Photos Wheeling in Montrose

[hvac man]

Well guys, I thought I would post these pics I took over memorial day 03'. It started out as just a coupple of us CO boys going down for the weekend for some fun in the sun. The first day we were down there we ran a trail called Calamity. The trail is like most hard core trails with huge boulders and water falls throughout. We managed to make it off that trail without any damage. The next day we set out for a trail call Die Trying. The trail is everything that the name makes it out to be. Some say it is the hardest trail in the four boardering states. I say it was the second time I have run it and the second time breakage ocurred in the first .01 of a mile. It took us 12hrs to run the trail that day and it is only .08 of a mile long. If you want to run this trail you had better have a very capable vehicle and plenty of spare parts.

This is a pic of calamity

 

[hvac man]

another pic of the optional waterfall

 

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This is the exit out of calamity. This is also my old bronco I sold to my friend steve

 

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Ah a new day and a new trail. This is what Die Trying looks like for entire trail.

 

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yet another view

 

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broken Currie axle shaft #1 as a total for the day Steve broke 2 Currie axle shafts

 

[hvac man]

Just waiting for more broken vehicles.

 

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part of the lineup that day.

 

[TravisC]

HOLY SH*T, that looks like some hardcore stuff. If you've got the vehicle I bet it is awesome.

 

[hvac man]

Last obsticle Steve broke another axle shaft At least he is still my friend but it never broke when I had it

 

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on last one for the explorer crowd Here is mrboyle parked at the trail head of Calamity. Us CO guys do get around

 

[hvac man]

Travis this is hardcore at its best. I would love to guide a group of Explorers up these trails if anyone would be brave enough to take an X up them Rick, Tom, anyone with solid axle and 36" tires or bigger?

 

[TravisC]

Where at in CO is this? I know it's quite a ways from WV but just curioius. I don't have anything close to that so I wouldn't dare try it but it would be just as fun to watch or ride with someone.

 

[hvac man]

This is in southwest CO near Grand Junction. The city is called Montrose. The trails are very hard to find unless you know where you are going. If there is some intrest in the future I'll let you know.

 

[TravisC]

Alright, I would like to make a trip out west sometime next year and drive all the trails I can. Hopefully, if all goes well with a job, I'll have a SAS. That's a big IF.

 

[Brian1]

Sweet pics. I hope to make it there next summer with my Jeep. Do you have any specs on that IFS Silver colored rig?

 

[mrboyle]

HVAC,
I wish I would have known that was you with the group on Saturday. I was the one video taping the comp Jeep playing on the first waterfall in Calamity (the guy that told the driver his seat belt was hitting the drive line). If you are interested I'll make you a copy of the video. It has footage of several Jeeps (and crawlers) playing on the same waterfall, some footage of them coming up the canyon and several different attempts at the climb out of the canyon.

Oh yea, nice pick of my X, too bad I had the stupid window shades in

 

[hvac man]

Yeah I wasn't sure what you looked like in person so I couldn't make you out. The shades look like you are gonna leave it there for a week...lol

The silver (unpainted) IFS buggy actualy belongs to a buddy. You might know him from the rock crawling comps. His name is Pat Germilian he used to drive a bright orange bronco. This lates thing is actualy a work in progress. It has an a-arm style suspention with hummer portals. He also is running 42" tread. The thing only works good because of the 42's. He also is the owner of premier power welder and pull-pal.

 

[DrKlawz]

serious action!

Nice! I've been out to Montrose 2-3 times now... great area. Man, looks like you're in the bush.

Nope, can't compete w/ these muthas, but the run looks like a good time.

 

[hvac man]

Yeah this is as serious as it gets in CO.