Idaho springs, co.

[pbkid]

Hey denver-ites. I wanted to see if anyone was interesting in hitting a trail this weekend? A buddy and I were gonna head up to idaho springs/georgetown area and find a trail. It wont be super gnarly or anything, just a bumpy road pretty much. Maybe some optional stuff for anyone feeling froggy.
Hit me up!
Jack

[Gizmo42]

I know that Kingston Peak, Chinns Lake, and Bill Moore Lake are all still blocked with snow.

[pbkid]

Were learning towards spring creek...

[Gizmo42]

Were learning towards spring creek...

I thought you said "bumpy road", Spring Creek is rated 6-8.

Off topic, I dont know if you ever check out colorado4x4 but look who posted a trip report...



http://www.colorado4x4.org/vbb/showt...TURE-5-17-5-21

Edit: Found more info about the Sammi in case anyone is interested..

drivetrain:Mercedes 2.2 4cyl diesel, custom manifolds with Mitsubishi Mighty max turbo, top mount intercooler, Benz 4 spd auto (without overdrive 4:1 1st gear, 5:1 reverse), Sami 6.5:1 tcase, yota axles (Aussie locker in rear, 3.07 gears)

Suspension/steering:
yj springs front and rear, custom high steer ( to clear diesel oil pan), ifs yota PS box fed by Benz PS pump

tires: 36x13.5x15 iroks

etc: full removable rollcage, all joints drilled with a 3/8ths hole and cage is used to store air from the mercedes A/C compressor, 8k winch...

[VXorado]

That's funny, small world.

The red Sammie was pretty nice and I remember his line on hell's gate was freaky

[pbkid]

Dave, everything that makes it difficult is optional. We may end up running slaughterhouse instead. Ill know later tonight.

And no I dont watch that site, but ill take a look.

[Triathlete]

For all you Colorado guy's who don't visit the Planet...
ColoradoZu has been reserected...Aug 2-5,, 2012. Info is posted on the Planet.

[VXorado]

For all you Colorado guy's who don't visit the Planet...
ColoradoZu has been reserected...Aug 2-5,, 2012. Info is posted on the Planet.

I'm planning on it.


The trails in Buena Vista are pretty tough- I think high clearance and a locker will be needed... Should be fun.

[pbkid]

I'm planning on it.


The trails in Buena Vista are pretty tough- I think high clearance and a locker will be needed... Should be fun.

just a little note on this... the first time i ever wheeled in my VX was in buena vista, we ran chinaman's if i remember right?

did just fine for a completely stock VX, but i definately dragged the belly a lot.

[VXorado]

just a little note on this... the first time i ever wheeled in my VX was in buena vista, we ran chinaman's if i remember right?

did just fine for a completely stock VX, but i definately dragged the belly a lot.

I haven't ran any trails in BV but I've heard the difficulty goes from moderate to extremely difficult. Chinaman Gulch being the moderate trail and carnage canyon being the extremely difficult trail. I think it just depends on what trails the group wants to run.


... needless to say, we won't be running Carnage Canyon.

[VXorado]

I just checked out the thread on the planet and it has an itinerary.

Chinaman Gulch
http://www.traildamage.com/trails/index.php?id=1

Iron Chest
http://www.traildamage.com/trails/index.php?id=8

Wheeler lake
http://www.traildamage.com/trails/index.php?id=40

On a side note, have fun today in Idaho Springs!!!! I wish I could have gotten out of work today.

[twalker920]

Here are some pics from the trip up Spring Creek yesterday. Jack and I had a great day on the trail, although I wimped out at the tough section near the top. I am even more impressed with my VX than I already was

http://flic.kr/s/aHsjzR8N7J

I included a screenshot of the Google Earth track I recorded too. I used GPS Essentials, which is a free Android app. Pretty cool!

[Gizmo42]

I was going to go even with wonky sliders but spent the night and most of sunday with a killer stomach ache.

[twalker920]

We had a couple of Jack's friends in a Wrangler join us initially...but they had a rear disc brake seize, which overheated so much it melted the rear axle seal and proceeded to pour boiling diff fluid on to the brakes...making a LOT of smoke on I-70. So they were out before we got to the trail

Pic attached is of the pool of diff fluid after it had cooled down a little. Luckily they had AAA, so we hope they got towed home successfully. It was a shame they couldn't make it as they had been looking forward to it all week.

[twalker920]

A short video of me coming up the first obstacle on Spring Creek....too bad it cuts off before I get all the way up (with Jack's expert spotting)...I never got stuck on the trail.

http://youtu.be/iMUnot_Da8s

Here's Jack coming up the ledge in his 4Runner too (I was slightly annoyed by the people walking around and especially behind us with their dogs, as we were doing this...apparently physics was not something they were worried about)

http://youtu.be/g0pD2bYVejc