Labor Day in the Mountains! Kristen and Linda and Grayson are heading to Breckenridge....via I-70.
Matt and I are taking the Jeep over Red Cone Pass...that is it in the distance...
Once out of the trees we headed above treeline....
Looking back from whence we came....not even at the top yet.
We missed the initial turn to go over the pass and had to back track at least 30 minutes...but this is what Matt came for...
Heading to the top of Red Cone...there in the distance...so we had to drive back and come up the ridge...starting at the far right of the picture.
The road to to the top...
Riding the ridge...very steep....
12,800 feet at the summit
Spectacular....only a Jeep could get up here....maybe a mule!
So after Red Cone we attacked Radical Hill...big mistake....
Broke an axle on some severe rocks and incline....and limped back to the highway (stranded on the side of the road) where we completely shredded the gears....new axle, new gears...yikes!! Thank God for AAA and free 100 mile towing...could have been an additional $500 bill...but probably will get away with $100.
New upgraded axle, gears, drive shaft....these vacations are getting expensive!!
