Mom-mobile goes on road trip...lots of dorky pics

habanero · 08-17-2006, 10:45 AM

Starting with a hike at Devil's Head, drive up Mt. Evans "highest road in US" and then to Leadville via 24 to Turquoise lake where we camped.

Day 2, a 6 mile hike around Turquoise lake

On the way from Turquoise lake spotted this:

and yes, I know, I am a dork...but really, how many of these azure deals am I gonna see?
From there it was over to Weston Pass

and over to Mosquito Pass (FUN!!)

and back to Leadville. On to Fruita for some camping on public grounds.
Day 3, Made the sunrise trip to Moab and hiked the practice loop on slickrock,
then drove up to a view of Mt Peale

and beyond until I got to a go-around I couldn't make so came back

and camped at Slickrock.
Day 4, we headed over to Mesa Verde. I don't think they gave much thought to their signage - the second one states no food or drink.

My 3 year old climbed the ladders for the tour we took..very cool little guy he is.
After Mesa Verde we moseyed to Hermosa Creek to camp.
Day 5, a hike at Hermosa Creek

then down the Million dollar highway to Engineer(?) pass just south of Ouray.
FUN!! FUN!! FUN!!
scraped my hitch a little here but that's it for "carnage" for the entire trip, upsidedown hitch: priceless.

and then back down towards Silverton

I liked the first part of the drive best up to and a bit past Poughkeepsie Gulch, and some of the switchbacks up to the pass too. This was my favorite, then Mosquito.
and over to Owl Creek pass to camp.
Day 6 we went to the Black Canyon of Gunnison for a little hiking and seeing, then to Hartman Rocks to play around a little on the easy stuff and camp.
Day 7 we went to Monarch pass and hiked 7 miles on top

then drove to the Rainbow trailhead and hiked a couple miles of the bottom

We camped off of old Monarch Pass.
Day 8 took us to the Great Sand Dunes where we hiked to the top

and yes, I still know I look like a dork.

After that we farted around at Zapata Falls, then on to our last camp at Kiowa State fishing lake in Kansas. On the way we passed a yard full of interesting sculptures

Day 9 we headed the rest of the way home and passed another yard of sculptures

It sure beats the 5 and 6 legged cows of hwy 70. Some burritos at Mexican Villa in Springfield, another 3 hours and we're home.

I know I didn't drive anything tough but I loved it and was impressed with the stock-mobile, running boards, highway tires, jam packed to the ceiling and all. The kids liked it ok except for the occasional bump of elbow and head on the truck's interior.

Ok, that was mean. I shouldn't have laughed.

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AxleIke · 08-17-2006, 11:04 AM

Those aren't dorky at all, those are amazing pictures! Great story too...you shoulda posted up that you were coming out here, (or maybe you did and i missed it) we woulda met up with you and run mosquito or something...

Anyway, very, very cool trip, and hope you liked Moab, you should come out to wheel soon. Lots of good trails for your runner out there.

Thank you for sharing.

kmcc78240 · 08-17-2006, 11:07 AM

You hiked all that way with a three year old on your back. That is impressive. Thanks for sharing

Bob_98SR5 · 08-17-2006, 11:37 AM

dorky nuttin'! GREAT pics and thanks for sharing your family pics with us

*me thinks Habby is one strong, classy lady*

BajaTaco · 08-17-2006, 12:49 PM

I see no dorks in this report, sorry. Excellent (FUN) report and photos! This is what it is all about! Beautiful family and cool choice of vehicles to get you to the adventure.

There is more to life than crawling on rocks and gunning it through mud

:bigclap:

habanero · 08-17-2006, 02:31 PM

Awww, shucks guys, thanks!

I saw a bunch of really cool yotas and other trucks out there and wondered if any of them were yotatechers too. If you saw a light blue 3rd gen it might've been me.

Unless it did something to piss you off....then it wasn't!

BajaTaco · 08-17-2006, 04:05 PM

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Originally Posted by habanero

...Unless it did something to piss you off....then it wasn't!

LOL

Out of curiosity, which ruin did you tour at MV? You mentioned climbing ladders, so my guess is balcony house. I went there for the 1st time this summer, and that is the ruin I decided on. It was really interesting and a beautiful place. I plan to go back and see some more.

habanero · 08-17-2006, 05:59 PM

Yeah, balcony house was the one. I agree, the whole area is really interesting...wonder what made them abandon the idea so quickly?

d0ubledown · 08-17-2006, 10:55 PM

wow...looks like a fun adventure...great pics & story!

Ric · 08-17-2006, 11:23 PM

Quote:

Those aren't dorky at all, those are amazing pictures! Great story too...you shoulda posted up that you were coming out here, (or maybe you did and i missed it) we woulda met up with you and run mosquito or something

X2.. would have loved to wheel with ya, we could have slaped our Missouri tags on for the day

OutdoorLiving · 08-18-2006, 04:23 AM

Looks like an adventure full of "Stop touching me!", "You're on my side of the seat!" and "Are we there yet?"

No, seriously. Looks like it'll be one of those times the family still talks about 10 years from now. Loved the pics! Thanks for the story.

slosurfer · 08-18-2006, 05:56 AM

This is the dorkiest thing I have ever seen! j/k Seriously, great pics and story. It was cool to see some of the places that we missed on our summer trip and reminded me of some of the things we did. There is no way my wife would hike that much though, kudos to you. That first part of the trail leaving from Ouray to engineer pass is really cool.

gohawks · 08-18-2006, 06:27 AM

very nice. Thanks for sharing.

habanero · 08-18-2006, 07:31 PM

Would love to wheel with y'all too.....but we had no itinerary, just a very basic idea of where we'd be and winged it from there. My favorite way to travel. This is my 8th trip out to CO and 5th to Moab but the first for my husband's daughters. Next time I'll have to try to have a better idea of the wheres/whens so I can bother some of you to show me where to go. I miss mountain biking out there most...waiting for my son to get big enough....but got more than a little bite in the butt for the wheeling on this trip for sure.

4unner4life · 08-19-2006, 05:26 PM

Nice pics! Once again another thread started to make us east coast guys jealous.

dwh91102 · 08-19-2006, 07:02 PM

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Originally Posted by 4unner4life

Nice pics! Once again another thread started to make us east coast guys jealous.

Thats the truth lol
Hab, very nice pictures, looks like you and your family had a great time.

Tacoclimber · 08-19-2006, 07:20 PM

Wow...very cool report, Habby. A beautiful family, in a beautiful vehicle, going to beautiful places. Now THAT'S a road trip!

(I can't wait to get my youngin out in the forest...He's gonna love it!)

99runner4me · 08-20-2006, 10:16 AM

Great photos! Thanks for sharing.

94-RUNNER · 08-21-2006, 07:07 AM

Looks like everyone had a great time. No better way to do it than doing it with the family. Thanks for the great story and pic's Hab !

Lookin forward to your next trip report.

BajaTaco · 08-22-2006, 09:05 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by habanero

Yeah, balcony house was the one. I agree, the whole area is really interesting

A-ha! I knew it - balcony house. Wow, that was a great ruin to visit. Here are a couple of pics I took...

Quote:

Originally Posted by habanero

...wonder what made them abandon the idea so quickly?

There are varying theories. I am thinking maybe it's because all of those interest-only loans came due...

99_Runner · 08-22-2006, 10:35 AM

Wow, you went to The Great Sand Dunes and Zapata falls? I grew up about 45 minutes from there and I try to make it to Zapata falls during the spring and rapel down the falls when they are still frozen.

Awesome trip, story and pics.

habanero · 08-22-2006, 02:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BajaTaco

A-ha! I knew it - balcony house. Wow, that was a great ruin to visit. Here are a couple of pics I took...

There are varying theories. I am thinking maybe it's because all of those interest-only loans came due...

Great pics!
My 3 year old walked the whole thing and climbed both the ladder in and the steps on the way out by himself.....with me shadowing him, arm loosely about his middle.

We did do Sand Dunes and Zapata Falls. I didn't get to check out the actual falls this time 'cause I took the boyo in as far as I could without too much chance of slipping and falling, but I did get to see them 4 years ago in early July....really cool. My husband took his girls up to see it though. The whole area is scenic in various ways, though I admit the valley to be a bit.....flat

....which direction were you 99_runner?

panarunner · 10-17-2006, 10:38 AM

awesome trip-- love the pics-- That balcony house has a slight resemblance to Montezumas castle in Az. Can't wait until I start taking the little guy on trips like that. He's only 2 weeks old though.

panarunner · 10-17-2006, 10:52 AM

oops-- sorry to bring such an old thread alive again.

Intrepid · 10-17-2006, 12:12 PM

Habanero=Sandra Bullock?

08-17-2006, 11:04 AM	#2 (permalink)
AxleIke Contributing Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Boulder, Colorado Posts: 4,890	Those aren't dorky at all, those are amazing pictures! Great story too...you shoulda posted up that you were coming out here, (or maybe you did and i missed it) we woulda met up with you and run mosquito or something... Anyway, very, very cool trip, and hope you liked Moab, you should come out to wheel soon. Lots of good trails for your runner out there. Thank you for sharing. __________________ 1987 Mutant 4runner\|Slightly Modified\|Lacking general build direction -Lifts and Tires look cool at the Mall, Lockers and Gears look cool on the trail. -Internet Nice Guy

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BajaTaco Contributing Member Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Prescott, AZ Posts: 644	I see no dorks in this report, sorry. Excellent (FUN) report and photos! This is what it is all about! Beautiful family and cool choice of vehicles to get you to the adventure. There is more to life than crawling on rocks and gunning it through mud :bigclap: __________________ Chris Marzonie BAJATACO.COM Toyota light expedition vehicle Adventure reports Lots of Photos OVERLAND JOURNAL North America's first vehicle-dependent expedition magazine

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d0ubledown Contributing Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: vansterdam BC. Posts: 1,432	wow...looks like a fun adventure...great pics & story! __________________ sonny ------- 1998 4Runner LTD. Fabtech CO fronts, OME/Pro Comp rears, SS rear links, Revtek diff drop, oem elocker, ARB RD90, 4.88's, 315/75/16 MT/R's on FZJ-80's, Trail Gear sliders, ARB Prado Bar, 1.5" 4Crawler BL, Tundra Brakes, wabfab disco's, IPF's...satoshi'd deckplated & ISR'd. SOLD!!! new ride: 1997 FZJ80. ome/arb/bfg/etc. when clinton lied..nobody died

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slosurfer Contributing Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Los Osos, CA (we can't agree on crap!) Posts: 2,155	This is the dorkiest thing I have ever seen! j/k Seriously, great pics and story. It was cool to see some of the places that we missed on our summer trip and reminded me of some of the things we did. There is no way my wife would hike that much though, kudos to you. That first part of the trail leaving from Ouray to engineer pass is really cool. __________________ Chris 7th Annual Pismo Jamboree: Sept. 25-27, 2009 '93 4runner SR5 3.0 Auto 4WD '07 Tacoma Dcab 4x4 TRD offroad '89 F250 4x4 w/utility bed M416 1/4 ton military trailer "Some people spend an entire lifetime wondering if they made a difference. The Marines don't have that problem." Ronald Reagan Semper Fi SLO 4wheelers

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gohawks Contributing Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 1,274	very nice. Thanks for sharing. __________________ SERENITY NOW!!

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Bob_98SR5 Contributing Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 10,092	dorky nuttin'! GREAT pics and thanks for sharing your family pics with us me thinks Habby is one strong, classy lady

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4unner4life Registered User Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Raleigh NC Posts: 554	Nice pics! Once again another thread started to make us east coast guys jealous. __________________ -1998 4runner, Sonoran Steel #1 lift, 1" bl, 33x12.50 bfg a/t on black rims, custom dual exhaust with a vortex. -and a fast yz 125 -Daniel

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Tacoclimber Contributing Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Between a rock and a hard place, AZ Posts: 3,713	Wow...very cool report, Habby. A beautiful family, in a beautiful vehicle, going to beautiful places. Now THAT'S a road trip! (I can't wait to get my youngin out in the forest...He's gonna love it!) __________________ CJ ...<>< 03 DC TRD Tacoma 4wd with a bunch of junk. SOLD 1964 Chevy Biscayne, 230 I6, lowered, satin black, old-school legit. Just wheel the stupid thing!!! But do it responsibly, ok? My band: Road Worn Saints

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94-RUNNER Contributing Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Ct. Posts: 307	Looks like everyone had a great time. No better way to do it than doing it with the family. Thanks for the great story and pic's Hab ! Lookin forward to your next trip report. __________________ OFF ROAD TRIP 1994 4-Runner 4X4 3.Slow & other stuff http://community.webshots.com/user/94runner

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99_Runner Registered User Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Westminster, CO Posts: 1,115	Wow, you went to The Great Sand Dunes and Zapata falls? I grew up about 45 minutes from there and I try to make it to Zapata falls during the spring and rapel down the falls when they are still frozen. Awesome trip, story and pics. __________________ Drew 99 4Runner SR5, auto, 3.4 V6, factory rear locker, 265/75 Yokohama Geolander AT+II Stock for now, but hopefully not for long.

10-17-2006, 10:38 AM	#23 (permalink)
panarunner Registered User Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Phoenix, Az Posts: 23	awesome trip-- love the pics-- That balcony house has a slight resemblance to Montezumas castle in Az. Can't wait until I start taking the little guy on trips like that. He's only 2 weeks old though. __________________ 2000 SR5 :) gutter guard grill :) Yakima Loadwarrior w/ extension :) Hull Raisers :) Powderhound :) Deckplate mod.

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panarunner Registered User Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Phoenix, Az Posts: 23	oops-- sorry to bring such an old thread alive again. __________________ 2000 SR5 :) gutter guard grill :) Yakima Loadwarrior w/ extension :) Hull Raisers :) Powderhound :) Deckplate mod.

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