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Took a drive today, 500 miles round trip. Took the truck over 4 passes and more ice/snow than you want to know. The VQ40 + CAI volant loves the 12k+ passes, just roars over them. I went past the headwaters of the Arkansas river and then the Rio Grande river, each originate in Colorado. avg about 19+ mpg going 70 - 85 mph. In person, my lame camera + lack of knowledge of a camera kills these shots. I was wishing the whole time I had somebody with me that knew what they were doing. I wanted to go up wolf creek pass, but it was late and would be too dark. These mtns get about 40 feet of snow a year, not uncommon to get 5 feet a week. there is nowhere like CO!
12,000 ish feet is tree line in Colorado. Tree line is the point where trees can no longer grow due to lack of oxygen.
Mt. Harvard (park of the collegiate range) - 14k+ feet. Look at the base to appreciate the height of that mtn.
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Incredible in person
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2 Sangre De Cristo shots. (incredible mountain range, snow never melts.
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Sand Dunes near the Sangre De Cristo's. I don't think anywhere else on earth this exists.
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Looks like something from the Dakar race imo.
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No beef and others, you can't wheel your machine up there! Horses and hiking only.
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Pic of the truck in the parking lot
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You know it gets cold, look at this deer's coat. I took it on low resolution so they would upload easier, so his fur is all pixel'd out and looks fake, but I swear, thats a real deer I got quick shot of.
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Came down over a pass, and went through the clouds. I love the OEM fogs, but want yellow bulbs. I'd like Pularg..
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Fail pic lol, I tried. Crap camera + lenses. Those mtns are huge!
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Cheater of the Mtns from the air. No games. Outside of places in BC and AK, no comparison on this continent to anything around here.
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Took a drive today, 500 miles round trip. Took the truck over 4 passes and more ice/snow than you want to know. The VQ40 + CAI volant loves the 12k+ passes, just roars over them. I went past the headwaters of the Arkansas river and then the Rio Grande river, each originate in Colorado. avg about 19+ mpg going 70 - 85 mph. In person, my lame camera + lack of knowledge of a camera kills these shots. I was wishing the whole time I had somebody with me that knew what they were doing. I wanted to go up wolf creek pass, but it was late and would be too dark. These mtns get about 40 feet of snow a year, not uncommon to get 5 feet a week. there is nowhere like CO!
12,000 ish feet is tree line in Colorado. Tree line is the point where trees can no longer grow due to lack of oxygen.
Mt. Harvard (park of the collegiate range) - 14k+ feet. Look at the base to appreciate the height of that mtn.
Incredible in person
2 Sangre De Cristo shots. (incredible mountain range, snow never melts.
Sand Dunes near the Sangre De Cristo's. I don't think anywhere else on earth this exists.
Looks like something from the Dakar race imo.
No beef and others, you can't wheel your machine up there! Horses and hiking only.
Pic of the truck in the parking lot
You know it gets cold, look at this deer's coat. I took it on low resolution so they would upload easier, so his fur is all pixel'd out and looks fake, but I swear, thats a real deer I got quick shot of.
Came down over a pass, and went through the clouds. I love the OEM fogs, but want yellow bulbs. I'd like Pularg..
Fail pic lol, I tried. Crap camera + lenses. Those mtns are huge!
Cheater of the Mtns from the air. No games. Outside of places in BC and AK, no comparison on this continent to anything around here.
