Cortez CO Rally, 2018

[f6bcarider]

That is really nice of them to share their products much respect Thank you MBL Innovations

[F6Bster]

Thanks to AZ Wingrider for letting me know that I had a mistake in my Lake City Ride. Sorry. I would have updated it earlier (it is now updated on the Cortez thread) but I was out on a trip and just got home last evening. In plotting my Lake City RTE ride I had stopped at Creede vs Lake City, so this changes that ride a lot and therefore it is probably too long of a day for most folks (but it would be a good Butt-Kicker/Taste of Colorado Ride). Maybe folks can hit it on the way to or from Cortez.

Update:
(1a) Lake City RTE -- Cortez > Durango > Pagosa Springs > Wolf Creek Pass > South ForK > Creede > Rio Grande River Valley > North Clear Creek Falls > Spring Creek Pass > Slumgullion Pass > Lake City (for lunch ) > Return in reverse direction (like a whole different ride/perspective) 436 miles
(1b) Lake City Loop (aka Taste of Colorado) -- Cortez > Rico > Telluride area > Dallas Divide > Ridgeway > Montrose > Blue Mesa Reservoir > Lake City > Slumgullion Pass > Spring Creek Pass > North Clear Creek Falls > Rio Grande River Valley > Creede > South Fork > Wolf Creek Pass > Pagosa Springs > Durango > Cortez (453 miles) [if via Million Dollar Highway, Silverton, Ouray would be 470 miles]

[Az Wingrider]

Rick,

F6Bster has outlined what are probably the three best area rides that are around the 300 mile mark that you are wanting. One other possibility for those wanting to do less riding would be a trip to Mesa Verde National Park, it is very easy to spend the best part of the day seeing Mesa Verde. I am also familiar with the area and I will be available to lead or help out as needed. The San Juan Skyway and The Silver Thread (Lake City) are the ones I would prefer but I am flexible.

See you in August
Az Wingrider

[F6Bster]

Rick,

F6Bster has outlined what are probably the three best area rides that are around the 300 mile mark that you are wanting. One other possibility for those wanting to do less riding would be a trip to Mesa Verde National Park, it is very easy to spend the best part of the day seeing Mesa Verde. I am also familiar with the area and I will be available to lead or help out as needed. The San Juan Skyway and The Silver Thread (Lake City) are the ones I would prefer but I am flexible.

See you in August
Az Wingrider

To keep the groups smaller we might want to have 2 or 3 groups doing the same ride. Staggered start times or could do the San Juan Skyway counter-clockwise. Any of it works fir me. Be glad to be your tail gunner also.

A day of Mesa Verde would be an awesome day. It is an amazing place!!!!

[RickW]

To keep the groups smaller we might want to have 2 or 3 groups doing the same ride. Staggered start times or could do the San Juan Skyway counter-clockwise. Any of it works fir me. Be glad to be your tail gunner also.

A day of Mesa Verde would be an awesome day. It is an amazing place!!!!

We already thought about that and had emailed you before we saw your post. We have all the information and just need some more volunteers to lead small groups with the maps provided. We can email everyone.
We also plan on a day at Mesa Verde. Anyone that would like to maybe lead one of the couple groups there let us know.
Az Wingrider, we will be contacting you later today.
Rick

[Elroy]

To keep the groups smaller we might want to have 2 or 3 groups doing the same ride. Staggered start times or could do the San Juan Skyway counter-clockwise. Any of it works fir me. Be glad to be your tail gunner also.

A day of Mesa Verde would be an awesome day. It is an amazing place!!!!

Visited Mesa Verde back in May when we were on a bike trip. It is indeed an amazing place, the ruins are beyond spectacular.

[Trwing]

These rides look very good and fun. thanks for posting them and the ideas.

[jmdaniel]

Okay, I wanted to see if there were any fellow Texans heading to Cortez, in order to possibly ride together, and while doing that, thought the info for all might come in handy. Here you go, as you entered in your profiles here:


2wheelsforme Gulf Breeze, FL
3Chief Port Orchard, WA
Az Wingrider Phoenix, Arizona
BIGLRY Central Coast of Calif.
Blackmetoc Diamondhead, MS
Blotar Crosby, TX
Choptop SOUTHERN small town Wisconsin
CNC Nut Alberta, Canada
Colorado Litttleton CO
dig rkmc Schenectady, NY
Elroy Mount Vernon, Ohio
F6bcarider Tulare ca
F6Bster Colorado Mountains
Gordon willard,missouri
Hoff Tempe, Arizona
Ixol Phaane Glendale, AZ
jeffedose denver
jimsom Colorado Springs, CO
jmdaniel Austin, TX
LA Weld New Orleans, LA.
Motornerd Oklahoma
Pdxstriper Portland, Or. United States
Phantom Florida Emerald Coast
Philbert40 El Dorado Hills, CA
ReserveBum Chatham NY
RickW Madison, OH
Scottydi Kennesaw, GA (location for imported_scottydi)
Shortleg0521 fredrick. maryland
Slowpoke No information
SoCalJJ Glendora CA
TailGunner Fullerton, Ca
Talldude Lynnwood, WA, USA
Trwing Exeter, Ca.
Walcrow Dallas, Texas
Xgringo new jersey
Yabiah Phoenix, Az
zzh54 Beacon, NY

[shortleg0521]

You forgot Willtill MD

[Walcrow]

Jeff.....

I'm still planning on going IF my new garage-man cave-workshop is finished in time. I'll know more in one more month if I can make it.