Here we are, at our first first stop along Corkscrew. At this point we are still below treeline, headed up to the tundra. We will learn how this trail got its name later, as it really starts to climb. We will go well over 12,000 feet on this trip.
I am finding that people ATV for many reasons. There's those that like to get to the less crowded back country without the effort of hiking. Some like the views, the fresh air, and animal watching. Others just like to take a drive on roads that are lightly traveled. And of course there are those who like the adrenaline rush of squeezing their 48 inch wide machine through a 45 inch wide space with a long drop on one side. Or climbing a boulder studded hill where their machine is constantly at the edge of its stability.
Well, you ask, which one am I? I am a little of all. I really like getting into areas less visited, but with reduced effort. I like the scenery and the fresh air. But, yes, I admit to being an adrenaline junky too. I have always liked to hang it out there just far enough to scare myself, but not so far that I feel completely out of control. That line is getting a little blurry as my reaction speed seems to be slowing as aging seems to be speeding up.
But, as always, out here in the mountains, it is hard to overlook the scenery.
We don't always head up. Sometimes we head down. This is a shot of a smidgen of Dented Door Trail. The Alpine areas in the previous pictures were all up. This trail went down (kind of steeply) into a valley where we rode for a few hours. This trail was heavily vegetated. It was wide enough for the ATV's at ground level, but at rider level the foliage hung over the trail and we got pounded. Thanks goodness for gloves, long sleeves, and a helmet. And, if it looks dusty, that is because it was. By the way, I didn't get dented, but I have renamed the trail to Scratched Fenders.
Here we are, at our first first stop along Corkscrew. At this point we are still below treeline, headed up to the tundra. We will learn how this trail got its name later, as it really starts to climb. We will go well over 12,000 feet on this trip.
I am finding that people ATV for many reasons. There's those that like to get to the less crowded back country without the effort of hiking. Some like the views, the fresh air, and animal watching. Others just like to take a drive on roads that are lightly traveled. And of course there are those who like the adrenaline rush of squeezing their 48 inch wide machine through a 45 inch wide space with a long drop on one side. Or climbing a boulder studded hill where their machine is constantly at the edge of its stability.
Well, you ask, which one am I? I am a little of all. I really like getting into areas less visited, but with reduced effort. I like the scenery and the fresh air. But, yes, I admit to being an adrenaline junky too. I have always liked to hang it out there just far enough to scare myself, but not so far that I feel completely out of control. That line is getting a little blurry as my reaction speed seems to be slowing as aging seems to be speeding up.
But, as always, out here in the mountains, it is hard to overlook the scenery.
We don't always head up. Sometimes we head down. This is a shot of a smidgen of Dented Door Trail. The Alpine areas in the previous pictures were all up. This trail went down (kind of steeply) into a valley where we rode for a few hours. This trail was heavily vegetated. It was wide enough for the ATV's at ground level, but at rider level the foliage hung over the trail and we got pounded. Thanks goodness for gloves, long sleeves, and a helmet. And, if it looks dusty, that is because it was. By the way, I didn't get dented, but I have renamed the trail to Scratched Fenders.
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