go high, until you hit ice

[fulsizjeep]

Ryan (Gambler68) came by yesterday and we took a ride in his Viper Blue WT Cherokee up to around 10000 feet just 45 minutes from here. There is snow on the ground under the spruce up high. Stopped at the Ramparts for a few pictures and then on up higher. Had a diversion where I had a brain fart on directions. Once back on the right path we started seeing plenty of snow and ice. Then we reached an ice flow. The Cherk was well up on the ice, we felt slipping and Ryan stopped. Tried to get out but it was slick as what a mommy pelican chokes up for it's babies. :rolleyes: I got back in and we backed down off of it. We probably could have got up and back OK, but I am sure it was just a sign of more to come. It was good to go high and take in the big trees and far views of NM, AZ and UT. We were on FR 566 in San Juan National Forest. There are mines in the area and we were trying to get up to see one that has a cool old sluice machine still pretty much intact.

After we got home, Ryan helped us with a little fencing project for the barnyard then we had pizza and a Blue Moon. =8-) Thanks Ryan! :thumbsup:

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[bigun]

Shoot you mean to to tell me you and Ryan let a little ice stop you! Let guess Ryan doesn't own a set tire chains. LOL Great pics

[fulsizjeep]

It was a beautiful drive. Heh Charlie, no chains. I figure if we need chains, no need to go there. :rolleyes: It was me that started to fidget in my seat. Krista and I had a close call with Wally trying to bust snow up to Yankee Boy Basin. I have extreme respect for such things on the side of a mountain today. :whistle:

[rustywagoneers_com]

great pics. man, now i am jonesing bad....

peace
Dave

[Bill Lawton]

Thanks for sharing the beautiful pics. Wish more would take pics of outings and share. I always look forward to pics from fellow FSJ's.

[Tonka J200]

Beautiful!
You guys are SO fortunate to have stuff like that right in your back yard.

[FSJ Guy]

Looking good, guys!

[DanHS]

Cool, nice views. Those trails look like they'd be passable by car if it weren't for the snow and ice.

[N2Jeeps]

Man... makes me long for home back in Colorado..... wonderful pics!

[Gambler68]

fun day indeed!

not so fun: running out of gas 10 miles from home after dark. Having to walk a mile to someones house and borrowing 2 gallons. :rolleyes:

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[ne715]

Nice pictures Ryan, I really like the B&W ones.

Pam

[Lindel]

have to agree with Pam, nice shots and great color manipulation!

[Murphy]

Nice pics and what a view!

[fulsizjeep]

You were about $3.12 from making it home huh? Dang! :banghead:
I have a 1 gal plastic gas jug to give you next time you drop in. :D
Nice pix! :thumbsup:

[fulsizjeep]

http://i194.photobucket.com/albums/z94/Ouray07/echo/woodsoul.jpg


This piece of wood was laying on the ground at our first stop. Ryan stepped out of the Jeep and it was right at his feet. That is the face I make when I see yet another thread about "what cam should I get?" :lol:

[Gambler68]

hahah!

yeah..I was feeling pretty dumb about not having spare gas..18 gallons to go 130 miles though? All I put in was about 10oz of marvel mystery oil..musta BLOWN my mileage. But it was worth it.

[CustomWag]

Looks like a blast! That is some gorgeous country.
Yeah Ryan, I was scouting for firewood a couple weeks ago & thought I had plenty of gas, but a lot of the driving was 1st & 2nd gear up & down the switchbacks. I didn't run out of gas, but sure was nervous when I saw the needle too close to "E" for comfort. Don't even want to know what the mileage is when you're crawling.

[Ralph Rogers]

Nice pics Ryan.
That piece with the face on it is cool. Did you save it? It would look good on your front tree Flint.

Ralph

[Gambler68]

Nice pics Ryan.
That piece with the face on it is cool. Did you save it? It would look good on your front tree Flint.

Ralph

of course I saved it :P

what was funnier was trekking a 20lb piece of pondo a few hundred feet back to the jeep.

[armyfsj]

nice pics colorado is full of outstanding views like those just wish more people would post pics of them.

[fulsizjeep]

Thanks for the comments! :cool:

Since you asked, here are some pictures from the same area last year for colors...
http://frontier.net/~mystkblu/06colorsrun/

And the year before...
http://frontier.net/~mystkblu/05ramparts/
:fsj: