Had the whole family (4 daughters) along as we tried to do Mosquito pass from the Leadville side today.
At 7.6 miles, right before the New London Mine (I think) we ran into a rockslide that looked like it was recent.
I saw that Bruiser had been up there recently, I'm guessing it wasn't there?
I've seen lots of stock vehicles on YouTube do the trail, so I think its not a permanent part of the trail.
You can see in the one pic my wife surveying the situation, and she wanted to stack rocks to try to make it across, but considering we were alone, and had the kids along, I decided to put the ego away and turn around. It was the half way point anyway.
I probably would've tried it if we had other vehicles to help extricate. As you know who have been there, there isn't much to winch from.
High lift and big tires, probably could've made it.
If this is a recent slide, and not just an overestimation by a flatlander, should it be reported to the forest service?
Looking forward to more wheeling in the area this week.
Thanks,
John
At 7.6 miles, right before the New London Mine (I think) we ran into a rockslide that looked like it was recent.
I saw that Bruiser had been up there recently, I'm guessing it wasn't there?
I've seen lots of stock vehicles on YouTube do the trail, so I think its not a permanent part of the trail.
You can see in the one pic my wife surveying the situation, and she wanted to stack rocks to try to make it across, but considering we were alone, and had the kids along, I decided to put the ego away and turn around. It was the half way point anyway.
I probably would've tried it if we had other vehicles to help extricate. As you know who have been there, there isn't much to winch from.
High lift and big tires, probably could've made it.
If this is a recent slide, and not just an overestimation by a flatlander, should it be reported to the forest service?
Looking forward to more wheeling in the area this week.
Thanks,
John