The "Grill -n- Chill" Run
- All dates (except #0) are Friday (better yet, Thursday night) to Sunday
- Grill -n- Chill Tour #0 Beta Preview: Friday June 12, depart Denver as a group around 5PM or meet anytime the next 16 hours at camp an hour NW of Ft Collins until we depart West 9AM Saturday. Goal: going west. Maybe we'll hit the North Sand Hills, if we make it over the back route in. Not sure how much snow there is. We'll camp somewhere and explore more Sunday.
- Grill -n- Chill Tour #1: July 17-19 - The Flat Tops. We can't always avoid I-70 but if traffic cooperates, its not a bad drive to the trailhead. What awaits beyond the Deep Creek Overlook is worth it. Make sure you have your fishing license and maybe we grill fresh fish for dinner, or breakfast, or both.
- Grill -n- Chill Tour #2: August 14-16 - Green Elk Kelly (Northern CO, portions rated difficult, be prepared for challenge) We'll combine Green Ridge Road, Bald Mountain and Kelly Flats into a premier multi-day event. I've only done a small portion of Green Ridge and it was spectacular.
- Grill -n- Chill Tour #3: September 18-20 - San Rafael Swell - Finally cool enough to go back to the desert! Its a big place so this is a No Limits trip. We'll split into smaller groups as needed for trails. Many routes are stock vehicle friendly. Much extra fuel mandatory. I'll probably pack an extra 20 gallons.
- Location: TBD
- Limit 8 trucks
- If trails are closed or close, we'll just pick another area.
People interested: If you are interested, post up. If you have a free seat in your truck, maybe open it to a passenger.
Here is a list, in order. And don't fret, we'll make it all work so everyone who wants to can go. I still have 6 free weekends between now and September to fill.
- @Oh_shift
- @ajordan1975
- @bassguyry
- @Fisher67
- @gungriffin
- @MTSN
- @Mendocino
- @rover67
- @DaveInDenver
- @dan1554
- @AxleIke
- @ChewBaca
- @simps80
- @Old40Dog
- @Cruiserman
- @Cocarlisle
- @Kelvin
- @FunkyYota
- @Beach Boy
- @Boss Hog
- @cbmontgo
- @allen.wrench
- @DanielChase
- @On the RX
- @chillbill
- @Squishy!
- @katwoo72
General plan: Meet, drive cool 4x4 and dirt roads, explore, make cool camps
, eat, sleep,
repeat 3x. "Overland" style (but been doing this since before that fancy word and called it "camping" or "wheeling"
Specific Plan: Meet/leave/break camp 10AM Friday (for those of you who want to leave home Friday AM) (Optional: Meet at camp Thursday night 2-4 hours from Denver) We'll break camp by 9AM Saturday and Sunday and stop for coffee around 11. Then we'll drive more and stop for lunch around 1PM. By 4 - 6 PM we'll make camp and fire up the grills! COVID permitting one dinner will be communal.
The route: I already have 6 super cool areas in mind! Forest roads and 4x4 trails, mountain passes, tight canyons, open vistas. Dry, mud, rock. CO, WY, UT , Pavement to get to start, pavement from the end, but in the middle pavement will be minimized. Some/much of the route will be new to me, so we will be exploring. General area disclosed before trip but once on trail you are requested to shut down the 47 navigational computers and get lost in the moment (that's optional as we'll have no compliance police)
Extras:
Bring some extra fuel. 5 Gallons recommended so we don't need civilization in the middle of the trip.
For some of these routes, civilization is not an option. (my 80 gets about 10MPG wheeling so I am mindful of fuel)
Bring toilet facilities. In many areas you can dig a cat hole, but we'll have enough people that a shelter and bucket may be better. In the San Rafael Swell you have to have a toilet facility and pack it out (preferably on your roof rack)