Ready for some adventure? Pack your roof rack and fill your water jugs! You'll find just about everything you need to hit the trails and get rockin.' We're adding some really great maps as we go, like this one. Don't worry if you're new to the sport either, we have a special Camping Gear FAQs article in our Feature section just for you! What have we been up to? Our most recent jeep vacation was to the mountains of Colorado. See the photos: Colorado trip.
This was the most interesting day on the trail yet. We met Brian, Chris & Tam, Julie, Jesse & Tori and Doug and Tracy at the Big Bear Ranger Station to grab some tools for the day ahead. It was a good thing Doug recommended meeting there too, because there was a mega yard sale going on in the triangle. continued…
After days of wheeling, we decided it was time to visit the tourist traps before we left town. continued…
From Poughkeepsie Gulch we turned onto California Gulch via California Pass. What a view! This trail is very easy and passes by a couple of old mines, an old mill and the ghost town of Animas Forks. continued…
A little bit of challenge and a lot of wonderful scenery made this one of our most favorite trails. The Poughkeepsie Gulch trailhead is accessible via Mineral Creek from Highway 550, south of Ouray. continued…
With a newly rented jeep in our possession, we followed the Uncompagre River along Mineral Creek Trail, part of the Alpine Loop. The trail was easy by our standards, even in the stock Rubicon, and very scenic. continued…