It is steep (hit 27 degrees down angle) and loose but with a controlled slow speed descent I've never slid coming down towards Webster pass. Lots of room on either side so sketch depends on your passengers' fear of heights and if someone doesn't leave enough room coming down behind you...
Yes Sir there there were stock Rubicon JLs in our group and they were all fine in the gatekeeper and boulder garden sections. That gatekeeper rock seems to wreck Tacomas but I’ve never seen a Jeep with a competent driver have issues with it.
Normally I run lockers on the gatekeeper but this...
Red cone - in the second photo you can the the TFL youtube Bronco and the EV Hummer they were loaned from GM behind our group. The Hummer weighed around 10k pounds and spent 45 minutes trying to clear gatekeeper.
Last year the obstacle / boulder garden at the bottom was pretty loose from erosion. With good lines and dry conditions it was fun but challenging for the stock Jeeps in our group. Have not gotten eyes on it yet this year - thanks for the reminder I may scout it this weekend and I'll update...
We've got plenty of summer and fall to get on the trails Will. Smaller crowds, cooler temps and fall colors are my favorite anyways. Get checked in and throw B co 2-12 IN the shaka for me if you happen to pass by the company area for me please
We are staying in Ridgway for the week and will be meeting everyone at the trailhead each morning - let me know if you want to grab food or something Monday night. Depending on when we get in we may hit something easy and scenic like Last Dollar Road for wildflowers, grab pizza in Telluride and...
It's tiny and off course more good people than bad living there, has a struggling agricultural industry. Drugs run rampant and where drugs run rampant violent crime does too. Long history of Police corruption and incompetence complicate it further.
Yuengling! Kidding - I'm the square kid who doesn't drink anymore. Have a safe drive across to the Colorado and don't stay one second longer than you need to in Rocky Ford.
DCF from Castle Rock recently bought Pines out but the Pines employees at the east location have remained mostly the same and they are good dudes. They've hosted some good training like Ronin Tactics (Tu Lam lives local) and even have USPSA night every week. Let me know if you want to get some...