P500 2 weeks on the Uncompahgre

[Sledge]

Heading back to Texas tomorrow, after 2 glorious weeks in Colorado. Mostly on the Uncompahgre, but 2 days on the Grand Mesa as well.

Heaven on earth. The P5 performed flawlessly. A couple of near high-centers due to wheelbase, but that same long wheelbase allowed me to climb a trail section my buddy had endoed backwards on previously, and named "The Wall".

Low gear, chug up, chug down. Never touched the brakes going down.

The little Bluebird did itself proud.

The Kenda HTRS were incredible. They just grabbed whatever there was to grab. I quickly learned that I could trust them to hold the near-vertical side of a rut or rock. They just STUCK where I put them, always, wet or dry.

Started at 10 psi, ended at 7.5.

Good times.

Joe

 

[Admin]

 

[hambone]

Right on Joe!
Be safe going back!
2 weeks sounds like heaven!

 

[Sledge]

Right on Joe!
Be safe going back!
2 weeks sounds like heaven!

Thanks for the good wishes, Steve.

Lord willing, I'll be headed back up here for archery elk season in 2 months, for another couple of weeks. Retirement does NOT suck.

Joe

 

[hambone]

Thanks for the good wishes, Steve.

Lord willing, I'll be headed back up here for archery elk season in 2 months, for another couple of weeks. Retirement does NOT suck.

Joe

Rub it in Buddy! I have a few short years left!

 

[Alan aka Davinci]

View attachment 17380 Heading back to Texas tomorrow, after 2 glorious weeks in Colorado. Mostly on the Uncompahgre, but 2 days on the Grand Mesa as well.

Heaven on earth. The P5 performed flawlessly. A couple of near high-centers due to wheelbase, but that same long wheelbase allowed me to climb a trail section my buddy had endoed backwards on previously, and named "The Wall".

Low gear, chug up, chug down. Never touched the brakes going down.

The little Bluebird did itself proud.

The Kenda HTRS were incredible. They just grabbed whatever there was to grab. I quickly learned that I could trust them to hold the near-vertical side of a rut or rock. They just STUCK where I put them, always, wet or dry.

Started at 10 psi, ended at 7.5.

Good times.

Joe

The two week you spend up there was that mostly for scouting for your archer hunt and are you hunting GMU 61 or 62?

 

[Sledge]

The two week you spend up there was that mostly for scouting for your archer hunt and are you hunting GMU 61 or 62?

62 if I hunt the Uncompahgre, Alan. I'm invited to hunt with some friends on the Mesa, though, so I'll likely do that too. They're muzzleloaders, but there's a week in the month-long archery season where both are legal, as you likely know.

I think it's Area 45, but am not sure. They do real well there. I spent 2 days there, but the mosquitos were horrible, so didn't do the on-foot scouting I had intended.

This trip was supposed to be about riding and scouting, but it turned out to be mostly about riding. I had a new toy to play with!

I did have a beautiful cinnamon sow bear with a roly-poly little cub waddle through my camp one morning. That was cool. I shot one bear with my bow years ago; now I just get a kick out of watching them.

Joe