Hugothegrunt
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- Longmont CO.
So thanks to Skully, he got the 4wheelin itch in me goin really good. On Monday I'm lookin at taking my 98 XJ out for the first time, and it will be the first time for me in over 18 years, and the first time for my wife and kids. So..yeah I'm pretty much a total noob. I wanted to find an easy trail(s) that would have some wounderful scenery so I can get the wife pumped about 4wheeling, and easy enough for me to cut my teeth, and not exceed my limits as the driver or the capabilities of my XJ, yet challenging enough to be fun, and not boared to tears. I konw I'm probably asking a lot.
I picked up the "Guide to Colorado Backroads & 4-Wheel Drive Trails" by Charles Wells, and found plenty to pick from, however I did not realize that there is a "Guide to Northern Colorado Backroads & 4-Wheel Drive Trails" that would be really handy since I live in Longmont and wanted to find sowhere close to home. So going with what I have, I picked Peru Creek as a nice start with senic views and cool old mines for the kids and wife to see, then I thought of continuing south to Webster Pass and Handcart Gulch to pop out on Hwy 285, a co-worker said I should take Guanella Pass while I'm out that way, so I figure I could take that back north to link up with I-70 and back home. However this is starting to look like a 9-12 hour round trip, might be a bit long for the kids.
I would like to invite anyone who could make it Monday to join, and if they are familiar with something closer to Longmont that would be fun, challanging, but within the capabilities of my XJ and myself, I'm open to suggestions. If not we will plan on Peru Creek and play it by ear on the rest as we see how much time it takes and how the kids are holding up. Either way my wife and me would love to meet some of the members if you can make it, and have a good time.
I would also love some info on the trails I have selected, I know alot of you know these routes like the back of your hand, I would like to know about the sections of Webster Pass that intersect with Red Cone, how difficult are these areas? The "Guide" dose not say anything about if the difficulty of Red Cone "overflows" onto Webster, and anyone been up there recently to tell me if the repaired Bog area (the log area) is in good condition?
A little about my XJ: Stock 4.0, Stock D30, Stock 8.25, Stock NP231, No oil pan skid, Trans Skid, No gas tank Skid, Diff covers, 6" RC lift with custom LA, 33" tires with rims that have no back spacing (they rub before I hit the steering stop), no recovery point on the front (other than the stock bumper, and I don't trust that), but one hell of a cool/stout rear bumper.
I picked up the "Guide to Colorado Backroads & 4-Wheel Drive Trails" by Charles Wells, and found plenty to pick from, however I did not realize that there is a "Guide to Northern Colorado Backroads & 4-Wheel Drive Trails" that would be really handy since I live in Longmont and wanted to find sowhere close to home. So going with what I have, I picked Peru Creek as a nice start with senic views and cool old mines for the kids and wife to see, then I thought of continuing south to Webster Pass and Handcart Gulch to pop out on Hwy 285, a co-worker said I should take Guanella Pass while I'm out that way, so I figure I could take that back north to link up with I-70 and back home. However this is starting to look like a 9-12 hour round trip, might be a bit long for the kids.
I would like to invite anyone who could make it Monday to join, and if they are familiar with something closer to Longmont that would be fun, challanging, but within the capabilities of my XJ and myself, I'm open to suggestions. If not we will plan on Peru Creek and play it by ear on the rest as we see how much time it takes and how the kids are holding up. Either way my wife and me would love to meet some of the members if you can make it, and have a good time.
I would also love some info on the trails I have selected, I know alot of you know these routes like the back of your hand, I would like to know about the sections of Webster Pass that intersect with Red Cone, how difficult are these areas? The "Guide" dose not say anything about if the difficulty of Red Cone "overflows" onto Webster, and anyone been up there recently to tell me if the repaired Bog area (the log area) is in good condition?
A little about my XJ: Stock 4.0, Stock D30, Stock 8.25, Stock NP231, No oil pan skid, Trans Skid, No gas tank Skid, Diff covers, 6" RC lift with custom LA, 33" tires with rims that have no back spacing (they rub before I hit the steering stop), no recovery point on the front (other than the stock bumper, and I don't trust that), but one hell of a cool/stout rear bumper.