There were a bunch of canyon roads, and winding roads up in the mountains just west of Boulder, that I have never been on.
Some of them included some dirt sections. A couple of them were all-dirt.
The FJ was up to the task (as always) and performed flawlessly.
A view of the "Flatirons". A popular hiking and rock-climbing destination.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flatirons (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flatirons)
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There were some good views above Boulder.
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Also visited Gross Dam, and Gross Reservoir while I was up there.
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The Reservoir is full to capacity now, but back in March it looked like this.
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Altogether it was a 165-mile day.
It was fairly warm (in the 90's), so it was good to get up in the higher elevations.
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Really nice area.
I like the picture of the deer. Just like you want them. Off the road!
Great pics!
Cheers Jo
Great post Alan...