Ouray Colorado / SE Utah Trip Report

wormhole · 09-02-2008, 05:51 PM

Just a short video for now, as I have over 500 photo's to short though.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PlT3YlDIapc

tc · 09-02-2008, 08:00 PM

It's much prettier than that video would lead you to believe ... something screwy with the color.

wormhole · 09-02-2008, 09:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tc

It's much prettier than that video would lead you to believe ... something screwy with the color.

Ya, youtube does some weird stuff with my videos. I'll try to fix it later but for now a little teaser -

wormhole · 09-03-2008, 03:07 PM

Ouray, Colorado and SE Utah Trip Report -

After seeing multiple trip reports of the Ouray, Colorado I decided it was time for me to go and escape the heat of Yuma, Arizona for a few days. Original, I had planned to though the Peavine Corridor between Blanding and Monticello, Utah but fiqured this was a better idea.

Weather was great, got a little rain and it was nice and cool the whole the trip. A little breeze at night though.

Thrusday-Day 1: Drove to Colorado / checked into the KOA / ran a portion of Owl Creek Trail

Owl Creek:

Friday-Day 2: Engineers Pass / Nellie Creek / Carson Townsite / Cinammon Pass / Animas Fork / North Fork Cutoff
Engineers Pass
Brown Bear, I wonder if that is a good sign for the day (crappie photo, I zoomed in didn't want to get to close)?

Nellie Creek

Caron Townsite (continue up the trail to the contintenial divide)

Cinammon Pass

Can you spot the cabin

Animas Pass (the interior photo's came out kind of creepie like)

Saturday-Day 3: Black Bear Pass (ran w/ a group from IH8Mud) and Imogene / Yankee Boy Basin
Black Bear
Partial Group Shot (12 LC, a Tacoma and Me)

Opps!

Imogene
Black Bear pass trail

Sunday-Day 4: Hoveenweep / Lowry Ruins / backway to Blanding Utah (a night in a hotel was needed)
Hoveenweep Area

Lowry Ruins

Backway to Blanding

Blanding, Utah backway

Creek Crossing fun

Monday-Day 5: Explored some of Elk Ridge Area / Natural Bridges Monument / Muley Point and Mokee Dugway / Valley of the Gods (camp at Gouldings Campground - good site to stay at)
Exploration

Natural Bridges
Sipapu Bridge

Trail Down

Horsecollar Ruin

Kachina Bridge

Two-way waterflow

Owachomo Bridge

Muley Point/Moki Dugway/Goosenecks/Valley of the Gods

Be careful though the Vally of the Gods unless you feel like jumping your vehicle in a few locations (I about did). Would be fun though in a rally car.

Tuesday-Day 6: Returned to Yuma, Az

Estimated Total Mileage not including last tank: 1814.7
Best MPG: 26.2 (Ouray to Montezuma Creek, got to love going downhill)
Worst MPG: 8.45 (Black Bear and Imogene, in low range a good portion of the time)
Avg. MPG: 18.85

No major drama happened on this trip unless you count one landcruiser tipping over and about losing another one on a hairpin turn on Black Bear (4wd and powersteering went out, no photo trying to help out and it didn't seem right to take photos). Things to fix on my 4runner after this trip the exhaust - sounded like it was going to fall off and put the bud built skids back on. The stock ones were banging around like mad.

The time spent wasn't long enough there is so much to explore and to do in those areas. Another trip will be in the works to continue the journey though these areas. This trip was will worth the cost and time involved and I'd recommend it to anyone.

The rest of the photo's can be found here:
http://s162.photobucket.com/albums/t...or%20Day%2008/

habanero · 09-03-2008, 03:28 PM

Nice, very very nice!

**Elvota** · 09-03-2008, 03:39 PM

Awesome report!!

Seems like you covered a lot of terrain. I really need to explore CO on 4 wheels instead of my usual 2 next summer.

wormhole · 09-03-2008, 05:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Elvota

Awesome report!!

Seems like you covered a lot of terrain. I really need to explore CO on 4 wheels instead of my usual 2 next summer.

2 wheels would be fun. I'd be crazy enough to take a mountain bike down Black Bear.

habanero · 09-03-2008, 05:41 PM

My husband took his back down the west side of the Manti-LaSal pass after I drove up to Mt. Peale where we camped.....
I took the east side down and then highway to Ken's lake (I think it's called), we made it to Ken's at the same time.

(We did both 4 and 2 wheels a few weeks ago)

Vermejo · 09-03-2008, 08:47 PM

Quite an amount of land covered. Great pics!

wormhole · 09-05-2008, 08:01 PM

Thanks. I think the total trip was around 1900 miles.

I'm hoping to head back next year and explore some more of the trails I didn't get to this time.

**Lysmachia** · 09-05-2008, 08:43 PM

AWESOME Report especially the pics! Thanks for sharing!

wormhole · 09-05-2008, 09:59 PM

Just pulled these off my cell phone:

Jeep at the KOA campground in Ouray:

Right behind Gouldings campground in Monumnet Valley:

From a member of IH8mud:

09-02-2008, 05:51 PM	#1 (permalink)
wormhole Registered User Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Missouri/Arkansas/Idaho/Utah/Yuma, Arizona Posts: 1,207	Ouray Colorado / SE Utah Trip Report Just a short video for now, as I have over 500 photo's to short though. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PlT3YlDIapc __________________ 2000 Toyota 4runner auto, 4x4, elocker, budbuilt skid, Sonoran Steel 7.2, 265/75/16 Yokohoma Geolanders AT-S Just call me "T" Sold: 1996 Toyota 4runner, auto, 4x4, Bud Built front skid, Stubb Welding Sliders, SS #3, hella 500's and elocked rear axle

09-02-2008, 08:00 PM	#2 (permalink)
tc Contributing Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Longmont, CO Posts: 6,887	It's much prettier than that video would lead you to believe ... something screwy with the color. __________________ Check out www.coTTORA.org to hook up with great Toyota 'wheelin' folks! Current - 93 4Runner: 3VZ 33"x10.50" no lift ARB F/R 96 Impala SS: My own personal cop car Previous - 89 2WD Pickup 22R, Fabtech "Ivan Dan" lift, 31x10.50, IASCA World Finals 4th Place Stop with the mods and get on the trail! Pix at www.4wheelingoh.shutterfly.com/action

09-03-2008, 03:07 PM	#4 (permalink)
wormhole Registered User Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Missouri/Arkansas/Idaho/Utah/Yuma, Arizona Posts: 1,207	Ouray, Colorado and SE Utah Trip Report - After seeing multiple trip reports of the Ouray, Colorado I decided it was time for me to go and escape the heat of Yuma, Arizona for a few days. Original, I had planned to though the Peavine Corridor between Blanding and Monticello, Utah but fiqured this was a better idea. Weather was great, got a little rain and it was nice and cool the whole the trip. A little breeze at night though. Thrusday-Day 1: Drove to Colorado / checked into the KOA / ran a portion of Owl Creek Trail Owl Creek: Friday-Day 2: Engineers Pass / Nellie Creek / Carson Townsite / Cinammon Pass / Animas Fork / North Fork Cutoff Engineers Pass Brown Bear, I wonder if that is a good sign for the day (crappie photo, I zoomed in didn't want to get to close)? Nellie Creek Caron Townsite (continue up the trail to the contintenial divide) Cinammon Pass Can you spot the cabin Animas Pass (the interior photo's came out kind of creepie like) Saturday-Day 3: Black Bear Pass (ran w/ a group from IH8Mud) and Imogene / Yankee Boy Basin Black Bear Partial Group Shot (12 LC, a Tacoma and Me) Opps! Imogene Black Bear pass trail Sunday-Day 4: Hoveenweep / Lowry Ruins / backway to Blanding Utah (a night in a hotel was needed) Hoveenweep Area Lowry Ruins Backway to Blanding Blanding, Utah backway Creek Crossing fun Monday-Day 5: Explored some of Elk Ridge Area / Natural Bridges Monument / Muley Point and Mokee Dugway / Valley of the Gods (camp at Gouldings Campground - good site to stay at) Exploration Natural Bridges Sipapu Bridge Trail Down Horsecollar Ruin Kachina Bridge Two-way waterflow Owachomo Bridge Muley Point/Moki Dugway/Goosenecks/Valley of the Gods Be careful though the Vally of the Gods unless you feel like jumping your vehicle in a few locations (I about did). Would be fun though in a rally car. Tuesday-Day 6: Returned to Yuma, Az Estimated Total Mileage not including last tank: 1814.7 Best MPG: 26.2 (Ouray to Montezuma Creek, got to love going downhill) Worst MPG: 8.45 (Black Bear and Imogene, in low range a good portion of the time) Avg. MPG: 18.85 No major drama happened on this trip unless you count one landcruiser tipping over and about losing another one on a hairpin turn on Black Bear (4wd and powersteering went out, no photo trying to help out and it didn't seem right to take photos). Things to fix on my 4runner after this trip the exhaust - sounded like it was going to fall off and put the bud built skids back on. The stock ones were banging around like mad. The time spent wasn't long enough there is so much to explore and to do in those areas. Another trip will be in the works to continue the journey though these areas. This trip was will worth the cost and time involved and I'd recommend it to anyone. The rest of the photo's can be found here: http://s162.photobucket.com/albums/t...or%20Day%2008/ __________________ 2000 Toyota 4runner auto, 4x4, elocker, budbuilt skid, Sonoran Steel 7.2, 265/75/16 Yokohoma Geolanders AT-S Just call me "T" Sold: 1996 Toyota 4runner, auto, 4x4, Bud Built front skid, Stubb Welding Sliders, SS #3, hella 500's and elocked rear axle Last edited by wormhole : 09-03-2008 at 03:26 PM.

09-03-2008, 03:39 PM	#6 (permalink)
Elvota Super Moderator Staff Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Phx, AZ Posts: 3,458	Awesome report!! Seems like you covered a lot of terrain. I really need to explore CO on 4 wheels instead of my usual 2 next summer. __________________ ================ 1990 4Runner \| V6 3.4 \| 5spd \| 240 someoddthousand miles \| SR5 \| SAS \| RLS \| 35's \| ARB \| TJM \| 217 to 1 \| W8000 - four wheels \| three sticks \| two hands \| one trail - RIGITY DIGITY

09-03-2008, 08:47 PM	#9 (permalink)
Vermejo Registered User Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Las Cruces, NM Posts: 347	Quite an amount of land covered. Great pics! __________________ 1998 LTD\|DoubleLocked\|4:88's\|BFG KM2 315's\|SMP Bumpers\|Sonoran Steel\|BudBuilt\|WARN

09-05-2008, 08:01 PM	#10 (permalink)
wormhole Registered User Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Missouri/Arkansas/Idaho/Utah/Yuma, Arizona Posts: 1,207	Thanks. I think the total trip was around 1900 miles. I'm hoping to head back next year and explore some more of the trails I didn't get to this time. __________________ 2000 Toyota 4runner auto, 4x4, elocker, budbuilt skid, Sonoran Steel 7.2, 265/75/16 Yokohoma Geolanders AT-S Just call me "T" Sold: 1996 Toyota 4runner, auto, 4x4, Bud Built front skid, Stubb Welding Sliders, SS #3, hella 500's and elocked rear axle

09-05-2008, 08:43 PM	#11 (permalink)
Lysmachia Super Moderator Staff Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Boulder, CO Posts: 3,614	AWESOME Report especially the pics! Thanks for sharing! __________________ Molly aka Lysmachia 93 4 Runner SAS - All Fixed in Junk Yard Goodness Get your 4x4 VIDEO pr0n here

09-05-2008, 09:59 PM	#12 (permalink)
wormhole Registered User Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Missouri/Arkansas/Idaho/Utah/Yuma, Arizona Posts: 1,207	Just pulled these off my cell phone: Jeep at the KOA campground in Ouray: Right behind Gouldings campground in Monumnet Valley: From a member of IH8mud: __________________ 2000 Toyota 4runner auto, 4x4, elocker, budbuilt skid, Sonoran Steel 7.2, 265/75/16 Yokohoma Geolanders AT-S Just call me "T" Sold: 1996 Toyota 4runner, auto, 4x4, Bud Built front skid, Stubb Welding Sliders, SS #3, hella 500's and elocked rear axle Last edited by wormhole : 09-05-2008 at 10:02 PM.

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