14kmtnman
Well-Known Member
I have been over Mosquito Pass several times too, but this time around, personal safety won out over valor. As everyone knows, trail conditions change all of the time. Personally, I don't like steep baby head fields that are really really dry and dusty. It's like having the rocks coated in talcum powder. The rocks almost seem to move on their own. While I was trying to get the bike straighten around from being bounced off a rock and stalling, I was watching a hiker come down the same section of road and they were even having traction problems and staying upright. I prefer sections like that much better during or right after a rainstorm or a couple of snow storms to compact and solidify the dirt.
When I saw the Holy Cross City signs at the bottom of the trail on the main road, I remembered the 4x4 story tails of the road. I thought I would see how far I could get. After coming home and looking at the pictures from the 4x4's, again, I'm glad I didn't get up any farther than I did. Especially since I am not capable of lifting the bike over some of those rock sections.
When I saw the Holy Cross City signs at the bottom of the trail on the main road, I remembered the 4x4 story tails of the road. I thought I would see how far I could get. After coming home and looking at the pictures from the 4x4's, again, I'm glad I didn't get up any farther than I did. Especially since I am not capable of lifting the bike over some of those rock sections.