FJ Summit #8

[CDMartin]

Pre-Summit Run

Started out the day on Imogene, several newly made friends from Louisiana and Texas met up on Camp Bird Road. It was 75 degrees and raining . Snow was heavy this Spring, so the plows were running non stop trying to keep the passes open, and most of the trails were wet, and water running like a creek. Black bear and Poughkeepsie weren't even open yet, and it was July 17th.

And of course at the pass, it was 40 degrees and hail

But the ride into Telluride was sunny and Mai Tai's

Hello Black Bear

After a great lunch in Telluride, we opted back over Last Dollar

 

[CDMartin]

Gulches

So next, we opted to spend the day running Gulches; California, Corkscrew, Eureka, Arrasta, Hurricane, and came in just south of Animas Forks. Then went exploring up Minnie and Maggie Gulch. The day was beautiful, 70 degrees, sunny, and enough wind to keep the dust down. Lots of old mines.

 

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Gulches (continued)

Dad enjoying the view atop Minnie Gulch

 

[CDMartin]

Poughkeepsie

Mineral Creek to Poughkeepsie to California

My fellow Texan in the Series 200 had some serious balls

And now we see the sign

Lake Como

 

[CDMartin]

Poughkeepsie (continued)

 

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Black Bear

So Black Bear finally opened the day before around 3pm, as the old CW McCall song says, "You don't have to be crazy to drive this road, but it helps!" It was quite degraded at the steps and down the switch backs, but gorgeous and narrow as ever.

Hey, its Telluride

 

[CDMartin]

Black Bear (continued)

Tesla's house

 

[xCSx]

excellent, hope to make it out one day... but first i need an FJ

 

[CDMartin]

We had 40's, 60's 100's, 200's, Tacoma's, and a few Tundra's. It really should be called The Toyota Summit. Even a 45, a 55, and a BJ 70.

 

[skrillah]

Awesome, thanks for sharing!

 

[mkitchen]

Great Shots!

I loved seeing the tops of the passes in the clouds. It really puts a different perspective on what you see. Some of the pictures had Jeeps in the picture, are they just out on the roads or are they part of the run?
Doesn't matter to me either way, just curious.
Mikey

 

[DetroitDarin]

gawd - just fantastic. Jealousy builds.

 

[joelwho]

Love the photos. Thanks for sharing

 

[Willman]

Thanks for sharing! Love the roof rack shots! Makes a guy want to leave work and head to the mountains of CO.....

 

[CDMartin]

I am in withdrawals for Colorado already.