Hltoppr
El Gringo Spectacular!
I think you'd do fine on most of the trails in SW CO, even going down Poughkeepsie gulch road.
As for the trailer...I've pulled a M416 trailer behind one of my earlier FJ40s up to Silverton and set up a basecamp around Maggie Gulch, which is just a couple of miles shy of Animas Forks.
Good day trips (and back to Maggie Gulch) are then over Engineer/Stoney/Cinnamon pass to Lake City, Engineer/Poughkeepsie/Hurricane to Ouray, or Ophir to Telluride and Imogene to Ouray, with US550 back to Silverton.
Your rig will handle all these trails just fine (actually just did Engineer on my 600lb BMW R100 moto). Have fun, take a good map of the area and the gear you need to stay safe and self sufficient.
BTW...pick up a Colorado Search & Rescue card. They're cheap insurance against getting charged for a rescue, and go to support statewide SAR missions!
-H-
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As for the trailer...I've pulled a M416 trailer behind one of my earlier FJ40s up to Silverton and set up a basecamp around Maggie Gulch, which is just a couple of miles shy of Animas Forks.
Good day trips (and back to Maggie Gulch) are then over Engineer/Stoney/Cinnamon pass to Lake City, Engineer/Poughkeepsie/Hurricane to Ouray, or Ophir to Telluride and Imogene to Ouray, with US550 back to Silverton.
Your rig will handle all these trails just fine (actually just did Engineer on my 600lb BMW R100 moto). Have fun, take a good map of the area and the gear you need to stay safe and self sufficient.
BTW...pick up a Colorado Search & Rescue card. They're cheap insurance against getting charged for a rescue, and go to support statewide SAR missions!
-H-
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