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Well, this is my first post on the new forum, so hopefully it works ok....
Anyway, we're moving to Leadville. I'll post more details on what we're doing there soon. Here's some pictures of the H3, and Leadville.
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^MUDDY!
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^My girl with her baby.
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^There's still a lot of snow up here.
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^Downtown Leadville
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^Views of the Rockies are everywhere.
Crap. Only five minutes to edit a message!?
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^My girl with her baby.
http://shutter05.pictures.aol.com/data/pictures/06/00A/3F/FB/F8/63/xInlvpwttg3g4TZXam5DWD7Wa2eXxy5R0300.jpg
^There's still a lot of snow up here.
http://shutter01.pictures.aol.com/data/pictures/06/003/63/CD/E4/F3/NcunpIAo99gVgy1br-m1zl+kS7S7xJaK0300.jpg
^Downtown Leadville
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^Views of the Rockies are everywhere.
DarthKarl
05-12-2006, 02:55 PM
Great photos. :cool:
Looks like the new forum is working pretty good so far. :D
Great pics Aubs...wheres leadville?
RIC-H0
05-12-2006, 05:03 PM
Great pics Aubs...wheres leadville?
I'm guessing next to the Big Mountian!;)
Beautiful, but too small for me... The town that is.;)
Leadville is about 1 hour West of Denver, if you could go in a straight line. It's south of I-70. You get off at the Copper Mountain exit and go for about 30 minutes.
And yes, it's very small. :D
HummerNewbie
05-12-2006, 09:21 PM
Leadville is about 1 hour West of Denver, if you could go in a straight line. It's south of I-70. You get off at the Copper Mountain exit and go for about 30 minutes.
And yes, it's very small. :D
Close to all the Summit County skiing :D
Damn it, you are making me jealous. I miss Colorado so much :(
MarineHawk
05-12-2006, 09:32 PM
Cool new location!
I miss Colorado so much :(
X2
f5fstop
05-12-2006, 09:45 PM
Nice area, I'm envious...
This is paradise for me. Plenty of trails in the summer time, and in the winters there is a ton of skiing. I taught at Whiteface last season and I plan to teach at Ski Cooper this season, which isn't far from Leadville. I'm a Level I instructor under PSIA (Professional Ski Instructors of America). So this area is a playground. And besides, I hate hot weather, so it's plenty cold. Maybe this summer some of guys might come up for Mosquito Pass.
CO Hummer
05-13-2006, 06:35 AM
Leadville is about 1 hour West of Denver
Yeah, if you're driving a Forumula One.
I've stayed in Leadville many times. Can't beat the views! Hopefully, summer will fall on a weekend so you get time to enjoy it. ;)
CO Hummer
05-13-2006, 06:38 AM
Aubs,
Get your butt on mountain bike and start your training for the Leadville 100. Look it up. I'm thinking about doing it next year.
That would be cool. There's some sort of Duathalon in the summer. I don't know if I could do it. I can ski, but that doesn't exactly put you into shape... :D
Steve - SanJose
05-13-2006, 06:24 PM
Nice pics. I'm going to Colorado Springs in early June for the first time. Should I expect similar scenery?
S.
f5fstop
05-14-2006, 12:16 AM
Nice pics. I'm going to Colorado Springs in early June for the first time. Should I expect similar scenery?
S.
Pike's Peak to the west is very predominate, and Cheyenne mountain has the zoo, Will Rogers' Shrine, and a very well secured military site.:D Colorado Springs is in the foothills of the Rockies. So, you won't be surrounded by the Rockies as in Leadville.
I've never been to Colorado Springs, but Fstop's description sounds good.
Leadville has some of the coolest views around in my opinion.
HummerNewbie
05-14-2006, 02:15 AM
fstop is spot on with his description. Used to have a place right across for Garden of the Gods there. Not the same as being up in say Summit County but still very beautiful.
Steve - SanJose
05-14-2006, 06:40 AM
Thanks for the brief descriptions of Colorado Springs. I'll be there in early June near the Garden of the Gods.
S.
f5fstop
05-14-2006, 12:54 PM
If you have the time, make sure to drive up Pike's Peak road to the top. Beautiful drive. Then the next day, take the Cog Railway from Mainitou Springs to the top of Pike's Peak. Relaxing, and you the driver, can actually enjoy some of the mountain scenery and take some pictures. Just remember, don't run to the refreshment stand, that 14K+ altitude will knock you on your A** until you get used to it.:D
Also, go south to the Royal Gorge. At one time it was the highest bridge in the world, not sure if that is still true. Another great scenic road is Old Stage Road. Just head toward the zoo on Cheyenne mountain, but at a junction take Gold Camp road, follow this through the canyon and you will eventually connect to Gold Camp road. Some old style tunnels. The entire area is just one giant future photo (outside and west of the city that is).
(View from top of Pike's Peak, October, a few years ago.)
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Fubar
05-14-2006, 04:22 PM
cool pics:D
HummerNewbie
05-14-2006, 04:49 PM
Never driven up Pike's Peak but have done the Cog Railway a few times, very beautiful. Been there for the races a couple times too. They fly up that mountain. I will try to find out the name but there is a beautiful old trail that you can catch near Colorado Springs that goes up over the mountains and comes down near Breckenridge. No serious off roading but a beautiful drive and a 4x4 is needed.
Arizona Hummerboy
05-16-2006, 04:24 PM
You guy's are making me home sick.:( I for got just how beautiful Colorado is. I grew up in Craig and around Steamboat Springs. I miss seeing all of the snow.
Thanks for posting the Great Photo's.
Well, here's the off-season part of our new business.
So if you're in town, come and see us!
http://shutter01.pictures.aol.com/data/pictures/05/006/7F/D6/80/2B/iIV8nLVRU+hPkvC2VcaxlGC-X2BCspXZ0300.jpg
MarineHawk
05-17-2006, 03:25 AM
If you have the time, make sure to drive up Pike's Peak road to the top. Beautiful drive. Then the next day, take the Cog Railway from Mainitou Springs to the top of Pike's Peak. Relaxing, and you the driver, can actually enjoy some of the mountain scenery and take some pictures. Just remember, don't run to the refreshment stand, that 14K+ altitude will knock you on your A** until you get used to it.:D
Also, go south to the Royal Gorge. At one time it was the highest bridge in the world, not sure if that is still true. Another great scenic road is Old Stage Road. Just head toward the zoo on Cheyenne mountain, but at a junction take Gold Camp road, follow this through the canyon and you will eventually connect to Gold Camp road. Some old style tunnels. The entire area is just one giant future photo (outside and west of the city that is).
I still have about 100 lbs of antique railroad spikes I collected walking along the Gold Camp Road (the site of an old railroad) when I was an iddy biddy boy.:) We used to camp there.
Both volumes of this ( http://www.4x4books.com/cb.htm ) will be very helpful if you are looking for wheeling spots.
If you like to backpack, there are endless awesome places around there to go. Here's some from a wilderness area near Copper Mountain, where we are about 6 miles from the nearest motorized vehicle:
MovinH2
05-17-2006, 03:26 AM
Nice to see a Hummer actually dirty.:)
f5fstop
05-17-2006, 11:04 AM
Well, here's the off-season part of our new business.
So if you're in town, come and see us!
http://shutter01.pictures.aol.com/data/pictures/05/006/7F/D6/80/2B/iIV8nLVRU+hPkvC2VcaxlGC-X2BCspXZ0300.jpg
If your on I-70 on June 30th, look for a white H3 flying west to Utah. Heading back to Moab for more photos.
So, how do you like being a photographer? I dabbled in it when I was in college, but have found the only way I like shooting humans was with something other than a camera.:D
My wife was the photographer and she is now gone off to do whatever. So I've been left to my devices to come up with a new business or eat sage brush while living around a campfire with illegal immigrants. To combat that problem, I managed to move out of Leadville thanks to a wonderful landlord, returned to Edwards where I'm staying with a friend, and I'm meeting with an attorney in 9 hours to talk about setting up my venture, which will remain secret until I get a registration on the name. So I will be posting again soon with all the new info. And I have some questions I will need answered.
Until then, I must say that I enjoy photography, but my wife has our camera, so I can't take any more pictures. And I've never had the opportunity to shoot anything but an air powered riffle... :)
f5fstop
06-01-2006, 11:06 AM
Sorry about the wife, it can be tough, I should know.:D
Take care and good luck in your new adventure, you'll get by.;)
h2co-pilot
06-01-2006, 12:10 PM
Sorry Aubs.:(
Wife, shmife... Besides, you have to practice a couple of times to get it right.:D ;)
A little flex
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Let's go the other way...
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We WILL NOT TIP OVER! So stop asking.
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Starting up the hump...
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Almost there....
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The unhappy wifey before she left....
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A great view!
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Out of the way photographer-type!
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A wheel almost off the ground (notice my door is opening because I'm trying to see...)
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Aubs, we need to show you what the trails after the dirt road on the way to looks like ;):D:D:D;)
Hahaha. Very true!
http://shutter03.pictures.aol.com/data/pictures/06/001/7F/6D/96/AA/mmhRvGT1G004j0SPEc0wtTc+nUeTTAsq0300.jpg
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