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Ouray - Sept. 2007
- Thread starter Bruce Miller
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Just called. They are sold out. You must have grabbed the last room!
What time will we get started on Saturday? My father-in-law says it is only 1 hour, 20 minutes from his house to Ouray. So if we're meeting at 9:00 a.m., I'll probably just leave from his house in Cedaredge at 7:00 on Saturday morning. But if we're starting at 7:00 a.m., I'm coming in Friday night.
Looks like he only wants to four wheel on Saturday, so I'll just camp on Saturday night. He'll bring his car to Ouray and drive back that night.
Thanks, Matt
Looks like he only wants to four wheel on Saturday, so I'll just camp on Saturday night. He'll bring his car to Ouray and drive back that night.
Thanks, Matt
Shark Bait
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We're interested. What day would we do this? Do we need to buy the tickets now?
I just made reservations at the 4J's Campground for Saturday night only. They were very nice.
Unless I hear about a really early start time, I'll drive down on Saturday morning, and then back to my in-laws in Cedaredge on Sunday night (probably late).
Unless I hear about a really early start time, I'll drive down on Saturday morning, and then back to my in-laws in Cedaredge on Sunday night (probably late).
We will leave the hot springs pool parking lot at 8:00 AM each morning.
Shark Bait
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I should be OK in a stock 80 with a mild lift, right?
IIRC, the trails are pretty mild. Should I try and put sliders on before hand?
Groucho
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Three Wheel Ben
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Just made my reservation at amphitheater campground. site #12.
For those tenting and don't know this campground is great. (But you don't get to mooch Barb's Dutch oven cobbler if you're not at 4j's )Two loops, lower loop is tent only no rv's. Campers maybe. Very cool though up above Ouray, about 1/4 mile south of town. I think last year about half stayed at the 4j's and the other half stayed at amphitheater.
For those tenting and don't know this campground is great. (But you don't get to mooch Barb's Dutch oven cobbler if you're not at 4j's
)Two loops, lower loop is tent only no rv's. Campers maybe. Very cool though up above Ouray, about 1/4 mile south of town. I think last year about half stayed at the 4j's and the other half stayed at amphitheater.
I've ridden the train before. It's great, but I'm coming for the wheelin'. I don't mind being a shuttle driver, if needed. I'll have the 80.
I'm really, really hoping the train ride is scheduled for SUNDAY. I'm bringing my father-in-law down to Ouray for some wheeling on Satuday.
Which day were you thinking about doing the train?
The train ride will be on Sunday so all train riders should make reservations for the 9:00AM train on Sunday, September 2nd, in the gondola car. Go to www.durangotrain.com. The train should pull into the Silverton station about 12:30. We will leave Ouray for Durango at 7:00AM sharp.
All train riders should plan on driving their cruisers from Ouray to Silverton on Sunday morning. At that point, vehicles will either be parked for the morning in Silverton or a volunteer driver may drive train riders to the Durango station. That way, when the train arrives, we can take off for an afternoon of wheeling without returning to Ouray to get a cruiser.
If train riders eat lunch on the train and all others eat lunch before the train pulls into Silverton, we should be able to drive out of Silverton by 1:00PM.
Wheeling on Sunday may include Animas Forks, Engineer Pass, Cinnamon Pass, or Corkscrew Gulch.
All train riders should plan on driving their cruisers from Ouray to Silverton on Sunday morning. At that point, vehicles will either be parked for the morning in Silverton or a volunteer driver may drive train riders to the Durango station. That way, when the train arrives, we can take off for an afternoon of wheeling without returning to Ouray to get a cruiser.
If train riders eat lunch on the train and all others eat lunch before the train pulls into Silverton, we should be able to drive out of Silverton by 1:00PM.
Wheeling on Sunday may include Animas Forks, Engineer Pass, Cinnamon Pass, or Corkscrew Gulch.
acon40
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is there a link with pictures of the trail? I would love to show it to the boss and see if she wants to go.
Google doood...google!
Here is the first on that came up on a search.....
http://www.narrowgauge.org/4x4/html/4X4.html
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Bruce,
We are out of town until right before Labor Day, is the San Juan trip still a sure thing?
We are out of town until right before Labor Day, is the San Juan trip still a sure thing?
Yep, the dates haven't changed, drive to Ouray on Friday, August 31st, wheel on Saturday and Sunday (with the optional narrow gauge train ride Sunday morning), then return home on Labor Day, Sept. 3rd.
I'm planning on being in for this one...IIRC there was a lot of extra wheelin' it sounds like people did as a roundabout way to get home, is there any of that maybe going to go on this year?
Haven't made reservations for camping yet, will get on it soon.
Haven't made reservations for camping yet, will get on it soon.
Without sliders. When we went in 2006, we had just removed the running boards. No real threat of any damage at all.
Were you lifted? I'm thinking about attending but I'm 100% stock still on small 275/70r16's HWY tires.
I just made a reservation at 4J. Sounds like they still have spots.
Anyway am I going to be good 100% stock?
Anyway am I going to be good 100% stock?