I needed to escape. This past week has taken it’s toll on me so I figured an escape was in order.
I headed off at about 10 and have had a great time since then, up until now, right before work.
So what did I do that was so fun? One word.
The Mountains. Ok, so that was two, but it was a blast. The book I read regarding camping and offroading stated that Rampart Range Road was great because it connected to a ton of trailheads and that most were easy-moderate in difficulty. This road starts off in the middle of Garden of the Gods, and continues literally 20+ miles into the middle of nowhere mountains and the woodlands park area. Tons of fun things to do. Biking, hiking, fishing, boating, riding … you name it. There is a sign right by the turnoff onto the road that says it’s meant for high clearance SUV’s, although I saw a few passenger cars here and there, but none went too deep into the sticks.
About 12 miles into the road, keep in mind it’s a dirt/clay/gravel filled road that I’m not sure I would have ever taken Betsy on, but I digress. 12 Miles in, to the right there was the start of an un-named trail. For giggles I thought I would check it out. Turns out it went on for quite a while of really rocky terrain. Whipdy doos, gullies, a little river crossing and a few other neat and fun obstacles. Because this was my first real time out in the boonies with my new FJ, I took it easy, and I did all the obstacles quite a few times. For many reasons. First and foremost I felt like a little kid in a candy shop. The feeling passing over some of the obstacles left me saying wow! I couldn’t believe it! Lastly I wanted to get to know her limitations … and of course because I was having waaaaay too much fun. I did suffer some trail damage. Dolly now has been initiated. She’s got trail rash, she’s got two equally FUBAR’d running boards.
Not bad for my first trip out 
I wanted to get rid of those stupid running boards for these bad boys … but now I have a good reason to.
Here are some photos:
The first photo is this incredibly steep section. The photo doesn’t really do it any justice, but it was steep, trust me! I had a hard time walking down it, which is why I snapped a photo of my inclometer. The last one was about the terrain for much of the way. With a ton of hills and valleys and gullies. A little creek crossing and tons of fun things. It was a great time and I found a new camping spot
Actually I found a ton …
Next time, we’ll see.
However, not this time! Next time I’ll go on a friday …. and camp and then head home, now that I found a few spots
What a great all day adventure. I literally wheel’d for about 6 hours I have a left side only sunburn to prove it, but I had to leave! Tonight(being saturday night) I have church!
That’s right, I had a great time at church too. We talked about solomans song. I’m sure I spelled that wrong, but basically it’s the biblical version of porn. Don’t believe me? Go read it ….
I’ve never considered myself a religious person, given my past and all. However, this church is great. It’s great for a ton of reasons but perhaps I’ll save that for another day.
Afterwards, I headed home. Tired. Beat. Exhausted.
Today, I woke up extremely late. Didn’t do a darn thing. Well, I went to a recording of the intuitive divas talk show. They were taping a demo to send off to some tv producer folks and I sat in the audience. Good times. Oh! I also talked on the phone all day. Momma, pops, sister …. everybody really.
I need to getting to bed.
I had a damn good weekend. I’m sure I could go on for hours, but I didn’t 
hehe … if you want more photos, here are some more @Flickr. Oh, and I have about 2 gigs worth of video of my adventures, so once I figure out this iMovie neat-o-ness, I’ll get them up on youtube
Until then, I”ll leave you with a great song. Great lyrics too. It’s a song about nothing,literally …. because “The hook brings you back ….”. Hehe …. awesome. Oh, and might I say the “I can keep it up, for as long as it takes” model at the begging is the hottest of the 3. Just my opinion.
Oh, and by the way…… one more thing.
ARGH MATEY!
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