First trail in the new rig!!!

[Wisha Haddan H3]

The plan was to head down Hwy 285 from Denver and run Webster Pass or Red Cone, depending on the weather.

It was raining when I picked up my nephew Andrew, but we decided to go anyway cause you never know what it's like in the mountains. We always say if you don't like the weather, wait a few minutes. Sure enough, we had blue skies at the trailhead.

[Wisha Haddan H3]

We decided on Red Cone and off we went.

[Wisha Haddan H3]

Sure is a shame about all the time they spent shining these tires for me :cool:

[Wisha Haddan H3]

Rule #17 ... don't run over the nephew

[Wisha Haddan H3]

Uh oh, clouds coming in fast. Better get a move on

[Wisha Haddan H3]

The rain came in hard and fast, mixed with hail and sleet. The outside temp was dropping fast too (into the high 30s). We waited a few minutes till the hail stopped and then went on our way

[Wisha Haddan H3]

Still climbing ... spectacular views at 10,000 ft

[Wisha Haddan H3]

Still have a ways to go yet before red cone. First we have to follow this ridge at about 12,000 ft

[Wisha Haddan H3]

Looking southwest, Red Cone (far right) and Webster Pass trail on the opposite mountain (with all the switchbacks).

Clouds are moving in again, let's hit it.

[Wisha Haddan H3]

An H3 in it's natural habitat

[Wisha Haddan H3]

I'm pretty sure the summit's up there somewhere !!!

[Wisha Haddan H3]

Lonely at the top? Not as much as you think.

[Wisha Haddan H3]

Uh, excuse me miss ... I didn't order the pea soup.

This was pretty scary. You're riding down a ridge that falls off hundreds of feet on one side and a thousand feet on the other. Now let's do it in the rain during a whiteout :D

Luckily there's more gravel than mud or clay up here or it would have been all over. Still, the gravel is really thick in places and your tires sink right into it.

[Wisha Haddan H3]

A welcome sight after the whiteout at the peak.

[Wisha Haddan H3]

Then the clouds blew over and we got this awesome shot of Red Cone from the west side. You gotta love colorado weather :cool:

[Hmmm2]

:perfect10s: AWESOME pics! Talk about a Rocky Mountain High! :D What a way to break in your new H3 and what a place to do it! Congrats on a great looking rig!Thanks for the the pics! :D

[FutureBeachBum]

Great Photos and descriptions!
Beautiful scenery and a nice looking rig, I like the painted grill !

[Mike E]

Nice pics!!!

[usetosellhummer]

great color, nice pics:perfect10s:

[H3ster]

Nice Pics!! :perfect10s: I like the color...Colorado Rocks!

[DDWH]

An H3 in it's natural habitat

This would make a nice poster!:cool:

Awesome pics!!!!:perfect10s:

[NEOCON1]

very nice :cool:

[Wisha Haddan H3]

Thanks guys! It was an awesome ride.

Here's the sign at webster pass, showing elevation of 12,098 feet. That's just in the saddle. Red Cone is another 800 ft uphill

[Wisha Haddan H3]

Here's another shot when the clouds briefly cleared on our way down. Gave us a better perspective on what lay ahead before they closed in again. During the whiteout, we kept thinking we were on the main descent, when we actually had several more hills to go.

[Wisha Haddan H3]

The fog was so bad that we didn't even see the jeepers rolling in from behind until they were right on top of us. I let them pass and got this shot as we drove down out of the clouds.

[Wisha Haddan H3]

The jeepers were really cool and we all decided to tackle Radical Hill together.

[Wisha Haddan H3]

No, that wasn't radical hill ... THIS is Radical Hill !!!

[Wisha Haddan H3]

The steep switchbacks in the distance give you elevation to bring you back to the final turn 700 ft (?) above us, which is nothing but loose gravel and moguls that (depending on your line) will have you balancing on diagonal wheels as you go from one set to the other. A locker, huge articulation or traction control is a must!

Here's a pic of me and my nephew in an old shack just off the trail. He did a good job spotting and took most of the pics, so props to Andrew! This was one of our last pics cause I hit a big rock while we were filming and the camera flew out the window :eek:

Luckily it didn't tumble too far away. The lens was smashed but the card was still good, so at least we saved the pics. We got some video too ... I just need to sign onto a hosting site and post a link. :cool:

[HummBebe]

Sweet pics wisha!!

We went out through Keystone a couple of weeks ago...."In the interest of time" :giggling:

Glad to see the Goats were up there for you too. Did you get to see the baby goats? They were so cute!

SO glad you have your HUMMER now.....congratulations again:D

[Sewie]

...."In the interest of time" :giggling:



:D :D

Great pics Wisha. Nice to see you breaking that thing in already. :cool:

[Wisha Haddan H3]

Sweet pics wisha!!

We went out through Keystone a couple of weeks ago...."In the interest of time" :giggling:

Glad to see the Goats were up there for you too. Did you get to see the baby goats? They were so cute!

SO glad you have your HUMMER now.....congratulations again:D

Didn't see any babies, but there was a whole herd of them at the top of Radical Hill. They didn't mind us at all ... just kept on playing and butting heads, like we weren't even there.

[timgco]

Did you run Radical hill? If so, how narrow was it? Anymore pics?

[Wisha Haddan H3]

Did you run Radical hill? If so, how narrow was it? Anymore pics?

Yeah, we went up with a couple of Jeeps. We started to film the climb, but didn't get much before I hit a bump and the camera flew out the window and broke.

It's all narrow and steep, but if you keep to the slope, the H3 has a foot or two left before you're over the side. You're off camber for a lot of it, but the H3 felt very stable and in control. The switchbacks are really tight, but with the right line you won't have to make a 3 pointer to get around them.

Here's the link to my videos. They're all raw footage from the digital camera, only a couple of minutes each.

http://s85.photobucket.com/albums/k52/djoelb/

[CO Hummer]

Nice pix! I'm still gonna do that trail before the season's over.

Wisha,
We're gonna do a run next Sat somewhere (9/2). You oughta come!

[H3slate]

Thanks for the videos! Your pics and videos were great! It's nice to get that first taste of what our rigs can do!

[Arizona Hummerboy]

Great Pictures:perfect10s: Thanks for posting them.

[Wisha Haddan H3]

Thanks for the videos! Your pics and videos were great! It's nice to get that first taste of what our rigs can do!

Yeah, it's addicting tho. Maybe I should wheel in moderation. Don't want to end up in H-anon :cool:

[westhillsat]

Great pics :cool: :cool:

Thanks for sharing the video too - glad you had a great time :beerchug:

[CrisB]

Great lookin ride...did you crank the torsion bars up? Or did they lift the front higher on 07's

[Wisha Haddan H3]

The front end looked higher on the lot, but I swear it's settled a bit since I took it offroad and now it has the same stance of everyone else's. I'm thinking about cranking the tbars now to even it out.

[Waiting on my Black H3]

Nice Grill. Where did you buy?? Come Painted??:confused: :jump:

[Wisha Haddan H3]

It was a factory option, but you can get them through the dealer too.