I did the Cinnamon leg of the Alpine Loop yesterday as well as part of American Basin...
I was hoping there would be a lot more snow up there. It is a very dry year.
Usually this time of year you can stand in the center of town in Ouray and see several waterfalls flowing like crazy but not this year. Most of the falls are completely dry. The rivers are running OK but not with the usual ferocity for this time of year. The locals were complaining of lots of rain recently but it is kind of hard to tell.
The beginning of Cinnamon out of Animas Forks was a lot of fun. The shale field is in kind of rough shape and the extreme ledges makes it interesting. The sharp switchbacks on the East side of the pass are muddy, rutted and off-camber but no huge deal.
Will try to post pics later...
Last edited by FJR Colorado : 06-14-2009 at 11:57 AM.
THANKS! Just what we all need--something to motivate us even MORE about the Summit!
__________________
2008 Black Diamond, Offroad Package, CO, CF, EL, Toytec 3" (FJ3-RCC), Ricochet Skids, TRD exhaust, white bezel, Quickfist/Maglite grab handle, Hella Supertones, Ellis Precision Canadian bling, MetalTech front bumper, Nitto Terra Grappler 285/75/16 from Discount Tire!
Keep away from people who try to belittle your ambitions. Small people always do that, but the really great make you feel that you, too, can become great. --Mark Twain
Ya, part of the problem is that, even though we got a lot of snow in the spring, the ground didn't have much on it from the deep winter, and when it came, there was already so much heat sunk in the ground that it all melted pretty quickly.
__________________ Rasta skid plates, Lucrum winch mount, Superwinch EPI9.0, Viking trail line,OME front coils,ToyTec superflex rear coils,Bilstein 5100 shocks,Rear lower control arm skids,ShockWorks rock rails, Procomp xtreme all terrain tires 305/65/17, Trd exhaust, Co2 tank, 2 Cibie 6x9 spot lights on the brush guard, Custom made mountains decals on the sides
__________________ 07 Fj Blacked out Mirrors,Bumpers and Grill, Fox Adjustible Front and Rear Suspension, AllPro rear springs , 285/75 TOYO OPEN COUNTRY MTs, Silver Interior Mod, TrailReady Simulated Beedlocks, Rock Sliders and best of all my RED TOYOTA EMBLEM........ much more to come!!
We are headed ya'lls way. Leaving Friday will be there Saturday evening. Planning on staying at the 4J+1+1 campground and heading out from there. Any other FJ's wanna do some wheelin , hit me up. We are so ready, it's 98 f here and 100%humidity on the Gulf Coast.
Hey Joe. You must be talking about the twin monster CB antennae...
I have them off except for when in a convoy. I must say, they do work pretty well. I think I was picking up aliens when I was doing my testing...
Montana Tailgunner: Hope you had a great time. The pictures you posted look like a completely different day...
Bonuz: Go to Buen Tiempo... some of the best Mex to be had anywhere... love that place... the southwestern caesar salad is just great... so is the steak & chile relleno combo...
Rasta skid plates, Lucrum winch mount, Superwinch EPI9.0, Viking trail line,OME front coils,ToyTec superflex rear coils,Bilstein 5100 shocks,Rear lower control arm skids,ShockWorks rock rails, Procomp xtreme all terrain tires 305/65/17, Trd exhaust, Co2 tank, 2 Cibie 6x9 spot lights on the brush guard, Custom made mountains decals on the sides
07 Fj 
Blacked out Mirrors,Bumpers and Grill, Fox Adjustible Front and Rear Suspension, AllPro rear springs , 285/75 TOYO OPEN COUNTRY MTs, Silver Interior Mod, TrailReady Simulated Beedlocks, Rock Sliders and best of all my RED TOYOTA EMBLEM........ much more to come!! 
Linear Mode
