Frezski
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- Allan
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We just made it from Colorado and Utah. Sounds like @Col_Sanders summed up what I was going to say. Overall wasn't very difficult. We based out of Ouray, ran Ophir first as an easy break in trail after arriving. Next day was Black Bear Pass. The steps wasn't as bad as we thought it might be, however I noticed some Yotas had a little more challenging time. Just focus on driving and you will be ok. Get a good spotter for the second switch back. We had planned to run Imogene after lunch in Telluride, however half way up my buddies 4runner steering was acting up. We decided to turn around. Anna and I went back the next morning and did it solo. This kind of scrambled our planned timing. We ran Engineer to Lake City. Beautiful. Due to the paranoia of my buddy and his Yota, after the start of Engineer pass he didn't favor trying Poughkeepsie. By then we ran out of time as that was our last day. If you start Engineer Pass on the Ouray side, the climb is beautiful. First so many miles of the climb is rocky and a tiny bit technical. It was fun! Once you hit the start of the Alpine Loop portion its smooth sailing.. literally...
That said, it was wild in Ouray. Not sure what Jeep event was going on but it was busy. Even our neighbors who come out and stay yearly there to hit the trails in their Jeep said it was the busiest in their 10 years visiting. Surprisingly, all the big companys left before the weekend. Maybe a little prerunning some trails? Not sure. Across from where we stayed was where Savvy and RK staged. They seemed to arrive the same day we did, (Tuesday) and were gone by Friday. Quite a few other shops.. Outlaw I believe out of East Coast. That said, I hope your trip out to CO is less busy, as sometimes traffic gets a little wild.
Let me know if you if need more info or detail. I have my planned routes on Gaia. Would be glad to share them if you would like them.
That said, it was wild in Ouray. Not sure what Jeep event was going on but it was busy. Even our neighbors who come out and stay yearly there to hit the trails in their Jeep said it was the busiest in their 10 years visiting. Surprisingly, all the big companys left before the weekend. Maybe a little prerunning some trails? Not sure. Across from where we stayed was where Savvy and RK staged. They seemed to arrive the same day we did, (Tuesday) and were gone by Friday. Quite a few other shops.. Outlaw I believe out of East Coast. That said, I hope your trip out to CO is less busy, as sometimes traffic gets a little wild.
Let me know if you if need more info or detail. I have my planned routes on Gaia. Would be glad to share them if you would like them.
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