Calendar **2019** Taylor Lake Colorado Group Ride [Sep 6, 2019] (CO)

[Pilgrim]

Trinidad and Walsenburg are both on my way.... used to be big Italian community... coal mines .. etc...
I will stop and get some Italian sausages....they are awesome...

And will bring the promised beverages

 

[Admin]

 

[100Acre]

I think I saw another saloon. There are also a number of boutique shops for the women as well as a museum and a number of other interesting little stores. From what I can tell, two of the roads in the town are paved & the rest are dirt roads. The town itself stretches about maybe 8 x 12 city blocks and most of the buildings and houses are made of wood I think I saw one stone or brick building dating back to 1880. There is also a dude ranch down the road on 149 and something else I came across was that Highlander RV park is on the southern part of the Alpine Loop, Road. Basically you go south through town on 149 until you get to the big colorful sign that says lake Christobal and turn right. Highlander campground is just a little bit down the road on the right and is a nice campground with plenty of room for everybody’s Riggs, they also have a small general store there and they also fill propane bottles. It’s literally off of the loop road.
Today I just drove down to the lake and when you reach the edge of it you could either go right or left I decided to go left and it was beautiful scenery along the lakes edge there are two campgrounds down there one is a county one and the other one is a NF CG called Wupperman.
The county one as far as I could tell was primitive but had six sites right at the waters edge with picnic tables and maybe a fire ring as well as a pit toilet. It was something like $15 per night. A little further up the road is the other one and I want to say it Has something like 20-30 sites to camp, with plenty of room for larger Rigs. Also, at $15 per night and they did have a dump station there. Not sure about hookups.. Had I known this before coming here I probably would’ve just gone there because it is very beautiful setting right on the edge of the lake some of the campsites are above the water as opposed to right on the edge of the water.
At the end of the lake across a small bridge where it joins the road to either go to the left and continue down the Alpine Loop or to the right which is paved and full of potholes back to Lake City. On the southern arm of the loop. At the beginning of the lake as you’re starting the Alpine Loop from Highlander, go to the left side of the lake. As It is much more beautiful and there are no potholes. It’s really about the same distance anyway.
Here are a few pix of some neat old mines along the pothole side of Lake Christobal.
Also in case you missed the sign just passed the big lake Christobal sign it says no 0HV’s beyond this point on 149.

The only gas station I noticed, had the price of $3.29 per gallon of 86 octane. With premium prices above.

Also, the county campground was pretty much in the open with no shade, where in comparison, the national forest Wupperman campground down the road a little bit has many sites within the trees.

 

[100Acre]

Don’t forget your dust protectors...
Also bring some sort of chapstick. It’s dry here and the winds desiccate you, so do stay hydrated. Especially at altitude.

 

[100Acre]

Tomorrow @Alan , his son, myself and others are taking the lower section of the loop to Cinnamon Pass and over to Silverton. I am very excited as I haven’t been there since I was 8 or 10, When my parents took us as kids on the narrow gauge railway train from Durango to Silverton. I’m very excited!

 

[BWAF]

Tomorrow @Alan , his son, myself and others are taking the lower section of the loop to Cinnamon Pass and over to Silverton. I am very excited as I haven’t been there since I was 8 or 10, When my parents took us as kids on the narrow gauge railway train from Durango to Silverton. I’m very excited!

Sweet going to need lots of pics

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[Montecresto]

Trinidad and Walsenburg are both on my way...

Ten dispensaries right there....

 

[Alan aka Davinci]

Tomorrow @Alan , his son, myself and others are taking the lower section of the loop to Cinnamon Pass and over to Silverton. I am very excited as I haven’t been there since I was 8 or 10, When my parents took us as kids on the narrow gauge railway train from Durango to Silverton. I’m very excited!

And the next day or two @100Acre we will have ribs, tater salad and beans then brats another day you are invited

 

[Remington]

Ten dispensaries right there....

You seem well versed in the wacky weed dispensaries, you frequent often do yah? You seem a bit excited .

 

[100Acre]

Sweet going to need lots of pics

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I wish you were going to be here. It would be great seeing you and I think you would really enjoy this place.

 

[100Acre]

And the next day or two @100Acre we will have ribs, tater salad and beans then brats another day you are invited

I am blessed by your kindness and friendship! Thank you sir!

 

[Hondasxs]

Photo galleries. Please post pictures here.

Lake City photo gallery here --> Lake City CO - Photo Gallery
Taylor Park gallery here --> Taylor Lake CO Photo Gallery - Sept 6-8th, 2019
Moab photo gallery here --> Moab Photo Gallery Sept 1, 2019

 

[Cuoutdoors]

If you're around early
Lake City OHV Rally & Festival Labor Day | Stay The Trail

 

[100Acre]

Another note for all you low landers, you may want to check your shampoo bottles before you come up over any high mountain passes. Yesterday when I went to take a shower here at the park, I found my shampoo bottle had ejected its contents into my shower bag. This is not the first time this has happened from driving over high mountain passes.

 

[100Acre]

If you're around early
Lake City OHV Rally & Festival Labor Day | Stay The Trail

Sweet! I’ll be here!

 

[Montecresto]

You seem well versed in the wacky weed dispensaries, you frequent often do yah? You seem a bit excited .

I was back in my Oklahoma home town for the first time in a few months recently, and 7 dispensaries had popped up!!! And that’s a very red state. It seems states are realizing the economic benefits are outweighing traditional values. Eventually marijuana is legal across America and cigarettes are illegal.

 

[Remington]

I was back in my Oklahoma home town for the first time in a few months recently, and 7 dispensaries had popped up!!! And that’s a very red state. It seems states are realizing the economic benefits are outweighing traditional values. Eventually marijuana is legal across America and cigarettes are illegal.

The question was....do you frequent often?

 

[Montecresto]

The question was....do you frequent often?

I thought I explained my knowledge of dispensary locations quite well.........

 

[Remington]

I thought I explained my knowledge of dispensary locations quite well.........

So you frequent then. Just asking

 

[JACKAL]

Let’s see some pics of the truck and trailer combo!

Here ya go on my way back to TN from Douglas GA with the trailer. Will send more detailed pictures tomorrow.

 

[Tramguage1]

Here ya go on my way back to TN from Douglas GA with the trailer. Will send more detailed pictures tomorrow.

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Damn that's nice! Cant wait to see it in person.