Category Archives: GPS Tracks

Powerline Roads, Glenn’s Road are mostly open

Posted on April 1, 2012 by dave

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 →

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Wouxun KG-UV3D on APRS – Works Great!

Posted on September 9, 2011 by dave

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 →

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Sylvan Beauty: Cow Creek Rd—Ouray CR 12

Posted on August 27, 2011 by dave

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 →

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Clear Lake Beauty on San Juan CR 12

Posted on August 26, 2011 by dave

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 →

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Sideroads: The Galloping Goose Trail

Posted on August 13, 2011 by dave

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 →

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Uncompahgre Plateau Rides: Aspen and Buck Trails

Posted on August 12, 2011 by dave

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 →

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Sideroads: Brown Mountain—Spectacular Views

Posted on August 8, 2011 by dave

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 →

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Sideroads: San Juan CR 18 to Well-Preserved Mining Site

Posted on August 4, 2011 by dave

  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 →

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Great Ride with Blog Reader John Fischer

Posted on July 29, 2011 by dave

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 →

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Owl Creek Pass Meanderings and GPS Track

Posted on July 21, 2011 by dave

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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