Colorado - Rally /Meet July 26-28, 2019

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There are quite a few motel/hotel/cabins in the town of Ouray. The KOA is actually about 5 miles north of the city of Ouray.
 

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Has anyone tried her cell phone yet ? Maybe a text ?

Looking forward to showing up, counting the days ! !
 

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Has anyone tried her cell phone yet ? Maybe a text ?

Looking forward to showing up, counting the days ! !
I talked to Debra today and she has 8 tent sites left.

If you have made reservations, call Debra and tell her you are with the Tenere group so she can arrange our sites together. Make sure you tell her you are with the TENERE group, not the ST Owners. That group will be at the KOA in June.

If you are wanting a cabin, call Debra to see what she can do. She said you might have to change cabins but she may be able to accommodate you. If she can't, then she will put you on a wait list to fill cancellations.

Here is her phone number: Debra 970-216-4009. She is currently in Florida on Eastern Time. If she does not answer, leave a message with your name, number, and a good time to call and she will call you back.

I have site 52 reserved.

Steve
 

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Thanks for the info Steve. Debra was very helpful.

Dirt Mom and I have a cabin booked for Friday and Saturday night. Old ride plans filed away in the circular filing cabinet. Sometimes you just have to be flexible.

Looking forward to it.
 

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Thanks for the info Steve. Debra was very helpful.

Dirt Mom and I have a cabin booked for Friday and Saturday night. Old ride plans filed away in the circular filing cabinet. Sometimes you just have to be flexible.

Looking forward to it.
That's great!
 

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Hello,

Yes, there will be lots off road if you choose. There will be folks that ride road / gravel / dirt. All types, you won't have any issue riding what you prefer. Come on out, it sure is a really good time !
 

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i just talked to Deborah at the KOA. She has asked that even if you have made a reservation online, to call her and tell her you are with the tenere group to ensure we are close together.

she was very accommodating..
 

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I am thinking about attending. Is every one doing off road riding? Any street riders attending. I Never have road much off road. A lot of gravel and fire road stuff.
Don't let those tales about the "BIG Passes" keep you from coming to Ouray.

The problem with the BIG passes like Emogene and Engineers is that they are popular with the 4 wheeler crowd. Jeeps and ATV's crawling up the steeper switchbacks in 4 wheel drive dig all of the dirt and small rocks out and all that's left is the big rocks creating big steps. The Jeep rentals send their customers up those passes so they get a lot of traffic.

There are plenty of other roads and passes to satisfy riders of all abilities. There are plenty of great roads to ride and a wide variety of Forest Service roads that are not highly technical that link them together.

You can ride north to Ridgeway and take the road to Creek Pass and come out on Hwy 50, ride the Black Canyon Road and then circle back through Montrose back down to Ouray.

The Last Dollar Road is scenic and not technical.

You can ride North to Montrose and ride NW through the Uncompahgre Forest and hit Hwy 141 near Gateway and ride South on 141 to Telluride, a great road. The road south from Telluride, Hwy 145, toward Delores is great. You can cut across back to the Million Dollar Highway via Bolman Pass.

If you are comfortable with gravel and fire roads then these will fit your bill. And if you want to stay on the road then there are plenty of great roads to ride.

Steve
 
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Don't let those tales about the "BIG Passes" keep you from coming to Ouray.

The problem with the BIG passes like Emogene and Engineers is that they are popular with the 4 wheeler crowd. Jeeps and ATV's crawling up the steeper switchbacks in 4 wheel drive dig all of the dirt and small rocks out and all that's left is the big rocks creating big steps. The Jeep rentals send their customer up those passes so they get a lot of traffic.

There are plenty of other roads and passes to satisfy riders of all abilities. There are plenty of great roads to ride and a wide variety of Forest Service roads that are not highly technical that link them together.

You can ride north to Ridgeway and take the road to Creek Pass and come out on Hwy 50, ride the Black Canyon Road and then circle back through Montrose back down to Ouray.

The Last Dollar Road is scenic and not technical.

You can ride North to Montrose and ride NW through the Uncompahgre Forest and hit Hwy 141 near Gateway and ride South on 141 to Telluride, a great road. The road south from Telluride, Hwy 145, toward Delores is great. You can cut across back to the Million Dollar Highway via Bolman Pass.

If you are comfortable with gravel and fire roads then these will fit your bill. And if you want to stay on the road then there are plenty of great roads to ride.

Steve
I wonder if there is someone with a secure trailer that would want to make few bucks providing storage for panniers so people don’t have to struggle off road with them on?
 

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I agree with gunner, definitely lots of choices in the area. He mentioned Last Dollar Road, which turned out to be one of my favorites there. You can ride it a a spirited pace, yet still slow down and enjoy the scenery as well. I skipped Engineer Pass, but did do Cinnamon, while Ophir pass was the only one I dropped my bike on!
 

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So just to clarify, is this a go at the KOA in Ouray Co. ? July 26-28?

Yep ! Great location, Fantastic riding, Very nice KOA owner folks !
 

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Just a reminder, if you made reservations online for the KOA, call Deborah at 970-216-4009 so she can get us in the same area.

If you plan on joining us, regardless where you will be staying, please let me know so I can have enough stickers for everyone.
 

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...If you plan on joining us, regardless where you will be staying, please let me know so I can have enough stickers for everyone.
Post# 95 has a attendee list started but not sure if still being updated.

If the KOA sites can be split 4 ways/4 tents I'll be looking to share one. Otherwise I'm primitive camping 3 miles outside Ouray.

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Just a reminder, if you made reservations online for the KOA, call Deborah at 970-216-4009 so she can get us in the same area.

If you plan on joining us, regardless where you will be staying, please let me know so I can have enough stickers for everyone.
Is she back to work or still in Florida?
 

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Is she back to work or still in Florida?
I'm not sure.

If the KOA sites can be split 4 ways/4 tents I'll be looking to share one. Otherwise I'm primitive camping 3 miles outside Ouray.
Give heberhog a shout, he has a tent site reserved hasn't indicated that anyone else will be sharing with him.

Doug and possibly BWC will be sharing my tent site. I'm sure we can squeeze you in somewhere.

Here is a picture of my campsite from 2013, plenty of room.

Ouray Campsite.jpeg
 
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