SubaCool
September 23rd, 2009, 11:59 PM
Ok, a week late, but here's the report http://offroadsubarus.com/images/smilies/raspberry.gif
Last week's wednesday, we took a little road trip from Brighton to Ft Collins and back through the mountains. Here's the route as I've planned it from Ft Collins to Loveland (http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&source=s_d&saddr=Unknown+road&daddr=CO-14%2FPoudre+Canyon+Hwy+to:CO-14%2FPoudre+Canyon+Hwy+to:County+Rd-52e%2FOld+Flowers+Rd+to:40.616819,-105.521965+to:N+County+Rd-63+E+to:Buckhorn+Rd%2FCounty+Rd-44H+to:N+County+Rd-27%2FStove+Prairie+Rd+to:Buckhorn+Rd%2FN+County+Rd-27+to:Buckhorn+Rd%2FN+County+Rd-27%2FN+CR27&geocode=FfjkawIdQDy8-Q%3BFZAFbQIdUAu6-Q%3BFRLFbAIdZuO3-Q%3BFZjMawIdpmC4-Q%3B%3BFYgyawId5oO1-Q%3BFWsxawIdEqa3-Q%3BFW4gawIdyNS4-Q%3BFXDJaQIdZJy6-Q%3BFSC7aAIdXPS6-Q&gl=us&hl=en&mra=mi&mrcr=3,4&mrsp=4&sz=14&via=6&sll=40.617796,-105.512094&sspn=0.034856,0.07699&ie=UTF8&ll=40.533633,-105.338287&spn=0.558393,1.231842&z=10). Basically, we went up Poudre Canyon to Gateway Park (where we got married 6yrs ago), then turned onto Stove Prairie Rd to Old Flowers Rd, then back via Buckhorn Rd and down on to Loveland and then Brighton. What I thought was gonna take us max of 6hrs ended up taking us 12. We've left home at 9:30am and got back at 9:30pm! I have included Old Flowers Rd in the plan as I've thought it was gonna be an easy trail (according to C. Wells' book http://offroadsubarus.com/images/smilies/confused.gif ). Wrong! Just shows that no matter what, one always needs to do his/her homework. Traildamage rates it a 3, so a mild moderate trail. We've spent about 4hrs on the trail and then additional 1.5hrs to get back via Buckhorn rd to Stove Prairie rd. The trail itself wasn't all that bad - after all, by now we're veterans in this kind of stuff http://offroadsubarus.com/images/smilies/icon_lol.gif - but it was long and we've spent a ton of time gathering pictures and video. We didn't count on it being challenging, otherwise we would have gone through the day faster. But at the end, it was worth it!
We've had a great time, especially on the trail. Lisa got to try her hand in off-roading her Subie for the first time, and she did pretty good. We've got some great footage and had no damage (although, the hitch took a few hits, but that's normal now http://offroadsubarus.com/images/smilies/icon_wink.gif ). But, onto the videos:
Disclaimer: As always, these videos don't do justice to some of the hills. In real life, the hills are a lot steeper! http://offroadsubarus.com/images/smilies/icon_mrgreen.gif
Drive up Stove Prairie Rd - Roof mounted camera, 2x speed:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fb34cOc-r1Y
Getting artsy with a cattle guard crossing on Old Flowers Rd:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fteLJ23I7vM
Lisa driving along a wooden fence:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g8I0IT_o5NU
Lisa hitting a small puddle:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q5cY5sfL_v0
Lisa's first major obstacle, and me walking her through it:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uaKPq0NNQuY
Lisa going up a rough patch (first part sped up):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wktqn6p-Uo8
Driving through the forest (on the first part, check out what a rear sway bar delete does to wheel travel on an Outback!):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f7sgguVLrFw
Just another drive-by:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yUUmEwfeJOA
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Last week's wednesday, we took a little road trip from Brighton to Ft Collins and back through the mountains. Here's the route as I've planned it from Ft Collins to Loveland (http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&source=s_d&saddr=Unknown+road&daddr=CO-14%2FPoudre+Canyon+Hwy+to:CO-14%2FPoudre+Canyon+Hwy+to:County+Rd-52e%2FOld+Flowers+Rd+to:40.616819,-105.521965+to:N+County+Rd-63+E+to:Buckhorn+Rd%2FCounty+Rd-44H+to:N+County+Rd-27%2FStove+Prairie+Rd+to:Buckhorn+Rd%2FN+County+Rd-27+to:Buckhorn+Rd%2FN+County+Rd-27%2FN+CR27&geocode=FfjkawIdQDy8-Q%3BFZAFbQIdUAu6-Q%3BFRLFbAIdZuO3-Q%3BFZjMawIdpmC4-Q%3B%3BFYgyawId5oO1-Q%3BFWsxawIdEqa3-Q%3BFW4gawIdyNS4-Q%3BFXDJaQIdZJy6-Q%3BFSC7aAIdXPS6-Q&gl=us&hl=en&mra=mi&mrcr=3,4&mrsp=4&sz=14&via=6&sll=40.617796,-105.512094&sspn=0.034856,0.07699&ie=UTF8&ll=40.533633,-105.338287&spn=0.558393,1.231842&z=10). Basically, we went up Poudre Canyon to Gateway Park (where we got married 6yrs ago), then turned onto Stove Prairie Rd to Old Flowers Rd, then back via Buckhorn Rd and down on to Loveland and then Brighton. What I thought was gonna take us max of 6hrs ended up taking us 12. We've left home at 9:30am and got back at 9:30pm! I have included Old Flowers Rd in the plan as I've thought it was gonna be an easy trail (according to C. Wells' book http://offroadsubarus.com/images/smilies/confused.gif ). Wrong! Just shows that no matter what, one always needs to do his/her homework. Traildamage rates it a 3, so a mild moderate trail. We've spent about 4hrs on the trail and then additional 1.5hrs to get back via Buckhorn rd to Stove Prairie rd. The trail itself wasn't all that bad - after all, by now we're veterans in this kind of stuff http://offroadsubarus.com/images/smilies/icon_lol.gif - but it was long and we've spent a ton of time gathering pictures and video. We didn't count on it being challenging, otherwise we would have gone through the day faster. But at the end, it was worth it!
We've had a great time, especially on the trail. Lisa got to try her hand in off-roading her Subie for the first time, and she did pretty good. We've got some great footage and had no damage (although, the hitch took a few hits, but that's normal now http://offroadsubarus.com/images/smilies/icon_wink.gif ). But, onto the videos:
Disclaimer: As always, these videos don't do justice to some of the hills. In real life, the hills are a lot steeper! http://offroadsubarus.com/images/smilies/icon_mrgreen.gif
Drive up Stove Prairie Rd - Roof mounted camera, 2x speed:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fb34cOc-r1Y
Getting artsy with a cattle guard crossing on Old Flowers Rd:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fteLJ23I7vM
Lisa driving along a wooden fence:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g8I0IT_o5NU
Lisa hitting a small puddle:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q5cY5sfL_v0
Lisa's first major obstacle, and me walking her through it:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uaKPq0NNQuY
Lisa going up a rough patch (first part sped up):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wktqn6p-Uo8
Driving through the forest (on the first part, check out what a rear sway bar delete does to wheel travel on an Outback!):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f7sgguVLrFw
Just another drive-by:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yUUmEwfeJOA
>>>