Colorado Tips on Ouray, CO trip

[tworley]

No snow at all from what I can see. You'll have a great time!

 

[NashvilleTJ]

That’s awesome. I’ll be out in Ouray in two weeks - but with only two wheels…

 

[freedom_in_4low]

Well folks, I'm leaving in the morning, stopping in Amarillo for a couple of days to hit Palo Dura canyon, then head up to Ouray for 10 days of jeeping.

Enjoy! I'll be up there labor day. I can't even imagine how awesome it would be to have 10 days up there. I'm usually trying to squeeze it in between work and family commitments, so as usual my labor day trip will be 3 nights. Gonna do Stony, either Ophir or Black Bear depending on what my group is up for, Imogene, Poughkeepsie, California, Cinnamon, might try to work in an early morning hike out of American Basin. Camping in a different spot every night.

 

[OldBuzzard]

Imogene is open to the top from the Ouray side, but closed on the Telluride side for bridge repair.

 

[Jezza]

Imogene is open to the top from the Ouray side, but closed on the Telluride side for bridge repair.

I was just up there on Tuesday and the bridges were done. Spoke to the co crew and they were finishing snow removal and planning on opening it up Wednesday.

 

[OldBuzzard]

I was just up there on Tuesday and the bridges were done. Spoke to the co crew and they were finishing snow removal and planning on opening it up Wednesday.

Thanks, that's great news, because we're heading to Ouray three days from now.

 

[TRevs]

I hit the area on Tuesday. I was told Imogene is open both sides.

We stayed in the Imogene/Yankee Boy area this time. Lots of great trails; you can’t go wrong with any of them.

 

[freedom_in_4low]

I hit the area on Tuesday. I was told Imogene is open both sides.

We stayed in the Imogene/Yankee Boy area this time. Lots of great trails; you can’t go wrong with any of them.

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I hit yankee boy last year for the first time. I usually end up avoiding the out-and-back stuff because I can work through-trails into a loop and cover more territory in a day. I've covered a few of the gulches between Silverton and Animas Forks but Yankee Boy was the best out-back I've seen in the area.

 

[Jezza]

I hit the area on Tuesday. I was told Imogene is open both sides.

We stayed in the Imogene/Yankee Boy area this time. Lots of great trails; you can’t go wrong with any of them.

We probably passed each other at some point. Although on Tuesday we ran Mineral Creek, Poughkeepsie and Engineer.

 

[LJtheunicorn]

How late in the year are the passes mentioned open, I know this is a year by year kind of thing based on snow but what is “normal?” Looking at taking a trip up there later this year and debating on throwing the LJ on a trailer

 

[freedom_in_4low]

How late in the year are the passes mentioned open, I know this is a year by year kind of thing based on snow but what is “normal?” Looking at taking a trip up there later this year and debating on throwing the LJ on a trailer

I've seen them be temporarily impassable due an early snow as early as mid September, then it melts off after a few days and is clear again. Closing for the season I think is usually mid October to November.

 

[Apparition]

Trail Mater was over on Engineer Pass

 

[Jezza]

Trail Mater was over on Engineer Pass

We actually ran across him on the trail as he was hooking up.

 

[TRevs]

How late in the year are the passes mentioned open, I know this is a year by year kind of thing based on snow but what is “normal?” Looking at taking a trip up there later this year and debating on throwing the LJ on a trailer

Your odds are pretty good through the 2nd week of October. The changing colors are amazing.

 

[Claytone]

Man, we gotta get down there. Such a cool area, it’s been a couple of years.

 

[Claytone]

The KOA in Ouray has a big teepee you can stay in. We did that with the kids last time we went and it was actually pretty cool.
Ridgeway is a nice town too.

 

[NskLJ]

I heading out there middle of August,