That's a great list! Here's what I recommend (depending how long you'll be there for):
- Take Ophir into Telluride, grab some lunch and take the free gondola ride to the top of the mountain for some views, then take Imogene back into Ouray.
- Go up Yankee Boy and as you come back down go into...
Imogene is closed on the Telluride side for another week I believe. They are replacing the bridge at the bottom. But everything else is open. They just opened Poughkeepsie Gulch and Black Bear opens tomorrow. Everything else is open and beautiful as always!
I don't think personally it is worth the $2200 for the RCV axle's. Coming from the Toyota world even those blew on the trail. I'd rather spend $350 for the OEM ones. What I should have done though was install a front diff drop to decrease the angle.
So BOTH CV axle's blew out at the same time. I was high centered in the front on a boulder, so both wheels were at full droop. I put the rear locker on and tried to back out but the ground was so soft that I was just digging a hole. Then I put it in drive and put the front locker on, which just...