Rising Sun 4×4 – Not Your Average Engineer

November 13, 2016December 26, 2017

The Super Moon on Yankee Hill

For the big super moon, we headed up Yankee Hill with some friends from Rising Sun 4×4 Club. The view from the top of Yankee Hill is wonderful. The lights in the distance are Denver.

A few of the rigs that came along for the ride. Some big mountains loom off in the distance.

There’s that supermoon starting to rise!

It was a big, full moon.

All of the rigs lined up in the night with the big moon rising.

Looking at the contiental divide off to the west.

Heather freezing in the cold wind with the supermoon rising and our truck, the Albino Rhino.

Looking down onto Denver from the cab of the Albino Rhino.

Taking photos of the supermoon.

The wide view of the top of the world

When I turn on all of the lights on my truck, I light up the night!

And for those who want to ride along, here’s a video of the night.

November 12, 2016July 9, 2020

A new front receiver and winch plate for the Albino Rhino

After having the Albino Rhino for about a year, I decided it was time to install a front hitch receiver and a winch plate. My last truck, Goldilocks, had a bumper that was already setup for such things but this truck’s front bumper was never built to have a winch nor did it have a good recovery point.

My buddy Travis who pilots The Honey Badger helped me fab up what we needed for the Albino Rhino. He’s a really good fabricator.

Here’s the business side of the setup to have a front receiver and a winch plate.

Here’s the fully finished setup minus my hi-lift jack and a few wires needing to be tidied up. The setup works very well. I’ve winched a few vehicles out of difficult places with zero problems. Thanks for all the help, Travis! And thanks other Travis for letting us use your garage!

October 9, 2016December 18, 2017

Heading North Toward Summitville

After several fun-filled days riding and chasing the Cumbres and Toltec Railroad, we followed another Rising Sun 4×4 Club member north on some back gravel roads up and over the mountains toward Summitville.

Getting ready to head into the unknown.

There are some beautiful colors in the mountains between the border with New Mexico and Del Norte. This color indicates minerals that might be of interest to miners.

Up on top of the mountains on the way to Summitville.

There is a lot of beautiful scenery up here.

Down at an old townsite from mining days long since passed. Almost nothing remains of what once was a thriving mining district.

Winter never really ends at this high of elevation.