Not much acticity on here with only 18 days til GOX. Maybe this will give you something to talk about. Here's HotairX and my schedule of events. Please comment if you've been to any of these places or if there's something close to our route that you think we should see.

Friday August 31
Drive from Kansas City to Goodland, Ks (417 miles)
Start at 6pm and arrive in Goodland about 11:30 pm
Camp at KOA for the night.

Saturday September 1
Goodland, Ks to Howard, Co (298 miles)
Start at 8am and arrive about 12:30 pm
White water rafting at 1:30 pm on Arkansas River
Leave for Pueblo, Co KOA- camp for the night

Sunday September 2
Pueblo, Co to Mesa Verde National Park (308 miles)
Stop to view Great Sand Dunes National Monument
Start at 9 am – arrive 4 pm
Visit Anasazzi ruins and then camp for night.

Monday September 3
Mesa Verde to Four Corners Monument (50 miles)
Start at 12 pm and arrive 1 pm
Four Corners Monument to Bridal Veil Fall-camp out (118 miles)

Tuesday September 4
Head to Box Canyon Falls Park (54 miles)
On to Ouray (1 mile)
BBQ- Cabin at KOA

Wednesday September 5
Ride trails-Group at Oulaw bar and grill- Cabin at KOA

Thursday September 6
Ride trails- Hot springs – Cabin at KOA

Friday September 7
Ride trails- Party by our cabin at KOA

Saturday September 8
Ouray to Kansas City
Leave 10 am – arrive 12 am

You might want to be there for the chili party on Monday.. Details coming soon.

Carlton McMillan

I'm down with that, for sure.

Carlton: Is SWXC still doing the 4X4 101 thing?
If so, are there any details?
Thanks.

We plan on doing the 4x4 101 but it will be in the late afternoon (4-6p.m.)

As for the Chili Party..

Let me just say you want to be there..

Mesa Verde is pretty neat but will probably be mobbed this time of year.

Great Sand Dunes National Monument is also cool, but same story. I was actually more impressed by White Sands in NM.

Four Corners is a TOTAL tourist trap.

I would allow a bit more time to get to Kansas City from Ouray - that is a 940 mile drive and you'll be more tired than you know.

Have a blast!

We ARE tourists! The way home is fine if we need to stop and sleep- as long as we're home by the 1pm kickoff on Sunday!! Go Chiefs!

I wish I was going JUST to go to this chili party! It's going to be so awesome!!!

OK Carlton, spill the beans(no pun intended)

Beans spilt... see the post about winning an ARB bar, winch, lights and more at the SWXC party on the General and GOX forums.

Is Moab an amusement park? Sure sounds small and easy to get around?

Why would you want to do this, it's just a highway ?

Let me clear that up. Once you leave Telluride, the San Juans are behind you. Nothing but boring hot desert highway all the way to Moab. Nothing to see except a tiny bit of Canyonlands 70 miles to the west.

Wouldn't you rather drive the extra 2 hours to Moab and get in a lot more slickrock riding, and have a ride back ?

[ 08-14-2001: Message edited by: xoc ]

Let me explain. I am doing a Hut to Hut ride through the San Juan Mts. No stinking highway for me. This website explains it. www.sanjuanhuts.com
I'll be up in the Mts. communing with nature.

Yes and Yes.

I have a buddy who lives in Dillon. He works for Keystone. He's a bartender by night, rafting guide by day. He and his other guide buddies took us down the Arkansas. It was a blast. Have fun!