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The 7th Annual Rocky Mountain Pinzgauers Treffen was held in Crested Butte Colorado July 19th-23rd, 2006. Treffen Central was located in Gunnison at the KOA. In addition to Trail Rides some members enjoyed Whitewater Rafting, an excursion to The Black Canyon of the Gunnison, fishing and shopping in Crested Butte. We did the following trails: Schofield Pass (including the Devils Punchbowl), Pearl Pass, Italian Creek & Reno Divide and Tomichi Pass.

The following pictures were contributed by Paul Buckner, Darren Fulton, Chuck Mackey, Phil Movish, Mike Nims, Trevor Wise.


Crested Butte Treffen 2006

 

Treffen Central

Set up day...

Fulton base camp

Tucker Town

Paddle boat fun at the KOA

Lineup in Crested Butte

Waterfall on Paradise Divide from bridge

Translates to "Road Perfect for Pinz"

Drivers meeting

John Light spots someone through the Punch Bowl

Don Polak on the rockpile

Bob Tucker on the obstacle in the Devils Punchbowl.

View above looking down on the obstacle

The twin waterfalls at the Devils Punchbowl

At the bottom of the Punch Bowl

Climbing out of the Punch Bowl

Some snow still hanging on in July

On to the town of Crystal

Lunchtime above Crystal

The famous Crystal Mill

Group shot at the Crystal mine

No shortage of winding shelf roads

This rock slab to the right was HUGE

Another shelf descent

At the top of the canyon

Rafting on the Taylor River

Pearl Pass Trip

Lunch on Pearl Pass

Always on the alert for rock slides

More switchbacks

Then the trail ride turns into the rescue of two girls injured when their ATV goes over the side

Chuck Mackey directs Flight for Life landing

Flight for Life waits for the patient

Mike Nims talks with the Flight nurse

Rigging the ropes for extraction

Getting the victim ready for the move

All hands man the ropes for the lift up the hillside

Almost to the top

Victim receiving treatment in Doug's 710

The Meet N Greet at Sonic

The Line up at Sonic, the other side was full of Pinzi's too

Mike Shick feasts on BBQ

Everyone was well fed

Start of Itailian Creek trip

Mike Shick shows Trevor Wise (passenger) sidelean capabilities of the Pinz

A few tow straps and a tug and he was on his way

Approaching Reno Divide

Endless alpine landscapes

A lone Marmot guards the flag on top of American Flag Mountain

The group at the flag

Pinz roundup at 12,755'

Coming down American Flag Mtn

This mud pit was a little deeper for the Halflinger

Inspecting auction items

Darren Fulton gets help from daughter Emma

Raffle time

Don's "Atomic Fireball" contest for the kids

Ready, Set, Start

Sydnie Sorenson was the Alpenflage model

Stopping at the Akron silver mine to air down start of Tomichi Pass trip

Scenery on the way up the north side of the pass

A nice spot for lunch on the way up the pass

Top of Tomichi Pass

On top of the pass

On top of the pass

Shelf road descending the South side of the pass

Top of the pass

Clouds moving in, time to go

The Ormonds girls on top of the pass with the North side of Hancock Pass in the background