Fitzgerald
Hey! Where'd the mountians go?!?!?
Love that run, wish I could make it.
Have fun!
Have fun!
Red Cone and Radical Hill, Sunday October 4 (1 Viewer)
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Seeking higher vistas
I'm not thinking of camping (unfortunately) because we have peeps coming from out of town--but I would like to take them on a day trip to the mountains...but Saturday is the best day for that since I think they are departing on Sunday late morning. My thought is / was that if someone were out there on Saturday we could link-up late afternoon for a trail ride; I would depart with company shortly before nightfall and leave the camper to solitude.
Was hoping to make this, but may have the excavator for my garage project coming by tomorrow. We'll see.
Oops - been reading this whole thing wrong. Thought it was Saturday, not Sunday - may still be in!
Oops - been reading this whole thing wrong. Thought it was Saturday, not Sunday - may still be in!
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I checked the Keystone live cameras and there is no snow. Also weather.com forecast does not show precipitation for today or tomorrow, so I think we are good to stick with the original plan. Kyle, correct me if I don't have good info.
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Yeah...it looks good. Models took the storm to the north. Some high country snow but it didn't amount to too much.
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anybody want to camp tonight? I'm thinking about it. Kenosha East is open along with Hall Valley and Handcart. Message me 719-252-2408
Wish you could be there with us.
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well found a nail in the tire when I was packing up to leave. Won't be able to get it fixed until mid morning if I can find a place open. Have fun...and I'm BUMMED...
Great trip - here's a few pics
We found something of a gatekeeper early on - a big rock with no room on either side and a bit of mud. Andrew and I both had to pull out winch lines here. Doug made it work on his own - there were a few times when his shorter wheelbase & narrower track helped compared to the 80s
The weather was kind of Jekyll & Hyde all day
And then this a few minutes later
We found something of a gatekeeper early on - a big rock with no room on either side and a bit of mud. Andrew and I both had to pull out winch lines here. Doug made it work on his own - there were a few times when his shorter wheelbase & narrower track helped compared to the 80s
The weather was kind of Jekyll & Hyde all day
And then this a few minutes later
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Webster Pass
The top of Red Cone
And coming down the other side - stopping wasn't always an option.
And coming down the other side - stopping wasn't always an option.
Another shot of Webster pass. We went down the right side a bit to get out of the wind for lunch.
Lunch - just a wide spot in the road. We discussed Radical Hill, which you could see across the valley, but decided to pass on it.
After lunch we turned around and went back up to the saddle on Webster and down the other side
Lunch - just a wide spot in the road. We discussed Radical Hill, which you could see across the valley, but decided to pass on it.
After lunch we turned around and went back up to the saddle on Webster and down the other side
I think about where Doug is in this pic is where the trail was washed out when we came up Webster a few years ago
Had a great trip - thanks for putting it together!
Had a great trip - thanks for putting it together!
This trail has been on my bucket list for some time. The weather conditions on this run makes it look epic.
Thanks for sharing.
Thanks for sharing.
I didn't get a lot of pictures taken yesterday. I had forgotten how much of a workout it was to wrestle a 2wd quad with 4 inches of clearance in the rear up a rocky trail!
Eric wasn't kidding when he said the weather was Jekyl and Hyde! It went from sunny to snowing sideways to sunny again all through the span of about 10 minutes, and it happened a couple of times. It was crazy how fast the clouds were moving through there.
Waiting our turn to summit Red Cone. There's only room for about 4 vehicles up there
At the top
Pretty much the same shot of Doug coming down that Eric got.
Andrew coming through the narrowest spot coming down Webster Pass, Red Cone is in the background. Photos just don't do justice how narrow it really is!
A HUGE waterfall I stumbled across lower on the trail
It was a great trip.
Eric wasn't kidding when he said the weather was Jekyl and Hyde! It went from sunny to snowing sideways to sunny again all through the span of about 10 minutes, and it happened a couple of times. It was crazy how fast the clouds were moving through there.
Waiting our turn to summit Red Cone. There's only room for about 4 vehicles up there
At the top
Pretty much the same shot of Doug coming down that Eric got.
Andrew coming through the narrowest spot coming down Webster Pass, Red Cone is in the background. Photos just don't do justice how narrow it really is!
A HUGE waterfall I stumbled across lower on the trail
It was a great trip.
Does anyone ever drive up the steep downhill section?
You're not supposed to, the Forest service has it marked as one-way at the bottom.
That muddy spot with a rock in the middle has gotten a lot tougher over the years. Winched a four door 3/4 ton Chevy on 35's off of it last year. You're actually supposed to drive over the rocks on the drivers side, but you have to have a lightweight rig with lots of flex.
