ADVICE: Summitville Ghost Town Trail in CO
 

Has anyone done this trail? Is it worth it for scenic value? (it's not a
difficult trail) I'm taking my 9 yr. old daughter on a Jeeping/camping
trip in the Rubi to the San Juan Mtns and coming from Texas was thinking
of taking this detour as an introductory run before arriving in Lake City.

From there we might do Cinnamon, Animas, _easy_ part of Engineer, North
Fork Cutoff, Alta, Yankee Boy, Bolam. This is her first real off road
adventure and I don't want to scare the tar out of her or she'll never
come back. Also, we will be alone so if there are any parts that should
be avoided please advise. I have a winch, CB, etc. but I don't intend on
doing anything difficult. Safety and scenics are important on this run.
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01 XJ Sport

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Re: ADVICE: Summitville Ghost Town Trail in CO
 

Bring your cell phone. Coverage is spotty but they work in the most
unexpected of places. ;o)

I haven't been on all these trails, but I haven't heard anything bad about
any of them. Cinnamon is doable in a stock four cylinder YJ. It is only
steep on the ends. It is high though. The summit is around twelve thousand
feet if I remember. It is a good idea to get acclimated for a day or so at
five thousand feet first. Drink water, wear a hat, don't over exert
yourself.

Conditions right now are "dusty," but nothing like last year. At least you
are allowed to camp out. Camp fires...maybe you'd better bring a propane
stove or something. I have been out a couple times so far this season, but
most of the summer is being spent stripping paint. Yuch, but the wood work
is beautiful underneath. How could anyone have painted it? Anyway, no one
is going to think any less of you if you bring some face masks. The cheap
ones from The Home Depot for sanding work great.

Trail ratings depend on weather. I think I mentioned that. We have wind
here. ;o)

Earle

"Thomas Waldron" <obviousTWaldron@sbcglobal.net> wrote in message
news:3F0A4E93.8010406@sbcglobal.net...
> Has anyone done this trail? Is it worth it for scenic value? (it's not a
> difficult trail) I'm taking my 9 yr. old daughter on a Jeeping/camping
> trip in the Rubi to the San Juan Mtns and coming from Texas was thinking
> of taking this detour as an introductory run before arriving in Lake City.
>
> From there we might do Cinnamon, Animas, _easy_ part of Engineer, North
> Fork Cutoff, Alta, Yankee Boy, Bolam. This is her first real off road
> adventure and I don't want to scare the tar out of her or she'll never
> come back. Also, we will be alone so if there are any parts that should
> be avoided please advise. I have a winch, CB, etc. but I don't intend on
> doing anything difficult. Safety and scenics are important on this run.
> --
> __________________________________________________ _________
> tw
> 03 TJ Rubicon
> 01 XJ Sport
>
> There is a very fine line between "hobby" and "mental illness."
> -- Dave Barry
>
> http://www.jeepn.org/members/html/twaldron.html
> http://www.7slotgrille.com/jeepers/t...ron/index.html
> (Please remove the OBVIOUS to reply by email)
> __________________________________________________ _________
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Re: ADVICE: Summitville Ghost Town Trail in CO
 

I haven't done summitville, but I did almost all of the other trails with my
parents back in the late 80's & early 90's when I was a teenager and I have
nothing but good memories (except a small flash flood on yankee boy basin).
You can't go wrong with pretty much any of those trails. We did them all in
rental jeeps or our Wagoneer Limited... you know, XJ style with the real
imitation woodgrain sides, and that incredible 2.8L V6 engine (yuck!). This
was back when we lived in Wisconsin. Now I live two hours away and I
haven't done any of those trails since I got back into jeeping/camping in
the last couple years! What a shame, but I DO plan to make a trip down
this fall to enjoy them again!


"Thomas Waldron" <obviousTWaldron@sbcglobal.net> wrote in message
news:3F0A4E93.8010406@sbcglobal.net...
> Has anyone done this trail? Is it worth it for scenic value? (it's not a
> difficult trail) I'm taking my 9 yr. old daughter on a Jeeping/camping
> trip in the Rubi to the San Juan Mtns and coming from Texas was thinking
> of taking this detour as an introductory run before arriving in Lake City.
>
> From there we might do Cinnamon, Animas, _easy_ part of Engineer, North
> Fork Cutoff, Alta, Yankee Boy, Bolam. This is her first real off road
> adventure and I don't want to scare the tar out of her or she'll never
> come back. Also, we will be alone so if there are any parts that should
> be avoided please advise. I have a winch, CB, etc. but I don't intend on
> doing anything difficult. Safety and scenics are important on this run.
> --
> __________________________________________________ _________
> tw
> 03 TJ Rubicon
> 01 XJ Sport
>
> There is a very fine line between "hobby" and "mental illness."
> -- Dave Barry
>
> http://www.jeepn.org/members/html/twaldron.html
> http://www.7slotgrille.com/jeepers/t...ron/index.html
> (Please remove the OBVIOUS to reply by email)
> __________________________________________________ _________
>