My Ouray-venture(LOTS of pix)
Posted: Thu Aug 07, 2014 10:01 pm
Bunch of you guys have been bugging me for my photos. I'm in the process of uploading all of mine to Photobucket but I took several thousand so sit tight...LOL!
In the meantime here's my Ouray-Venture. Will update this as I get the photos up.
Day 1, Sunday
Jumped in the Jeep at 0200 and put in 100 miles before topping the tank off
Eventually the sun came up to reveal an overcast chilly day
Hit PA
Then OH
Then Cleveland, it's like a whole 'nother world
Knock knock...Who's there? NOT ZACK! :p
It was shortly after leaving ZM Jeeps that my Jeep started to run warm. Maybe this trip wasn't such a good idea.
Had originally planned to gas up on the Indiana Toll Rd until I saw the gas price which was $.70+ higher a gallon so I jumped on I69N for one exit and ran out of gas within sight of the truck stop. Thankfully I had a full can with me
Hit roadwork near the 80/90 split, got turned around and about wound up in downtown Chi-town
Much better
Spent the night with friends in Illinois then got up bright and early to hit the trail again
Mississippi River
IA
Iowa 80
The Transformers landed in Council Bluffs
Big Boy
Random place
Nebraska is freaking LONG
Got corn?
"Last flight from Saigon"
Chasing sun
Stayed with friends in Ogallala that night and got an early start to day 3
It's about time!
Cool shot
Some ominous clouds
It must have really sucked to do this in a covered wagon
Getting closer to Denver on a clear day you *should* be able to see the Rockies from here but not today, too much smog
Going up!
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b360/ ... 12d609.jpg
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b360/ ... fbb7fd.jpg
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b360/ ... 0ae5b8.jpg
Wonder if I can set the high score?
Lake Dillon
Jumping off the big road. 2 lane from here on out
Didn't really have any altitude issues until I hit HWY 91 going towards Leadville. The Jeep REALLY started to dog
Leadville
Caught up with this FJ in Buena Vista. He's prolly going to Ouray so I'll just follow him
Scratch that...Can't keep up
Right after that photo was taken I came across flash flooding and Colorado State Patrol doing what they could to keep the idiots away from the raging waters
Monarch Pass
Getting close!
We're there!
In the meantime here's my Ouray-Venture. Will update this as I get the photos up.
Day 1, Sunday
Jumped in the Jeep at 0200 and put in 100 miles before topping the tank off
Eventually the sun came up to reveal an overcast chilly day
Hit PA
Then OH
Then Cleveland, it's like a whole 'nother world
Knock knock...Who's there? NOT ZACK! :p
It was shortly after leaving ZM Jeeps that my Jeep started to run warm. Maybe this trip wasn't such a good idea.
Had originally planned to gas up on the Indiana Toll Rd until I saw the gas price which was $.70+ higher a gallon so I jumped on I69N for one exit and ran out of gas within sight of the truck stop. Thankfully I had a full can with me
Hit roadwork near the 80/90 split, got turned around and about wound up in downtown Chi-town
Much better
Spent the night with friends in Illinois then got up bright and early to hit the trail again
Mississippi River
IA
Iowa 80
The Transformers landed in Council Bluffs
Big Boy
Random place
Nebraska is freaking LONG
Got corn?
"Last flight from Saigon"
Chasing sun
Stayed with friends in Ogallala that night and got an early start to day 3
It's about time!
Cool shot
Some ominous clouds
It must have really sucked to do this in a covered wagon
Getting closer to Denver on a clear day you *should* be able to see the Rockies from here but not today, too much smog
Going up!
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b360/ ... 12d609.jpg
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b360/ ... fbb7fd.jpg
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b360/ ... 0ae5b8.jpg
Wonder if I can set the high score?
Lake Dillon
Jumping off the big road. 2 lane from here on out
Didn't really have any altitude issues until I hit HWY 91 going towards Leadville. The Jeep REALLY started to dog
Leadville
Caught up with this FJ in Buena Vista. He's prolly going to Ouray so I'll just follow him
Scratch that...Can't keep up
Right after that photo was taken I came across flash flooding and Colorado State Patrol doing what they could to keep the idiots away from the raging waters
Monarch Pass
Getting close!
We're there!