Pics from Four Corners NM/ CO Trip, July 2010

[drew02a]

I finally got a chance to sort through all the pics. Click for high res.

Alot of them are at odd angles (the nature of shooting pics out the window of a vehicle that is off camber). If you went on the trip, and there are some images you'd like to print/ frame, let me know and I'll clean them up for you.

Catching some morning sun


Camp on the first night


Everyone meets up in Farmington, and we hit the rocks












































Look at the sky






Playing on the playground




Making tracks to Colorado


Camp outside of Silverton, CO


Airing down for Black Bear Pass




































































































































Sharpest switchback we had to take
Mine was the only truck to do it in 3 points




Our spotter gives expert instruction




Damn was that fun
















Starting up Imogene Pass


















Old as bridge


Signs like these taunted our DC Long Bed companion the whole trip.
He owned those trails though.


Passing FJ Cruiser




















Brian lifted a tire on this drop




Graham opts for the river crossing instead of the bridge










Yankee Boy Basin






A view from the passenger seat


Clear Lake










Stopped on the highway about 2hrs out of Amarillo
Took about 45min before we moved an inch
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[m771401]

That's awesome!
Do you have any kind of GPS tracklog you could share? This looks like something I want to do.

 

[Silverback]

Excellent pics Drew! Not to take anything away from the New Mexico scenery, but those ones in Colorado are beautiful. Camping in Silverton looks like paradise.

 

[bakerla]

wow, very nice.

 

[taco505]

damn drew! you guys got some really good pics!

and that really sucks about gettin stuck on the highway, how was the alignment did they really take "2 hours"?

 

[fsbrain03]

Awesome pics Drew, thanks for putting them up. Finally some of my truck. I'll be saving some of them to my PC. This trip was so much fun! Luckily I zoomed right through all the way home.

 

[balakay]

Sweet pictures man. Definitely want to make a trip like this when my truck is more capable. Those Colorado mountains look absolutely amazing.

 

[drew02a]

That's awesome!
Do you have any kind of GPS tracklog you could share? This looks like something I want to do.

No GPS, but all the CO trails we did were in this book I bought: "Guide to Colorado Backroads & 4-Wheel Drive Trails, 2nd edition". There are a ton more trails in the book that I'd like to go back and do.

damn drew! you guys got some really good pics!

and that really sucks about gettin stuck on the highway, how was the alignment did they really take "2 hours"?

It really did take 2hrs because there was a car in front of us that had some issues. We just walked over to the hotel though so it wasn't that big of a deal.

 

[tex]

Wow. Great pics. I would love to see Colorado like this. Go to the places that are off the beaton path and away from the crowds. Did y'all do any fishing?

 

[drew02a]

Wow. Great pics. I would love to see Colorado like this. Go to the places that are off the beaton path and away from the crowds. Did y'all do any fishing?

Unfortunately we didn't have the time to do any fishing. I love trout fishing. Closet I got on this trip was going for a swim/ bath in the river.

 

[fsbrain03]

Unfortunately we didn't have the time to do any fishing. I love trout fishing. Closet I got on this trip was going for a swim/ bath in the river.

When you got in, we heard you at the campsite.

 

[drew02a]

When you got in, we heard you at the campsite.

It was freaking cold, but felt so good.

 

[AlienXtx]

Man I'm i kicking myself in the ass for missing this meet!!!

 

[drew02a]

Motivation to do the next one I guess,

 

[AlienXtx]

Yes sir I guess so.

 

[Silverback]

So how far was the drive from SA?

 

[drew02a]

So how far was the drive from SA?

15-16hrs I think

 

[Silverback]

15-16hrs I think

Hmm.. I think this would be a cool road trip to do on all 2 lane or less.

 

[BirdTRD]

Hey Andrew, great pictures! I'm glad I finally got to see some. We're having record heat here so we cut out of town for the last few days. I just got back from camping with the family in Telluride. Our campsite was at 11,300 feet (Alta Lakes) and it was even hot there! We just took Ophir Pass there and back. Just as beautiful but not quite as difficult as what we went on.

It sounds like you enjoyed the trip. I'm glad. I still owe you some time in the Glade. We need to put those lockers to the test. No mechanical issues next time!!!!

 

[Lrgrnr]

Nice pics!!!