Ho Lee Crap!
http://flashoffroad.com/Articles/blackbear/blackbear.htm (http://flashoffroad.com/Articles/blackbear/blackbear.htm)
(http://flashoffroad.com/Articles/blackbear/images/BlackBearJeep.jpg)
Oh CO has got a good bit of that - look up the Lead King basin also...
Quote from: Monsterlover on December 01, 2009, 12:12:45 PM
Ho Lee Crap!
http://flashoffroad.com/Articles/blackbear/blackbear.htm (http://flashoffroad.com/Articles/blackbear/blackbear.htm)
(http://flashoffroad.com/Articles/blackbear/images/BlackBearJeep.jpg)
It's one of their nicer roads, actually. They call that paving.
Quote from: MrIncredible on December 01, 2009, 12:23:14 PM
It's one of their nicer roads, actually. They call that paving.
'Cep'n that is really I-70. [roll]
Black Bear Pass is much more technical. [evil]
For grins, look up where the name Telluride came from.
From wiki. . .
"The town was named after the chemical element tellurium, which was never actually found in the mountains of Telluride. Tellurium is a metalloid element sometimes associated with deposits of gold and silver. An alternate theory for the naming of Telluride is that it is a contraction of "to hell you ride". Telluride's mines were rich in zinc, lead, copper, silver, and, of course, gold."
Quote from: Monsterlover on December 01, 2009, 02:13:22 PM
From wiki. . .
"The town was named after the chemical element tellurium, which was never actually found in the mountains of Telluride. Tellurium is a metalloid element sometimes associated with deposits of gold and silver. An alternate theory for the naming of Telluride is that it is a contraction of "to hell you ride". Telluride's mines were rich in zinc, lead, copper, silver, and, of course, gold."
or...
"Back in the day.. and I mean the late 19th century day.. it was pretty difficult to get to the mining town of Telluride, CO. The mule teams would haul you over Black Bear pass â€" a scenic but treacherous route through the San Juan mountains. Today, that route is considered expert 4×4 terrain that should only be traversed by short wheelbase vehicles driven by competent pilots. Mistakes involve a several hundred foot freefall â€" and a possible violation of your rental agreement. Before the town sprung up, the locals would tell people about to set off on Black Bear pass that it's “To Hell You Rideâ€.. thus the name “Tellurideâ€!"
Looks kind of like that thing they call a road just outside of Aspen on the way to Independence pass...
Quote from: Rev. Millertime on December 01, 2009, 04:09:43 PM
Looks kind of like that thing they call a road just outside of Aspen on the way to Independence pass...
Lincoln Rd?
Schofield Pass (between Marble & Crested Butte) is much better. (http://www.gifs.net/Animation11/Transportation/Cars/4_wheel_drive.gif)
Quote from: Bick on December 01, 2009, 04:28:13 PM
Lincoln Rd?
Schofield Pass (between Marble & Crested Butte) is much better. (http://www.gifs.net/Animation11/Transportation/Cars/4_wheel_drive.gif)
Not sure the name of it. Just remember it being a single lane road that some ass hat in a Lexus thought I should get off of so he could get thru.
so what happens if someone is coming the other direction?
ok, so it's not as insane as i thoguht.
i'm taking the dirtbike there... ;D
Quote from: KnightofNi on December 02, 2009, 09:05:45 AM
so what happens if someone is coming the other direction?
The uphill vehicle backs up until there's a wide spot. Not sure why it's not the down hill one - but that's what the CO trail road laws say. Though they say that, most folks on the downhill side will defer, and go back down to a wide spot. At least that was my experience going up past Marble and Crystal on the way to the crystal river mill
(http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2666/4010172720_255b3c799b.jpg)
As I was headed up, I found a dude in a caddy who'd gotten it high-centered... dumbass obviously ignored the signs along they way that said 4wd only beyond this point...
Quote from: yuu on December 02, 2009, 10:21:31 AM
As I was headed up, I found a dude in a caddy who'd gotten it high-centered... dumbass obviously ignored the signs along they way that said 4wd only beyond this point...
Well, it WAS an Escalade, right? [laugh]
Quote from: triangleforge on December 02, 2009, 01:16:33 PM
Well, it WAS an Escalade, right? [laugh]
There ain't no fire hydrants up there. [roll]
^^^^^ Ba-dum-bum!
Not even. It was a sedan. Not sure how - or more to the point why, he made it as far as he did.
Quote from: yuu on December 02, 2009, 04:13:44 PM
Not even. It was a sedan. Not sure how - or more to the point why, he made it as far as he did.
brute force and ignorance my friend....
:'( :'(
Quote from: KnightofNi on December 03, 2009, 08:09:52 AM
:'( :'(
What?
They're my friends too, at least when it comes to off roading/snow driving/taking a Buick LeSabre places is was never meant to go. I mean, it'll do donuts, you just gotta do em backwards. Won't hurt anything, right?
Quote from: MrIncredible on December 03, 2009, 10:02:05 AM
Did he hurt your feeling?
no, but he did steal my cookie :P
Quote from: Obsessed? on December 03, 2009, 10:23:08 AM
What?
They're my friends too, at least when it comes to off roading/snow driving/taking a Buick LeSabre places is was never meant to go. I mean, it'll do donuts, you just gotta do em backwards. Won't hurt anything, right?
i used to do that in my lincoln continental. as well as powerslides and drifting in the snow.
Quote from: yuu on December 02, 2009, 04:13:44 PM
Not even. It was a sedan. Not sure how - or more to the point why, he made it as far as he did.
This one, maybe?
(http://cache-foo-04.gawkerassets.com/gawker/assets/images/12/2009/12/500x_doha_junkyard__5_.jpg)
i used to dream of making my old LTD into an offroad machine.
it would have been hilarious.
(http://carphotos.cardomain.com/sites/cardomain/features/john/monster-camaro.jpg)
(http://southparkstudios-intl.mtvnimages.com/shared/sps/media/images/906/906_studio_sing_along.jpg)
"In the ghettoooo..."
[laugh]
Quote from: Obsessed? on December 03, 2009, 11:55:13 AM
(http://carphotos.cardomain.com/sites/cardomain/features/john/monster-camaro.jpg)
[clap]
The Dead Milkmen- pregnant dogin' Camaro (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U30K-Dw18Jw#normal)
(Not intended is the 7:09 min rant)