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I like to share information and that's what this site is for. I love living in Southwestern Colorado in the San Juan Mountains, part of the Rocky Mountain range. I enjoy motorcycling, both street and dirt, so I keep GPS tracks of my travels to share along with photographs. Oh, the wildflowers aren't bad either!
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Category Archives: GPS Tracks
Powerline Roads, Glenn’s Road are mostly open
Over the past couple days, I checked out some of my favorite roads, very near to where I live. Glenn’s Road is open to the point where you can see a great view of Montrose to the north. Upper Powerline … Continue reading
Wouxun KG-UV3D on APRS – Works Great!
I tested out my Wouxun KG-UV3D on APRS on Thursday, Sept 1st. The equipment went into my Blazer with a mag-mount antenna. As you can see from the following GPS track, the equipment performed well. This post describes my system, … Continue reading
Posted in GPS Tracks, Ham Radio blog entries, Ouray County, Product Reviews
Tagged APRS, Byonics TinyTrak4, Wouxun KG-UV3D
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Sylvan Beauty: Cow Creek Rd—Ouray CR 12
Cow Creek Road is the eastern end of Ouray CR 12. The word that kept coming to mind as I rode the lengthy road this morning is “sylvan,” which comes from an old French word meaning “forest diety.” To say … Continue reading
Clear Lake Beauty on San Juan CR 12
Clear Lake in San Juan County, Colorado, is a pristine example of a high (above tree line) lake in the bowl of a glacially-carved basin—I traveled there this morning. The lake is natural and is reached by traveling up San … Continue reading
Sideroads: The Galloping Goose Trail
The Galloping Goose was a famous part of the Rio Grand Southern Railroad. RGS connected Ridgway with Telluride and, via Lizard Head Pass, down to Rico and around finally to Durango. The railroad went through some of the most spectacular … Continue reading
Posted in GPS Tracks, Motorcycling, San Miguel County
Tagged galloping goose trail, lizard head pass, priest lake, trout lake
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Uncompahgre Plateau Rides: Aspen and Buck Trails
Gary Garren has a Honda 90. Yep, remember those? And he’s a pretty doggoned good rider, too! I thought my bike was small, but Gary sure has me beat! We had a great time today riding the Aspen and Buck … Continue reading
Posted in GPS Tracks, Montrose County, Motorcycling
Tagged Aspen Trail, Buck Trail, uncompahgre plateau
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Sideroads: Brown Mountain—Spectacular Views
Continuing the sideroads theme, the road to Brown Mountain (Ouray County Road 20) takes off from the same place as Corkscrew Pass Road. There are lots of roads in this area—if you follow my GPS track (below), you’ll find yourself … Continue reading
Posted in GPS Tracks, Motorcycling, Ouray County
Tagged Brown Mountain, Corkscrew Pass, Crystal Lake, Ironton Park, US Hwy 550
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Sideroads: San Juan CR 18 to Well-Preserved Mining Site
You can probably tell by the lead-in photo that this post will be rather technical. There’s a sideroad off of the Engineer Pass road—I can’t tell you how many times I’ve passed it by! On July 22nd I was … Continue reading
Great Ride with Blog Reader John Fischer
John Fischer got in touch with me a few months back. He’s an avid reader of this blog and hoped we’d be able to ride together while he was out here for vacation. We did just that! John hails from … Continue reading
Owl Creek Pass Meanderings and GPS Track
This afternoon I headed up and over Owl Creek Pass to visit some friends who are camping on the Middle Fork of the Cimarron River. Along the way I meandered a bit and collected some interesting photos. The one at … Continue reading
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