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October 30, 2023
SL Flies to Colorado
So today, I figured I'd check out the Jeep and make sure that it's ready to roll, as SL flies in tomorrow: Delta Flight 706 out of Atlanta arrives DEN on 10/31/2023 at 12:54 p.m.
I checked on the Jeep and the current plates expired tomorrow (10/31/2023), so I took the Jeep down the hill and got the plates renewed. With the new 2024 sticker, the plates are now good through 10/31/2024. Updated Proof of Insurance is in my wallet. So, I now have a street-legal vehicle to go pick her up in.
This also gave me a chance to get out and see what the roads were like, especially North Turkey Creek. North Turkey Creek is clear in places, and snow-packed in the twisties in the canyon. So, North Turkey Creek is not exactly clear, but I didn't have any trouble driving through its little canyons in the Jeep today. Just take it easy, and it's not that difficult. US Highway 285 is clear. C470 is clear.
So, I should be good for tomorrow Tuesday 10/31/2023. Jeep is street-legal. Proof of insurance in wallet. Roads are clear. I set my alarm for 11:00 a.m. That should give me plenty of time to get out there for a 12:54 p.m. arrival.
Posted by Rob Kiser on October 30, 2023 at 8:24 PM : Comments (0) | Permalink
October 27, 2023
2nd Snow
So, today is Friday 10/27/2023 and it looks like we've got some snow coming this weekend. They're calling for 6"-14". So, this would be the first measurable snow this season.
I moved around some of the vehicles in preparation for the weather. I got the Jeep, the Africa Twin, and the green Honda Rancher ATV in the garage. I filled up the Honda Rancher w gas. Charged the battery. So, all of these are running and stored in the garage.
Chevy Tahoe is in the driveway with the M101-A1 Army trailer.
BMW X3 is in the barn with countless other motorcycles, ATV's, etc.
So, I closed up the barn. Got all of the surplus motorcycles, ATV's, etc. in there.
Both cats are locked in the house, but I gave them free range of the basement today.
Saturday 10/28/23 2:30 p.m. So far, it looks like we've got about 3.5" of snow. And there's a 12 car pileup on North Turkey Creek.
Saturday 10/28/23 9:00 p.m. So now we've got 6" of snow and it's still coming.
Saturday 10/28/23 11:59 p.m. So now we've got 7" of snow and it's still coming.
Sunday 10/29/23 10:00 a.m. So now we've got 9" of snow and it's pretty much stopped snowing now.
Forecast doesn't call for any more snow in the coming week. Forecast shows that we slowly warm up into the 50's over the next week.
Posted by Rob Kiser on October 27, 2023 at 10:01 PM : Comments (0) | Permalink
October 24, 2023
Trail Snowed In
So yesterday (Monday October 23rd) I went for a motorcycle ride. And, for the first time this season, I got turned back by the snow. I went up Apex Valley Road to County Road 4N. Then, as I turned north and started to drop down towards Tolland, the dirt road was covered in snow. So, I turned back and returned the way I came. I'm not riding the Africa Twin across snow alone on a dirt road alone in the middle of nowhere in the Rocky Mountains on a Monday. Not going to happen.
Posted by Rob Kiser on October 24, 2023 at 2:43 AM : Comments (0) | Permalink
October 14, 2023
1st Snow
Well, we got our first snow of the season. I believe it was yesterday (Friday October 13th, 2023). We only got a dusting, but we got some snow on the ground, and it's definitely the first snow of the season (Fall).
Posted by Rob Kiser on October 14, 2023 at 10:04 PM : Comments (0) | Permalink
October 13, 2023
4 Runner Aux Fuse
Trying to figure out why the aux fuse isn't working on Jen's 4 Runner. Plugged in the cigarette lighter/USB adapter from the Jeep Wrangler TJ (which has USB ports so I can charge my iphone). But when we plugged the cigarette lighter/USB adapter from the Jeep Wrangler TJ into Jen's 4 Runner, the cigarette lighter adapter didn't light up. So, it appears as though there's no power to the cigarette lighter.
This looks like a good map of the fuse box.
Posted by Rob Kiser on October 13, 2023 at 8:21 PM : Comments (0) | Permalink
October 2, 2023
2023 Leafers
So today, I figured I'd go out and check out the Fall foliage. It's October 2nd, 2023, and I figure if I don't get up there, I'm going to miss it. All we need is a little cold spell and the leaves will be on the ground. So, I took the Jeep Wrangler TJ and went out US Hwy 285 and exited on the south side of US Highway 285 at Kenosha Pass. I believe I've ridden to the summit of the North Twin Cone Peak, but it's been a while and it might have been on an ATV or a dirt bike, I can't recall for certain.
Update: OK. Here's when I went up to the summit of North Twin Cone Peak. It was 18 years ago on one of the ATV's.
http://www.peeniewallie.com/2005/07/atv-on-continen.html
So this time, I take the Jeep up Park County Road 126 until I get to the switch backs on North Twin Cone Peak, and then I turn around. I take lots of photos of the beautiful Aspen trees turning a yellow-orangeish color, and then head back out to US Highway 285 and head north, back down into Grant. At Grant, I turn north onto Park County Road 62 (Guanella Pass Road).
As I head north on Guanella Pass Road, I see a bunch of cars stopped, so I stop to see what's going on. And there's a large bull moose over there laying on the ground like it's no big deal. Lots of people are taking photos of him, but I keep my distance. I've been charged by a mule deer once. I hit a mule deer on my motorcycle once. Elk are much larger than deer. And moose are much larger than elk.
The colors are rich and vibrant and there's not much traffic on Guanella Pass (unlike the countless leafers on the weekends).
It rains on me a little at some point, so I roll down into Georgetown, then on I-70 to Idaho Springs, then home. I get home, and put the cats indoors for the evening. I was really glad that I got out and saw the vibrant Fall foliage. It will be snowing before you know it, and there are only a few days a week where we're able to get out and watch the Fall foliage without countless leafers jamming US Hwy 285 and I-70.
My ride looked something like this:
Posted by Rob Kiser on October 2, 2023 at 7:34 PM : Comments (0) | Permalink