Leaving for colorado/utah (moab) sept 30. Feel free to join.

[Djtc]

Hi guys/girls,

If anybody is interested, I'll be leaving for colorado and utah sept 30 for some back country camping and wheeling. I should be back in ottawa by oct 20.

Feel free to join if you like! As of now i'll be doing it solo and meeting a group in Moab on oct 8.

 

[mucovich]

That's going to be an awesome trip!!!

 

[Richard]

I've been to Moab twice and it's a great area to visit and wheel. I do plan on going again some day, but don't think I can make it this soon.

Enjoy.

 

[Djtc]

Im really hoping that the high mountain passes are not snow covered by then. Really looking forward to doing black bear pass and a few others that are on my list.

 

[Richard]

Im really hoping that the high mountain passes are not snow covered by then. Really looking forward to doing black bear pass and a few others that are on my list.

One of the scariest moments was towing the Jeep over the Colorado mountains in a snowstorm with worn out tires on the p/u. After coming down we stopped at the first place we could find in Boulder, I don't think I've ever been so happy to stop at a McDonalds!

 

[Djtc]

What time of the year was this?

 

[trixter192]

I've done Independence Pass in Colorado. Some areas are single lane, with a cliff going straight down a couple hundred feet on one side, and a cliff going up on the other. One of the best driving moments of my life. These traffic lights didn't exist when I was there in 2001

 

[Djtc]

Black bear pass has those drop offs including very tight switchbacks.independance pass looks to be paved?

 

[trixter192]

Indeed it is paved.

"The highest elevation of a paved Colorado state highway on a through road"

 

[Richard]

What time of the year was this?

Late May. We also did a leisure drive up up La Sal mountain one day and threw snowballs.

 

[Djtc]

Loaded up and leaving right now for Ouray Colorado then Moab!

 

[2Greys]

Safe trip!

 

[brylade]

Jealous. Have a blast.

 

[Djtc]

back home BOOOOO. The trip was amazing! Undecided if I enjoyed the San Juan range in Colorado more than Moab... Overall no major damage on the truck while performing flawlessly.

Oh and Hells Gate is really not as bad as people make it out to be.


Little picture from California Pass.

 

[junkpile]

Welcome back DJ! Happy to hear your adventure was so successful!
More pics please (;

 

[Djtc]

here's a better quality picture on hells gate

 

[Richard]

Welcome back, glad you enjoyed it.

I'm sure Hells Gate would have felt different if you were in a tall, short wheel base rig. I saw it when I was there and I was fine keeping my tall Jeep off it

 

[Djtc]

I was running with a lifted tj rubicon and he walked up easily. It's all about the line you take on hells gate. Different lines for different wheelbases