Northern Colorado Mountain Run 2018 - Event Date: 17 July 2018 - 22 July 2018 |
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Bruce W
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Go for it, Emily! It's about time for some of the younger folks to take over. I would be glad to help in any way I can, outside of doing it all myself. I would be glad to share my knowledge of the Cherokee Park / Sand Creek area. I think there are a lot of good trails yet to be seen, South a bit, in the Red Feather/Deadman/Nunn Creek area. If you do some of these on a weekend that I'm available, I would be happy to ride along. BW
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It is NOT a Jeep Willys! It is a Willys jeep.
Happy Trails! Good-bye, Good Luck, and May the Good Lord Take a Likin' to You! We Have Miles to Jeep, Before We Sleep. |
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Lew Ladwig
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well, BW has set up some wonderful rides. I am sure Emily and Russ could do a good job of it too. I am up for one either way. Work is the buzz killer but I'll try.
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Lew Ladwig
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longmontgirl
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We do quite a bit of wheeling in northern Colorado. If Bruce wants to pass the torch, Russ and I could take a crack at planning a long weekend for NoCo camping and trail runs!
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Emily :)
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binthere
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Yeah, I spent one day a week for sure one summer searching trails. then the next spring about 3 months going over each trail to make sure they were clear and passible before everybody got here! And everything else Mike mentioned! It's all fun when everything goes well, but lost parts of the convoy and breakdowns sure put's a damper on the fun.
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chuck
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Grumpy1
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You’ve got a lot of opportunity to to go four wheeling west of Fort Collins that’s a huge area. Close to some great trails.
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aboyandhisdog
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I'm hoping to put together some day trips in the area this summer. Of course that would only help out the local guys, but maybe better than nothing.
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m38mike
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Tom, have you thought about leading a Jeep tour? Pick an area you're familiar with and figure out if it's a remote camp trip, or will everyone stay in a hotel? If you are not familiar with an area, pick one you think you'd like, and go spend time getting to know the land. Drive the trails. Find the gas. Discover restaurants. See the views. Mark up a map. Recon the place to see if it would be interesting to other Jeepers. All of us who lead tours do this. You may have to take a year or two to really get to know an area, but then you'd be ready to lead others through it. Are you up to it??
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M38Mike
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aboyandhisdog
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Aw man...sorry to hear this. If I can do anything to help out, just let me know. Thing is, I don't know the trails like you do - at all really. Pretty much lost up there. You sure do a great event though, BW!
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Bruce W
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No definite plans as yet. I have a couple of ideas in mind, but the truth is, we may have seen the last Northern Colorado Mountain Run. At least the last organised by myself. I'll try to keep you all posted. BW
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It is NOT a Jeep Willys! It is a Willys jeep.
Happy Trails! Good-bye, Good Luck, and May the Good Lord Take a Likin' to You! We Have Miles to Jeep, Before We Sleep. |
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aboyandhisdog
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Any plans for 2019 yet, BW? No hurry, just thinking ahead a bit.
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RealDeal
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Thanks for posting the videos and photos! I learned to drive in one of those fields in my Willys when I was around 10 years old. And I spent most of my youth exploring those trails in the same Jeep. My profile pic is at the bottom of Greenridge trail when the water turned out to be a little bit too deep. I think I still have some of that mud left on my Jeep. I'm looking forward to joining Bruce and the crew one of these years!
Dave
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tumbleweed
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Hi Kate, I will do my best to talk her into it. The scenery is just awesome and the crowd size is perfect. Glad to see some more pictures.
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Katiedid
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One of my favorite views. It took until Saturday afternoon to get this close to the front. I'm always entertained by the games the boys play to be right behind the leader. I sometimes enjoy the shenanigans at the back .... Muley, I'm glad you listened to Mama! Tumbleweed, we like your co-pilot. Please bring her! |
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Katiedid
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m38mike
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I think to get a good idea of just how steep Katydid Hill is someone needs to be off to one side making a video of someone else driving a Jeep up the trail. That way the viewer could see the challenge that the trail offers, the steepness, and see the clouds of dust kicked up by spinning tires as the Jeep scrambles up the slope. You just know that it's got to be challenging if Stan thinks it's a fun climb!
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M38Mike
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smfulle
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Yhe first time we went up that hill I took a GoPro video of it. It looked like I was driving on a flat field so I didn’t even share it. It really is a fun climb.
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RICKG
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Kate ya know mama always said everyone needs some "character".
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I never met a mule I didn't like!
MC51986 "OD MULE" DOD 01-52 '50 CJ3A "Bucksnort". Keep 'em Rollin' |
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Katiedid
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A couple of characters …
A guy with lots of character, and a little tilted ... Stan, at the top of Katiedid Hill Stan, the picture of the jeeps at the top of Katiedid just looks like 3 jeeps in a field. Folks won't realize what it took to get there, and down again. I hope to share the top with more friends when we jeep again. Bruce, thanks for sharing the trails, and not the germs. Great stew, great views, great friends. |
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Katiedid
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Icegrinder
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Thanks so much Bruce for another great run, great times and just plain fun. It was nice to meet new folks. Joe Leesa and JoLee and of course the pain in the rear fetching dog Izzie
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