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June 24, 2008
Rocky Mountain National Park
Here's a short helmet cam video from my ride today. You can see my mad motorcycle skilz as I pass some tree-huggers in blind curves on Peak to Peak Highway. Then, I attempt to enter Rocky Mountain National Park at the Wild Basin entrance. Just for clarification - Rocky Mountain National Park is a tree-hugger paradise. You can't go four-wheeling or off-roading at all in the park or you'll go to jail. Some guy killed an elk near the park entrance and they threw him in prison. So, I was just jerking Ranger Rick's chain a little - asking him where the best places were to ride my motorcycle off-road in the park.
The audio is kind of soft, but if you turn it up, you should be able to make it out. Here's a transcript of our conversation:
"How much it costs to go in the park?"
"Ten bucks for the motorcycle."
"OK. Is there any trails up there I can ride?"
"Not on the motorcycle."
"Oh. Right."
"You mean just like hiking trails?"
"Naw...naw...like for riding off-road and stuff..."
"Not here. Rocky Mountain...."
"Are they gon'na open some up, you think? Like maybe later in the summer?"
"No. Not in Rocky Mountain...No..uh...no motorized vehicles on the trails."
"Oh. Hah. OK. All right. Hey I 'preciate it man."
And I rode away without entering the park, mainly because it was threatening to rain, though. Not because they didn't have any 4x4 trails.
Posted by Rob Kiser on June 24, 2008 at 12:44 AM
Comments
Off-roading in RMNP - ROFLMAO!
We got snowed on driving the Peak to Peak a few weeks ago (in my Grand Cherokee). A friend of mine was visiting from Austin, it was the first time he'd seen snow in years.
Posted by: Alice H on June 26, 2008 at 3:31 PM