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I think I'm a few trip reports behind, but I'm going to go ahead and post the most recent pictures. Over the long weekend of October 6, 2012, we headed out for a road trip of the Telluride/Silverton area of Colorado. After reading some TRs from IntrepidXJ I just wanted to get back in that...

Quick links to all trip reports in this series: Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5 | Part 6 | Part 7 | Part 8 | Part 9 I told you all that I might do this. Don't say I didn't warn you. I don't want to hear any "Ohhh, I thought we were finished with this trip when you blew that tire."...

Quick links to all trip reports in this series: Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5 | Part 6 | Part 7 | Part 8 | Part 9 Greetings again, kiddies. Jeez, this vacation seems to be dragging on forever. (Oh, how I wish.) Today we head off for Mosquito Pass and Webster Pass, both of them...

Quick links to all trip reports in this series: Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5 | Part 6 | Part 7 | Part 8 | Part 9 Yeah, it's me again. Sick of this stuff yet? I'm sure not, especially sitting here in cold, rainy Ohio. Today's adventure takes us to the Aspen area, as we visit the...

Quick links to all trip reports in this series: Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5 | Part 6 | Part 7 | Part 8 | Part 9 When we last left Eli and Sarah, their buggy had broken down along the side of the road and a kindly stranger, wearing nothing but a kilt and a "Miss Nebraska Bovine...

Quick links to all trip reports in this series: Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5 | Part 6 | Part 7 | Part 8 | Part 9 Greetings again, and welcome to Episode V of the Great Western Expedition of 2012. Today we follow the intrepid Liberteers on the second day of the Ouray Jeep...

Quick links to all trip reports in this series: Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5 | Part 6 | Part 7 | Part 8 | Part 9 Greetings again, fellow Liberteers, it's time again for Episode IV of the Great Colorado Expedition of 2012. Today we join in on the 25th Annual Ouray Jeep Jamboree as...

Quick links to all trip reports in this series: Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5 | Part 6 | Part 7 | Part 8 | Part 9 Greetings again and welcome to Episode III of the Great Colorado Expedition of 2012. Today we tackle the notorious Black Bear Pass...TWICE! We were in Ouray for the...

Quick links to all trip reports in this series: Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5 | Part 6 | Part 7 | Part 8 | Part 9 Greetings again and welcome to the second installment of the Great Colorado Expedition of 2012. Today we venture forth out of Ouray and hit the Alpine Loop, a scenic...

Quick links to all trip reports in this series: Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5 | Part 6 | Part 7 | Part 8 | Part 9 (Originally posted to the LOST Jeep forum...hey, I'm lazy.) Greetings one and all, and welcome to the Great Colorado Expedition of 2012 trip report series, Part 1...

Fall Colors 2012 Saturday & Sunday, September 29-30, 2012 The Original Trip Report on ADVENTR.CO This weekend Amanda and I went back down to the edge of the San Juan Mountains for one last weekend of photographing fall colors this year. We ended up spending most of our time along Owl Creek...

Fall Colors 2012 Wednesday, September 26, 2012 The Original Trip Report on ADVENTR.CO After work I decided to drive up on top of the Grand Mesa for a few hours to try and photograph some of the fall colors before it was too late. I was hoping to come back with a couple of photos, but instead...

Fall Colors 2012 Friday - Sunday, September 21-23, 2012 The Original Trip Report on ADVENTR.CO Fall Adventr by IntrepidXJ, on Flickr This weekend I spent my time photographing more fall colors in the Elk Mountains near Crested Butte. I left work early on Friday and made my way to Kebler...

Saturday & Sunday, September 15-16, 2012 The Original Trip Report on ADVENTR.CO On Saturday morning Amanda and I got in the Jeep and drove south to the San Juan Mountains again. This weekend I was hoping to find some early fall color and had heard a few reports that there were already some...

I've been too busy the past month or so running around the mountains to get my trip reports done. I spent all weekend trying to get caught up...I'm almost there. Here is one from my trip to the Weminuche in Colorado: From 30 Aug 12 to 3 Sep 12, I took a four day backpacking trip in the...

I have done parts of this hike before, but not all at once. It begins at a forest service gate (off of a forest service road!) allowing hiking across private land, to an old homestead house. From the cabin, I will go down all three forks of Thompson Creek, and then work my way back in a loop...

Friday - Sunday, August 17-19, 2012 The Original Trip Report on ADVENTR.CO I went to work on Friday with all my camping gear loaded in my Jeep, but no plans on where to go. I just knew I wanted to get up in the mountains for two nights, but not to the San Juan's again. When I finally left...

Friday - Sunday, August 10-12, 2012 The Original Trip Report on ADVENTR.CO I had really wanted to go backpacking in the San Juan Mountains this weekend, but was unable to find anyone that was able to go with me. Since this would only be my third backpacking trip (first time in the...

Saturday & Sunday, July 28-29, 2012 The Original Trip Report on ADVENTR.CO On Saturday morning, Amanda and I took a leisurely drive over Kebler Pass to spend a nice and relaxed weekend in the Elk Mountains just outside of Crested Butte. On our way, I stopped a few times along Kebler Pass...

Saturday, July 21, 2012 The Original Trip Report on ADVENTR.CO I left work at 11:00am on Friday, finished loading up the Jeep and made my way east on I-70 to the Front Range. One of my personal goals for the year was to hike to the top of three 14ers, so I decided to try and hike the Grays...