rboe
Road warrior
Maybe I'll get a used one. The 650L is nice but she is huge! I had a Quota for doing stuff like that, discovered she was too big so the 650 seemed like a step in the right direction. Just needed to make a few more steps. 
A CRF250L in Colorado
- Thread starter Ole
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my Benchmark Atlas showed two dirt roads that would get me to Eagle
the sign said "impassible when wet"
I gave er a shot
another shower was coming
it frigging poured and hailed
I had to drag mt feet for ten miles up to the pass
that road was pure clay/snot and with hail on it, I could not stop
did not think I could get going
it stopped as I hit Crooked Creek Pass then the road was downhill and gravel sand mix. man oh man that up side was ten miles oh hell
but it was fun
nearing Eagle
the sign said "impassible when wet"
I gave er a shot
another shower was coming
it frigging poured and hailed
I had to drag mt feet for ten miles up to the pass
that road was pure clay/snot and with hail on it, I could not stop
did not think I could get going
it stopped as I hit Crooked Creek Pass then the road was downhill and gravel sand mix. man oh man that up side was ten miles oh hell
but it was fun
nearing Eagle
the Ferret
Road warrior
Geezalou, fantastic stuff. (Two thumbs up emotion inserted here)
rboe
Road warrior
I'll second the Ferret Approval.
Thanks for the nice words guys. I didnt do anything special, I just look at the maps and go. Whats the worst that could happen?
Clear Creek Res Road goes right up to a whole bunch of 14000 foot peaks. Ought to be some dirt up there? And two old ghost towns.
rode the jeep roads to the trailheads for those big peaks
14er Huron Peak where several years ago a medical helo crashed upon it. All were killed and someone had made a nice memorial for them
there was this lil museum back there
next morning paved it to Cottonwood Pass then it changed to dirt
Taylor Park
and res
did Kebler and Ohio Pass over by Crested Butte much dirt over there
it is hard to find any bad riding in Colorado if one stays west of I-25
it was very nice over there
went through Parlin, Pitkin, and Tincup on the way over Cumberland Pass
and back home over cottonwood
today was 300 miles about 210 were dirt
Old Monarch and Marshall Pass was the agenda today
more nice "ranches" but no cattle just horses? weekend ranchers maybe?
these are the mountains I was up in yesterday
Clear Creek Res Road goes right up to a whole bunch of 14000 foot peaks. Ought to be some dirt up there? And two old ghost towns.
rode the jeep roads to the trailheads for those big peaks
14er Huron Peak where several years ago a medical helo crashed upon it. All were killed and someone had made a nice memorial for them
there was this lil museum back there
next morning paved it to Cottonwood Pass then it changed to dirt
Taylor Park
and res
did Kebler and Ohio Pass over by Crested Butte much dirt over there
it is hard to find any bad riding in Colorado if one stays west of I-25
it was very nice over there
went through Parlin, Pitkin, and Tincup on the way over Cumberland Pass
and back home over cottonwood
today was 300 miles about 210 were dirt
Old Monarch and Marshall Pass was the agenda today
more nice "ranches" but no cattle just horses? weekend ranchers maybe?
these are the mountains I was up in yesterday
I had to be careful when beering at my Buena Vista campsite. The ground had flesh eating plant life.
My last four Colorado days were in The San Juans. I camped above Lake San Cristobal 8 miles from Lake City. It got very cold at night. They had been getting some rain so had to be on lookout for these
Found some dirt on Los Pinos Road off of Slumgullion Pass
Once I got around her, she crossed the road and in the mirror I saw she had a calf with her
filled my water bottle at a campground out of this
kinda cool to see it was made in my hometown, that foundry is our largest electric customer (I work for the city water and light)
I avoided this
my campsite was three miles up this valley past the lake on Cinnamon Pass Road
I made a big circle over Cinnamon and Stoney Pass with a gas/donut stop in Silverton
the jeepers were still sleeping
Cinnamon is up there
not quite 13000 feet and bike ran great. had to keep her wound up to use second gear tho so mostly stayed in first up high
went down to Animas Forks an old gold town
from Animas, one goes down even further to get to Silverton
old mines were everywhere up there those guys were tough dudes to mine that high in winter I must say
then turned around and got high again going over Stoney Pass
helped a guy change tire on his van here
Stoney pass was better than the more popular Cinnamon
it was very remote
My last four Colorado days were in The San Juans. I camped above Lake San Cristobal 8 miles from Lake City. It got very cold at night. They had been getting some rain so had to be on lookout for these
Found some dirt on Los Pinos Road off of Slumgullion Pass
Once I got around her, she crossed the road and in the mirror I saw she had a calf with her
filled my water bottle at a campground out of this
kinda cool to see it was made in my hometown, that foundry is our largest electric customer (I work for the city water and light)
I avoided this
my campsite was three miles up this valley past the lake on Cinnamon Pass Road
I made a big circle over Cinnamon and Stoney Pass with a gas/donut stop in Silverton
the jeepers were still sleeping
Cinnamon is up there
not quite 13000 feet and bike ran great. had to keep her wound up to use second gear tho so mostly stayed in first up high
went down to Animas Forks an old gold town
from Animas, one goes down even further to get to Silverton
old mines were everywhere up there those guys were tough dudes to mine that high in winter I must say
then turned around and got high again going over Stoney Pass
helped a guy change tire on his van here
Stoney pass was better than the more popular Cinnamon
it was very remote
the Ferret
Road warrior
Golly its one thing to stop at an overlook and see these mountains, and another to ride up amongst them. I will never look at a mountain the same way again. Thanks ole.
rboe
Road warrior
Ufda!
My camera is an old Canon SX100. 6 years is very old in digi cam life.
I came off Stoney Pass and headed for the Rio Grande Reservoir.
All dirt and some trails the jeepers were not allowed. You had to drive through this metal ramp/gate thing that was only 50" wide.
it turned into a typical Colorado rock garden
some places it was so steep down, to control the bike, I shut the engine off and used the clutch to slow me down via engine compression cuz the brakes were no good on loose baby heads
Rio Grand Res was dry, last year when I was here on a street bike this was all water
found some water near the dam
they had a big fire earlier in the year that started near Wolf Creek Pass and came a long way
The beetle killed trees were everywhere
when those small fires hit a beetle kill area, they become large fires fast
The guy camped next to me said Wager Creek Gulch was a good road. It went to a ghost town and the Continental Divide
this was right across the road from my campsite and I didnt even know about it
shouldn't surprise me there are dirt roads in abundance in CO
Carson ghost town the kids had it all painted up with crap
to the Divide
I came off Stoney Pass and headed for the Rio Grande Reservoir.
All dirt and some trails the jeepers were not allowed. You had to drive through this metal ramp/gate thing that was only 50" wide.
it turned into a typical Colorado rock garden
some places it was so steep down, to control the bike, I shut the engine off and used the clutch to slow me down via engine compression cuz the brakes were no good on loose baby heads
Rio Grand Res was dry, last year when I was here on a street bike this was all water
found some water near the dam
they had a big fire earlier in the year that started near Wolf Creek Pass and came a long way
The beetle killed trees were everywhere
when those small fires hit a beetle kill area, they become large fires fast
The guy camped next to me said Wager Creek Gulch was a good road. It went to a ghost town and the Continental Divide
this was right across the road from my campsite and I didnt even know about it
shouldn't surprise me there are dirt roads in abundance in CO
Carson ghost town the kids had it all painted up with crap
to the Divide
the Ferret
Road warrior
Alright another installment of awesome screen savers!
Some shots from the Divide above Wager Gulch
perfect temps for a last day ride in Colorado
a survey marker? or?
headed back down to do Engineer Pass I saved it for my last day
Wager was a fun little ride and there were zero atvs or jeepers
dont target fixate here
Hinson Creek is followed for many miles going up to Engineer Pass
up up up
800 feet to go
perfect temps for a last day ride in Colorado
a survey marker? or?
headed back down to do Engineer Pass I saved it for my last day
Wager was a fun little ride and there were zero atvs or jeepers
dont target fixate here
Hinson Creek is followed for many miles going up to Engineer Pass
up up up
800 feet to go
the Ferret
Road warrior
Lovin it I'm telling ya!
it was time to get back to Wisconsin
I had to drop down to Animas then go over Cinnamon again to get back to my campsite.
My last exploration was to American Basin on Cinnamon Road
I parked the bike and went for about a 2 hour hike
it was very nice up there and quiet
So the plan was to get an early start the next morn and git home
these two good old boys from Texas next to me had other plans
we tore in to a "gud un" their wives kept hollering at us to "get to bed you dumb ass's"
nobody got hurt
this is a private lake at my campsite where the owner stocks trout fot the kids to catch
So I stumble out of truck @930 am and head home
some facts:
2700 miles on Toyota Tacoma pulling the bike trailer
2100 miles riding the bike
about 1500 miles were dirt
I had a great time, and only ate out in an eating establishment once
The rest of my meals I bought fresh in a grocery store and cooked at camp
Thanks for taking a peek
david
I had to drop down to Animas then go over Cinnamon again to get back to my campsite.
My last exploration was to American Basin on Cinnamon Road
I parked the bike and went for about a 2 hour hike
it was very nice up there and quiet
So the plan was to get an early start the next morn and git home
these two good old boys from Texas next to me had other plans
we tore in to a "gud un" their wives kept hollering at us to "get to bed you dumb ass's"
nobody got hurt
this is a private lake at my campsite where the owner stocks trout fot the kids to catch
So I stumble out of truck @930 am and head home
some facts:
2700 miles on Toyota Tacoma pulling the bike trailer
2100 miles riding the bike
about 1500 miles were dirt
I had a great time, and only ate out in an eating establishment once
The rest of my meals I bought fresh in a grocery store and cooked at camp
Thanks for taking a peek
david
the Ferret
Road warrior
David Thank You.... This has been an outstanding ride report with awesome photos. Been such a pleasure to "ride along" with you.
rboe
Road warrior
:worship:
Sam1100_imp
First service completed
Fantastic! This is the stuff inspirations are made of…
shdwghst457_imp
Been there
Lol why was sabrina juan banned?
spam account I guess. nvm
spam account I guess. nvm
the Ferret
Road warrior
Yes spam account. Missed deleting one of her posts. Taken care of now. Banned another this morning that snuck in 6 posts scattered throughout the forum concerning fixing BMW cars. We have filters, but spammers have ingenuity and sometimes get around the filters.shdwghst457_imp said:
Have probably banned 100 spammers in the last year. And you think my only job is keeping you guys on the straight and narrow lol
shdwghst457_imp
Been there
Nice. Thanks!
