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Great stuff Randy!!!!

I soooooo need to go on an adventure soon!!!

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So I guess that I'm not the only guy sitting at work, reading this, wishing I was "out there"...

Great pics and story, Randy!

Forrest

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Ok, Randy it has been TWO Three WHOLE DAYS from your last post! Let's have more of the story. Please please please.

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DAY 6 - Actual DAY 3 of the TAT

Next day, we took our time loading up the bikes and said goodbye to Keith the cabin owner.

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We rode out of town just a couple of miles and found the turnoff to Cinnamon Pass.......and many more mountain passes. Today we would ride over one pass to another all day and we had no idea what we would be treated to the rest of the day.

We passed another 3 riders who were doing the TAT, then stopped for some pix of this waterfall in the distance.

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An old, historic cabin from the 1800's....

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We started going up and up........and up and up, the views kept getting better around every corner.

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This is a popular 4x4 route.

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Maddog Mike and I at the first pass of the day.

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Stay tuned........

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(Continued........)

Some photos from Dennis and Mark.........

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Along the way, I stopped for some more photos at just one of the awesome views.

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Many more pix to come from this awesome day..............

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We eventually headed down into a valley to Animas Forks, and old mining town.

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I enjoy reading these plaques that tell you a little about the history.....

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More to come........

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More from the abandoned mines at Animas Forks......

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Trying to get some "artsy fartsy" shots.......

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Maddog Mike.......

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I'm still working on it......... :good:

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Randy,

Great job.

I'm really enjoying your write up. I grew up in Pueblo CO and I have travelled in these areas with my dad. He and I went over Cinnamon Pass a couple of years ago and had a great time. I'm looking forward to the rest of the story.

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Enjoying the story and pictures, Randy. I've rode and camped in the areas around Animas the last 5-6 years. What a beautiful place, eh? Looking forward to seeing more.

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NICE.....brings back a flood of memories from last Sept......I guess I must've gone through a week or two after you guys?......

Cinnamon Pass was awesome......the whole Alpine Loop was awesome......we took many of the same shots......

Intersection of Cinnamon and Engineer above Animas Forks

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Same long abandoned mine....

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And my attempt at "artsy fartsy", the old truck on the way back from the abandoned mine :):)

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Thanks for making it all fresh again Randy.......keep the report/pics coming...... :good::)

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Hey Randy it's been over a week. Time to get back to this write up.

We're ready to get back on the trail.

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Randy I keep looking at the Pics, man I can't remember when I've seen skys so blue! It's time for more brother.

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Zina, figured I'd bump this for you since you guys are doing the TAT later this year.......any questions or advice you need, let me know.

I only started this write-up and posted a few days......I'll finish it after the Desert Dash :rolleyes:

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Somebody asked about the TAT, so here's a bump to my write-up from 2008....unfortunately I never finished it.

What an adventure, I highly recommend you put this on your list of must-do rides.

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Resharing this since I posted a few pix on some FB groups and people were interested...so, I hope this inspires some of you to go do the TAT !  You must !

Maybe I'll end up finishing the report sometime,  even though it's from 2008.

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