Category Archives: GPS Tracks

Owl Creek Pass Still Closed

Posted on June 15, 2011 by

I went exploring this evening to see how far up Ouray County Road 8 (also Forest Service Road 858). The answer is that I got tantalizingly close to Owl Creek Pass (see GPS track), but there are still snowdrifts across … Continue reading →

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APRS vs Handheld GPS: Discrepancies Explained

Posted on May 21, 2011 by

GPS precision is a function of the number of decimal places after the decimal point. Why is that important? Well, the APRS tracks that I’ve taken recently while riding my motorcycle do not agree with the track taken by my … Continue reading →

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Eagle Valley Road offers view of Gunnison River

Posted on May 20, 2011 by

The Gunnison Gorge National Conservation Area is a delight for motorcycle riding. On May 14th, Loretta and I trailered my motorcycle up to the Peach Valley parking lot, where we met Woody and his daughter. Woody has an ATV—this was … Continue reading →

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Pinion Ridge and McKenzie Buttes GPS Tracks

Posted on May 7, 2011 by

Directly across the Uncompahgre River from where we live is a geological feature that consists of Pinion Ridge and McKenzie Butte. I was up there a couple years ago and found the area quite beautiful. I returned last Wednesday and … Continue reading →

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Peach Valley: So much more!

Posted on April 21, 2011 by

Peach Valley, in Montrose County, Colorado, is one big place. It’s in the Gunnison Gorge National Conservation Area, hard up against the Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park and other associated wilderness areas. The Gunnison NCA includes the Peach … Continue reading →

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Will the real Candy Cane Loop please stand up?

Posted on April 20, 2011 by

I went back to Peach Valley on Saturday, April 16, 2011 and enjoyed the stunning weather. I was determined, among other things, to travel the Candy Cane Loop. I’d tried last year and got lost. Well, I got lost again, … Continue reading →

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Peach Valley—GPS Proves its Worth!!

Posted on April 16, 2011 by

Yesterday I drove to the Peach Valley parking area in the Gunnison Gorge National Conservation Area near Olathe, Colorado. Directions: From Hwy 50, just south of the traffic light, turn east on Falcon Road and follow it until it becomes … Continue reading →

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Revisiting Glenn’s Road and Upper Power Line Road

Posted on April 14, 2011 by

Last year, Glenn Neigenfind introduced me to the dirt roads and trails west of US Hwy 550, bounded on the north by Kinikin Road (Montrose, Colorado) and on the south by Buckhorn Road. What a great place to explore! On … Continue reading →

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Montrose Adobes: New Parking Lot

Posted on April 14, 2011 by

Gunnison Gorge National Conservation Area sports a new parking lot designed specifically for dirt bikers who want to ride in the adobe formations north of Montrose. Further, the road all the way to the parking area has been graveled so … Continue reading →

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DeLorme RAM Motorsports Mount for PN-series GPS

Posted on April 3, 2011 by

On my first ride of the 2011 season, I did the usual: I took along my DeLorme PN-40SE GPS receiver. And, I had it tucked sort of into the tank bag map folder. Continuing with the usual, it collected the … Continue reading →

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