What’s happening out there...

[underliner6]

Originally Posted by Zoomad75

Those pics were from new years south of Westcliffe CO. It's well into mud season up there now for sure. I'll be staying off until it dries up.

The same area in May of 2019. It got hit with a late spring storm that dumped at a higher elevation. However, getting to it the trail was a wet sloppy mudfest.

I'm still finding packed mud in spots under the truck after multiple powerwashings.

Were you in the Sangre de Cristos? I always think twice about going into heavy mud due to that very reason of dealing with mud clumps for a long time after. Drives me nuts!

[1976gmc20]

Originally Posted by underliner6

Were you in the Sangre de Cristos? I always think twice about going into heavy mud due to that very reason of dealing with mud clumps for a long time after. Drives me nuts!

We get plenty of mud driving with just our county road and driveway.

I don't care to do it just for "fun" anymore.

[underliner6]

Originally Posted by 1976gmc20

We get plenty of mud driving with just our county road and driveway.

I don't care to do it just for "fun" anymore.

I know the roads you are talking about! It’s a way of life when you live off the pavement.

[1976gmc20]

Originally Posted by underliner6

I know the roads you are talking about! It’s a way of life when you live off the pavement.

Yeah, around here it's a lot like the "dobie" mud around Delta.

Doesn't usually get that deep, just the top few inches turns to slime that splatters all over/under your vehicle and then dries as hard as bricks.

The county grader has been conscientiously scraping all the gravel off into the ditches for the past thirty years, until the road is mostly just dirt. So is our driveway that never had much gravel but not much point to spend any money on it since there is still about eight miles of dirt/gravel county road. The first mile below our place gets almost impassible when it gets wet.

We finally got to where all of our vehicles (except the old pickup waiting to be fixed up) and now 4x4 because we would go to town on a dry summer day and not be able to get home again after an afternoon rain shower.

[Zoomad75]

Originally Posted by underliner6

Were you in the Sangre de Cristos? I always think twice about going into heavy mud due to that very reason of dealing with mud clumps for a long time after. Drives me nuts!

Yep both of those runs were in the Sangre's. I now try to stay out until mud season is over.

[57taskforce]

Originally Posted by Zoomad75

Yep both of those runs were in the Sangre's. I now try to stay out until mud season is over.

I hear you there, I haven’t been in the Sangres in a few years, we used to camp up there occasionally. It can be a lot of fun during the monsoons when you get dumped on and it all turns to slop.