chasmc2

Im trying to find a few people from the pueblo colorado springs area for trailing and working on rigs. anyone out there

chasmc2

is there anybody out there???????

Ric

there some Co. people on here, they will chime in, ive met a few of them, super cool people, hook up with Darren, he knows them trails like he made them himself, good luck and have fun.
Ric

chasmc2

still looking for colorado people

rwmorrisonjr

Relax, we're out here, just up wheeling, that's all! Not too many internet connections in the woods or at 14,000'!

chasmc2

still nice to hear from you all up north. We have family in Fort Collins so we do go up that direction alot. who knows we might meet each other.

DubJunkE

You can try http://www.colorado4x4.org there are lots of people from the state there

Driftinco

Yeah, there's some of us around...

PutzRunner

Just another Coloradan checking in. I would suggest you try to
attend the CO4RJ this year. It will only be about 115 miles from Pueblo.
You will meet a lot of folks there. I was able to attend 2 days last year
and met a few but not all of the people there.

BTW, I lived in Pueblo West in the '80's.

Welcome aboard.

Yotahedgie

Here we are My husband and I are from Colorado Springs. Whatcha looking to do or going?

chasmc2

just seing whos out there. but if you guys plan on doing any roading give us a buzz down here and will try to make it up.

chasmc2

I am planning on attending if things go right. thanks

mountainmanryan

Hey, i live in Pueblo and just stumbled across this thread. Send me a message if you want to go wheeling. I know most of the good spots around southern colorado

aedavis

I'm in Pueblo West and know some of the local trails but I'm interested in finding some that I can run in the winter. I'm not quite up for Penrose yet but I'd like to find some others that aren't buried in snow from October through March.

Aaron Elson and I (and a few others) met at the 2004 CO4RJ and have been making plans for when the snow melts. Aaron usually does a write up on www.colorado4x4.org of our trail runs - check there.

If you're interested in getting together, let me know - direct email is probably better since I don't check this board too often.

Allan

van7559

springs here, always down to do some wheeling, or wrenching.

Lance

I'm coming out to Penrose in mid April of 07' for a wedding. I'm trying to get the bride's brothers to go for a scenic wheeling trip while I'm there but I’ve never met them. I'm worried about the amount of snow in the mtns for I’m looking for trails with a view. I’ve looked at all of Darren’s trail pictures several times and have spent way too much time at Colorado4x4.org for someone who has never been to Colorado.
I use the 4runner to get me to places that would be too far to hike and/or too high to reach in a day. Wheeling to wheel is fun but I don’t have much time there so I what to see as much as I can.
It’s going to be a 20+ hr drive and I need to attend the wedding so scheduling could be tight.
Does anyone know anything close to Penrose? Right now I’m planning on seeing the Royal Gorge and driving up Pikes Peak. I would love to do the Telluride, San Juan area or even the Schofield Pass area but I’m think it will be too early in the spring for all of those trails.

toy283

Yup, there is a very nice group of trails right outside of Penrose (Independence). I wouldn't exactly call them "scenic" though They rate a solid 10 (or even 11) on Colorado's 1-10 difficulty scale.

vwfastg60

im up north but always up for wheeling. Hit me up if your planning on coming up this way. Im in longmont

Lance

yeah, I was looking at some Independence pictures and thought that it looked difficult to hike that trail.

I was thinking more like Hermit pass and Hayden pass, if they're not covered in snow.

Darren

Howdy Lance,

You are correct about that being too early for the areas you mention. Unfortunately, all of the scenic high roads don't start opening until mid-June. You can always find a local group to go on a snow run that time of year, but none of those areas are what I would consider scenic. They probably would be compared to downtown Cincinnati, but not in relation to some of the other places you had in mind. You're on the right track of thinking along the likes of Pikes and Royal Gorge. There are plenty other great views along some of our highways, but you'll always be looking up to the peaks instead of across them like on high passes.

Hopefully, you'll be able to schedule another trip out here at some time during one of the better times of year for sightseeing. The two best times are around the first of July when the high roads have recently opened and there is a huge amount of snow on the peaks, and then late July when the wildflowers are out, though with minimal snowpack.