Rolling Colorado Rockies FJR Ride July 22-26, 2013; bag the high passes; Estes Park, Leadville, Gunnison & Silverton overnights; no rally fees - FUN!

[beemerdons]

Mr Bill. list has been amended.

somebody mentioned above that Hudson is out...

Many thanks Wheatie, list is now amended!

Why are the PNW crew such a flaky bunch?

 

[TripperMike]

I'll most likely be rolling into CO late Sat. or early Sun. Any ride suggestions I could take that won't be on Don's routes? I'm thinking I'll have time to kill before we all meet up Monday night. Another thought I am having is maybe just take the long scenic route out there, perhaps drop down from Montana and avoid Nebraska all together.

If I do decide to have Monday to ride a bit in CO, how much time should I figure on to ride up n down Pikes Peak?

 

[Mr Bill]

I reserved at room at Estes Park. I reserved two nights, 7/21 and 7/22 checking out on 7/23 so I can ride the dirt with Mr. Bill.

Yahoo! I forgot to tell you Greg. Geezers lead on that ride so you go first and holler if you run into trouble

It's a real short hike to the Colorado River from the parking spot and we should be able to walk across without getting too wet.

Here is some history on the old native american path.....Old Fall River Road....

I'll most likely be rolling into CO late Sat. or early Sun. Any ride suggestions I could take that won't be on Don's routes? I'm thinking I'll have time to kill before we all meet up Monday night. Another thought I am having is maybe just take the long scenic route out there, perhaps drop down from Montana and avoid Nebraska all together.
If I do decide to have Monday to ride a bit in CO, how much time should I figure on to ride up n down Pikes Peak?

Mr Tripper,

I think there is no set route. Everyone will pull out maps and look at the weather and road conditions to plan the next days ride with riders probably going different routes to the next nights stop.

Your welcome to join Geezer and Eye on our Monday ride (this ride will need good weather in the high country). Just a heads up, Yankees smell talk funny.

We should be pulling into Estes late Sunday from Grand Island. I'm sure you'll have a much better route into Estes Park than the high plains.

Your Pikes Peak ride is a long day. There is another mountain top ride an hour closer. The highest paved road. I'm sure you don't have to google that one.

Mr Bill

 

[TripperMike]

Your welcome to join Geezer and Eye on our Monday ride (this ride will need good weather in the high country). Just a heads up, Yankees smell talk funny.

Mr Bill

I thank you for the invite and I just might take you up on it Mr Bill. I had fortunate opportunity to have met Geezer at the last CFO and didn't struggle too much to understand him. But to be safe, I'll download a translator app to my phone just in case I get stuck on a few words.

Looking forward to this week of riding.

Mike

 

[Geezer]

Your welcome to join Geezer and Eye on our Monday ride (this ride will need good weather in the high country). Just a heads up, Yankees smell talk funny.

Mr Bill

I thank you for the invite and I just might take you up on it Mr Bill. I had fortunate opportunity to have met Geezer at the last CFO and didn't struggle too much to understand him. But to be safe, I'll download a translator app to my phone just in case I get stuck on a few words.

Looking forward to this week of riding.

Mike

Cool. This ride is shaping up nicely and it's still January.

 

[Mr Bill]

and it's still January.

Not for long! Feels like spring outside today though.

I'll never forget climbing Mount Evans on an August afternoon in a light rain with a balding rear tire. I didn't have to worry about the rain up there though because it turned to snow halfway up. I'm packing long johns!

 

[Big-D]

HEADS UP: I found out today that my credit card number was used illegally for over $1500 on three different websites, including a plane ticket on an Australia airline. Ordinailly, it would just be a simle case of credit card fraud, but in this case the card number was verified by my address and 9-digit zip code. Which means who ever did this had access to my name and complete address. This comes down to one thing being my credit card is in my hand, whoever did this had access to more than my credit card. The ONLY people that would have had this info are the hotels I researved over the phone to make reservations for this ride coming up Colorado Cluster ****. Any purchases I make online are only done on website that use encrytion to protect credit card information. Luckily for me, my credit card company called me today when someone tried to buy a plane ticket to or from Australia. That sent up a red flag.

Now I won't have to worry about these charges, but now my card was shut down and the mess it may cause. I am writing this to inform anyone that may have made reservations over the phone where you actually give your name, address and credit card number to a real person. Better look real close for purchases made on your card. The only good thing about this is if more than one person doing the same thing gets ripped off, it will lead to the perpetrator or at least their location.

 

[beemerdons]

Wow Dan, very sorry to hear about this! Thanks for the heads up and I checked my credit cards online, so far so good but I'll inspect them on a weekly basis!

 

[beemerdons]

BUMP! As of this posting there are still rooms at each of the 4 occupancies listed, but you better get something reserved soon if you want to join this Clusterfuck!

Once again Sports Fans, here is the route and the place we stop at for the night:

Monday night July 22: Rodeway Inn in Estes Park.

Tuesday night July 23: Super 8 in Leadville, CO.

Wednesday night July 24: Comfort Inn in Gunnison

Thursday night July 25: Grand Imperial Hotel in Silverton.

Friday morning we all kiss 'Zilla goodbye and ride home!

 

[TripperMike]

As much as I enjoy giving this trip/thread a bump, I have to say it's for the wrong reason.

I'll need to bow out of this extraveganza. Needing to thin out my ride plans a bit this year.

 

[Geezer]

HEADS UP: I found out today that my credit card number was used illegally for over $1500 on three different websites, including a plane ticket on an Australia airline. Ordinailly, it would just be a simle case of credit card fraud, but in this case the card number was verified by my address and 9-digit zip code. Which means who ever did this had access to my name and complete address. This comes down to one thing being my credit card is in my hand, whoever did this had access to more than my credit card. The ONLY people that would have had this info are the hotels I researved over the phone to make reservations for this ride coming up Colorado Cluster ****. Any purchases I make online are only done on website that use encrytion to protect credit card information. Luckily for me, my credit card company called me today when someone tried to buy a plane ticket to or from Australia. That sent up a red flag.Now I won't have to worry about these charges, but now my card was shut down and the mess it may cause. I am writing this to inform anyone that may have made reservations over the phone where you actually give your name, address and credit card number to a real person. Better look real close for purchases made on your card. The only good thing about this is if more than one person doing the same thing gets ripped off, it will lead to the perpetrator or at least their location.

I don't know if this is helpful, but this is the reason that I use my Discover card for all transactions where it is accepted. They have what they call 'Secure Online Account Numbers'. You sign on to the Discover web site and launch the online account number generator and it gives you a unique account number which can only be used once. The charges show up normally in your account. I use them for all phone and internet purchases.

 

[MCRIDER007]

There hasn't been much activity lately regarding this ride but I currently do not have a riding partner or room reservations although I do plan to be in Golden, CO the previous weekend for a family reunion. Is there anyone with room reservations looking for someone to share costs?

 

[russperry]

Don - count me as about 90% in. Totally crushed when I had to cancel out of the FODS adventure and need a good excuse for a solid 10 days away from home!

 

[beemerdons]

10 days away, any last minute questions please contact BeemerDonS at either 480-440-4666 or [email protected]

 

[FastJoyRide]

Sylvia and I will be southbound and down starting tomorrow Papa Chuy! We're visiting friends in Vail on the way and will see you in Estes Park on Monday. Don't ride faster than your guardian angel can fly!

 

[HotRodZilla]

I have a quick question: Why are you such a jackass???

Anyway...I'll be leaving here at 0900 on Monday morning.

 

[wheatonFJR]

Jackass?

Who's calling who a jackass?

 

[beemerdons]

Jackass?
Who's calling who a jackass?

Good Morning FJR Friends, leaving for Colorado in two hours: If you want to meet the FJRiders Crew for a rendezvous I can be reached at either 480-440-4666 or [email protected] I will have my laptop with me and my phone is Verizon Wireless which gets great reception in Colorado.

Vaya con Dios mis Amigos,

Don Stanley

Chandler, AZ

 

[BackRoadBob]

Over the years, I have travelled many of the roads south of I-70, but rarely have I been in the northern part of the state. I was in Estes Park last year for a wedding, but took the camper van and decided that sooner or later I would be back on the motorcycle for more exploring. Don, who is a member of our local BMW motorcycle club, put together a ride through some of the great towns in Colorado. All told, about nineteen motorcycles and twenty two folks attended, some from as far away as...

https://littlebobandfriends.com/journeys/colorado-2013.html

 

[wheatonFJR]

Over the years, I have travelled many of the roads south of I-70, but rarely have I been in the northern part of the state. I was in Estes Park last year for a wedding, but took the camper van and decided that sooner or later I would be back on the motorcycle for more exploring. Don, who is a member of our local BMW motorcycle club, put together a ride through some of the great towns in Colorado. All told, about nineteen motorcycles and twenty two folks attended, some from as far away as...
https://littlebobandfriends.com/journeys/colorado-2013.html

Great stuff Bob!