10 days on the road. AZ to our favorite places in colorado.

[SOAZ]

Well its working good for you... great color and depth. I got a new Sony DSC-HX1 last year and have not been as happy as expected....

Great shots. Look forward to the rest.

Thanks, I do the best with what I have. I haven't experienced the Sony, but I have an Olympus (waterproof, dust proof) and the picture quality falls short. (Likely due to the model and not the brand)

Day 4 is up. soaztim.com

Video of Black Bear.

 

[Adventure Jeep]

Black Baer is a fun trial, not hard but the drop offs make it seem hard. Not sure if you are going to be in the Ouray area but Silver Basin off Imogene is a nice trip. As is Governor Basin and the trail to Bullion King Lake off Black Bear. BTW.... Look like you might get some snow tonight.

 

[SOAZ]

Day 5 is up! soaztim.com

 

[ttora4runner]

Did you guys go up the side track right before the mining building in Governor Basin? I was tempted to drive up it to check it out but didn't.

Some of those mines remember me of the move the 'Hills Have Eyes 2'. I wonder is the mining operation at the beginning of the ascent to Governor Basin is still using that cart with the newer light on it.

 

[BIGGUY]

Awesome! I'm really enjoying this.

 

[GTABurnout]

Great Trip. Looking forward to reading the rest of the story.

Thanks

 

[SOAZ]

Did you guys go up the side track right before the mining building in Governor Basin? I was tempted to drive up it to check it out but didn't.

Some of those mines remember me of the move the 'Hills Have Eyes 2'. I wonder is the mining operation at the beginning of the ascent to Governor Basin is still using that cart with the newer light on it.

We did go up a couple side trails in Governor. Not sure which one you're referring to. I would guess that with the current price of Gold and other minerals that those two private mines are doing pretty well. I hope so for them. As long as they follow the environmental rules I think it's great to see people continuing the hard working and dangerous legacy of mining the San Juans.


Day 6 is up! soaztim.com

 

[Vermejo]

Great pics and write-up, Tim. Good seeing you guys up there.

 

[Funrover]

Awesome trip. Thanks for the report!

 

[SOAZ]

Great pics and write-up, Tim. Good seeing you guys up there.

Haha! Awesome shot. I look as tired as I felt right then!
Great seeing you up there. Hopefully next time we can camp out together.

 

[ttora4runner]

We did go up a couple side trails in Governor. Not sure which one you're referring to.

This one, where the red arrow is pointing to.

 

[SOAZ]

This one, where the red arrow is pointing to.

Ah, I see. No, we didn't do that one. To the left in that photo was another small side trail and we drove up it to a mine. About 3/4 of the way up was a big boulder in the trail so instead of getting the winch and tugging it out of the way I hiked up to the top. Then I had the pleasure of backing down about 500 yards.


Day 7 is up and it's a big day. soaztim.com
We did, Lake City, Engineer, Animas forks, California Pass, Poughkeepsie, Ouray, Mineral, Cinnamon pass, Carson City Ghost town, Continental Divide and Colorado Trail on to Heart Lake.

 

[Adventure Jeep]

That is a LOT of driving my friend... Very busy.

 

[SOAZ]

That is a LOT of driving my friend... Very busy.

Sometimes I like doing a long day, but that one was LONG. I was haggard for the next day.


Day 8 is up! soaztim.com

 

[SOAZ]

Day 9 and 10 are up too. soaztim.com

I can tell that I was tired due to the lesser number of photos!