the difficulty of these roads and thought...
  7. ElviMcCoy

    Traverse City MI to Ouray CO - Engineer, Cinnamon, Hurricane, Ophir and others...

    the 550/Million Dollar Highway between Ouray and Silverton is a gorgeous piece of paved road. It’s on the first part of that YouTube vid I put together and linked. I landed in Ouray the first night and got up before dawn and headed down to Corkscrew Gulch out the south end of Ouray. Those first...
  8. ElviMcCoy

    Traverse City MI to Ouray CO - Engineer, Cinnamon, Hurricane, Ophir and others...

    Cutthroat Trout. I also caught rainbows in that same pool and Brown trout over on the Lake City side on the South Fork of the Gunnison. But being from MI, I’m partial to brook trout. They are the prettiest fish out there.
  9. ElviMcCoy

    Traverse City MI to Ouray CO - Engineer, Cinnamon, Hurricane, Ophir and others...

    Ophir Pass - west side shelf: Fall Colors were primo: San Miguel fly fishing: Here’s a Quick Story Vid from Fridays second Run on Engineer - horrible edit, but I didn’t have much time Engineer Pass Video It was a great time solo - Looking forward to doing it again with some folks from...
  10. ElviMcCoy

    Traverse City MI to Ouray CO - Engineer, Cinnamon, Hurricane, Ophir and others...

    My second round tripper this summer to CO in the 60. I follow Patrick/Bowfin Cruisers on Insta and saw his pics from the SAS. Which got me inspired to head west. After some advice and words of encouragement from Patrick, I packed up and took off. I left Wednesday the 30th and got back last...
  11. ElviMcCoy

    What did you do with your 60 this weekend?

    Dragged one of the drift boats to the upper Manistee and stripped streamers in the rain. Moved quite a few fish. Boated a few to 15”. Lost a good one boat side as the net slid under and the hook pulled.....
  12. ElviMcCoy

    Sage Trout Season 2020 - FJ60 content

    We actually liked the X better than the Ignitor. The Ignitor was just a rocket. A little too quick for what we were doing. Loved the X. Great rod.
  13. ElviMcCoy

    Sage Trout Season 2020 - FJ60 content

    Sage was more than generous with the swag for the video - sent us two 9” 6wt Ignitors, a 9” 6wt X and a 9” 7wt Ignitor. Plus a compliment of Sage Spectrum reels, hats, stickers and some Rio GloLines. Nothing wrong with an embarrassing quiver of Sage products.
  14. ElviMcCoy

    Sage Trout Season 2020 - FJ60 content

    HA! - the script called for a box of “cheap light beer”. I didn’t write the script, I was just in charge of poling the long boat down the river and setting my daughter up on fish. But...... nothing wrong with a 12 of Busch or Natty Light. If I’d had a 12 of Two Hearted Ales at 6.9%, I’d have...
  15. ElviMcCoy

    Sage Trout Season 2020 - FJ60 content

    Last summer my daughter and I were invited to participate in filming a short piece for Sage Fly Fishing. We spent 5 days with a film crew chasing the Hex Hatch here in Northern Michigan on the Au Sable River. My FJ60 got to play a role as well. The Film - Sage Trout Season 2020 For more...
  16. ElviMcCoy

    Road Trip - Traverse City>Denver and parts beyond....

    I use Waze for road trips - police alerts, pothole alerts, cars on the side of the road alerts..... and speed based on GPS. Speedo reads 65+/- and waze says 75+/- at 3,000 rpms.
  17. ElviMcCoy

    Road Trip - Traverse City>Denver and parts beyond....

    original engine. Waze had me at 75mph+ at around 3,000 RPM
  18. ElviMcCoy

    Road Trip - Traverse City>Denver and parts beyond....

    It’s a 4M. Built in Canada. Probably early 60’s I’m guessing. Cast iron burner. Handy little briefcase stove. I ran all the way to Vail one day. I think Eisenhower Tunnel/Vail Pass were all in the 11,000 ft range. I ran it just like I cook brisket - low and slow - in the right lane.
  19. ElviMcCoy

    Road Trip - Traverse City>Denver and parts beyond....

    Wisconsin beer on the spring creek Cooking dinner on the home stretch Tobacco and Mountain Dew got me through the drive. Home at last It was a great trip. about 75mph at 3,000 rpms. It took third gear and even 2nd to get through some of the passes. My favorite bit was the Driftless area in...
  20. ElviMcCoy

    Road Trip - Traverse City>Denver and parts beyond....

    Fishing on the South Platte near Fairplay Lotsa tailgate coffee Coon Valley Wisconsin to restock and Timber Coulee to fish
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