Engineer isn't bad. I've done it in several vehicles. One of which was a 2500 dodge pickup with a long bed. If you have 4x4 you can make it. Just take your time and be careful. Oh, and be sure to use your 4wd so you don't shred the road. That way we can all continue to enjoy it! We don't need any "I did it in 2wd" heroes.
Mosquito Pass, Colorado
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Bushmaster6
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Mosquito Pass last week
here's a few pics from a 4-day camping/trail trip that my wife and I took our kids (age 3 and 1) on last week...
ruins on the Alma approach side, downslope from the London Mine:
wife liked the floor plan in the house... timely moment as my son looks a bit scared of the roof's integrity
on the way up:
so, you can see why they are the "Rocky" mountains..
I'll admit that this road is not technically difficult, but it is a bruiser.. trying to take it slow and easy to keep a 1 year old pacified in the back seat, it took us several hours to get over (including a picnic break at the London Mine), but the road does wear on your patience. By the time I got to Leadville I was ready to kiss the first asphalt we saw. There are also several additional trails on the west side above Leadville, but we were so ready to hit the road (driving all the way back to Co Springs to be home that night) that we didn't get to explore the, nor Leadville, which is a shame since it's a neat town.
obligatory sign/truck shot
it honestly took me a few minutes to even see the correct route to get down to Leadville (there are two trails that continue N and S, further uphill to radio towers from the pass sign, but the route down is such a drop off that you don't recognize it as a road... this shot is a bit lower than that after I dismounted and walked around a bit to find it..
here's a few pics from a 4-day camping/trail trip that my wife and I took our kids (age 3 and 1) on last week...
ruins on the Alma approach side, downslope from the London Mine:
wife liked the floor plan in the house... timely moment as my son looks a bit scared of the roof's integrity
on the way up:
so, you can see why they are the "Rocky" mountains..
I'll admit that this road is not technically difficult, but it is a bruiser.. trying to take it slow and easy to keep a 1 year old pacified in the back seat, it took us several hours to get over (including a picnic break at the London Mine), but the road does wear on your patience. By the time I got to Leadville I was ready to kiss the first asphalt we saw. There are also several additional trails on the west side above Leadville, but we were so ready to hit the road (driving all the way back to Co Springs to be home that night) that we didn't get to explore the, nor Leadville, which is a shame since it's a neat town.
obligatory sign/truck shot
it honestly took me a few minutes to even see the correct route to get down to Leadville (there are two trails that continue N and S, further uphill to radio towers from the pass sign, but the route down is such a drop off that you don't recognize it as a road... this shot is a bit lower than that after I dismounted and walked around a bit to find it..
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Bushmaster6
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photo-stiched pano pic
stitched together 4 or 5 pics to get this SE view from near the Pass.. my photo skills are not great, but you could clearly see all the way to Pike's Peak from the Pass, which is impressive as it's a two hour drive away... beautiful day
stitched together 4 or 5 pics to get this SE view from near the Pass.. my photo skills are not great, but you could clearly see all the way to Pike's Peak from the Pass, which is impressive as it's a two hour drive away... beautiful day
ttora4runner
Expedition Leader
Dang I knew I should've explored those structures.
Bushmaster6
Adventurer
we share a hometown (or at least where we live)... I'm going to shoot for a few more day trips/weekends before the passes start closing, maybe an overnighter as well.. shoot a note if you want to tick off a few more with me
Hill Bill E.
Oath Keeper
I love all the old buildings/mines around CO.
It's amazing to think about how they got all the materials out/up to where they built. It would be a real chore even today to move that stuff into place, and they did it many, many years ago!!
Mosquito was one of the first passes (non paved) I ran in CO. Had a blast, and can't wait to head out there again!
It's amazing to think about how they got all the materials out/up to where they built. It would be a real chore even today to move that stuff into place, and they did it many, many years ago!!
Mosquito was one of the first passes (non paved) I ran in CO. Had a blast, and can't wait to head out there again!