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Category Archives: GPS Tracks
Corkscrew Pass Side Road: Interesting Diversion
I’ve been over Corkscrew Pass on the motorcycle many time. On this day I opted to take a side road. And I had the GoPro HD Hero2 camera on top of my helmet. Enjoy the high altitudes and steep drop-offs … Continue reading
Posted in GPS Tracks, Motorcycling, San Juan County
Tagged Corkscrew Pass
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Ouray CR 5, 7, 9 Extravaganza with Photos and GPS Track
Gary Garren and I did quite the grand tour today, covering three roads here in Ouray County, Colorado. County Roads 5, 7, and 9 have in common that they end right at the very feet of the Sneffels Range with … Continue reading
Posted in GPS Tracks, Motorcycling, Ouray County, Wildflowers
Tagged Mt. Sneffels
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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
Posted in GPS Tracks, Montrose County, Motorcycling
Tagged buckhorn road, glenn's road, Lower Powerline Road, upper powerline road
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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