We are set!! Sunday Oct. 15, meet in Rollinsville at 10am, wheels up at 10:30. Meet at the little coffee shop on the east side of the road at the Rollinsville turn off from 119. This will be an easy fall colors tour, mostly smooth dirt roads. We will head up Rollins Pass to the Moffat Tunnel, then backtrack a bit to take Mammoth Gulch (a little rougher but no worries) to Apex, which we will take to the little reservoir for some lunch (make sure to bring something!!) then out through Central City. Depending on the crew, we might explore a little or hit the Nevadaville loop on the way home. All FJ40's are welcome, member or not.
GMRS 7, I will have a couple extra radios as well.
Please let me know if you will be attending, I will shoot everyone my cell number also.
Confirmed:
@timmbuck2
@Capriblue45
@Cruiser45
@OlGreyMare
@Jcbmx
Maybe:
@MtnAddict
@PVCsnorkel
@tancruiser
@madorbit - you better be here!
@fjc man
@hitchhiker Jake, just drive home from Moab saturday night and come up sunday morning!!!!!
@JohnnyP
@maxpowerzz
@PWCO70cruiser
Thanks for setting this up last year @nakman.I hope by starting the discussion earlier this year we can get more rigs out there!
Decisions:
There was a push by some last year for a Sunday run instead of Saturday. I am up for either, thoughts? I am starting this early as I would like to have as many 40's show up as possible. We "only" had about 5 rigs last year, I know we can do better. My first 40's only run was 2009 and we had almost 20 rigs!
(Ken @Romer , don't sell your 40 just quite yet!! I would love to see it on the trail one more time.)
Date? Historically the 40's only run has been in the Late summer and Fall...but not too close to the Spooky Night run. I am a geek and had to go look at all the 40's only run dates and times. Our first 40's only run was 2007 thanks to @MDH33 Thanks Martin! This would be the 16th Annual run but it was canceled in 2012 due to "knee surgery and disinterest". Dates have been as early as July 31 (2010) and as late as Oct 1 (2022).
Other runs we have to watch out for:
Ladies Only Aug 26
Eclipse Trip Oct 13-15
Weather has been pretty crazy lately...and I know we have had snow issues even in Sept. but seeing the fall colors behind a big group of 40's is pretty awesome! I think it is a little early to nail down a specific date, but I will put up a quick poll to start nailing down a date.
Feel free to comment, critique, or just tell me how badly I am messing things up.
UPDATE:
OK all, how does Sept 23-24 look for everyone? Thanks to a good idea from @nakman, I think we could combine at least the 40's Only Run in as well as another work day at Jenny Creek and/or Kingston.
Saturday: Everyone and anyone - run Jenny Creek work day, then group camp on Mammoth Gulch somewhere.
Sunday: 40's Only Run - Kingston. Could also be the second work day run on Kingston.
UPDATE 2:
YES! Definitely happening.
The official run will be Sunday morning, probably Kingston or somewhere near there. Some will be coming up Friday or Saturday and we will have a group camp site somewhere around Kingston, Mammoth Gulch, etc. I will prob head up there this weekend to plan the camp sites. Saturday we will probably do some exploring etc. Come one come all!
I am available this weekend after all.
Most other weekends work for me, but want to get as many 40's involved as possible. We also had I think 3 new or potential new members this month who have 40's, and I stopped to help a guy last night with a 40 problem who might join, too!
Thanks all
GMRS 7, I will have a couple extra radios as well.
Please let me know if you will be attending, I will shoot everyone my cell number also.
Confirmed:
@timmbuck2
@Capriblue45
@Cruiser45
@OlGreyMare
@Jcbmx
Maybe:
@MtnAddict
@PVCsnorkel
@tancruiser
@madorbit - you better be here!
@fjc man
@hitchhiker Jake, just drive home from Moab saturday night and come up sunday morning!!!!!
@JohnnyP
@maxpowerzz
@PWCO70cruiser
Thanks for setting this up last year @nakman.I hope by starting the discussion earlier this year we can get more rigs out there!
Decisions:
There was a push by some last year for a Sunday run instead of Saturday. I am up for either, thoughts? I am starting this early as I would like to have as many 40's show up as possible. We "only" had about 5 rigs last year, I know we can do better.
My first 40's only run was 2009 and we had almost 20 rigs!(Ken @Romer , don't sell your 40 just quite yet!! I would love to see it on the trail one more time.)
Date? Historically the 40's only run has been in the Late summer and Fall...but not too close to the Spooky Night run. I am a geek and had to go look at all the 40's only run dates and times.
Our first 40's only run was 2007 thanks to @MDH33 Thanks Martin! This would be the 16th Annual run but it was canceled in 2012 due to "knee surgery and disinterest". Dates have been as early as July 31 (2010) and as late as Oct 1 (2022).Other runs we have to watch out for:
Ladies Only Aug 26
Eclipse Trip Oct 13-15
Weather has been pretty crazy lately...and I know we have had snow issues even in Sept. but seeing the fall colors behind a big group of 40's is pretty awesome! I think it is a little early to nail down a specific date, but I will put up a quick poll to start nailing down a date.
Feel free to comment, critique, or just tell me how badly I am messing things up.
UPDATE:
OK all, how does Sept 23-24 look for everyone? Thanks to a good idea from @nakman, I think we could combine at least the 40's Only Run in as well as another work day at Jenny Creek and/or Kingston.
Saturday: Everyone and anyone - run Jenny Creek work day, then group camp on Mammoth Gulch somewhere.
Sunday: 40's Only Run - Kingston. Could also be the second work day run on Kingston.
UPDATE 2:
YES! Definitely happening.
The official run will be Sunday morning, probably Kingston or somewhere near there. Some will be coming up Friday or Saturday and we will have a group camp site somewhere around Kingston, Mammoth Gulch, etc. I will prob head up there this weekend to plan the camp sites. Saturday we will probably do some exploring etc. Come one come all!
I am available this weekend after all.
Most other weekends work for me, but want to get as many 40's involved as possible. We also had I think 3 new or potential new members this month who have 40's, and I stopped to help a guy last night with a 40 problem who might join, too!
Thanks all
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