Category Archives: Motorcycling

Oh! Point Video (Near Engineer Pass)

Posted on May 12, 2012 by dave

I made it to within a hundred yards of Engineer Pass today. I’m amazed the roads are open this early in the season! We’re at least a month early in terms of road openings. Engineer Pass Road itself (Ouray County … Continue reading →

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More Open Roads: Yankee Boy, Engineer Pass (almost), Animas Forks

Posted on May 12, 2012 by dave

Whew, what a wild ride I had today! My goal was simply to see how far up toward Yankee Boy Basin I could get. The answer: all the way! The road is open up to the Forest Service restroom (usually … Continue reading →

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Roads around here are opening early! Buckhorn: Open. CR 5, 7, 9: Open

Posted on May 11, 2012 by dave

Spring is here early just as it is everywhere in the country. Gary Garren and I went up to Buckhorn Lakes today on our motorcycles. The road is open all the way to the lakes. Last week I checked out … Continue reading →

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Elephant Ridge Trail – Montrose Adobes

Posted on May 5, 2012 by dave

If your Internet connection supports it, I really suggest watching this at 720p. Part of Elephant Ridge Trail, from the north heading south. I used my GoPro HD Hero2 to capture the footage and CyberLink PowerDirector to assemble the video. … Continue reading →

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Ouray County Road 4 Scenic Video

Posted on May 3, 2012 by dave

Billy Creek State Wildlife Area opened to the public on May 1st and will remain open until Dec 31st. Two county roads near my home go into the area and it’s one of my favorite rides. Here’s about 90 seconds … Continue reading →

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GoPro HD Hero2 First Video: Diversions along Lower Powerline Road

Posted on April 27, 2012 by dave

Woohoo! My birthday present is a GoPro HD Hero2 helmet-mounted camera. Needless to say, it was mounted on my helmet even before I left Highland Cycles of Montrose, CO. What you see here is the first (successful) video, taken last … Continue reading →

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Peach Valley Open and Offers Great Riding

Posted on April 22, 2012 by dave

Just a quick note that Peach Valley, outside Olathe, CO, is very much open for business. I was up there Saturday and had a blast! And…I have a new GoPro Hero2 camera, so look for videos to come!

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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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Montrose Adobes to Peach Valley: Road Now Open

Posted on March 18, 2012 by dave

Below is a rather big GPS map showing that the road from the Montrose Adobes to the Peach Valley area is open. There used to be a rather large “in-holding,” meaning private land surrounded by BLM. The main road travels … Continue reading →

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Montrose, Colorado, Free Riding Area

Posted on March 18, 2012 by dave

It’s snowing today. Too bad. Yesterday it sure wasn’t. In fact, Montrose (Colorado) sported temps of 70 degrees! And the adobe formations north of Montrose were dry! What’s that mean? Go riding! So I trailered my Yamaha XT-250 up to … Continue reading →

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