I enjoyed the rougher, more challenging trails going up and over top of Hancock pass, the smaller cliffs and such, I also enjoyed the downhill tight trails/over large boulders with huge ammounts of traction, coming down from top of Imogene toward Ouray

 

Jack, I bought a two wheel dolly this week, haven't seen it yet, but Chad picked it up for me, this coming year I will use the Aviator to pull the Jeep out, and that way we will have one more backup for just such occasions as this most recent trip's mishaps. Plus it will be available for anybody on here to use if they need, for instance, like when the guys had to go Umtahin with a full size trailer, this "should" cost less to pull. (hopefully)

 

I only have two trail ratings. One I just drive over stuff like on Hancock and Pomeroy Lakes. And two, I have ta git out and move rocks and such, like on Black Bear at the water fall. I had saved some of the more difficult stuff for the last part of the San Juan trip. Was try'n ta be easy on folks and trucks the first few days so we could finish out the week. Figured if trucks and folks didn't have trouble on the first few days then they were ready for more difficult stuff. Poughkeepsie is really not that difficult it just has the rep like Black Bear. Unless you take some side trips like we did with the water fall on Black Bear.

Guess I've been over them soo many times that it all kind of runs together. As long as I don't have ta git out much I'm "happy". I just go to drive out in the back country and see stuff. I like remote campsites. You guys haven't been with me on one of the trips that I really like to do. To me there is very little difference between a technical section and a rough bouncy section. It's just a way ta git where I want ta go so's I kin see's what I want's ta see. I really do just enjoy being out in the back country away from the city and the crowds.

Charles Well's dose a good job with the trails from a technical view. Larry's books are more intertaining and informative.

Curtis you can give me a call anytime you want.

 

Thanks Jack, I gotta say we couldn't have had a better trail guide, these last couple of years.
While I do enjoy the technical stuff, I have to agree with you on the getting out and away for a while.