2013rubirick
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Man I haven't seen you on here for awhile. Let's plan a trip.
Barrett Lake OHV Jeep Trail - 1st Run Since Re-Opening Trip Report
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Man I haven't seen you on here for awhile. Let's plan a trip.
rampagejk
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ERAUGrad04
Caught the Bug
Awesome write up and great photos!
Agree with all of the above, sounds like we need to put a run together! :thumb:
Agree with all of the above, sounds like we need to put a run together! :thumb:
LoPo
Caught the Bug
Yea, 2 young kids, moving, work travel, and a family vacation, I haven't done much of anything.
I'd definitely like to check this trail out.
2013rubirick
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Yea, 2 young kids, moving, work travel, and a family vacation, I haven't done much of anything.
I'd definitely like to check this trail out.
Can you do it on a friday?
Petthefish
New member
wow awesome trip Thanks for sharing
MonkeyLeo13
New member
Beautiful and thank you for sharing photos! Definitely on my bucket list!
Panda
New member
It really is a WIN for wheelers. I especially liked how it took a couple of wheelers that just so happened to be lawyers and a club to get it opened and not some coalition or charitable organization with a fancy name and eager to take money but really, does nothing.
It would be great to run the trail with you :yup:
Honestly, Cindy and I looked at it carefully and thought about you and I do think we could get you through without too much fuss. You can see tire marks on one of the poles where they climbed it just a bit to get by. You should do this one with us :yup:
That would be great to get you and Kristen back up here to do some wheeling.
Panda
New member
Pick a date I'll be there :yup: :rock:
Yes, and I would recommend it as it can be a really long day to run the trail in a day especially if you're doing it with a group. There are about 3 decent sized camp sites at Barrett Lake and maybe a few smaller ones good for 1 Jeep. There's even a roofless but legit vault toilet there put in by the Forest Service. Of the sites, only 2 are along the shores of the lake and when we were there, both were taken with good size groups so the down side to camping there is that there's no guarantee that there will be an open spot when you get there.
Yup, a total of 42 trails in the Eldorado National Forest were closed back in 2012 and along with Barrett Lake, Deer Valley and Strawberry were closed as well. The later 2 are still closed but they are "supposed" to be reopened once the issues that got them closed have been addressed.
Yes, a run would be great but I would recommend keeping the group size on the small side.
Let's plan it :yup:
LOL!! I don't think you would have wanted to be on this run with us. Although we moved quickly running the trail solo, our breakdowns caused us to get off the trail pretty late. That being said, if you can do a weekday run and you can plan to be out the whole day (just in case), we should plan it. :yup:
LOL!! I still waiting on a new spare for Rubicat and I have a Moby is in need of a lot of help. Let me get at least one of them squared away and we'll get something going :yup:
It's wider but turning onto it can be a bit tough in one shot if you're in a 4-door. Since last week, one of the striped reflector signs was already bent back and you can see tire tracks climbing high along the side of the bridge wall on the driver side where someone decided he'd rather risk breaking the whole thing with him on it instead of just backing up once and straightening out. :naw:
jesse3638
Hooked
This is what gets trails closed. Lazy, irresponsible recreators. Even before working for a "land management agency" I was always taught to be responsible. Its just common sense. Why ruin it for everyone else.
Trail Bud
Hooked
When your ready. I just don't want to tear up something.