I took my Jeep, along with some friends, from Ohio to Ouray, Colorado to explore the mountain passes and some abandoned gold and silver mines from the late 1800s. In this video, we climb up and over the infamous Black Bear Pass. The ascent was somewhat uneventful. It’s the decent into Telluride that makes this pass so unique.
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Ouray, CO – Alpine Loop and Engineer Pass
I took my Jeep, along with some friends, from Ohio to Ouray, Colorado to explore the mountain passes and some abandoned gold and silver mines from the late 1800s. In this video, we get on a section of the Alpine Loop off US 550 just outside of town. After passing over the summit of Engineer Pass, we take a side trip up to see the Golconda Mine Boarding House.
A few weeks ago, some friends of mine and I traveled out to the San Juan National Forest.
A few weeks ago, some friends of mine and I traveled out to the San Juan National Forest to explore the mountain passes and old gold and silver mines. What an epic trip. Black Bear Pass was the pinnacle of the trip. Breathtaking views. Perfectly clear skies. Even took a ride on an old narrow gauge railroad. Awesome way to see an extraordinary part of this great nation. Can’t wait to go back again.
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Only took me 3 years to finish this little cabinet for our downstairs powder room.
Only took me 3 years to finish this little cabinet for our downstairs powder room. 😂 Made from square tube, angle iron and fake antique wood. I turned the handles on the lathe. And used a chemical to rust then metal before sealing it. I like it. Happy with how it turned out.
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Exploring mountain passes in Ouray, CO
Took the 1,668 mile trip to Ouray, Colorado from Ohio with some friends to explore the mountain passes and old mines. What an epic trip. We drive Engineer Pass, Black Bear Pass, Imogene Pass, Ophir Pass, Poughkeepsie Gulch, Corkscrew Pass and Hurricane Pass. We even took the time to take a ride on the Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad. And I topped it off with a visit to the Field of Dreams movie site.
The generosity of strangers never ceases to amaze me.
The generosity of strangers never ceases to amaze me. I reached out on a local community Fakebook group to see if my town had any other hobby machinists. Hoping to make a friend or two. Not only did I make a new friend, but since he recently retired, he gifted me some of the tools he still had but no longer needed. Wow. Just wow. Made my day. I am honored to be the new custodian of these tools.
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Blast Cabinet Improvements
I bought this mini sand blast cabinet off the interwebs some years ago. It’s good for small projects. Somewhere along the line, I broke the top plexi glass. I needed to replace it, and I figured while I was at it, I would make some improvements to media delivery system and vacuum hook ups.
