The Family and I spent Saturday up in the mountains northwest of Golden. We left around 10:30 and headed up to Hwy 46 or Gold Gate Canyon Road. We stopped for lunch at Kriley Pond. The parking lot was almost full with cars, lots of folks fishing today.
When lunch was done we headed up to Rollinsvile. It was time to air the Cherokee down and remove the disconnects. A few minutes later we hooked up with Matt from Formatt Fabrications, Tony and his Mom Kay, and Aaron. All were quite equipped for Jenny Creek.
It took us a few extra minutes to actually get to the trailhead. I missed Rollins Pass Road and we ended up getting a good look at Moffit Tunnel, not too bad of an error, the kids enjoyed it. The other two mishaps were a little more costly in time. The first was a detour into a camping area, about 5.3miles up Rollin Pass Road. Next we took the right fork at the road 508 turn. I think I have done that time or two. Anyway, backtracking got us on the left turn at the fork and on to Jenny Creek.
It had been about 5 years since I had been on this run. This was Nicole and the boys first time to Jenny Creek. She is a budding photographer, so I knew she would enjoy the opportunities.
The trail was beautiful as usual. We had a few Jeep issues. Aaron busted a rear coil-over. We all think it was ready to crack from something else. It just reared its ugly head today. He got out without any issue. A few of us got a little close to a 4 foot drop into the creek. Everyone else motored out of the ledge. When I saw the loose soil falling out under the tire I decided I had better pull out some cable. Nicole and the boys felt a little safe with the winch out. I guess you could say I felt a little better too.
The rest of the day was great also. Not sure if we made a wrong turn or not, but the long hill climb out was nowhere to be found, we turned right and it took us right up to Yankee Doodle Lake. The lake was beautiful.
I have uploaded some pictures so check them out here.