Ladybug 403 Posted August 10, 2018 Here's an explanation of how to do what scotty did above. There's also an explanation of how to post photos from various photo hosting web sites, and while google isn't one of them, it's similar. But I totally wouldn't mind helping you learn how to do it, it's easy. https://offroadpassport.com/forum/showthread.php?t=1354 Thanks Di! I'll read it over later tonight and see what I can figure out...I'm afraid my gray brain cells are beginning to outnumber the good ones.... smiles, ladybug Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
theksmith 3,667 Posted August 11, 2018 Goose - did you shoot all these great photos with your phone? any post processing? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Goose 6 Posted August 16, 2018 Day 2 was up and over Pearl Pass to Aspen. It was a loooong day with the trail being much rougher than when I was last up there in 2009. I think it took us 5 plus hours to get over. The original plan was to go over Pearl Pass and come back Taylor Pass, but by the time we got done with Pearl, everyone was done for the day so we took the highway around the mountain back to Gunnison. Pearl Pass was the highest point on our trip at 12700 feet. So we were in the alpine tundra for several miles as we traveled above tree line. This is at the top of the pass using my built in selfie stick (my gorilla length arm). Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Goose 6 Posted August 16, 2018 Day 3 we went to do the Taylor Pass road that we skipped the previous day, and it turned out to be good thing that we skipped it. It was severely eroded since the last time I had been there. It was so rough now that I was definitely in over my head with the Tacoma. The Wranglers were fine, but the Taco was too long to be in that mess so we turned around well before getting to the pass. I managed to avoid any body damage but I was so busy that I forgot to take any pics. On the way back to Gunnison we took the scenic forest service roads instead of the highway. One of the many rivers/creeks in the area. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Goose 6 Posted August 16, 2018 Day 4 was the Continental Divide and the Alpine Tunnel. Unfortunately the last 3 miles of the road to the Alpine tunnel was closed so we couldn't explore that, but we did do Hancock Pass over the divide to St Elmo and Tincup Pass back over the divide. The road to the Alpine Tunnel follows the old railroad grade so there are several train related items along the road, the best preserved one being this water tank. Here we are at the top of Hancock Pass. We took our lunch break at St Elmo at the start of the (rated difficult) Grizzly Lake Trail. There's a gate keeper obstacle there called The Wall. We didn't go up it, but I did do a poser shot with the Tacoma. As we crossed back over the divide at Tincup Pass it was raining, so we didn't spend much time there. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Goose 6 Posted August 16, 2018 Day 5 was Cement Creek (easy) and Italian Creek (moderate). Here was our lunch stop at a high alpine lake. We couldn't get to the Star Mine itself, but there are several preserved buildings in the town with million dollar views. We found the Colorado version of Smiley Rock. The final air up of the trip at Taylor Lake. In the back ground are the mountains with Pearl Pass, Taylor Pass, and Italian Creek. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Goose 6 Posted August 16, 2018 Day 6 (last day) was the boat ride through the Black Canyon of the Gunnison. THe ride is provided by the National Park Service. It was quite a nice trip with lots of scenery, nature, and history. The canyon is now filled by a couple of lakes, but before the dams were built the Denver and Rio Grande Railroad used the canyon and it was popular with sightseers. The D&RG RR's herald used the Curecanti Needle (in the background) image for many years. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dzJeepChic 2,380 Posted August 17, 2018 Wow what a cool trip! Great photos everybody, thanks for sharing them with us. All that railroad stuff is really fun to see, you guys were in a great area it seems. Goose, thank you for posting and leading this trip! We really appreciate your support and involvement with the club. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Goose 6 Posted August 17, 2018 ... how did the Taco do for you this time? Yeah, the Taco is no Wrangler, but it did really well for a long wheelbase 4x4. With the JKU with 35's all of these trails would have been easy. With the Taco on 33's I had to pick my way carefully through the rocks, and even then I dragged the rear end a few times. I have to say that I missed the JKU on this trip, but I'm still happy with the Taco since it rides sooo much better on the highway which is where I spend 99% of my time. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Goose 6 Posted August 17, 2018 ... Karen, Goose's link is to Google photos, which I use now instead of photo bucket too. If you ever want a personal lesson in posting pics from Google, just let me know!!! Actually I list a link to my Google Photos Album, but the pics that are included in this thread are uploaded to offroadpassport.com. That's because I don't know how to do the direct link to a Google pic either. When I try to get a link to a pic from Google I get a link to a web page that has the pic, not the pic itself. Is there a "how to" for this? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
