Off-roading on local trails to enjoy the fall weather and colors
By Aaron Storms
Needing a change of pace from the office and computers, there’s nothing like getting out on the trails in the Jeep, motorcycles, or ATV’s and enjoying the awesome fall weather and colors. We took a few days off, and Robin and I completed a 3-day Jeep trip running some local trails with friends Ron & Becky Anderson from Madison, WI. The Jenny Creek trail on the way to Rollins Pass from Tolland, and the Bill Moore Lake trail near Empire are always fun and a couple of our local favorites, but we’ve explored those so many times that we decided to run some trails that we hadn’t run for a few years instead. Though rated difficult, we chose the Spring Creek trail starting at Downieville and up and over to Georgetown on Saxon Mountain for the first day. All went well, but after negotiating the technical rock climbs, there were a few branch trails that were not marked and we ended up on a dead-end just above the Georgetown Lake and had to backtrack on a narrow shelf trail, with the tires sometimes hanging off the edge. While enjoying dinner and discussing the day’s adventure at Tommyknockers in Idaho Springs, we decided to try something a little easier the next day.
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