Colorado Chapter May trail run/meeting

Rock Lizard · **Posted:** Sun May 06, 2007 5:11 pm

OK, it's time to get this year started. We'll do something easy so we can get a bigger attendance for this years first official meeting. Saturday, May 19, 9:00 am. Any thoughts on a trail? Most of the higher elevation stuff is still snowed in, so probably something under 9,000 ft. China Wall is a good little trail, but a little bit of a tough drive for the Castle Rock crew. The trail we just did this weekend in Castle Rock was a great warm up trail, no skids/sliders really required, but tow points are a real good idea as we found out with the quick turn in weather. But some of the guys have done that trail a couple times real recently, so they may be burned out. Anyone think of anything else?

USAFCOP · **Posted:** Sun May 06, 2007 6:15 pm

how about:
MT Herman road, #57 in the book on page 209. Says it is an easy trail that is lower in elevation so it could be run early. Also has a lot of side trails to explore if we want to include a few moderates and Powerline RD that is a hardcore trail :twisted:

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durangotang · **Posted:** Sun May 06, 2007 7:31 pm

Is that in the Denver area?

Tokyojoe · **Posted:** Sun May 06, 2007 7:43 pm

In the 2nd Edition of Vol I, it is Area 6, # 66, page 234

Skyjump136 · **Joined:** Tue Jul 05, 2005 6:50 pm **Posts:** 1633

durangotang wrote:

Is that in the Denver area?

It is west of Monument if I'm not mistaken...

tjkj2002 · **Posted:** Sun May 06, 2007 10:31 pm

Sounds good to me,it's close enough that I may be able to attend(I'll start working on my SGT to be able to get that night off).So you can count me as a maybe right now.

USAFCOP · **Posted:** Sun May 06, 2007 11:06 pm

Skyjump136 wrote:

durangotang wrote:

Is that in the Denver area?

It is west of Monument if I'm not mistaken...

Yep, just west of monument north of AF Academy, book says there is a great view of it from the trail.

Sorry Durango, most of us are between Colorado Springs and Boulder.

Boostedxt · **Joined:** Thu Sep 29, 2005 8:58 pm **Posts:** 348

I am going to try and make it....however...as of 3pm today I was offered a regional directors position in Portland Oregon, and I would have to be on my way by then.....

<---I dont know which to be..

joe

USAFCOP · **Posted:** Mon May 07, 2007 6:36 am

Boostedxt wrote:

I am going to try and make it....however...as of 3pm today I was offered a regional directors position in Portland Oregon, and I would have to be on my way by then.....

<---I dont know which to be..

joe

Portland isn't too bad, but it is still Oregon :roll:

Good fishing only about an hour away!!

KW AV8R · **Posted:** Mon May 07, 2007 4:09 pm

I will not be able to make it as I will be deployed to the National Training Center at Fort Irwin, CA. I should be back sometime around the middle of June (just in time for Jen to deliver our baby boy). I think I may have one or two runs in my future for this year before I head off to Iraq in the late summer/early fall.

spoonyG · **Posted:** Mon May 07, 2007 4:34 pm

It's been awhile since I chimed in, but it is that time of year again.
I should be able to make it, but that will largely depend on the departure time, weather, and location. I'll stay posted and let you all know if I'll be there.

tjkj2002 · **Posted:** Mon May 07, 2007 4:42 pm

KW AV8R wrote:

I will not be able to make it as I will be deployed to the National Training Center at Fort Irwin, CA. I should be back sometime around the middle of June (just in time for Jen to deliver our baby boy). I think I may have one or two runs in my future for this year before I head off to Iraq in the late summer/early fall.

Man and I thought I had all the bad luck,have fun in NTC(yeah right).Keep us informed on the baby,better rest up cause your not getting any sleep when he arrives :lol:

.

RkyMtnKJ · **Posted:** Mon May 07, 2007 9:06 pm

hey KW how long will deployment be for you this time? and what will you be your position do you know yet?

KW AV8R · **Posted:** Mon May 07, 2007 11:14 pm

RkyMtnKJ wrote:

hey KW how long will deployment be for you this time? and what will you be your position do you know yet?

For NTC it will be just a month but Iraq will be approx. 15 months. I'll be a pilot-in-command (PC) for both deployments flying a Kiowa Warrior (hence KW). As far as where in Iraq I'll be, we don't know yet though there are a few rumors. The exact date of our deployment is still up in the air but the latest rumors are sometime between mid-August and mid-December. I guess we'll see when we see.

Weegie5 · **Posted:** Mon May 07, 2007 11:45 pm

I'm in. RL sliders should be on this weekend, so I'll be good to go.

USAFCOP · **Posted:** Wed May 09, 2007 11:49 am

KW AV8R wrote:

RkyMtnKJ wrote:

hey KW how long will deployment be for you this time? and what will you be your position do you know yet?

For NTC it will be just a month but Iraq will be approx. 15 months. I'll be a pilot-in-command (PC) for both deployments flying a Kiowa Warrior (hence KW). As far as where in Iraq I'll be, we don't know yet though there are a few rumors. The exact date of our deployment is still up in the air but the latest rumors are sometime between mid-August and mid-December. I guess we'll see when we see.

Don't you love the guessing game....
I at least know where I am going, but I do not know the when or who will be on the team. They are worried about getting the next one out before they focus too much on mine in the winter...So all I know is I will be leading a team of 13 to the sandbox sometime to miss the snow and Unit Compliance Inspection :twisted:

And the bad part.... No MOAB :cry:

Kugellager · **Posted:** Thu May 10, 2007 9:30 am

I won't be able to make this run...or probably Junes either. I am preparing to sell my house and that is taking up tons of time lately. The good news is, by the time I am able to make a run I hope to have front and rear ARB's, Als A-arms (supply dependant), MOOGS (installed), fresh CV boots (installed) and JKS disconnects (installed). Basically I'll be as capable (vehical-wise) as Ted - minus the RL bumpers...and the body damage :roll:

John
];')