La Plata Mountains 2022
BusaDave9
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- 1979 Jeep CJ5 with 304 V8, T18 Transmission, Dana 20 Transfer case with TeraLow 3:1 gears, 4.88 axle gears, Detroit Locker up front and Ox Locker in back with 1 piece axle shafts, 36" SuperSwamper SX Tires, Shackle reversal, MileMarker Hydraulic winch, MSD 6A ignition.
I took my Jeep CJ5 into the La Plata Mountains.
With lots of snowmelt the waterfall was impressive.
I drove up the main valley until I couldn't go any further without going off trail.
The side trails are much less traveled.
I took the trail up into Tomahawk Basin.
This trail was narrow at times.
I could tell I was the first one to drive up this trail.
Here too I was stopped by a snow drift.
As I was heading back out of Tomahawk Basin I found a place to stop for lunch. I brought a sandwich.
Next I drove up Deadwood Mountain. It was obvious I was the first to go up this trail in 2022.
There were lots of obsticals in the way, mostly fallen trees and snow drifts.
I was able to simply drive over this tree.
But this tree was too high to drive over.
I used my winch to pull the tree onto the trail. Then I could drive over it.
I came across this snow drift.
This was the end of the road for this trail.
I hiked a little further and saw this:
On the way back I had to cross the La Plata River.
This was DEEP! I had water coming out the vents on my hood.
With lots of snowmelt the waterfall was impressive.
I drove up the main valley until I couldn't go any further without going off trail.
The side trails are much less traveled.
I took the trail up into Tomahawk Basin.
This trail was narrow at times.
I could tell I was the first one to drive up this trail.
Here too I was stopped by a snow drift.
As I was heading back out of Tomahawk Basin I found a place to stop for lunch. I brought a sandwich.
Next I drove up Deadwood Mountain. It was obvious I was the first to go up this trail in 2022.
There were lots of obsticals in the way, mostly fallen trees and snow drifts.
I was able to simply drive over this tree.
But this tree was too high to drive over.
I used my winch to pull the tree onto the trail. Then I could drive over it.
I came across this snow drift.
This was the end of the road for this trail.
I hiked a little further and saw this:
On the way back I had to cross the La Plata River.
This was DEEP! I had water coming out the vents on my hood.
