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Forum: Trip Reports: Topic: Memorial Day Weekend, Great Sand Dunes, Bishop Castle: |
Sir Sam |
Posted: Sun Jul 21, 2013 6:17 pm
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Next nights campsite: http://colorado4wheel.com/images/Sand_Dunes_2013/content/bin/images/large/IMG_2576.jpg http://colorado4wheel.com/images/Sand_Dunes_2013/content/bin/images/large/IMG_2580.jpg http://colorado4wheel.com/images/Sand_Dunes_2013/content/bin/images/large/IMG_2999.jpg http://colorado4w... |
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Forum: Trip Reports: Topic: Memorial Day Weekend, Great Sand Dunes, Bishop Castle: |
Sir Sam |
Posted: Sun Jul 21, 2013 6:14 pm
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Into the park: http://colorado4wheel.com/images/Sand_Dunes_2013/content/bin/images/large/IMG_2942.jpg http://colorado4wheel.com/images/Sand_Dunes_2013/content/bin/images/large/IMG_2969.jpg http://colorado4wheel.com/images/Sand_Dunes_2013/content/bin/images/large/IMG_2978.jpg http://colorado4wheel.co... |
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Forum: Trip Reports: Topic: Memorial Day Weekend, Great Sand Dunes, Bishop Castle: |
Sir Sam |
Posted: Sun Jul 21, 2013 6:10 pm
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Dropping down into the national preserve via Medano Pass. http://colorado4wheel.com/images/Sand_Dunes_2013/content/bin/images/large/IMG_2521.jpg http://colorado4wheel.com/images/Sand_Dunes_2013/content/bin/images/large/IMG_2553.jpg http://colorado4wheel.com/images/Sand_Dunes_2013/content/bin/images/... |
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Forum: Trip Reports: Topic: Memorial Day Weekend, Great Sand Dunes, Bishop Castle: |
Sir Sam |
Posted: Sun Jul 21, 2013 6:06 pm
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First nights campsite: http://colorado4wheel.com/images/Sand_Dunes_2013/content/bin/images/large/IMG_2917.jpg http://colorado4wheel.com/images/Sand_Dunes_2013/content/bin/images/large/IMG_2922.jpg http://colorado4wheel.com/images/Sand_Dunes_2013/content/bin/images/large/IMG_2924.jpg http://colorado4... |
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Forum: Trip Reports: Topic: Memorial Day Weekend, Great Sand Dunes, Bishop Castle: |
Sir Sam |
Posted: Sun Jul 21, 2013 6:03 pm
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One of our first stops was bishop castle, this one guy has built it all by himself for decades. It's pretty impressive, but also pretty scary. I walked on one of the upper walkways off the spire and the amount of shaking that commenced sent me scrambling back. http://colorado4wheel.com/images/Sand_D... |
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Forum: Trip Reports: Topic: Ouray Area July 4th 2013: |
Sir Sam |
Posted: Sun Jul 14, 2013 8:04 pm
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Forum: Trip Reports: Topic: Ouray Area July 4th 2013: |
Sir Sam |
Posted: Sun Jul 14, 2013 8:02 pm
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We also checked out a couple of breweries, first was Ouray brewery, the main brewing building is not in the old downtown but a little north past the hot springs. Their taproom/restaurant is in the old downtown and has three levels with the highest being the rooftop you can sit on. Overall I was quit... |
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Forum: Trip Reports: Topic: Ouray Area July 4th 2013: |
Sir Sam |
Posted: Sun Jul 14, 2013 7:46 pm
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Some misc stuff, on the drive in just outside of ridgeway: http://colorado4wheel.com/images/ouray/ouray_july4_2013/content/bin/images/large/IMG_3198_1.jpg Up to our campsite, letting the Jeep cool off, I had just replaced a lower radiator hose that sprung a leak so the system wasn't fully bled and t... |
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Forum: Trip Reports: Topic: Ouray Area July 4th 2013: |
Sir Sam |
Posted: Sun Jul 14, 2013 7:14 pm
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Next we checked out the Bullion King Mine/Lake area, this road can be accessed off of black bear pass and highway 550. For my loop I started from black bear, and cut over to the main Bullion King Mine road. The road is fairly rough towards the top with minimal passing and turn arounds. The road ends... |
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Forum: Trip Reports: Topic: Ouray Area July 4th 2013: |
Sir Sam |
Posted: Sat Jul 13, 2013 10:53 pm
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Next up we tooled around and checked out the Ironton Park/Idarado Mine Basin area, there is quite a bit of little stuff to explore and the roads are an extensive labyrinth. <Google Earth Link> http://colorado4wheel.com/images/ouray/ouray_july4_2013/idarado_mine_basin.jpg http://colorado4wheel.com/im... |
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