Some of mine from Monday in no particular order ;cause it's late and I just got back home
Had a great time!







From Left - John Hall (Johnny Rash), Rov Goble (Roy Goble), Dave Horst (Skitime), Scott Morneau (Sam6308)





One side of Hancock Pass - we came down this side.








St. Elmo. A quaint mining town overrun with Chipmunks.  Iit's also where you buy  Ice Cream Sandwiches











Eric and Blake













The trail to Alpine Tunnel. It's the original railroad grade.

Anyone tracking their gas mileage on the trip?

I don't have a mileage figure either but all day Monday from Taylor to Tin Cup to St. Elmo, up Hancock Pass - over to Alpine Tunnel then back through Tin Cup to Taylor - 3 gallons. Well - 2.98 .

Bone Stock 97 Tracker

Khodabear, I sent you an IM about your camper.

Who had the newer Tracker?  Looks good!  Actually they all look pretty good in this bunch.  Not a rust bucket anywhere.

Can anyone put names to faces or vehicles in the pictures?

Awesome looking trip guys!  I'm so sad that I missed it.

Rob

Khodabear, I sent you an IM about your camper.

Who had the newer Tracker?  Looks good!  Actually they all look pretty good in this bunch.  Not a rust bucket anywhere.

Can anyone put names to faces or vehicles in the pictures?

I added some verbiage to the photos. Sorry if I got any names screwed up  

Yours is in great shape, but I was referring to the 99+ model in this picture.

Yours is in great shape, but I was referring to the 99+ model in this picture.

That is Mike Hagen's 'daily driver' 

I wondered if it was Mikes'.  I've read about its build before.

What's the run for tomorrow?

Looks like fun! Wish I coulda gone this year, I thought I mightve been able to but other things have popped up for me (like trying to find a better job) If this is a yearly thing I will def make the trip next year!

Looks like fun! Wish I coulda gone this year, I thought I mightve been able to but other things have popped up for me (like trying to find a better job) If this is a yearly thing I will def make the trip next year!

I should think that among all of us Colorado locals we could make it an annual event.

Did Schofield's Pass today along with some other trails. Talk about some scenic views!

Looking forward to the Colorado Adventure Run for 2013!

A little background for those who went to Alpine Tunnel from a friend...

I love that area over around the Alpine Tunnel.  Our Jeep Club, Mile Hi Jeep Club did the restoration of the dispatch shack up at the tunnel and also has reset the last, complete water tank down at the end of tunnel gulch---started that, for the first time, in 1964 when they rebuilt the whole tank.  The railroad had pulled up the track and just cut the steel bands holding the water tank together and let the slats drop to the ground---they were only interested in the steel to sell.  Our club had the bands re-made and re-assembled the tank in 1964 and two times since have re-done those huge timbers 16X16 under the tower to support it.  I have actually been in and have gone all the way to the East end of the tunnel back in 1991-----Glad you had a good time and glad that the Tracker did a good job.

Jerry  

So I guess we have the Jeepers to thank for a lot of what we enjoyed!

Just now getting home and it was a great time. We ran Schofeild Pass/ Devils Punchbowl, went over to Marble, then Crystal City and back out. Ive been down to the Punchbowl before, but never dropped down in it and it did not disappoint. Was raining when we came out so that made it that much harder.
The group...

Going down the Punchbowl....


The pics don't do it much justice, as its a lot steeper and narrower than it looks.
Stopping for lunch

Crystal City

Long day, but a good one. Thanks again for allowing me to tag along (even if I was running to much air in my tires)

Just got home a few minutes ago; it's 3:00AM and I have been driving for the last 22 hours!  I have around 2000 pictures from the trip; I will be sorting them and posting them to a photobucket account.  I'll provide that link in the coming week or two, but here is my favorite picture from the trip (so far).  It is a pic of Eric driving the Equator down Black Bear Pass into Telluride.  It looks like we were driving right off of a cliff...