Media 200 series picture thread

[elkaholic]

Pics from a recent trip to Northeastern UT and Northwestern CO. Most of our time was spent within 100 or so miles of Vernal in Dinosaur Nat'l Monument and Ashley National Forest.

Captions to follow

At the McKee Springs Petroglyph site in Dinosaur National Monument


Island Park Overlook, Green River, Dinosaur National Monument


Ruple Ranch in Dinosaur National Monument


Whispering Cave near Echo Park in Dinosaur National Monument (Colorado)


Castle Park Overlook, Dinosaur National Monument (Colorado)

 

[elkaholic]

More ....

Harding Hole Overlook in Dinosaur National Monument (CO)


Temperature display after our hike to Haystack Rock in Dinosaur National Park off of Yampa Bench Road


Sign at our parking spot for a hike to Rasmussen Lakes in Ashley National Forest (back in UT). Driving in a little further would have saved me a land navigation snafu that added a bit (25%) to that little walk.


Parking spot on the side of said trail


Bridge across Green River in Brown's Park National Wildlife Refuge barely in Colorado. The bridge has a weight limit of 3 tons (6000 pounds) and is quite narrow - 8 feet 5 inches as I recall.

 

[elkaholic]

Still more ....

Same bridge .... Driver a little nervous


Cow moose and calf in Ashley National Forest


Yearling and a very young Bighorn Sheep in Sheep Creek (appropriately enough) in Ashley National Forest.


Site 3, Steinaker State Park outside of Vernal, Ut. Loaded up for our return trip to the Charlotte area.

 

[kreiten]

^^^damn that is an awesome setup!!! great pics too, thanks for sharing!!!

 

[soslo]

Utah is such a cool place. My first time there was last month.

 

[maujkar]

Still more ....

Lovely pics / thanks for Sharing ! One on the bridge -> my favorite !!

 

[kreiten]

Lovely pics / thanks for Sharing ! One on the bridge -> my favorite !!

I agree that bridge pic is sweet!!! does it have a weight limit printed on it?

 

[elkaholic]

^^^damn that is an awesome setup!!! great pics too, thanks for sharing!!!

Thanks. With three felines, we call it the mobile cat house. Bought it when the economy tanked and a semi-local dealer was hurting. Towing capacity is ~ 30k pounds ...

Will get captions tomorrow

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[elkaholic]

I agree that bridge pic is sweet!!! does it have a weight limit printed on it?

I have a series from the bridge ... Will try to post more.

The bridge does have a limit on it







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6,000 pounds. Given what we all know of curb weights, add in 200 pounds for me and 200-300 pounds of "stuff", it was more than just for pics that I had my girlfriend walk across ahead of me. I was counting on a decent engineering safety factor on this 50+ year old bridge. In the series of pics you can see significant deflection of the bridge. Not seen is the significant suction on the driver's seat.

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[BTUMAN]

Holy crap. Loaded I'm near 8k. ARB front and rear, Slee Sliders, larger tires, jack, recovery gear, fuel. That would have been scary. Spent 8 years in UT. Hope you got to see Flaming Gorge just north of there.

 

[elkaholic]

Holy crap. Loaded I'm near 8k. ARB front and rear, Slee Sliders, larger tires, jack, recovery gear, fuel. That would have been scary. Spent 8 years in UT. Hope you got to see Flaming Gorge just north of there.

I figured I was within 10% of the weight limit fairly easily. If the 200 was in the shape I'd like it (similar to your setup), I would have backtracked thew 50 miles of dirt we had traveled to get to this point.

Yes we did. We were in and out of the Flaming Gorge and the pics of the critters may have actually been within the recreation area. We did not spend any time on the lake itself. If you know the area, you will appreciate our route in while driving the RV and towing. We came in on I-80 to Rock Springs, then down 191 to Vernal. I did not see much other than the road though my girlfriend enjoyed the views. I was either wide open throttle In low gear or utilizing the Jake Brake

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[r3run33]

so jealous! was going to do that trip this summer but my wife employment issues came up and had to scratch it. it is definite for 2014 (no matter what happens)

 

[elkaholic]

Picture Series - Brown's Park Bridge

As promised, my series of pics of the bridge in chronological order.

 

[elkaholic]

Remainder of Series

 

[BTUMAN]

That sagging would have made me pucker. Had to feel weird. Great shots.

 

[chimyz]

You crazy man...I would've driven the extra 50 miles, or whatever it was. Too much of a span for me.

 

[soslo]

Yesterday's trip out to Hidden Falls with LSLC Austin.

 

[kreiten]

High Rock area just south of Mt Rainier!

 

[GX-R]

Awesome pictures, guys!

Kreiten, amazing shot!
Sweet lookin twundy you got there

 

[BTUMAN]

UN inspectors in Syria where one was shot at by snipers. This is from the AP Wire.