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  Yermo

  4 years ago

  This is looking pretty serious. I saw one track near Telluride and had to zoom in. <whew> I remember the jeep trail near the double waterfall on the far end got pretty gnarly higher up. I took my K100RS up as high as I could before it became one way in the opposite direction. 
  
  

  Photo #532

  Yermo

  14 years ago

  

  Looking down on Telluride, Colorado
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  America.Rides.Maps

  4 years ago

  Photo #59116

  America.Rides.Maps

  6 years ago

  

  Ash Brooks atop Engineer Pass on the Alpine Loop

  Yes. Ash just sent over his .GPX tracks, all the new pink lines on the map. The classic route is hiding beneath them right now. I'll go through it and break it up into segments as we'll need to have options available. He'll call a week before we get there as the trails open and close based on current conditions. The last time we rode through one of the biggest challenges was crossing a mudslide that had just happened. I had to jump several trees on the GSA and the mud and rocks were a handful. We also had to make route changes getting there due to extensive forest fires at the time. Then we had to time the riding to avoid the highest elevations with afternoon thunderstorms moving through. It will be a real adventure. I have not added the POI's on the routes yet, just the lodging for early planning. I'll get to it now that the MABDR and New England Ride Plans are about done.   

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  Yermo

  4 years ago

  And we do this for fun.  I've got not to no experience jumping trees on the DR and I've never traversed a mud slide, the remnants of a rock slide yes, but never a mud slide. This should prove to be "interesting". 
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  America.Rides.Maps

  4 years ago

  When you go up into the high country adventure happens. It's a very dynamic environment. You and I have been through some tricky stuff and you've never faltered, we'll do fine. You have the skills. While we have most of the arrangements set, I'm still faced with a decision - which bike? Currently I'm set to do it on a tricked out Honda 450. It will be a blast on the trails, but a bitch on the commutes. There's still the chance I can snag the GSA I've taken up there a couple times before. I've already done much of the hard stuff on a GSA, but not the legendary descent into Telluride. I've seen videos of Jeeps and 4 wheelers getting into trouble on that stretch. It's steep loose scree so brakes are of marginal effect. I think the challenge is "can you maintain your line on the way down". It doesn't suffer errors well. There are also a couple big rock ledges to bump over. I'm mulling over the options.    
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  Yermo

  4 years ago

  Wait. What? I didn't see the descent into Telluride on the tracks?!? Umm. Ok. I've lived long enough. I'm ok with my fate. Me and my trusty DR Mule will face the inevitable.
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  America.Rides.Maps

  4 years ago

  If conditions are ideal I'm going to look to do Black Bear Pass instead of Ophir Pass into Telluride. It's a convenient option.

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  Yermo

  4 years ago

  Ok. 
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  America.Rides.Maps

  4 years ago

  Unable to embed shared object. Sharing permissions error?

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  America.Rides.Maps

  4 years ago

  Most recent GPS tracks. 7-30-2020
  

  Map #88695

  America.Rides.Maps

  4 years ago

  

  [Large Static Map]

  COBDR GPS Tracks Ver 3 7-30-2020

  Final version GPS tracks

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