Announcements about new 4x4 trails and offroad trip descriptions from the TrailDamage.com wheeling club. http://www.traildamage.com Terry has been a member of TrailDamage.com since June 28, 2008 when he ran Eagle Rock with us. He drives a blue 2006 Jeep Wrangler Rubicon (TJ). Since he joined the group, Terry ran 4 different trails in 2008, 4 different trails in 2009, and 4 different trails in 2010 (so far) with a total of 11 different trails. The last trail he ran was Hotel Gulch on January 2, 2010. See Terry's TrailDamage.com member page for more pictures and information, including vehicle modifications and future plans. http://www.traildamage.com/members/terry/ Mon, 01 Mar 2010 00:00:00 MST We started on the Shelf Road trail from the south and went north to Cripple Creek. The first part of the trail was paved and then soon it went to a dirt road. We found snow covering everything along the way... http://www.traildamage.com/trails/report.php?id=725 Sat, 27 Feb 2010 13:30:32 MST We started the day off in the town of Cripple Creek for the Ice Festival. Ice sculptors turn blocks of ice into amazing artwork for the public to enjoy, and we really enjoyed our brief time in town. It was very cold outside, only around 16 degrees. So we did not spend too much time walking around outside with the sculptures. We did have lunch in Cripple Creek. It took over an hour for lunch, which was tough because we were all ready to get out on the trail... http://www.traildamage.com/trails/report.php?id=724 Sat, 27 Feb 2010 13:23:46 MST Steve S. joined us for the Phantom Canyon run on February 21st, 2010, when he was sponsored by Matt K. He drives a black 2001 Ford F-350. Visit his page to get more information about him and his vehicle. http://www.traildamage.com/members/steves/ Sat, 27 Feb 2010 13:23:05 MST Jedidiah joined us for the Phantom Canyon run on February 21st, 2010, when he was sponsored by Matt K. He drives a silver 2007 Suzuki Grand Vitara. Visit his page to get more information about him and his vehicle. http://www.traildamage.com/members/jedidiah/ Sat, 27 Feb 2010 13:20:29 MST This was our last trail of the day and luckily it wasn't completely dry. The trail was snow-packed and icy most of the way down to the town of Monument, keeping things interesting... http://www.traildamage.com/trails/report.php?id=723 Tue, 16 Feb 2010 23:42:22 MST We found more and more snow the closer we got to Rampart Range Road. The Fern Creek trail was a blast up near the top of the trail with all the snow! You had to just keep moving most of the time. If you stopped, it was hard to get started again. Even though it was work at times, we all enjoyed the challenges... http://www.traildamage.com/trails/report.php?id=722 Tue, 16 Feb 2010 23:39:08 MST There was more snow on the trail along Missouri Gulch than we had found on China Wall and Goose Creek Road. The snow made driving and stopping more fun and slippery on the hill. No one had any issues, though, and everyone enjoyed the scenery... http://www.traildamage.com/trails/report.php?id=721 Tue, 16 Feb 2010 23:34:06 MST The weather was still nice though some clouds were moving above us. It was going to clear enough to really see the Hayman Fire area and the damage that happened. You could see Pikes Peak from the trail, which was a gorgeous sight to see... http://www.traildamage.com/trails/report.php?id=720 Tue, 16 Feb 2010 23:29:26 MST This was our second winter trip of the year, and we met at the trailhead in the Tarryall Reservoir area to start the day. This was Rose's first time offroading, an exchange student from South Korea who was riding along with Matt. She did have a lot of fun on the trails... http://www.traildamage.com/trails/report.php?id=719 Tue, 16 Feb 2010 23:21:13 MST Austin III has been a member of TrailDamage.com since July 31, 2004 when he ran Red Elephant Hill with us. He drives a green 1998 Jeep Wrangler (TJ). Since he joined the group, Austin ran 2 different trails in 2004, 4 different trails in 2005, 2 different trails in 2006, 6 different trails in 2007, and 4 different trails in 2009 with a total of 17 different trails. The last trail he ran was Boreas Pass on August 1, 2009. See Austin's TrailDamage.com member page for more pictures and information, including vehicle modifications and future plans. http://www.traildamage.com/members/austiniii/ Mon, 01 Feb 2010 00:00:00 MST This was our last trail of the day, as we all wanted to get back home before the sun went down. The snow storm had stopped and the sun was out. It was a fairly mellow trail. None of us had any problems on the trail. The snow was not that deep at all... http://www.traildamage.com/trails/report.php?id=718 Mon, 04 Jan 2010 23:44:56 MST We had lunch near the beginning of the trail. We all forgot to bring anything to sit on, of course, so we all stood around while we were eating. We all could see that a storm was moving in. Pikes Peak was soon gone behind thick, grey clouds and the wind started to blow. So we made it a very quick lunch and started down the trail... http://www.traildamage.com/trails/report.php?id=717 Mon, 04 Jan 2010 23:39:44 MST After we got off of Mount Herman Road it wasn't long before we were at Balanced Rock Road. The weather continued to be clear but cool. We turned down onto the trail and we were having fun in two-wheel drive in the snow for the first part of the trail. There was a burned-out trailer at the first clearng. After passing by that junk, the snow got deeper... http://www.traildamage.com/trails/report.php?id=716 Mon, 04 Jan 2010 23:27:10 MST We met at McDonald's in the town of Monument and aired down our tires there. Looking up at Mount Herman, we did not see too much snow. This was our first trip of the new year and we planned on playing in some snow, so we hoped to find some before the end of the day. The sun was out and it looked like it would be a very nice day, so there was a chance we'd only find dirt roads... http://www.traildamage.com/trails/report.php?id=715 Mon, 04 Jan 2010 23:18:19 MST Bill S. has been a member of TrailDamage.com since May 6, 2006 when he ran Saran Wrap with us. He drives a khaki 2004 Jeep Wrangler Rubicon (TJ). Since he joined the group, Bill ran 28 different trails in 2006, 39 different trails in 2007, 28 different trails in 2008, and 24 different trails in 2009 with a total of 104 different trails. The last trail he ran was Fern Creek on October 24, 2009. See Bill's TrailDamage.com member page for more pictures and information, including vehicle modifications and future plans. http://www.traildamage.com/members/bills/ Fri, 01 Jan 2010 00:00:00 MST Chad won the 2009 Trail Damage of the Year, securing the trophy really late in the season. He was running Sidewinder on October 17th when it happened. He managed to make all of the tough obstacles look easy, only to break a rear axle shaft on the easiest pile of rocks. It took some effort to get off of the trail but he managed. It definitely could have been worse! http://www.traildamage.com/trail_damage.php Thu, 31 Dec 2009 23:59:59 MST