MtnLuvr wrote:
USAFCOP wrote:
The Ourray event was supposed to be in the Idaho Springs area (I70) but the people said they wanted Ourray. Marty, Troy, Dave, and I all mapped the trails and rode them and we set everything up back then just to have it taken over and moved to Ourray... But my jeep isn't done yet, and Marty's new motor for his is in my garage...
So, when your Jeep is done, gonna put all that Idaho Springs area research to use to organize a LOST group event in Colorado? 2012?
Mid July 2012, I plan to host the first Rock Lizard Annual Rockies Safari,
likely around July 15-21, 2012. We would have done it years ago, but Ouray was chosen instead
, then between divorce, deployments, broken jeeps, upgrading jeeps, work, etc., just haven't gotten around to planning it again. However, I have been thinking about it pretty heavily this summer and think we can pull it off for next year. We were going to make trail guide booklets so people could get their own little groups together if they wanted to do their own thing, we were going to have one "scenic" trail group each day and one "technical" trail group each day, and have plenty of trails in that area to do this atleast 4-5 days in a row. All trails would be within a 30 minute or less drive from base camp. I had a camping area picked out, we ran and plotted just about every trail in the area, the trail guides, put together the big bbq for the middle of the week, raffle if possible, etc. The event is right off of I70 which runs from one end of the US to the other, so anyone can make it a fairly easy drive without a bunch of retarded side roads.
Anyways, this is the plan. This isn't a LOST Safari, as last time we busted our @$$es off to put together a LOST Safari event and a couple of LOST members decided on Ouray, and less than a dozen people showed up. So only I am calling the shots on this one. I will know 100% sure in a few months so people can plan way ahead and start saving. Mid July almost all trails are free of snow drifts and the weather isn't too stupid hot compared to August, and gives a month before most schools start.
Sure pick when I will either already be in or heading back to the Sandbox again!!!! And no you can't use my Jeep