Colorado 2015 – Page 6 – Not Your Average Engineer

August 29, 2015August 30, 2015

West Magnolia and Apex on New Tires

We went up West Magnolia and Apex Road yesterday to try out my new tire inflation system using a SCUBA tank. The West Magnolia road is really nice and quite. We only saw a few other people at the start of the trail from the Nederland side. About halfway along West Magnolia, we saw some old mine ruins.

Big old boiler or pressure tank.

Collapsed headworks.

A big pit in the ground where an old adit is collapsing. The whole area looks a bit unstable.

An old collapsed cabin close to the Rollinsville end of West Magnolia.

The trail is narrow and gorgeous. In another few weeks, the aspens will be spectacular.

Up on Apex Road on the Tolland side looking toward the Indian Peaks Wilderness and Rollins Pass.

Up at the top in the small parking area.

Heading down toward Apex near the little stone building. We were stuck in the snow just below here back in the spring.

August 29, 2015August 30, 2015

Forgotten Valley

We went up to the old Swedish homestead in Forgotten Valley in Golden Gate Canyon State Park for a little fresh air and to see a new area of the park that we haven’t been to before.

This area was saved from developers when the state bought it in the 80s.

The old barn melting into the ground.

The chicken coop on the left and house on the right.

August 23, 2015

Bill Moore Lake 4×4 Run

Today I headed up to Bill Moore Lake with members of the Rising Sun 4×4 Club. We had a great collection of Land Cruisers (40 series and 60 series) and 4runners (1st gen, 2nd gen, and 3rd gen). Aside from me, everyone had great built rigs. My 4runner will someday be better built for such trails but aside from one sidewall blowout on my 4runner today, I managed the whole trail.

Thanks again, everyone, for helping me change my flat tire. I’ll be better prepared next run for sure!

The Alaskan 4runner coming up behind me.

Old mine site below the road.

Coming up to a big mine site along the trail. A yellow 40 series Land Cruiser and a 3rd gen 4runner in front.

Heading up the hill with a 60 series Land Cruiser in the lead, a built 1st gen 4runner, a well-appointed 3rd gen 4runner, and a beautiful 40 series Land Cruiser.