Joel and I were talking about running Kingston Peak on Wednesday. Anyone wanna join us? I'm flexible as to start time, but I don't know if he is.

I should be able to...

Where is it? Do I need to be modded (other than aesthetics) to run it? If it is not too far away, I will take the day off to go!

Where is it? Do I need to be modded (other than aesthetics) to run it? If it is not too far away, I will take the day off to go!

The trail basically runs from just west of Idaho Springs to Central City/Black Hawk. A decent set of tires would help, but that's about it for mods.

What direction do you guys want to run?

Hoiw's a 9:30am start work?

we should run it from Alice over to Rollinsville - Kingston Peak>Apex>Russell Gulch>Gamble Gulch that will dump us on 119 just south of Rollinsville

9:30 works for me - figure the parking area at the bottom of Exit 238 off I-70 (Fall River Rd)

Since I am military, I have to clear it with my boss, then take the leave... as long as they don't have any quams with it, I am in. I have some P.O.S. AT Dunlops on it for now, only got 7K miles on them

oh, and can someone give me at least a zip code for exit 138 so I can find it on Mapquest to figure out what time in the A.M. I need to leave?

It's exit 238 just west of Idaho Springs.

d'oh...i'll fix it

9:30 works for me

http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&source=s_d&saddr=henderson,+co&daddr=39.752816,-105.553808&hl=en&geocode=&mra=dme&mrcr=0&mrsp=1&sz=16&sll=39.754828,-105.553679&sspn=0.012867,0.033023&ie=UTF8&t=h&ll=39.822776,-105.232544&spn=0.411343,1.056747&z=11

google maps >>> mapquest ;)

I love google maps on my iPhone for directions... And i found out this weekend that motion-xgps is a GREAT gps for the iPhone too! It supports map cacheing... So as long as I know where I am going, I just look at it with the gps app and it caches the maps (tiles) to work in conjunction with the gps.

So, mapquest says about an hour, I can totally do that!

It's cool to bring the pup right?


http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&source=s_d&saddr=henderson,+co&daddr=39.752816,-105.553808&hl=en&geocode=&mra=dme&mrcr=0&mrsp=1&sz=16&sll=39.754828,-105.553679&sspn=0.012867,0.033023&ie=UTF8&t=h&ll=39.822776,-105.232544&spn=0.411343,1.056747&z=11

google maps >>> mapquest ;)
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yeah, pups are cool...i'll have my 2. and dude...please, please, please, don't rely on your iphone for gps. it's fine and dandy in the city/suburbs, but what about when you don't have cell reception?

Bummer that this is mid-week, I'm saving my vacation hours for a trip around Labor Day. You kids have fun though!

yeah, pups are cool...i'll have my 2.

And I'll have my daughter, who loves playing with new dogs.

It has a seperate GPS that does not rely on cellular network for position... but it does require wi-fi or 3G or Edge to retrieve maps... HOWEVER, it has map caching, so as long as I know where I am headed, the night before I go through the route, and it caches the "tiles". I did it for the weekend trip, and it was awesome, except I was about 10 miles off on the caching :dontknow:

I do need to get a stand-alone GPS, but that is not in the cards right now, I may wait for an impossible deal just before xmas.

yeah, pups are cool...i'll have my 2. and dude...please, please, please, don't rely on your iphone for gps. it's fine and dandy in the city/suburbs, but what about when you don't have cell reception?

No need for a GPS, Creek, Kneebuster and I have run this trail before. You'll be fine without.

Oh, I've run this trail a handful of times myself. The GPS suggestion was just in general.

So are there plenty of Photo Ops on this trail?

Oh, I've run this trail a handful of times myself. The GPS suggestion was just in general.

Sorry I forgot a comma...

So are there plenty of Photo Ops on this trail?

Yep, lots, we'll be above treeline a good chunk of the time just east of the continental divide.

I am starting to feel sick...

I am starting to feel sick...

Yeah, you don't look so good...

mmmm...swine flu...

Hey, I think my neighbors just got a pot bellied pig ...

then cut that bad boy open and toke it!!!

oh... wait... not that kind of pot belly... huh?

My bad!

I am a definite for tomorrow!!
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So what ... you guys didn't take any pics? ;) Us working stiffs have to live vicariously through someone, ya know ...

From the looks of one or two other threads, Red X at least had some fun ... :geek:

Not much but scenery... here is what I took

http://www.flickr.com/photos/jeremyroot/




So what ... you guys didn't take any pics? ;) Us working stiffs have to live vicariously through someone, ya know ...

From the looks of one or two other threads, Red X at least had some fun ... :geek:

Thanks for sharing ... makes me wish I would have taken the sick day.

Well, if you are interested, I also used my Flip Flash video recorder to record some video... being that it was only my second time out on the trails, and the first one doesn't really count (the sand dunes) I wasn't sure how it would turn out, but it turned out okay, as long as you don't get motion sickness! :puke:

Unfortunately with the 6spd when I had to concentrate on not stalling her, the camera dipped below the dash.. sorry!


Anyway, if ya want to look here is the link...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f7b-JS5x32g

Creek is the first rig, then CG, then me (stock) and behind me was Kneebuster.

It was a great time for me! I am definitely going to save up for some sliders and skids (after the grille gets replaced!)





Thanks for sharing ... makes me wish I would have taken the sick day.

Nice enough (I'll admit to skipping around a bit :geek:) ... I can't imagine trying to juggle my MT and video at the same time. XJ-TERRA did a video mount instal a couple of weeks ago; you should check it out, if you're serious about doing more in-cab video work. But for the odd video here and there, the way you did it (or a passenger) sure works out okay.

Unfortunately with the 6spd when I had to concentrate on not stalling her, the camera dipped below the dash.. sorry!



Hah, looks like my video; when I tried holding the camera and shifting with one hand.
I like the pic of all four trucks.

Nice pics. I wish I didn't work so friggin much...

Here some of the pictures I took (not as many as usual).

Kingston Peak
http://www.thinair4x4.com/trips/kingston_peak_august09/2009-08-12%20Kingston%20Peak%20&%20Gamble%20Gulch%20_1CA1384%20small.jpg
http://www.thinair4x4.com/trips/kingston_peak_august09/2009-08-12%20Kingston%20Peak%20&%20Gamble%20Gulch%20_1CA1385%20small.jpg
http://www.thinair4x4.com/trips/kingston_peak_august09/2009-08-12%20Kingston%20Peak%20&%20Gamble%20Gulch%20_3CA0532%20small.jpg
http://www.thinair4x4.com/trips/kingston_peak_august09/2009-08-12%20Kingston%20Peak%20&%20Gamble%20Gulch%20_3CA0534%20small.jpg

Gamble Gulch
http://www.thinair4x4.com/trips/gamble_gulch_august09/2009-08-12%20Kingston%20Peak%20&%20Gamble%20Gulch%20_3CA0537%20small.jpg
http://www.thinair4x4.com/trips/gamble_gulch_august09/2009-08-12%20Kingston%20Peak%20&%20Gamble%20Gulch%20_3CA0542%20small.jpg
http://www.thinair4x4.com/trips/gamble_gulch_august09/2009-08-12%20Kingston%20Peak%20&%20Gamble%20Gulch%20_3CA0545%20small.jpg
http://www.thinair4x4.com/trips/gamble_gulch_august09/2009-08-12%20Kingston%20Peak%20&%20Gamble%20Gulch%20_3CA0552%20small.jpg

Here are some more on Kingston Peak taken by my front seat passenger.
http://www.thinair4x4.com/trips/kingston_peak_august09/2009-08-12%20Kingston%20Peak%20&%20Gamble%20Gulch%20DSCF4387%20small.jpg
http://www.thinair4x4.com/trips/kingston_peak_august09/2009-08-12%20Kingston%20Peak%20&%20Gamble%20Gulch%20DSCF4388%20small.jpg
http://www.thinair4x4.com/trips/kingston_peak_august09/2009-08-12%20Kingston%20Peak%20&%20Gamble%20Gulch%20DSCF4390%20small.jpg
http://www.thinair4x4.com/trips/kingston_peak_august09/2009-08-12%20Kingston%20Peak%20&%20Gamble%20Gulch%20DSCF4391%20small.jpg
http://www.thinair4x4.com/trips/kingston_peak_august09/2009-08-12%20Kingston%20Peak%20&%20Gamble%20Gulch%20DSCF4393%20small.jpg

Man, your b/w pictures are sweet ... did I read in one of your threads that you use an infrared CCD on those? I also really liked the second one, the colors really seem to pop.

Man, your b/w pictures are sweet ... did I read in one of your threads that you use an infrared CCD on those? I also really liked the second one, the colors really seem to pop.

Thanks. Yes, one of the cameras had the IR filter removed from the CCD so it now captured primarily IR with some color.

I'm off for a week in the Pagosa Springs, Ouray, Ridgeway region and hope to come back with some good shots, and do some wheeling of course.

Hey kneebuster, are your skids the HDPE stuff, if so how are they holding up?

Hey kneebuster, are your skids the HDPE stuff, if so how are they holding up?

http://thenewx.org/forum/showthread.php?t=17748&highlight=hdpe

I won't be online again for several days, but if you have questions I'll answer them when I get the chance.

Cool thanks.

I wish I wouldn't have been so busy at work! :mad:
maybe next time...

Finally, my pics

Up on Kingston
http://i223.photobucket.com/albums/dd214/norml311/Kingston%208-12-09/IMG_4033.jpg

http://i223.photobucket.com/albums/dd214/norml311/Kingston%208-12-09/IMG_4035.jpg

X's on the trail
http://i223.photobucket.com/albums/dd214/norml311/Kingston%208-12-09/IMG_4038.jpg

And, the mud...

The Red X losing part of his grill
http://i223.photobucket.com/albums/dd214/norml311/Kingston%208-12-09/IMG_4039.jpg

http://i223.photobucket.com/albums/dd214/norml311/Kingston%208-12-09/IMG_4040.jpg

http://i223.photobucket.com/albums/dd214/norml311/Kingston%208-12-09/IMG_4041.jpg

Joel
http://i223.photobucket.com/albums/dd214/norml311/Kingston%208-12-09/IMG_4045.jpg

http://i223.photobucket.com/albums/dd214/norml311/Kingston%208-12-09/IMG_4048.jpg

See what happens when you go too fast? Can't say I didn't warn you
http://i223.photobucket.com/albums/dd214/norml311/Kingston%208-12-09/IMG_4053.jpg

Nice!