Mt. Antero

July 20th, 2009

Mt. Antero: 1
Smash: 0

Talk about frustrating....

The trail wasn't too hard.
My clearance was good.

Ya wanna know what made me turn around? IT WAS TOO STEEP. No really. Got to this point, which we had to make a serious run at, then couldn't get going again. I hate my freakin manual transmission. :rant:

Really was the upper edge of the steepness that my transmission can handle:

On a good note this might actually be helpful: for the stockers without lockers ride - is it as steep as this? If so I'm out. Also, this trail would've been too much for Subacool's Outback in numerous places, doesn't have the clearance. He might be able to do it, but his wife Lisa would kill him (it's her car). So, can I do stockers without lockers?

More photos and such to come shortly. Gotta get a few things done first.

**Funrover** · July 20th, 2009

Pics never do justice, hard to say. To me that looks almost flat, but I figure it's worse than I-70 right?

July 20th, 2009

It was pretty steep, and long. If I can get a running start I can make it up short stuff. But this just kept going and going and going... Talk about a clutch fryer. I can't afford a new clutch, nor do I think it's worth it, so we turned around.

I'm hoping someone who's been on Mt. Antero can give me an idea about the newbie run (stockers without lockers).

**Funrover** · July 20th, 2009

I know Red Cone would be too much based on that pic

**Chris** · July 20th, 2009

Gee, sorry about that! I was sure you could to that road.

July 20th, 2009

FunRover - yeah no way I'm gonna attempt Red Cone.

Chris - hey thanks for the suggestion. If I had an automatic, I would've been able to do it.

July 20th, 2009

Anyways, we wanted to try a new spot, so off we go to Mt. Antero. Was pretty sure by the advice given here and Wells' book that we'd be fine. I was wrong. Grumble.

I think I'm still upset...

Ok, moving on. It was a beautiful area! We got lots of looks. There were a few folks hanging out at the stream crossing soaking their feet on our way back down. They did triple takes. "No, that is a Subaru!" They raised their beers in a toast to "my ballsiness" as they put it. That helped ease my frustration a bit.

Enough talk, on to photos (videos are still loading, I'll put them up next):

Lunch stop was great:

July 20th, 2009

Luke enjoyed the break:

Kodi was having too much fun running around (and he feels it now, poor old guy):

view from lunch:

Found a rock to pose on to further rebuild our decimated egos:

July 20th, 2009

Always the ham....

Headed back down:

**Funrover** · July 20th, 2009

Beautiful shots! We almost did that trail when we were up there, wish we would have now

July 20th, 2009

Well, we still didn't have enough fun. Yeah, it was 5pm. Yeah it's a 2.5-3 hour drive home. But hey, the sun's out til 8pm! Plenty of time. So off we go to fourmile, an area closeby that we both know fairly well and isn't difficult. Karla decides to give a new idea of hers a try. Like she said, "I'm never riding in a car offroading ever again!!"

Site of my first trail damage in quite a while! This road ended up being a dead end. Whoops. So I had to back out, proved to be a bit tricky with the larger rocks and dips around. There goes the mudflap... Because it about took my bumper with it I'm considering taking them off entirely.

Videos coming next. Karla was really cracking herself up up there! All I can hear was giggling.... :lol:

**Funrover** · July 20th, 2009

LMAO!!! Next time the roof rack idea comes up I have a seat in my rover just for that... Video has been taken from that vantage point...

July 20th, 2009

Here was my view of Antero on Saturday. From Tabeguache Peak. 11 hour hike

**Funrover** · July 20th, 2009

Man Jerk previously posted:

July 20th, 2009

It's not. There is a lot of hopping from rock to rock, but no climbing. You actually have to climb Shavano, then come down the back side. Then you have to go up and over Shavano again. The entire summit of both peaks are covered in rocks/boulders. Its 11.25 miles and took us 11 hours.

A lot of the trail is covered in rocks and that got old quick. I wouldn't do it twice.

**Funrover** · July 20th, 2009

Thanks.

July 20th, 2009

FunRover - hehehehe nice!! Did you create a ratchet seatbelt?!?

ManJerk - Man nice shot. I was hoping to be able to see that!

**Funrover** · July 20th, 2009

Smash previously posted:

July 20th, 2009

Hehe, I love the fold chairs like you've got up there. Hadn't thought of the ratchet. I'll see what Karla thinks!

**4Runninfun** · July 20th, 2009

Smash couple years ago my parents tried tincup in their '00 outback, and while it didn't get as steep it was just rocky enough that they couldn't go slow enough without a low range and/or burning up the clutch. I really dont understand why subaru doesn't offer a low range anymore. We had two '85 wagons with that low range and unless you high-centered them (ahem maybe like in snow hehe) they were just unstoppable. I really wish they'd go back to that. oh and also get rid of so much of that low hanging plastic. anyways great write up i've been wanting to do antero for a while now and i think your pics may have me convinced to do it this tues.

oh yeah BTW that was me up in the "crows nest" it was a great vantage point to get vid from the early (read easy) first part of black bear pass.

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