MtnLlama
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All be it a little late, I thought that I should start a thread about the first time I went to Colorado and fell in love with the state, the mountains, and the need to explore! The trip consisted of myself and two good friends of mine and my 1968 VW Westy Weekender. I had rebuilt the engine in the bus about 8 months prior and this was to be the first true test to see how it would hold up. Needless to say, the only issues we ran into were a set of burned points and a broken accelerator cable in the middle of nowhere in Wyoming-both of which were repaired fairly quickly. In total, we put about 2800 miles of the bus in the time from start to finish, which was quite the accomplishment in a 43 year-old vehicle that had previously sat for 8 years!
The route was to take two-lane black top out there and avoid freeways at all costs. Even coming into CO we avoided I-25 by taking back, dirt roads into Fort Collins.
The Bus on the previous night before. An hour before this picture was taken, the motor was out on the bench getting a new clutch and T/O bearing.
The Black Hills, SD
We Made it!
Driving through Poudre Canyon. It rained for about half of our trip out there, which made for a chilly journey at times due to no heat.
Pingree Park Road
Right outside Nederland
Somewhere between Nederland and Estes Park
Our campsite outside Gold Hill City. Getting to this location is where we suffered burned points due to the grade/elevation gain. Luckily I had a set of electronic points in the spare parts that got installed that night at camp.
Leaving the Gold Hill City Site
Last night in CO, once again up Pingree Park Rd.
Pronghorn fighting while going through Wyoming
And lastly, the badlands of SD
The route was to take two-lane black top out there and avoid freeways at all costs. Even coming into CO we avoided I-25 by taking back, dirt roads into Fort Collins.
The Bus on the previous night before. An hour before this picture was taken, the motor was out on the bench getting a new clutch and T/O bearing.
The Black Hills, SD
We Made it!
Driving through Poudre Canyon. It rained for about half of our trip out there, which made for a chilly journey at times due to no heat.
Pingree Park Road
Right outside Nederland
Somewhere between Nederland and Estes Park
Our campsite outside Gold Hill City. Getting to this location is where we suffered burned points due to the grade/elevation gain. Luckily I had a set of electronic points in the spare parts that got installed that night at camp.
Leaving the Gold Hill City Site
Last night in CO, once again up Pingree Park Rd.
Pronghorn fighting while going through Wyoming
And lastly, the badlands of SD
Great pics; looks like a fantastic time!