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  1. October 18th, 2011 #1
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    Name & Date of the Run: Moody Hill and if there is time or good weather Crystal Mountain 10/29/2011

    Meeting Place & Meeting Time: 9:00 am at the Kmart parking lot at N/W corner of West Eisenhower Blvd / US-34 & Wilson Avenue in Loveland (2665 West Eisenhower Boulevard) Take US 34/Loveland exit off I-25 (Exit 257)

    Directions to trailhead: From TrailDamage,
    From Denver, take I-25 north to the Ft. Collins exit 269B. Head west and follow signs through town to Highway 14 north. Follow the sign to LaPorte where Highway 14 intersects with Highway 287. Turn left at road 52E, marked with signs pointing to Rist Canyon (not a large sign). You will come to an intersection at 13 miles where you turn left on Stove Prairie Road 27. Continue 4 miles and turn right on Buckhorn Road, marked 44H (small sign). You will see the trailhead on the left in 1.6 miles, with an air-down area across from the trailhead on your right.

    CB Channel being used: 4

    I have never run these trails before so if someone wants to lead go for it!
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    Moody Hill
    http://www.traildamage.com/trails/index.php?id=72

    Crystal Mountain
    http://www.traildamage.com/trails/index.php?id=73
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    If we weren't camping I would be there. Barely touched the FOCO area.
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    These will be my first Northern Colorado trails so Im pretty stoked!
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    <iframe width="420" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/oS-LXgQOjfA" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>

    VERY questionable driving skills..
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    mattzj98 previously posted:
    "<iframe width="420" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/oS-LXgQOjfA" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>

    VERY questionable driving skills.."

    I thought for sure he was going over!
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    Looks like fun! Wish we could go.

    Looking forward to the report!
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    I could (?would?) pass on that section.

    If most are coming from the south, a Loveland meeting place would shave miles and minutes from the trailhead trip, unless anyone wishes to trek up Rist Canyon, which is decent.
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    Jim Williamson previously posted:
    "I could (?would?) pass on that section."

    Me, too - but it'll be fun to watch anyone else who's up for playing in it!
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    I think the guy in the video should have had a strap for a bit of safety but did fine otherwise. The cameraman sure had trouble though, at times he made it look like the Jeep was climbing a 90 degree wall. Search our trail reports and you should fine some videos of FR folks doing it last year or maybe the year before that.

    I passed on it then and would again though!
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    Would going down be any safer than going up? I'm thinking of braking / stopping / runaway issues going down vs. tip over issues going up.
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    Anyone living in the N/NW end of Denver Town can easily go straight up Wadsworth to Ft Collins to Masonville. That saves about 40 minutes of I25, wander through Ft Collins drive time.

    As to the Quarry obstacle exit: I would do that with a strap for safety and it doesn't matter if my rig can waltz it. You screw up there and you simply aren't going to be driving your rig out. My wallet isn't that deep anyway, so I would rather take a strap and not deal with a rig that was ****** due to lack of same. I don't have anything to prove to anyone and 'peer pressure' isn't something I deal with....

    Most of the time, I haven't even stuck around to watch other folks play on it very long as I don't feel like becoming involved in some dumbass rescue. I do the same thing climbing: Someone is doing something really stupid, I usually leave so that if they really **** up, I don't feel obligated to help. I have patched up, set bones, stitched up, and carried out enough bodies in my life...
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    Jim Williamson previously posted:
    "I could (?would?) pass on that section.

    If most are coming from the south, a Loveland meeting place would shave miles and minutes from the trailhead trip, unless anyone wishes to trek up Rist Canyon, which is decent."

    I'm not too familiar with Fort Collins area, so if there is a faster and better meeting area elsewhere lets do it!
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    Brody previously posted:
    "Anyone living in the N/NW end of Denver Town can easily go straight up Wadsworth to Ft Collins to Masonville. That saves about 40 minutes of I25, wander through Ft Collins drive time."

    IF an alternate meeting location is desired, the K-Mart parking lot on the N/W corner of West Eisenhower Blvd / US-34 & Wilson Avenue in Loveland is a decent spot. Google Map. Again IF it's desired. TBD near trip date. This would be longer for me, but I'd think more would be coming from the south, and it'd be nicer for the majority. Just an option to be discussed.
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    Jim Williamson previously posted:
    "IF an alternate meeting location is desired, the K-Mart parking lot on the N/W corner of West Eisenhower Blvd / US-34 & Wilson Avenue in Loveland is a decent spot. Google Map. Again IF it's desired. TBD near trip date. This would be longer for me, but I'd think more would be coming from the south, and it'd be nicer for the majority. Just an option to be discussed."

    If this would be easier for everyone, then it works for me!
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    Well I know Cracker is walking right up it. Probably with Chriss behind the wheel. Ill sit back and watch =P
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    I want to go but I need to find a way to get gas money. that is a little far.
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    Scrat previously posted:
    "If the wife will let me try it..."

    COME ON!! PEER PRESSURE! LET'S GO!

    You spot me, I spot you, everybody happy!
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    Sounds like a plan
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    I'm not a 100% yet I will when I know what's going on
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