Kennebec Pass Run (pics)

durangotang · **Posted:** Wed Jul 02, 2008 11:07 pm

OK so the season is approaching and these pages will be full of teasers from the area of LJS 09... today was a little further south by Durango but has the same feel to it.

I was flying solo on this trip so the exploring of the back roads had to be cut short. Started things off on a lovely day after some afternoon rain.

Headed up to see if the pass was open as it's a pretty good indicator of what things are doing up in Ouray.

Got distracted by a couple of side trails that didn't seem to end... I need a trail buddy to go check those out... anyone?

Plenty of old mining equipment scattered around...

The shelf road up to Kennebec Pass (check out the manmade notch in the mountain for the road)

Heading up...

Chilling at the top... and yes that's a very big cliff just in front of me.

The trail turns into a bike path from here and you have to turn around.... not a bad view on the way down though.

Well now the Jeep is dirty and happy... was a good day of playing.

durangotang · **Posted:** Wed Jul 02, 2008 11:28 pm

It's nothing special but here's a quick 360 from near the top... I'll warn you, it's shaky haha.

2006 KJ · **Posted:** Sun Jul 06, 2008 6:49 pm

is all of CO like this???

RespectMyLibertay · **Posted:** Sun Jul 06, 2008 7:01 pm

Pretty much everything west of the front range is like that. Right on the front range its a mix of hills and valleys, and east of it is the plains.

Tokyojoe · **Posted:** Sun Jul 06, 2008 7:01 pm

Only the mountains. From Denver (along I-25) going East, it is prairie land.

2006 KJ · **Posted:** Sun Jul 06, 2008 9:56 pm

ah ha.. i'm in school to be an air traffic controller and hopefully i'll get placed at the denver airport (or somewhere else in CO) i can put down 5 choices and the govt. tells me where i can go. from everything i've seen and heard i think i'd love that state. although i've never been there so i cant be sure. What are the negative aspects about living in CO? and yes i like snow

htkrph · **Posted:** Sun Jul 06, 2008 10:19 pm

2006 KJ wrote:

ah ha.. i'm in school to be an air traffic controller and hopefully i'll get placed at the denver airport (or somewhere else in CO) i can put down 5 choices and the govt. tells me where i can go. from everything i've seen and heard i think i'd love that state. although i've never been there so i cant be sure. What are the negative aspects about living in CO? and yes i like snow

niiiiiiiiiiice. i'm an air traffic controller for the navy. i finished regular school a year and a half ago. Now i'm trainning to get my CTO. :twisted:

Good money in Govt Controlling.. but I want mobile control!

Tokyojoe · **Posted:** Sun Jul 06, 2008 10:24 pm

Snow is not a big deal. It snows, it melts...FAST! At least below the mountains. Just put one location choice, Denver, and you are in. LOL!

Anyways.....

Let's stay on topic though. No more hijacking.

durangotang · **Posted:** Mon Jul 07, 2008 12:45 am

There was no topic really... hijack away

So maybe you can be our insider into all the conspiracy throries surrounding DIA :shock:

http://www.anomalies-unlimited.com/Denver_Airport.html :roll:

KJ Taz · **Posted:** Mon Jul 07, 2008 1:24 am

Nice pictures! My wife and I will be out in the area hopefully with both the KJ and the TJ from the 14th of August to the 17th.

rangerd77 · **Joined:** Sat May 03, 2008 10:48 am **Posts:** 512

are all your pics just scenary pics with no action or what?

Inc · **Posted:** Tue Jul 29, 2008 9:56 pm

rangerd77 wrote:

are all your pics just scenary pics with no action or what?

From what I have seen, that is what Ouray is like, not too many hardcore trails.

tjkj2002 · **Posted:** Tue Jul 29, 2008 10:08 pm

incubusmike wrote:

rangerd77 wrote:

are all your pics just scenary pics with no action or what?

From what I have seen, that is what Ouray is like, not too many hardcore trails.

The Ouray area is tuned more for site seeing,it's very appealing for the views and small town feel without the need for a more then built rig to see some spectacular views.You need to go north some for the harder trails(with easy trails also) with views also.The Grand Junction,Idaho Springs,and Boulder area is where most of the hard trails are.

durangotang · **Posted:** Wed Jul 30, 2008 1:04 am

rangerd77 wrote:

are all your pics just scenary pics with no action or what?

I was by myself

rangerd77 · **Joined:** Sat May 03, 2008 10:48 am **Posts:** 512

oh ok then i understand. very nice looking pics though

RkyMtnKJ · **Posted:** Mon Aug 04, 2008 9:09 pm

Hey durangotang, i just did this trail 3 days ago with my parents in town. A lot less snow, but many more palygmists (so i think). there were 2 trucks with 2 men and over 10 women! They did the whole trail with the women sitting in the back of their pickup! :shock:

Its much more steeper than it seems... Back on the front range now though...

jeepmedic46 · **Posted:** Thu Aug 07, 2008 8:27 am

Looks like very beautiful country, Hope to make it out that way someday.

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