I don't know when I'll have ADV access again - but I PM'd you my cel. I'll be pulling out of Golden 3:30'ish headed over the divide.
Wish he'd be in my neighborhood when his Ford diesel blows up....I'd put a real motor in it and have a real nice rig
.EASTERN SAWATCH MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT- INCLUDING...INDEPENDENCE PASS...MT ELBERT...MT MASSIVE 408 AM MST THU NOV 8 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM FRIDAY TO 11 PM MST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM FRIDAY TO 11 PM MST SATURDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATION...THE EASTERN SAWATCH MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FEET. * CAUSE AND TIMING...A LARGE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL SETTLE OVER THE GREAT BASIN LATE THURSDAY NIGHT AND REMAIN THERE THROUGH SATURDAY. A PROLONGED PERIOD OF MOIST SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS WILL IMPACT THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE DURING THIS TIME RESULTING IN PERIODS OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. THE HEAVIEST SNOW AND STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...8 TO 16 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE ACROSS THE WEST FACING SLOPES. * WIND...SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 40 GUSTING TO 60 MPH CAUSING CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY. * IMPACT...TRAVEL WILL BE VERY HAZARDOUS DUE TO A COMBINATION OF HEAVY BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...NEAR ZERO VISIBILITIES AND ICY...SNOW COVERED ROADS...ESPECIALLY FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... STRONG WINDS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY ARE EXPECTED DUE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL AND BLOWING SNOW. AVOID TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA. IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE WARNING...LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE WARNING...TAKE ALONG A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT. IF YOU BECOME STRANDED IN A RURAL AREA...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE UNTIL HELP ARRIVES. TO KEEP WARM IN YOUR VEHICLE...RUN YOUR ENGINE 10 MINUTES EACH HOUR...AND MAKE SURE THE EXHAUST PIPE IS CLEAR OF SNOW TO AVOID CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING Good luck, and take Pictures!
Perfect! I'm going over the mountains today... so I'll miss it going out - and then if it is done 11pm saturday they'll have Vail and Loveland passes plowed that night so returning Sunday will be no problem (or so I hope ) Moab: Thursday: Partly cloudy. High of 72F. Breezy. Winds from the South at 10 to 20 mph. Chance of rain 20%. Friday: Overcast with a chance of a thunderstorm and a chance of rain, then a chance of a thunderstorm and rain showers in the afternoon. High of 61F. Saturday: Partly cloudy with a chance of snow and a chance of rain. High of 46F. Winds from the SW at 10 to 15 mph. Sunday: Clear in the morning, then partly cloudy. High of 41F. Winds from the WNW at 5 to 15 mph. If we do get some precipitation I'm probably going to kick myself for not bringing my wheel with the knobby on it (I threw the rear with the trials tire on it on the back).
Awesome day... Rode Metal Masher, Bull Canyon, Gemini Bridges. Got wet a few times (was nice to cool down) ...has turned into a beautiful evening though Sent from iPhone using Tapatalk
Finally got to drive a sprinter. I transit construction equipment, and one of my customers bought a couple of 3500's. They were "strippers". Manual seats etc. Didn't even have cruise control. They outfitted them as pipeline inspection trucks. Just a reminder, because on the right rear was the filler for the to fuel this which powered all this. Camera line reels. And the operations console. They mostly use big International box trucks, but they wanted a couple of "smaller" rigs for tight urban work. I heard these two will probably be the the only built. The fabrication chief said it was too small of a box for his needs. Not much room left for the cameras and misc crap that needs to be packed along. Took it St Louis to Denver, scaled @ 9280 lbs (will get another 1000-1500 lbs of crawler-cameras & etc later) and not much wind, it got about 20mpg running 70mph all the way (governed). I think I like these Sprinter thingys. But spring for the Cruise control, at least. Otis
Had a crazy storm come through overnight.. Felt like the van was going to flip over. If it is windy like that here very often I'll bet those arches don't take as long as you think to form :eek1 (I'm looking though through arch in Arches N.P. out the windshield as I type this. Almost felt sorry for Paul & Derek sleeping on the ground outside (the didn't even bring a tent) but in reality no sympathy needed... 'I don't get to sleep in the dirt nearly enough' -Paul A few years ago ... To each their own Sent from iPhone using Tapatalk
Saw this article and thought it could go here....at least for some ideas. http://www.foxnews.com/leisure/2012...ho-take-armageddon-seriously/?intcmp=features
Looks like your fantastic fan vent is open..eating beans last night? Did Paul and Derek head wuss out rather than sleep under the stars? Or maybe they sleeping under the van?
Note to self: take heed in the forecast before you leave. If there is crap weather forecast.. put the bike inside the van instead of being lazy and throwing it on the back bumper
I love the MT43 on the rear in the steep stuff.. but can't stand it on the front. I'm currently running an MT21 on the front with it.