CO Trail Ride over the July 4th Weekend? Anyone?

[twalker920]

My dad wants to go off-roading over the long weekend. Anyone up for making it a mini meet? Also, any good trail suggestions other than Spring Creek (since we already did...most...of it)?

I'm thinking the 5th but am flexible :)

[Gizmo42]

Did Middle St. Vrain / Coney Flats today. Fun but really bumpy trail. I wouldnt recommend it unless you have 3" lift and 32's at least. There was a stock xterra and some stock tacomas that were having a difficult time of it.

[VXorado]

Did Middle St. Vrain / Coney Flats today. Fun but really bumpy trail. I wouldnt recommend it unless you have 3" lift and 32's at least. There was a stock xterra and some stock tacomas that were having a difficult time of it.

+1, this is a fun one. Arcobarco & I did those trails last August.

I would like to get out with you Tom (& Dave) to hit a trail. I'll be out of town over the fourth of July weekend. Maybe we can plan something for later in July/August.


I REALLY want to do Spring Creek, Iron Chest, & Holy Cross City this summer. :yesy:

[VXorado]

Miller Rock is also fun & pretty close to denver.

[twalker920]

Ok so I went for an easy drive up Cumberland Gulch, off of Fall River Road. Nothing technical, but you do drive up part of it with water flowing down it.

Let's plan a real trail run soon! I'm up for anything you guys think my VX can handle :D

[Gizmo42]

Mike and I are running Bill Moore Lake and Mill Creek (Emprie loop) tomorrow if anyone is interested.

[CatFish]

I did not see this thread until tonight; I was out of town for 30th anniversary show and gathering for my other car in Indy.

I woke up this morning and had an itch to get my VX on a trail so we left around 11am and went to Devils Canyon for some off-roading. It is cool but we only did about a third of it, I would like to go back and drive the rest of the trails. We could have done all the trails but we took a wrong turn and drove up what looked like the trail but it soon turned into a boulder field and then dead-ended because of giant trees across the trail. So I had to get my VX turned around, this was not easy, and I scratched up my VX on tree branches. Then we had to drive back to the main trail to resume the journey.
I have the Guide to Colorado Backroads & 4-Wheel-Drive Trails guide so we have many good trails to explore in the future.

The three closest to Denver that are moderate not difficult or extreme are:
Devil's Canyon, Cascade Creek and Saxon Mountain.

Devil's Canyon map: http://goo.gl/maps/TxhLI

http://www.traildamage.com/trails/index.php?id=291
http://www.everytrail.com/guide/devils-canyon-4x4-road-colorado

When can everyone meet and do a trail? I can go next Sunday the 14th or maybe the next weekend if that is too soon.
http://i920.photobucket.com/albums/ad44/RedChristine/VX/Devils%20Canyon/DevilsCanyonTrail.jpg (http://s920.photobucket.com/user/RedChristine/media/VX/Devils%20Canyon/DevilsCanyonTrail.jpg.html)

A few pictures from todays trip to Devil's Canyon
http://s920.photobucket.com/user/RedChristine/library/VX/Devils%20Canyon?sort=3&page=1

[twalker920]

Sat 13th or Sun 21st would work for me in the near term. August is mostly open at the moment. We can start an event if we get enough interest.

[Gizmo42]

I'm out those 2 weekends, I will be on call. Almost skipped today until I remembered about going on call this week. Got Erwin (spacecadetzoom) on the trail today. So much fun.