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Trip Out West - September 4 - 13, 2009

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Casper Grand Master

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Maybe we can move this up a bit? Gonna be cold titties in the mountains in September.

Has anyone already got their vacation time locked for this?

On a side note;who gives a shit about football????

I'm flexible on dates. Zerocrash? Think you could change the date?

I already sent out my vacation request, but it's early enough I can change it. But we need to decide ASAP.

I love OSU football, but I love riding more.

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Sounds like the 4th through 13th works the best for everybody else so let's keep it there..np

Is this still the itinerary?

Basic itinerary for the trip with mileages...

Westward Trip 2009 Itinerary

September 4-13, 2009

Friday, September 4

Columbus to Columbia, Missouri – 530 miles

Saturday, September 5

Columbia, MO to Black Hawk, CO – 739 miles

Hotel – Black Hawk, CO

Sunday, September 6

Central City – Rocky Mount Nat’l Park – 200 miles

Hotel – Black Hawk, CO

Monday, September 7

Black Hawk, CO to Ouray, CO – 345 miles

Hotel – Ouray, CO

Tuesday, September 8

Ouray area – 150 miles

Hotel – Ouray. CO

Wednesday, September 9

Ouray, CO - Santa Fe, NM – 285 miles

Hotel – Santa Fe, NM

Thursday, September 10

Santa Fe area – 300 miles

Hotel – Santa Fe, NM

Friday, September 11

Santa Fe, NM to Dodge City, KS – 590 miles

Hotel – Dodge City, KS

Saturday, September 12

Dodge City, KS to St. Louis, MO – 590 miles

Hotel – St. Louis, MO

Sunday, September 13

St. Louis, MO to Indpls.,IN – 243 miles

St. Louis, MO – Columbus, OH – 417 miles

Total mileage – 4,146

Looks like I would be able to skip out a few days early and book it back to Columbus in time to catch the USC game....this is assuming it will be a night game (8pm 9/12).

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Earache Grand Master

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Sounds like the 4th through 13th works the best for everybody else so let's keep it there..np

Is this still the itinerary?

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Okay, we'll keep it there then.

That itinerary is just an outline - we don't have to strictly keep to it.

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Earache Grand Master

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I'm fine with whatever itinerary we decide on. I was just trying to figure out when I would need to part from the group to make it home a day early without killing myself.

I'm sitting in Ouray, Colorado as I type this. Just spent the last week driving all over New Mexico and Colorado. I suggest we make a change and skip Santa Fe and add in Gateway, Colorado.

Reasons: Santa Fe has great food. But the roads are kinda average and the freakin' town closes at 9:00 PM each night. Plus, it's a 400 mile long hike to get back into Colorado. It'd take a full day to get into New Mexico and a full day to get back out. That'll kill us on a one week long trip.

Gateway is fantastic, great riding and Moab, Utah - along with Arches and Canyonland Nat'l Parks - is nearby. With great roads leading there and back.

Gateway has one hotel and it's a great place as well. Ain't cheap with single rooms going for $110 or so and doubles around $200. Great pool in the desert and no one is ever there. Best place to go in the USA. Great pool in the desert sun surrounded by bluffs and mountains. Freakin' excellent.

So, what say you?

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renegadmonk Rising Star

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Nevada in the summer is no fun at all. Utah is bad enough!

Bedrock, Colorado locate don the Utah / CO border. Nothing but an old store...

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Mount Evans, highest road in the USA...

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no doubt dude....temps in Vegas are rediculously hot come summer time....have taken more than one trip there during that time.

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Earache Grand Master

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Ben and I hammered out some firmer details of the trip over a couple of beers at The Elevator Bar last night....

Not now, but within the next 60 days, we need to firm up who's going and figure out who's rooming with whom. Then we need to get some reservations going. We should have enough flex room to add or delete one or two people.

I'll get the reservations all sorted out as I know where the hotels are, etc. You'll just need to give me a credit card number and I'll do the rest, (no, I won't buy a bunch of Slim Whitman CD's with your cards).

I'll email each of the particpants a daily route sheet that will list how to get to the hotel for the night - most are easy to find - and a suggested fast route, scenic route, food/gas stops, etc. This way, we won't have to ride in one big group and you can go as fast or as slow as you want. And hopefully no one will get lost for very long.

If you have any suggestions, now would be a good time to raise them.

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Earache Grand Master

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A friend sent me this spreadsheet on bike trip costs. Can't believe that someone took the time to do this, buty it is kinda cool to play around with.

Estimated costs for this trip:

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Resulting in the following;

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Earache Grand Master

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damn $35 dinners!! I am not going to dinner with you.

The "dinner" is only $7, it's those damned beers that end up costing so much.:o

But we can drop you off at Taco Bell each night if you want.

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Earache Grand Master

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I'm going to bring a tent and MRE's!! :grin:

If you really did want to camp, there will be plenty of campsites nearby.

I've never camped as it's such a hassle to bring all of the gear along with you on a bike.

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