Local trails with some first-of-season snow!
|
Tom
from the 4x4 group scheduled a trip for Johnny Park and Pierson Park.
We had some first-of-season snow and I'm curious how much will still be
on the ground. |
| Heading West towards Lyons - a season first seeing some white on the peaks! They were lighting up nicely in the morning sun. |
| A fair bit on the ground where the sun hadn't melted it away. |
| Areas with sun - dry. |
| Right
about this spot, when I followed the truck, I tried for a more
difficult path. I turned both differential locks on and I was greeted
with... |
| ...the
sound of snapping metal. I knew exactly what happened without getting
out to look. Some lower cost lock-out hubs living up to their lower
strength capability. Time to replace is like changing a tire. Cost to
replace (for the lower cost item - about $115). |
| Not too often is the sound of an airplane scooting about. |
| An old jeep out today. Driver & passenger dressed warmly. |
| Pierson Park South |
| Different
areas of the trail had a fair bit of snow. The group stopped before a
long, in-the-shadows descent to see if it would be wise to tackle - we
decided to not test the waters. This trail is an out-n-back and we'd
have to get outselves back up the long, steep incline. |
| At the end of Pierson Park North. The group walked out to the landslide area. I stayed in the sun and soaked up the silence. |
| At the newly re-opened Viestenz-Smith Mountain Park. It keeps getting washed out by floodwaters. The City of Loveland owns it. Their page for this park - additional info to enjoy |
| The park is significantly different from my visits before this recent flood. |
