grogiefrog
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I'm back! As some of you may recall, I went on vacation about two weeks ago. I had planned out a 3,600 mile Jeep trip to Colorado and Wyoming with our '06 TJ (sorry, our KJ didn't attend this one).
So here is a report...!
My first stop was at a family run auto body shop in Denver, where I was given some assistance to install Rubicon Rocker Panels. Not that this was that hard to do, but it sure was nice to be able to use the air tools that this required. Plus, the panels were poorly packaged, and arrived scratched up. So after the install, we taped them off and repainted them with real black auto paint!
The photos below show my progress on this trip that included Imogene Pass, Ophir Pass, the Alpine Loop, the ghost town Animas Forks, camping above Ouray, Colorado, and then up to Wyoming for some back trail adventures.
After Denver, here I am crossing the Continental Divide at Monarch Pass (yeah, it's a poser shot).
It was a beautiful morning for Imogene Pass. No clouds, no expected rain... just an expected big blue Colorado sky!
Passing through Ouray to Campbird Road.
Heading up Campbird Road to Imogene Pass trail.
Turned off on the Imogene Pass trail... water crossing.
Sign warns high clearance and four wheel drive!
Reached the basin below Imogene Pass.
Climbing up Imogene Pass... for the first time I really had to use the 4-low in two spots (my 4-low popped out in one place).
Reached the top! 13,114 ft.
Was this photo taken from a plane or a Jeep?!
Heading down Imogene Pass towards Telluride.
On this adventure, the wife and I visited the ghost town Animas Forks...
...And then onto the Alpine Loop. We quickly climbed up into the clouds were it was raining. There were a few drop offs that we couldn't see down into!
As we began to climb down, the clouds cleared out, exposing the drop-offs, and the rocks! The trail following these pictures became very rough.
The following photos were taken in southern Wyoming, near where my grandparents use to ranch. I made my way down a valley to a creek in the Medicine Bow National Forest (which is used for back woods camping and for cattle to open range). The trails in the forest were narrow, step, covered with cow-pies, and full of dry ruts. Just above the first photo is where I had to use 4-low to get up a hill due to loose dirt and large rocks (again my 4-low popped out). In fact I even got to try out one of my skid plates here! I am definitely putting this on my list to spend more time visiting in the future... the area had a lot of trails!
I'm back! As some of you may recall, I went on vacation about two weeks ago. I had planned out a 3,600 mile Jeep trip to Colorado and Wyoming with our '06 TJ (sorry, our KJ didn't attend this one).
So here is a report...!
My first stop was at a family run auto body shop in Denver, where I was given some assistance to install Rubicon Rocker Panels. Not that this was that hard to do, but it sure was nice to be able to use the air tools that this required. Plus, the panels were poorly packaged, and arrived scratched up. So after the install, we taped them off and repainted them with real black auto paint!
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The photos below show my progress on this trip that included Imogene Pass, Ophir Pass, the Alpine Loop, the ghost town Animas Forks, camping above Ouray, Colorado, and then up to Wyoming for some back trail adventures.
After Denver, here I am crossing the Continental Divide at Monarch Pass (yeah, it's a poser shot).
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It was a beautiful morning for Imogene Pass. No clouds, no expected rain... just an expected big blue Colorado sky!
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Passing through Ouray to Campbird Road.
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Heading up Campbird Road to Imogene Pass trail.
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Turned off on the Imogene Pass trail... water crossing.
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Sign warns high clearance and four wheel drive!
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Reached the basin below Imogene Pass.
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Climbing up Imogene Pass... for the first time I really had to use the 4-low in two spots (my 4-low popped out in one place).
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Reached the top! 13,114 ft.
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Was this photo taken from a plane or a Jeep?!
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Heading down Imogene Pass towards Telluride.
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On this adventure, the wife and I visited the ghost town Animas Forks...
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...And then onto the Alpine Loop. We quickly climbed up into the clouds were it was raining. There were a few drop offs that we couldn't see down into!
As we began to climb down, the clouds cleared out, exposing the drop-offs, and the rocks! The trail following these pictures became very rough.
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The following photos were taken in southern Wyoming, near where my grandparents use to ranch. I made my way down a valley to a creek in the Medicine Bow National Forest (which is used for back woods camping and for cattle to open range). The trails in the forest were narrow, step, covered with cow-pies, and full of dry ruts. Just above the first photo is where I had to use 4-low to get up a hill due to loose dirt and large rocks (again my 4-low popped out). In fact I even got to try out one of my skid plates here! I am definitely putting this on my list to spend more time visiting in the future... the area had a lot of trails!
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