Colorado Krew Hangout
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OP
You might be able to run Spring Creek but I wouldn't do it alone. My Jeep is broken and will undergo a refresh this winter. I think I broke its spirit too...
OP
Looking at Trails Offroad, I think Spring Creek would be just beyond the current limits of my jeep and it’s operator. I don’t have lockers yet or a winch. I’d definitely try it with more experienced drivers along someday.
go to Idaho Springs and head up Virginia Canyon Rd. There is a huge network of light to low moderate trails to explore.
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You're lucky I can't find the flipoff emoji right now.
Hope you can get those fixed soon and be fully whole again.
I took @jjvw 's advice and went up Virginia Canyon Rd. then west toward Yankee Hill then down Fall River Rd. It was about 3 hours of off-road time. A few rocky sections were more than I was expecting, but I made it through without problems. Ran into light snow in the trees and got to drive through some water with 1/2" of ice on top.
It's all part of my overall plan. I'm going to add a cross member and also delete the third cat. I've been putting it off but I have so many projects stacked up now I might as well start knocking them out.
OP
I have a river project near Breck and due to the snow last week, haven't been up there since last Tuesday. To me this is obviously an active project; erosion logs, fresh blanket holding a seed mix down, tractor on site, fresh Mulch, etc. Went out today and saw this
Just...why? You can't stop and look at something for one second and think to yourself "this looks good and adds value to the area" and just continue down the trail? Why do you have to drive all over the site tearing up fresh seed and driving in/out of a brand new river channel? Nothing pisses me off more than irresponsible recreationists
Just...why? You can't stop and look at something for one second and think to yourself "this looks good and adds value to the area" and just continue down the trail? Why do you have to drive all over the site tearing up fresh seed and driving in/out of a brand new river channel? Nothing pisses me off more than irresponsible recreationists
This is why trails and other areas get closed, but this isn’t even a recreational area! I’m angry too, this isn’t cool.I have a river project near Breck and due to the snow last week, haven't been up there since last Tuesday. To me this is obviously an active project; erosion logs, fresh blanket holding a seed mix down, tractor on site, fresh Mulch, etc. Went out today and saw this
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Just...why? You can't stop and look at something for one second and think to yourself "this looks good and adds value to the area" and just continue down the trail? Why do you have to drive all over the site tearing up fresh seed and driving in/out of a brand new river channel? Nothing pisses me off more than irresponsible recreationists
deadbeat son
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Crap like this really pisses me off. Is this the Swan River restoration project?I have a river project near Breck and due to the snow last week, haven't been up there since last Tuesday. To me this is obviously an active project; erosion logs, fresh blanket holding a seed mix down, tractor on site, fresh Mulch, etc. Went out today and saw this
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Just...why? You can't stop and look at something for one second and think to yourself "this looks good and adds value to the area" and just continue down the trail? Why do you have to drive all over the site tearing up fresh seed and driving in/out of a brand new river channel? Nothing pisses me off more than irresponsible recreationists
OP
It is. We're wrapping it up tomorrow with final drill seeding and mulching
deadbeat son
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That's a pretty awesome project. I got a tour of it a couple of years ago from Jason w/Summit County Open Space because the organization I was with contributed some funding toward the work.
OP
Very cool. That would have been Reach A. We just completed our 5th year monitoring for that stretch.