My wife and I, and our two girls just got back from Pitkin, CO a little over a month ago. This was the 4th time in 12 years that I've ridden around Pitkin and my wife's 2nd. Being there in June and there still being snow at higher elevations was a first for us. We love the scenery there and getting to take it in from the lesser traveled back trails is well, I believe, the best way to see God's handy work. On this trip we brought our 4 and 2yr olds for their first experience with mountains and trail riding. My 4 wheeler obviously wasn't going to cut it this time, so when I called and talked to Cory, I had a few questions about keeping the girls secured in their seats. He quelled any reservation I had about keeping them safe and made the rental process completely painless. We rented the 4 seat RZR for a total of 4 glorious days. When we arrived Cory gave me a quick tutorial, then we secured our two pink boosters into the back seats, strapped our gear in the spacious cargo bed, and took off. We saw mule deer and marmots and a plethora of other small animals and birds, along with a multitude of every color of wildflower. We rode about 50 miles each of the first three days reaching heights of about 12,000ft each day. The 4th day was rainy in the afternoon, and since we were getting tired anyway we just did a lot of fishing near Pitkin that day.
Of our 4 days of riding we only ran into a snag on the third. After riding several hours that day I made a bad judgement call and drove into some snow on a narrow part of the trail and got the RZR stuck. I dug the snow out from in front of the tires, but was too gun shy to attempt driving it out. Then, so as not to risk damaging the RZR or getting hurt, I made a smart call and used the SPOT GPS messenger that Cory supplies with all his rentals to get assistance. The SPOT notified Cory back in Pitkin where exactly we were and that we needed him to come. He and his dad, Chris, traveled to our location quickly and skillfully drove the RZR out.
Renting a RZR from Cory at the Silver Plume is definitely something we want to do again. You'd be hard pressed to find anybody more genuine or decent to do business with than he and his family. We had a great time exploring the trails and taking in the scenery around Pitkin. There's no way we can go too often. read more