Mountain Trip - September 1997
The gang at Greenie Peak
What a group! It was awesome riding in the mountains of northern New Mexico
with six other riders. From left to right: Brian Bergstrom, Kent Mandernach,
Brad Stone, David Hood, Neil Sanders, Billy Young & Brad Miller. We met Billy &
Brad on a motorcyle trip to Muenster, TX back in the summer. They seemed like
good guys so we invited them to join us this year. It was a blast.
Indian Creek Trail near Cuchara, Colorado
Last year we just missed the Aspen turning brilliant yellow in Colorado. This
year we nailed it!
*** Trail up Mt. Blanca near Ft. Garland, CO ***
I'm not sure why I'm smiling. This was one of the toughest rides of my life!
*** Brian fishing at Lake Como ***
The primary trail leading up Mt. Blanca is called the "Lake Como Road" and
is known nationally as one of the toughest 4 Wheel Drive roads in all of
America! It is often called the hardest 4WD trail in Colorado. Yikes. It was
quite a challenge to get our dirt bikes to the top. At the end of the trail
is beautiful Lake Como. There is a hiking trail that continues to the very
top of Mt. Blanca, but we were way too exhausted to hike it!
Kent Mandernach on "No Gas Hill"
This hill is steep. So steep that if you don't make it, you can't start your
bike because the carbureator can't get any gas - hence our nickname for it. Kent's XR350
wasn't running good and it had a bald back tire...but he still managed to
clean the hill in second gear. Most mortals use first gear. "No Gas Hill" is located
fairly close to Greenie Peak near Red River, NM.
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