Rzeppa
Rising Sun Member
Meet at the McDonalds at El Rancho at 9:00 AM. Post up below if you think you're coming and we'll wait if you are running a little late. The trailhead is just outside Empire. We'll caravan from McDonalds to the trailhead, where we'll air down, lock our hubs and have a brief driver's meeting.
This is a fairly easy trail that can be done in any stock Toyota 4x4. We should make it to the lake by lunch time, and be back on pavement by around three or four o'clock, depending on how much time we hang out at the lake.
The lake is right around timberline, so it can get fairly chilly. Expect typical unpredictable Colorado high country weather; most of the time it's just plain beautiful. Here is the link to the trip report from the 2017 run. I can't find anything from last year, but I've been leading this the day after the Rally for many years.
Bring plenty of water, lunch, warm clothing, sunscreen, etc. CB channel 4.
This is a fairly easy trail that can be done in any stock Toyota 4x4. We should make it to the lake by lunch time, and be back on pavement by around three or four o'clock, depending on how much time we hang out at the lake.
The lake is right around timberline, so it can get fairly chilly. Expect typical unpredictable Colorado high country weather; most of the time it's just plain beautiful. Here is the link to the trip report from the 2017 run. I can't find anything from last year, but I've been leading this the day after the Rally for many years.
Bring plenty of water, lunch, warm clothing, sunscreen, etc. CB channel 4.