Middle St. Vrain, Coney Flats Oct 5 2024

Bucket · Oct 6, 2024

We had a great run of MSV on Saturday. Five trucks in our group, three 80’s, one 60 and one Tacoma.

Attendance:
1. @Bucket
2. @SlowNSteady
3. @ChungCamo60
4. @tacomaJoe73
5. @Curly

At the trailhead we met a group from the Trailridge Runners club, along with a ranger or two, there for an annual work day. The Trailridge Runners were building new split rail fencing to prevent users from driving off trail into wetland areas.

@tacomaJoe73 volunteered to carry a load of 8’ logs for fence material in his truck bed. We followed the Trailridge Runners in and unloaded logs for their work day, then continued down the trail for our wheeling day.

The trucks and drivers performed great and we navigated the trail’s obstacles without incident. Two places were more dug out than last year and lockers were useful for getting everyone through.

Please post your photos from the day to this thread, thank you everyone for showing up and for a great day!

-Bucket

Bucket · Oct 6, 2024

Bucket · Oct 6, 2024

Bucket · Oct 6, 2024

tacomaJoe73 · Oct 6, 2024

@Bucket appreciate the trail photos!.. I'll get my dash video compiled & shared here on Monday once it compiles.. Good times, thx for having me along.

Curly · Oct 7, 2024

Thanks for putting this all together, Clayton! You set an easy line to follow on a pretty technical trail. You were right - the sliders earned their keep.

For those who don't know, you can drive from the Southlands area to Camp Dick, all the way through the majority of the Middle St Vrain and down the Coney Flats to Beaver Reservoir with no oil cap. You will make a mess, but will maintain oil pressure and have virtually no noticeable difference in performance on a stock FZJ80.

We also caught a glimpse of a moose cow and her calf on the way out. The picture didn't really turn out, but I'm posting it anyway