Scott Brady
Founder
On the way home, Chis and I had fun doing some photo's and cruising through Moab.
Leadville Weekend Pics and Stories
- Thread starter pangaea
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BajaTaco
Swashbuckler
david despain
Adventurer
scott those are great pics! seeing as how those are for "work" do you make sure to wash your truck a few times a week when on your travels? it always looks so good when its composed in the perfect shot.
Scott Brady
Founder
david despain said:
Actually, the truck was dirty as hell. I think the rains knocked off just enough dust to make it look ok.
Thanks for the compliments
bigreen505
Expedition Leader
Bajataco -- see my comments on Sunday
Hi all,
Okay got some pics back, so time to post. First of all, a huge thank you to Nathan and Josh for making this happen, to everyone who came -- you are all great people and I enjoyed spending time with each of you! :bowdown:
Friday:
Got a very late start and with no CB or 2M I couldn't find the group. I explored a side trail that went off to the right of the main pass, about one mile up Deer Creek from the Webster sign. It was a pretty serious trail for a relatively novice driver in a mostly stock truck. After I decided that wasn't where the group was camping, Zoe the Wondermutt and I returned to Deer Creek and camped on the valley floor where it was beautiful, quiet, and one of the clearest nights I can remember. It was also freekin' cold, probably around 15 or so.
Saturday:
Woke up to a crystal clear Rocky Mountain morning. Within a few minutes I see Nathan cruising down the road and get directions to the group campsite and meet up with everyone. This is the first time I have been off-road with a group and I have to say it is a lot more fun than going solo. Pretty much everything that can be written about the day has been, so here are some highlights:
- First, seeing all the cool trucks, they are all top notch and each very different. Oh, so cool.
- Seeing Pskhaat, who I haven't seen in close to 15 years, yet he still looks the same, and his brother 3fzj80 who I haven't seen in six years since I left Fort Collins.
- The people on the trip were some of the nicest, sharpest, funniest and most helpful people I have run across in a long time.
- Graham's slideshow was amazing! I hope to catch an encore presentation of the first half since I missed it.
Sunday:
Well, this was one of those growth experiences -- the kind I probably should remember, but really hope to forget. My dinner for Saturday night was a packet of freeze-dried beef stroganoff. I should have been smart enough to pass, but I ate it anyway and woke up Sunday morning really wishing I had just fed it to the dogs. Also, my alarm never went off Sunday morning and I woke up about 5:30. Between the late start, packing up slowly and feeling positively horrible (as well as an irresistable photo-op in camp) I didn't hit the trail until 7:15. I remember Bajataco saying it wan't the main trail, it was the North trail that everyone was taking, though in retrospect, he probably said that the main trail is the north trail. Any case I asked some hikers for directions and either I completely confused them with my question or they were genuinely mean, but they told me to take a left when I got to the "Elbert" sign and follow the trail that goes down to the plateau. Well, being a dumba$$, I did and followed it for a few miles until it meat up with the Colorado Trail and eventually the South Elbert trail. Not realizing there was a North trail, I assumed I was in the right place and continued up the mountain. By this time I would guess that I lost at least 500' of elevation. After another hour or so of hiking I found a nice meadow that I hung out in for about an hour. At this point I could tell that I had two large blisters on each heel that had popped and I was starting to feel very sick from that darn stroganoff. I continued on and eventually realized that there was another trail and by then the rest of the group that I was trying to catch was probably off the mountain. So long story short, I went up the south trail to the summit, over the summit to the north trail and down the north trail, completing the loop. The entire trip, including my 1.5 hour stop, took about nine hours. I ran out of water about an hour from the summit and by the time I got back to the parking lot had accumulated a half dozen blisters per foot, one on my hand and a couple new friends. As many of you know, I am not currently in shape for a trek like that and it took a few days to recover. Total mileage was about 12 and total vertical (up and down) was close to 10k'.
Also, for comparison sake, my average mpg for the trip was 19.5.
Hi all,
Okay got some pics back, so time to post. First of all, a huge thank you to Nathan and Josh for making this happen, to everyone who came -- you are all great people and I enjoyed spending time with each of you! :bowdown:
Friday:
Got a very late start and with no CB or 2M I couldn't find the group. I explored a side trail that went off to the right of the main pass, about one mile up Deer Creek from the Webster sign. It was a pretty serious trail for a relatively novice driver in a mostly stock truck. After I decided that wasn't where the group was camping, Zoe the Wondermutt and I returned to Deer Creek and camped on the valley floor where it was beautiful, quiet, and one of the clearest nights I can remember. It was also freekin' cold, probably around 15 or so.
Saturday:
Woke up to a crystal clear Rocky Mountain morning. Within a few minutes I see Nathan cruising down the road and get directions to the group campsite and meet up with everyone. This is the first time I have been off-road with a group and I have to say it is a lot more fun than going solo. Pretty much everything that can be written about the day has been, so here are some highlights:
- First, seeing all the cool trucks, they are all top notch and each very different. Oh, so cool.
- Seeing Pskhaat, who I haven't seen in close to 15 years, yet he still looks the same, and his brother 3fzj80 who I haven't seen in six years since I left Fort Collins.
- The people on the trip were some of the nicest, sharpest, funniest and most helpful people I have run across in a long time.
- Graham's slideshow was amazing! I hope to catch an encore presentation of the first half since I missed it.
Sunday:
Well, this was one of those growth experiences -- the kind I probably should remember, but really hope to forget. My dinner for Saturday night was a packet of freeze-dried beef stroganoff. I should have been smart enough to pass, but I ate it anyway and woke up Sunday morning really wishing I had just fed it to the dogs. Also, my alarm never went off Sunday morning and I woke up about 5:30. Between the late start, packing up slowly and feeling positively horrible (as well as an irresistable photo-op in camp) I didn't hit the trail until 7:15. I remember Bajataco saying it wan't the main trail, it was the North trail that everyone was taking, though in retrospect, he probably said that the main trail is the north trail. Any case I asked some hikers for directions and either I completely confused them with my question or they were genuinely mean, but they told me to take a left when I got to the "Elbert" sign and follow the trail that goes down to the plateau. Well, being a dumba$$, I did and followed it for a few miles until it meat up with the Colorado Trail and eventually the South Elbert trail. Not realizing there was a North trail, I assumed I was in the right place and continued up the mountain. By this time I would guess that I lost at least 500' of elevation. After another hour or so of hiking I found a nice meadow that I hung out in for about an hour. At this point I could tell that I had two large blisters on each heel that had popped and I was starting to feel very sick from that darn stroganoff. I continued on and eventually realized that there was another trail and by then the rest of the group that I was trying to catch was probably off the mountain. So long story short, I went up the south trail to the summit, over the summit to the north trail and down the north trail, completing the loop. The entire trip, including my 1.5 hour stop, took about nine hours. I ran out of water about an hour from the summit and by the time I got back to the parking lot had accumulated a half dozen blisters per foot, one on my hand and a couple new friends. As many of you know, I am not currently in shape for a trek like that and it took a few days to recover. Total mileage was about 12 and total vertical (up and down) was close to 10k'.
Also, for comparison sake, my average mpg for the trip was 19.5.
bigreen505
Expedition Leader
Photos from Saturday:
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bigreen505
Expedition Leader
Sunday pics:
bigreen505
Expedition Leader
Sunday continued:
bigreen505
Expedition Leader
pangaea said:
Scott, do you mind posting and/or sending me a copy, they looked pretty cool.
Scott Brady
Founder
Bill's "Drift"
Here, you can see the dust kicking up from the full throttle launch:
Bill hits the first bank of snow and goes airborn (DS tire is in the air)
Here he lands and keeps the throttle down, pushing a huge wall of snow. Then I run for cover...
:victory: Too much fun
Here, you can see the dust kicking up from the full throttle launch:
Bill hits the first bank of snow and goes airborn (DS tire is in the air)
Here he lands and keeps the throttle down, pushing a huge wall of snow. Then I run for cover...
:victory: Too much fun
p1michaud
Expedition Leader
Amazing pics
Absolutely amzing pictures and stories. Sounds like you guys had a blast, met some new friends and put your vehicles to good use. I'd say that you can't top a trip like that.
Too bad no one had any pics of the look on your face as you are scrambling to get out of the way!
Cheers :beer:,
P
Absolutely amzing pictures and stories. Sounds like you guys had a blast, met some new friends and put your vehicles to good use. I'd say that you can't top a trip like that.
expeditionswest said:
Too bad no one had any pics of the look on your face as you are scrambling to get out of the way!
Cheers :beer:,
P