On St. Patrick's Day my wife and I in a 97 D1 led 2 other couples and their Jeeps on a 20 mile 4x4 loop run in the Bangs Canyon Rec Area near Grand Junction, Colorado. Normally much of this area would still be wet/snowy but with all the mild weather we went for a run. Had a great day in this very beautiful area with a mixture of easy and moderate trails with some optional difficult ledges in an area called the Playground. Ate our lunches down by the Gunnison River. Watched some big rigs tackle a tough trail called Billings trail which is rated a nine out of ten. Too much for our rigs but fun to watch. Just a few early desert parsley in bloom. Went by an area called Rough Falls but it was too early and too dry for any flowing water in this small but scenic seasonal waterfall. Good thing we went yesterday as today it is rain/snow in Montrose and Grand Junction and where we wheeled yesterday will most probably be covered in snow by tomorrow as will Montrose. Much, much needed moisture for western Colorado.

 

More pictures from the beautiful Bangs Canyon area in Colorado. Great area for wheeling, hiking, mountain biking, scenic views, and wildflowers.

 

This great area is 70 miles from where we all live in Montrose, CO and is only 5 miles SW of Grand Junction, CO up a scenic road called the Little Park Road.