Kingston Peak pre run

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Yesterday was a pre run for the Kingston Peak (Stockers Without Lockers) trip in September. I headed up with Aaron and Tye to scope things out - mostly to time the run over KP and to Loch Lomond. We took our sweet time and made a-lot of stops along the way to get pictures of the scenery. KP was sunny and beautiful all the way to the Stone House. Some dark clouds were rolling in from behind us, so we pushed on to Loch Lomond. Once we were at the lake, I laced up my shoes a little tighter and we headed out for a hike. (I told Aaron if I laced up tighter, he might talk me into going :D) Well, near death experience aside (fluffy kid hiking up hill in the altitude) it was awesome!!! I always wanted to get up to the lakes above Loch Lomond. Thanks guys!!! Next time, maybe we'll make it up to Ice Lake. ;) So, here are some pictures...

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[Funrover]

Great Pics man, I really had a great time yesterday! When I get home I will load my pics that I have

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Here's a little vid of Aaron in the big puddle.

http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c174/SteveChabala/KPPreRun08/th_DSCN3561.jpg (http://s27.photobucket.com/albums/c174/SteveChabala/KPPreRun08/?action=view&current=DSCN3561.flv)

[Funrover]

Cool Vid. How far up is Ice Lake? I think if it wasn't for the storm we would have done more.

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Cool Vid. How far up is Ice Lake? I think if it wasn't for the storm we would have done more.

I'll email you the topo map of the area.

[Funrover]

Sweet thanks... I think I might take the James peak ride from Winter Park to Georgetown. I will check into it!

[Tye]

Nice pics Steve... The tundra had some great colors

[Pathrat]

Beautiful flower pics, better than the ones I saw yesterday. I wanna go if we aren't in Minnesota that weekend.

[Funrover]

It took me awhile but here are some pics that I took on the pre run

http://i256.photobucket.com/albums/hh178/aaronwart/Offroad/Aug%209/IMG_9039.jpg

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[Funrover]

It took me awhile but here are some pics that I took on the pre run

http://i256.photobucket.com/albums/hh178/aaronwart/Offroad/Aug%209/IMG_9064.jpg

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Click here for all of the pics I took
http://s256.photobucket.com/albums/hh178/aaronwart/Offroad/Aug%209/?start=all

[Geckodude18]

I don't want to steal your post but I didn't want to start a new thread. I was up there a few weeks after your guys were and that cabin was not up when we got there :confused:, I didn't get any pics of it sorry.

Here is the thread I did on a Isuzu forum....I posted it as Yankee Hill / Loch Lomand but we did Kingston.

http://forum.planetisuzoo.com/viewtopic.php?t=24100

[Funrover]

It's located a little further down, we started close to Blackhawk on the pre-run. Didn't start in the normal spots... that is where we found the cabin!

[Pathrat]

OOH, you got a marmot, cool! Great pictures, really like the dead tree shot.

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I was up there a few weeks after your guys were and that cabin was not up when we got there :confused:, I didn't get any pics of it sorry.

It's a little less than a mile up from Apex.

[SubaCool]

Ok, so about how long does it take to do the trip from Central City to Lock Lomond? How much time to hike up to the lakes above LL? Thinking about putting together a run on offroadsubarus.com sometimes later this summer.

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Ok, so about how long does it take to do the trip from Central City to Lock Lomond? How much time to hike up to the lakes above LL? Thinking about putting together a run on offroadsubarus.com sometimes later this summer.

For a fun time I'd say from Central over Kingston to Loch up to the lake give about 4 hours. Hikes vary. There are more lakes above not pictured also. to do all lakes I'd say 2 - 3 hours, if you stay to the lower ones maybe 30 min extra or so

[SubaCool]

Sounds good. When we work out the details and date, will post it on here, if anybody wants to join us ;)

[Funrover]

How many do you think will go from the SB forum?

[Smash]

Planning on pre running Kingston and Loch Lomond on the 18th. Wanna double check all of it before we lead stock Foresters up there.

[Funrover]

Planning on pre running Kingston and Loch Lomond on the 18th. Wanna double check all of it before we lead stock Foresters up there.

Loch you will be more then fine. Kingston might have 1 hill that may involve higher rpms. It's really a friendly trail

[Smash]

Awesome thanks for the heads up! Karla (girlfriend) and I might hit some more stuff out of Alice if the day doesn't take too long. Time will tell. The trip led for the Foresters will probably just be Kingston and Loch tho, things always take longer with a group.

[white collar redneck dad]

Wow!!! Gorgeous pics!!! Here about 3 weeks ago..RidgeRunner, Mr6 and I went from Rollins / mammouth gulch road --- ridge runner crossed that same pond -- but down yankee hill to cemetary close to nevadaville loop outside of central city..what a fun fun run. We did not go up to kingston peak..

[JeepWheelin]

Looks like fun.. Up around there is where I learned to ride a quad and how to drive.. Can't find much better trails then those ones!