I started looking into a route plan for the trip. I wanted to try and get a few things figured out asap. Such as:
- Meet time/location in Grand Junction on Wednesday
- Route from Grand Junction to Telluride on Thursday
- Route from Telluride to Ouray on Thursday
- Potential to try and stay longer in Ouray in order to do the Alpine Loop
Meet time/location in Grand Junction
So, it's about a 5 hour drive for me to get to Grand Junction. I'm thinking we should meet up sometime in the afternoon, probably at a local brewery or something to discuss what the heck we're doing.
Route from Grand Junction to Telluride on Thursday
We have two options here.
The quick route:
And the longer route:
The only reason I bring up the longer route is that the shorter route includes some road that we'll be taking to get up north as seen here:
I wasn't sure if we wanted to "backtrack" like that, or spend the extra 45-ish minutes to see some different roads and scenery that skirt the Utah border. It also depends on how much time we want to leave to do Imogene pass and any surrounding trails, which we'll discuss next. I'm thinking this decision will be a "day-of" kind of decision.
Route from Telluride to Ouray on Thursday
So, here's Imogene Pass:
It appears that it's not quite defined as a straight through route to Ouray. Instead it meets up with Yankee Boy Basin (https://www.trailsoffroad.com/trails...nkee-boy-basin), Not a big deal, just something to keep in mind. Now for what I wanted to bring up. Given that the Imogene Pass takes approximately 4 hours to complete, I'm thinking we should consider hitting a trail in the middle of Imogene. The trail I'm thinking of is Silver Basin:
We can access it via the Alternate Northern Access to Imogene:
Again, this seems like a "day-of" decision, but I wanted to bring it up as an option, and I'll download all the pertinent info for this option.
Potential to try and stay longer in Ouray in order to do the Alpine Loop
I'm really upset I didn't think of this earlier. Unfortunately we can't extend our reservation at Amphitheater Campground this late in the game. But, there is a potential we can snag a walk-in campground to stay an extra day. Being in the area and not doing the iconic Alpine Loop would be a shame.
You can find a map of the Alpine Loop and surrounding trails here:
If I'm not mistaken, the Alpine Loop is Engineer and Cinnamon Pass as highlighted below:
Engineer Pass:
Engineer Pass Alpine Loop Connector:
Cinnamon Pass:
Anyways... just something I wanted to bring up for the trip. I also need to figure out the stuff we want to do up north. But, that shouldn't be too hard. There's so much shit to do around there.
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I can't wait to get out there... I've barely been out wheeling this summer and I haven't been out camping at all... way overdue.
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8 Days out from the start for me boys. 10 Days for yall basically.
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Just ordered my CB stuff.
Went with the 505xl recommended by Lambo. Also snagged the coaxial cable and 7 watt external speaker.
Decided to pass on any sort of hard mount antenna, and went with a simple Tram magnetized version, 3 ft in length, to stick on the roof of my truck when I need it.
My truck still performs a lot of dirty work, hauling stuff to the dump on a semi-regular basis, bed full of trimmed tree branches, stuff like that. So I didn't want to have to worry about an antenna/mount being in the way.
I'll hard mount the CB inside my center console and wire it permanently to a cigarette lighter. And I'll pop out the antenna and speaker when I need them.
Dynamatting my interior today and tomorrow as well, to help cut down on road noise.
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Thanks for the bump!
We down to like 3 weeks and its on boyos. I hope yall are ready.
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this looks real cool, ashame our dates dont match, i dont have an offroad vehcle but would have been cool to meet you guys when you was on tarmac.
not sure if it will help you plan but i used www.roadtrippers.com when planning my coast to coast trip, may help you plan this as it gives loads of suggestions on things on route and also, campsites!
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I have the 520XL for reference, has a 7W speaker so it would work with radio off and doors closed, but ill probably get an external speaker and shove it somewhere later for more loud.
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Originally posted by MR E30 325is View PostLambo,
That is awesome. Thanks for taking the time to compile that list for me.
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Lambo,
That is awesome. Thanks for taking the time to compile that list for me.
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Originally posted by MR E30 325is View PostThanks Lambo.
I don't see an issue with making mine a bit more permanent. I'll eventually start Overland prepping the thing, so might as well knock out a legitimate CB radio to get it started.
- Radio
Spend as much as you want, and figure what works well for where you want to put the radio:
- Coax Cable
- Antenna
Get whatever length suits your needs. I think it's a good idea to have a decent amount of the antenna exposed above the roofline:
- Antenna Stud
You will need this:
- Antenna Mount
You can find one specifically made for your vehicle or there's this "universal" one:
- Antenna Spring (optional)
I have one because my antenna is pretty stiff and I didn't want to break it. My buddy's antenna is much less stiff and he doesn't have a spring on his:
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