Nov
10, 2013 (Sunday)
Pole Hill with Chris, Eric, Rob
Meet up with Chris, Eric & Rob for a trip to the Pole Hill
trail. It was a nice day.
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Rob
Eric
Chris
Excitement for the day
(no flop or roll, thankfully)
The "Yellow Jeep"
Another couple that was out on the trail today.
Traveling up US-36 from Lyons.
The road, from the
past flooding, open a few days ago. Where you see black asphalt - that
is new from washout conditions. There is still a fair bit of refuse to
tend.
The clean, rocky areas is where
the floodwaters carried debris down the canyon.
One of the large, substantial
road washouts.
On the Pole Hill trail. Wonderful
snow capped peaks to our west.
The first (of three) sections of
unpassable trail.
We contemplated "chopping down"
the side sections that intruded into the center section of the trail -
wasn't to happen.
Hip deep ledge we'd want to chop
down then drive down.
Nice views from the spot!
Up past the eroded section, into
the trees.
A few hundred feet prior there was a decent tree across the trail. The
electric chain saw made nice work of it.
Out to the east/southeast.
The mud pits. We have to process
this section twice
as the trail ahead, we had yet to learn, was blocked with a HUGE tree
along with severe erosion.
Decisions as to which way to travel.
Thread between the big, long
water hole (covered with 2" ice), the swampy area, and a smaller water
hole.
Eric's through.
Chris's turn.
Rob's turn.
A bit of mud spray.
Rob pushing ice chunks in the
long water hole.
Another trail jeep, yet to have a
license plate put onto it and it's out on the trails (I do assume it's
a used vehicle).
Yellow Jeep, sitting, a bit high
centered, at the deep end of the long water hole.
The second eroded section. Just
into the trees is a ~2' diameter tree across the trail.
