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Whether because of terrain, lack of views, lack of interesting features, bad experiences, or whatever, is there a trail you wouldn't run again?
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Would not run Mosquito Pass in Co again... W/o proper equipment. :D It's really an easy trail but took my Taco over it with Michelin road tires which were fine for all but about 200-300 yards of scree near the summit. Want off road tires if I ever take that shortcut again.
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I feel like ive got the same issue. There are a few local ones I wait tell its to cold for the average human to be out so the traffic is lighter.
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Rubicon in El Dorado County CA. Its not a trail with obstacles, but a trail that is an obstacle. It is a great iconic trail that is a must for the die hard but for me its just to much anymore. Plus I don't like knowing I'm going to break something its just a matter of what.
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Slick Rock. But I’m glad I tried it. It really helped me recognize that I’m no longer interested in trails just for the sake of trying a difficult trail. Not that there’s anything wrong with that, it’s just not for me. Sometimes it’s important to stretch ourselves and sometimes it’s important to know our limitations.
Tomichi pass in Colorado. Real narrow shelf roads over rock slides make for a nerv-racking drive.
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Well Tomichi is closed indefinitely due to a rock slide... I’ve heard it’s harrowing.
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Its not that bad. I pulled my trailer over it. The edge isn't going to jump out and bite you.
Just remember, the view is better when you are hanging out over the edge.
Yes. Sadly it’s closed. I ran it several years back in a jeep TJ and that wheel base was just narrow enough to squeeze through the tight spots. I don’t think I’d attempt it in my Jeep JK unlimited now.
Looks like you’re not too far from me (also in CO). The traffic gets nuts across the front range in the summer and it really makes camping and 4x4ing a pain sometimes. It’s true for Moab and other areas too. The cold definitely clears things up. I still need to finish seven mile this winter and possibly check out the Walden sand dunes since they’re open year round (I believe). Getting the camping setup more winter friendly is the priority now.
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You will have to stop by sometime and see the new toy I ordered for my teardrop. It is a gasoline powered heater that is designed to heat the cab of a big rig when it is parked overnight. It uses outside air and has an electronic lighter and thermostat. I just set the temp and presto, nice and warm.
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I grew up outside Walden. There are some nice trails. Try Buffalo Pass or the road up through Pearl and over to Hog Park and then down to Steamboat.
Used to hang out at the sand dunes in the 60's before it was popular.
There are also some interesting trails to explore south of Gould through the old ghost town of Teller City.
Used to hang out at the sand dunes in the 60's before it was popular.
There are also some interesting trails to explore south of Gould through the old ghost town of Teller City.
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North Park has been one of my favorite camping spots up until the last few years. Last time I was up there Road 3 was gated and locked a few miles past Big Creek Lakes. did not try to see if 6(x,a,b,w) path was open. Also they have cut down most of the "thalidomide" forest up that way where the trees were all bent to hell from a series of bad winters. Used to be a really eerie sight at night with a camp fire burning throwing twisted shadows all about. Think Goblin valley but under a full forest. Can't say I've tried Buffalo Pass, Anything interesting up that way?
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Wharton state forest in New Jersey. It is a great place. Iv been there maybe 4 weekends on solo trips It’s just a lot of dirt roads between pine trees. It’s all the same. Great for a day trip especially if you haven’t ever been there. But I can’t say I would enjoy going back on a solo trip again. With others maybe. It might make for a different experience.
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That Rand area is cool as heck. A pile of beetle kill though. I worked for a Ranch 40 min north of chambers lake for 5 years and did alot of stuff in an out of walden. I haul ALOT of hay out of coalmont off the ranches on the bottom of buffalo pass. That is a cool drive!!
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Its good ground to cover. Takes you from north park over into steamboat springs. Its neat cus you avoid hwy 40 and are on dirt the whole time. First county rd south of the grizzly ranch that heads west. Think there is 5 miles of paved road west tell you hit dirt and climb up and over into steamboat.
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I grew up on the family ranch in Walden. A nice place to camp is the trailhead for Lake Kathrine, due west of Walden. You have to go through the Noffsinger ranch, but it is forest access. It is a short 3 mile hike to the lake, which I think is one of the prettiest in Colorado.
