where did you TAKE your Tenere today?

[14kmtnman]

I hit the slopes yesterday. Back when I was a kid, my parents belonged to a Jeep club. One of the trips I remember is going to Breckenridge CO. There were several mining cabins back then that had newspapers glued on the inside of the log walls to help with insulation. It was fun to read the old print. On that same trip we wound up on top of what is now Peak 8, 9 and 10. Now this was many many years ago back in the infancy of the Ski area in the early to mid 1960's. A lot of the roads are now blocked off, but I found one that headed up to Peak 9. To get to the road you have to go through a parking lot. It was maintained, but had a lot of loose gravel and very sharp hairpins the higher up I went.

This is close to where the road starts up.


Part way up looking back towards Breckenridge


Some of the lower sections looked like this


Made it to the Peak 9 Overlook lodge. The place was closed with no one around.

This is looking across to Peak 8. You can just make out the top of the ski lift, just to the right of the peak. The black dots


This is looking up the hill where I am heading next. From here on up the road is much rougher and steeper. I make it to the top of 2 lift runs.


The map at the end of the lift. Peak 9 run is the 2nd from the left. Peak 8 is the tallest in the middle.


You can see how much snow they get by how tall the sign is


Looking down the run


Around the next corner, It turns steeper, rockier and looser. This is where I turn around. It was kind of tricky turning around because of the big holes caused by 4x4's, the steepness and the rocks. I came this close to falling to the downward facing hillside because of a big hole. If I had been on a bit taller bike it would have been all over. This picture does not do it justice. Lots of rocks and holes hiding in the shadows. The road continues up for about another mile and dead ends per my maps.

 

[14kmtnman]

After leaving Breckenridge I head south towards Alma and Fairplay to home. Before going over Hoosier pass I see a sign pointing up a canyon to Blue Lakes. I head up the road, which is apparently where everybody goes. They even have a shuttle lot at the bottom by the highway to haul people up to the lakes. The road was blocked off at the first parking area so I couldn't go up higher to the dam in distance. A nice area.



I then head over Hoosier Pass and and part way down is another couple of lakes. The last time I was here there was still a lot of snow on the ground, so I couldn't get past the first lake which is Montgomery reservoir. I go past Montgomery thinking I'll be able to make it to the next lake up the canyon. The road dead ends into a parking lot with a real rough looking trail heading up. There are lots of people walking and no one using their 4x4's. So I decide to head on home thru Alma and Fairplay. Hwy 285 coming in the other direction from Denver was packed solid with cars from Conifer west due to the hoards of leaf viewing drivers.

 

[Checkswrecks]

Couple hundred miles of back roads on a perfect day.

 

[fac191]

After leaving Breckenridge I head south towards Alma and Fairplay to home. Before going over Hoosier pass I see a sign pointing up a canyon to Blue Lakes. I head up the road, which is apparently where everybody goes. They even have a shuttle lot at the bottom by the highway to haul people up to the lakes. The road was blocked off at the first parking area so I couldn't go up higher to the dam in distance. A nice area.

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I then head over Hoosier Pass and and part way down is another couple of lakes. The last time I was here there was still a lot of snow on the ground, so I couldn't get past the first lake which is Montgomery reservoir. I go past Montgomery thinking I'll be able to make it to the next lake up the canyon. The road dead ends into a parking lot with a real rough looking trail heading up. There are lots of people walking and no one using their 4x4's. So I decide to head on home thru Alma and Fairplay. Hwy 285 coming in the other direction from Denver was packed solid with cars from Conifer west due to the hoards of leaf viewing drivers.

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Nice write up and photos. Looks great.

 

[Ss1]

Немного сурового Севера России.

 

[StefanOnHisS10]

Немного сурового Севера России.

Wow that doesn’t look attractive at all with that weather. How did the S10 do over that trail?

 

[Ss1]

Сутер сделал это без проблем! Единственное, что могло его поднять

 

[Ss1]

Я проехал под дождем 1000 км. Но особых проблем, кроме изношенного заднего колеса, не испытал.

 

[Ric H]

Evening ride to Hawkesville.

 

[Strummer]

I told you we should have turned right at the last junction....

 

[pilleway]

I told you we should have turned right at the last junction....View attachment 85362View attachment 85363

For sure that road MUST be fun! Thanks for sharing!

 

[Cycledude]

What kind of lights are those ? They look great !

Evening ride to Hawkesville.View attachment 85347

 

[Ric H]

What kind of lights are those ? They look great !

Denali D4's with Datadim controller. They are on low beam (controlled by the hi beam switch) in the pic. The camera wouldn't be able to take a pic of them on hi.

 

[Cycledude]

Denali D4's with Datadim controller. They are on low beam (controlled by the hi beam switch) in the pic. The camera wouldn't be able to take a pic of them on hi.

Thanks for your reply, I ordered the same lights a few weeks ago, a few items have already arrived, the lights are supposed to be shipped about the first week in October , also ordered the amber lenses . A lot of money to fix a very dangerous lighting problem that the Tenere never should have had.

 

[holligl]

While not today, I rode to Iowa to help my brother harvest. This is eemsreno's area, and I think I found a water crossing suited for him. My brother got the head hung up on the banks. Fun getting this out. Glad it was him driving and not me.

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[pilleway]

While not today, I rode to Iowa to help my brother harvest. This is eemsreno's area, and I think I found a water crossing suited for him. My brother got the head hung up on the banks. Fun getting this out. Glad it was him driving and not me.

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How did you got it out? did you used a tractor or how you did it? had to be very fun and hard work to get it out.

 

[cyclemike4]

While not today, I rode to Iowa to help my brother harvest. This is eemsreno's area, and I think I found a water crossing suited for him. My brother got the head hung up on the banks. Fun getting this out. Glad it was him driving and not me.

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Hope it came out with out damage and wasting too much harvest time! things like that are always frustrating when you are on a time line. Great pictures though! thanks for sharing.

 

[holligl]

How did you got it out? did you used a tractor or how you did it? had to be very fun and hard work to get it out.

He dug out under the head as much as possible with a tractor/loader. I pulled him out forward with a bigger tractor. No damage, just some cleanup. Some flooding earlier this year has moved some of the rocks down stream. He had crossed the other direction earlier, but got stuck coming out.

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[pilleway]

He dug out under the head as much as possible with a tractor/loader. I pulled him out forward with a bigger tractor. No damage, just some cleanup. Some flooding earlier this year has moved some of the rocks down stream. He had crossed the other direction earlier, but got stuck coming out.

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Thanks, I thought on a bigger tractor and that is the way it came out. Long time ago I had a similar experience and we end up with two tractors because by it self is was diging more and we thought we were not going to be out so tractors was the solution. Good you had it out!

 

[holligl]

Thanks, I thought on a bigger tractor and that is the way it came out. Long time ago I had a similar experience and we end up with two tractors because by it self is was diging more and we thought we were not going to be out so tractors was the solution. Good you had it out!

Picked up 6 tons of Rip Rap rocks this morning. On location but not placed yet.

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