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Colorado 2-week Off-road adventure!


Qman

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So my buddy and I are trailering our WR250R's to Colorado starting Friday evening 6/9/17.  To start, we will be spending 4 days at the MSTA STAR event:  http://ridemsta.com/srblog/star-2017/

Then we intend to ride much of the southern portion of the COBDR: http://ridebdr.com/COBDR from north to south  and will be camping off the bikes as much as possible.  Then somehow find a mosltly unpaved route back to Colorado Springs.

It will be a reactionary plan, as some of the passes may still be closed.  If many of the passes remain closed, we may head into Utah...we shall see.  

I intend to use "Bubbler GPS Lite" application to track my position via Spotwalla.  I should be able to be followed here: https://spotwalla.com/publicTrips.php?un=qman

This a cell phone-based tracking app, so i may not have good coverage in many spots.

I have very little off-road experience!...so wish me luck!

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We had a 30" snow here two weeks ago, (my house is at 10,000') Above 11,500' or so still has  a lot of snow from that most recent storm. The roads are open now and most paved passes are open. Different story off road. Ya might wanna head for Utah <gg>.

 

Couple of pics from this past weekend - taken at 11,000'.............

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6 minutes ago, Qman said:

Thanks earache!   Been checking Bushducks for pass status.  Is there a better resource?

Don;t know of one. But they're most Jeepers - you should be able to get through more difficult stuff than the average Jeep can. A Jeep with 30's, winch, big lift, etc should get through damned near anything.

 

Keep in mind that a lot of these passes are really, really rocky. Not the best surface for beginner off roaders. Hard to stop and turn on. But take your time and go slow and you'll be fine. Bikes can run hot at elevation with slow speeds, so take time for the bikes to cool down.

 

Have fun!

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40 minutes ago, Hellmutt said:

Awesome!  Pikes Peak is on our bucket list.  Looking at your pics, rethinking later in the summer for our trip though :D

If you're gonna stay on pavement, you should come early to avoid the heat in the lower elevations....or later.   Id rather deal with cold on a bike than heat...so will your tires!

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