EldoradoFJ60
July 4th, 2011, 06:07 PM
Well my plan to camp this weekend on the west side of Gross Reservoir got hosed. The west sided is under construction. I guess they are putting in real campsites back there. I was kinda pissed to have my weekend of fishing flushed down the drain.
So I thought I'd see if the road to Lefthand Reservoir was open....nope. I ended up heading up towards Mammoth Gulch to see what I could find. I would have headed up to Kingston Peak but I found a nail in my passenger front tire and didn't want to push it.
Big clouds where the trail to Kingston peak starts.
http://i153.photobucket.com/albums/s240/ilbruche/Landcruiser/Front%20Range%204X4/Mammoth%20Gulch/July4th001.jpg
Cooling off a bit. Need to get a real temperature gauge to see if I'm actually overheating or if everything is within parameters.
http://i153.photobucket.com/albums/s240/ilbruche/Landcruiser/Front%20Range%204X4/Mammoth%20Gulch/July4th002.jpg
Looking down with the Mammoth Gulch area to the left.
http://i153.photobucket.com/albums/s240/ilbruche/Landcruiser/Front%20Range%204X4/Mammoth%20Gulch/July4th006.jpg
Decided I would camp somewhere in here.
http://i153.photobucket.com/albums/s240/ilbruche/Landcruiser/Front%20Range%204X4/Mammoth%20Gulch/July4th010.jpg
Found a good spot off FR 176.
http://i153.photobucket.com/albums/s240/ilbruche/Landcruiser/Front%20Range%204X4/Mammoth%20Gulch/July4th020.jpg
I have this tarp that works great for adding some shade out back.
http://i153.photobucket.com/albums/s240/ilbruche/Landcruiser/Front%20Range%204X4/Mammoth%20Gulch/July4th013.jpg
http://i153.photobucket.com/albums/s240/ilbruche/Landcruiser/Front%20Range%204X4/Mammoth%20Gulch/July4th017.jpg
Another camp shot.
http://i153.photobucket.com/albums/s240/ilbruche/Landcruiser/Front%20Range%204X4/Mammoth%20Gulch/July4th025.jpg
New FJ62 style mirrors.
http://i153.photobucket.com/albums/s240/ilbruche/Landcruiser/Front%20Range%204X4/Mammoth%20Gulch/July4th031.jpg
Sunday I hiked down to Teller Lake. No trout but plenty of salamanders and leeches.
http://i153.photobucket.com/albums/s240/ilbruche/Landcruiser/Front%20Range%204X4/Mammoth%20Gulch/July4th028.jpg
So I thought I'd see if the road to Lefthand Reservoir was open....nope. I ended up heading up towards Mammoth Gulch to see what I could find. I would have headed up to Kingston Peak but I found a nail in my passenger front tire and didn't want to push it.
Big clouds where the trail to Kingston peak starts.
http://i153.photobucket.com/albums/s240/ilbruche/Landcruiser/Front%20Range%204X4/Mammoth%20Gulch/July4th001.jpg
Cooling off a bit. Need to get a real temperature gauge to see if I'm actually overheating or if everything is within parameters.
http://i153.photobucket.com/albums/s240/ilbruche/Landcruiser/Front%20Range%204X4/Mammoth%20Gulch/July4th002.jpg
Looking down with the Mammoth Gulch area to the left.
http://i153.photobucket.com/albums/s240/ilbruche/Landcruiser/Front%20Range%204X4/Mammoth%20Gulch/July4th006.jpg
Decided I would camp somewhere in here.
http://i153.photobucket.com/albums/s240/ilbruche/Landcruiser/Front%20Range%204X4/Mammoth%20Gulch/July4th010.jpg
Found a good spot off FR 176.
http://i153.photobucket.com/albums/s240/ilbruche/Landcruiser/Front%20Range%204X4/Mammoth%20Gulch/July4th020.jpg
I have this tarp that works great for adding some shade out back.
http://i153.photobucket.com/albums/s240/ilbruche/Landcruiser/Front%20Range%204X4/Mammoth%20Gulch/July4th013.jpg
http://i153.photobucket.com/albums/s240/ilbruche/Landcruiser/Front%20Range%204X4/Mammoth%20Gulch/July4th017.jpg
Another camp shot.
http://i153.photobucket.com/albums/s240/ilbruche/Landcruiser/Front%20Range%204X4/Mammoth%20Gulch/July4th025.jpg
New FJ62 style mirrors.
http://i153.photobucket.com/albums/s240/ilbruche/Landcruiser/Front%20Range%204X4/Mammoth%20Gulch/July4th031.jpg
Sunday I hiked down to Teller Lake. No trout but plenty of salamanders and leeches.
http://i153.photobucket.com/albums/s240/ilbruche/Landcruiser/Front%20Range%204X4/Mammoth%20Gulch/July4th028.jpg