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C&TSRR = Big Horn "Y".

Unread postby Roger Hogan » Sat Sep 16, 2017 7:22 am

Over the years I have been asked numerous times about the Big Horn "Y". We got there early the other day so I did a drone look of the "Y".

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UlRRBIU3DeU


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Re: C&TSRR = Big Horn "Y".

Unread postby Pete Dahlberg » Sat Sep 16, 2017 8:53 am

Very nice - the tail track is much longer than I would have expected.
Great scenery
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Re: C&TSRR = Big Horn "Y".

Unread postby Roger Hogan » Sat Sep 16, 2017 9:06 am

Pete Dahlberg wrote:Very nice - the tail track is much longer than I would have expected.
Great scenery


Thanks for playing Pete.
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Re: C&TSRR = Big Horn "Y".

Unread postby Sharon Evans » Sat Sep 16, 2017 11:36 am

Am I guessing correctly that the road to Big Horn should only be attempted with 4 wheel drive and decent ground clearance? I know where it cuts off the road that heads down into the Los Pinos valley and it looks like a fairly steep climb initially.
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Re: C&TSRR = Big Horn "Y".

Unread postby Roger Hogan » Sat Sep 16, 2017 11:55 am

Sharon Evans wrote:Am I guessing correctly that the road to Big Horn should only be attempted with 4 wheel drive and decent ground clearance? I know where it cuts off the road that heads down into the Los Pinos valley and it looks like a fairly steep climb initially.


Yes 4 wheel drive with decent clearance. Lots of spots where it has been washed out. A pretty steep climb early on.
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Re: C&TSRR = Big Horn "Y".

Unread postby Tom Casper » Sun Sep 17, 2017 6:32 pm

Sharon, I think if you have a car with moderate clearance, you can drive in from the Osier Road as long as it is dry. From there, you need high clearance but not necessarily 4-wheel drive but it would make it easier.

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Re: C&TSRR = Big Horn "Y".

Unread postby Roger Hogan » Sun Sep 17, 2017 6:50 pm

Tom Casper wrote:Sharon, I think if you have a car with moderate clearance, you can drive in from the Osier Road as long as it is dry. From there, you need high clearance but not necessarily 4-wheel drive but it would make it easier.

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Because of the wash outs this year I suggest 4 wheel drive.
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Re: C&TSRR = Big Horn "Y".

Unread postby Tom Casper » Mon Sep 18, 2017 8:56 am

Thanks Rog for your correction

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Re: C&TSRR = Big Horn "Y".

Unread postby Roger Hogan » Mon Sep 18, 2017 4:20 pm

Tom Casper wrote:Thanks Rog for your correction

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Because of the wash outs it added about 10 minutes to my trip time.
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