sturg Posted October 4, 2014 Report Share Posted October 4, 2014 SO we've only been Longmont CO for a month before my brother arrived to sample some of that Rocky Mountain High. He touched down in DIA early last Wednesday. From there we picked up his rental bike & we started on the 100mi jaunt from Lafayette to Buena Vista where the Four Mile OHV area is (http://staythetrail.org/maps/viewtrail.php?trail_id=39). He would ride while I drove the packed out sequoia that contained my bike as well as a shit ton of camping equipment. Since we were planning on spending 3 days 4 nights days at a primitive camping site, at 10,000ft with temps between the 30's and 80's we brought everything and the kitchen sink. Unfortunately on our 2nd day Drew dropped the bike on a sharp rock & cracked the Oil Filter Cover on the crank case. He was ok but despite a trailside quiksteel repair oil kept seeping out & we had to cut the trip short. But the trip ended on a positive note as the renter had a spare part readily available. After we broke down camp, drove back & replaced the cap we were able to sample some local trails before turning the bike in on the last day. Anyways here are some photos from BV. Neither of us had a gopro so here are a few scenic shots. Turning off the main road & heading towards the campsite. Still climbing up Views from camp looking westward over BV He wanted a few glamor shots for his Christian Mingle profile. I wanted one for my herpes dating site, h-date.com Gotta get one for mom Thankfully we were only 2 miles from camp & it was 80% downhill. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sturg Posted October 4, 2014 Author Report Share Posted October 4, 2014 (edited) Here's a quick screen shot of the 2nd day afternoon ride. Operator error with the GPS. Top most section actually was connected to make a loop & after that i turned it off since we just retraced our steps back to base. For reference the redline on the right of the screen is 285 & we took country road 305 west to access the camp site. https://goo.gl/maps/CjDZ7 Edited October 4, 2014 by sturg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Casper Posted October 4, 2014 Report Share Posted October 4, 2014 Awesome. Earache and I have been talking about a similar trip. Was supposed to happen this year, but we were both too busy. Hopefully next year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sturg Posted October 5, 2014 Author Report Share Posted October 5, 2014 Awesome. Earache and I have been talking about a similar trip. Was supposed to happen this year, but we were both too busy. Hopefully next year. Eric gave me tons of advice about the European trip that got nixed last minute due to the Colorado move. I'd be more than happy to repay the favor; put you guys up, provide resources, answer any question and possible tag along when the time comes! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Casper Posted October 5, 2014 Report Share Posted October 5, 2014 Eric gave me tons of advice about the European trip that got nixed last minute due to the Colorado move. I'd be more than happy to repay the favor; put you guys up, provide resources, answer any question and possible tag along when the time comes!That'd be awesome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earache Posted October 6, 2014 Report Share Posted October 6, 2014 That'd be awesome.Yup - now we just get off our collective asses and make it happen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NinjaDoc Posted October 6, 2014 Report Share Posted October 6, 2014 very nice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strictly Street Posted June 7, 2015 Report Share Posted June 7, 2015 Bump for the thread. Great pics. Funny looking tires. No sweeper turns. Hmm...Looks like an ok ride till you hit the funny roads and get the new tires. Something about "Dirt" and "Hurt" beyond the fact that they rhyme... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marlboro man Posted June 15, 2015 Report Share Posted June 15, 2015 looks like fun iv bin out there camping in the rockys 5times on atv's buddys dad tim lives in longmont Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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