Colorado B.S. Thread

Meh...I like catching, but not eating. I'll catch some monsters for you guys, clean, season, and cook them up for you but I probably won't eat any.

 

I can do that. I don't know what time I'm looking at though. Any time work better for you?

Cool. Just let me know.

 

whatever... I'm off all day... so plan on finishing up the RTT (still gotta re-install the straps) and tackling re-wiring all my lights, my wiring is a mess! two back to back 80* days really has me wanting to go camping... but the GF has to work... so fuck it... I'm work'n on the truck. LOL

 

Hahah i have to go hunt down some grounded out wires too!! Its so much fun!!!

 

Cool. I'll probably head down so I'm there (S Broadway and Alameda) around noon. Does that work? Or is it too early?

 

I catch and release all day long too. If it's really big and the cooking is easy, I'll eat it. Otherwise it's bratwurst on a bun.
Fish are a lot of work to eat.

 

Woot. Got approved for my time off next week and for rock therapy.

 

That was cutting it close.

 

im planning on being there. id like to off road from here to moab but if that doesn't come to fruition, how would we all meet up? id like to try pritchett canyon. ive ran it in a crawler but would like to see how far i can get in my taco.

 

Everybody congregates and meets at Area BFE, probably 85% of people will be camping there as well and that's where trail sign ups are.

 

LOL- Start with some underwater Recon, fully clothed preferably in Camo. Make sure to ingest mucho Agua to get a feel for the fish. When you feel like your drowning, stay down another 10 mins and call it good. Next heavily fortify yourself with beer and or Alcohol, the more the better plus it adds to the viewing pleasure of others. Lastly, spend 8 hours trying to find all your fishing gear, then just as the sun sets make your first cast of the day and claim Mooby dick just hit your lure very loudedly. Then stagger up to the camp fire, dump yourself in a chair and proclaim how much to enjoy fishing in the Mountains! Where the hell is the Fishing Emojii?

Rinse, Repeat.

 

I know @TBuzz wanted to try pritchett. I want to watch.

As for driving offroad as much as possible from the front range to Moab, not entirely sure what's possible. Especially that time of year when all the high country trails are closed.

I've had a thought of doing something like Red Cone - Radical - Swan River - Mosquito Pass - Independence Pass - Peal Pass. Obvious a lot of pavement in there, but would be an awesome way to hit a bunch of epic passes in a row. Could get you pretty far East to West. Don't know what possible to get you from Crested Butte to Montrose, where you could hit that new trail to Moab. That wouldn't be doable until late August or September with how it's looking this year though.

 

also this just came about in the last few weeks!!! extending the OFF ROAD from montrose to Moab

 

cuz of trail closures? or in passable? i like a challange.

 

Might as well do Webster too.

 

Snow.

I did Pearl Pass last year on the last weekend of August. Was like the first weekend it was open for the year. That trail, along with others in the state, are open for a month or so between snow melting, and new snow falling.

That wouldn't get you anywhere though. Pick Webster or Redcone.

 

is there a trail system that will get me to moab (from the denver area)? i can swing an extra week to run it if its possible.

 

im gonna have to say NO on a trail system that will get you from denver area to moab the week of Rock Therapy. Ill also say NO from the denver area in prime wheeling months all the way to moab without hitting pavement. You could call all the forest services after planning a route on Trail Damage though

Know before you go
http://www.staythetrail.org/index.php?option=com_k2&view=item&layout=item&id=163&Itemid=225

trail damage is a good resource for planning trips
http://www.traildamage.com

the fun treks books for CO are also great to have in the rig
https://www.funtreks.com

 

I was trying to strategically space it out from my vacation in March instead of bombarding them with requests at once. Then I have to go to Phoenix for the competition which was very sudden so I was like crap. But they accepted at least lol

 

@HomerTaco and I are planning to do as much of kokopelli off-road as we can. Probably leaving Sunday the 29th or Monday the 30th from Denver.