Topic: Ideas & dates for mulitple BIG Toyota events next year

[Volcom]

I've always enjoyed the Colorado 4Runner Jamboree and have wanted to have more than 1 big event each year.  Anybody interested?  Maybe 2 or 3 events?  I still want to keep the CO4RJ around the same time frame (July 29th, 30th, and 31st for 2011).

What areas of CO could work for these events?  We pick BV for the CO4RJ because of the availability of free camping, central location between Denver and Colorado Springs / Pueblo (sorry GJ guys, it's a longer drive for you guys), and the variety of trails (easy, medium, and difficult).

Anybody want to help plan an event?

[COToy91]

What other locations offer that variety of trails in Colorado?
 Grand Junction, Montrose, Summit County (more scenic than difficult), Silverton/Ouray/Telluride/Durango Area, Even a short weekend event to run the Penrose Independence trail system would be fun (I dont know if you can camp here or not)

Even though I missed this past CO4RJ, I do agree that we should have more events than just one. Even more so since it is now gaining  attention from everyone and getting pretty crowded and busy (not that that is a bad thing). Late June would probably be the earliest for trails to be open in the higher mountain locations, Unless we want to have a snow bashing event.

[Volcom [OP]]

All good ideas!  A Grand Junction run would be fun but would take some planning because most of us have never been wheeling out there.  A snow bashing trip would be fun 

[COToy91]

Rangley too. I am with you on never being out there though. Most of the other spots I listed are one heck of a drive for most of us

[wakkjobb]

Snowbashing in June? Gotta love Colorado...  8)

For these events... are you planning on weekend trips, holiday 3-4 day trips, week-long wheelfests? 

I'd be interested in seeing what's around the southwest chunk of Colorado; Ouray, Silverton, Telluride etc.

>>Dan

[coloradocrawler]

according to traildamage.com, it looks like there is 4 recognized (by them) rock crawling trails here in mesa county. 2 are easily accessed(sp?) from grand junction. and im not sure where the other 2 are. it looks like the entrance to one is off I70 up in the canyon (Cameo, handfull of miles east of Junction).
the last few times ive done the 2 trails from Junction ( 21rd and billings) we did the trails in about 3 hours each. thats probably a lot of interstate towing/driving for only a few hours of trails. i guess you could do a trail a day and when your done turn around and try the harder lines, to at least make a day out of it.
Or option #2 is doing the trails here in Junction then loading up and hitting the ones in montrose or head up to rangley or out to Moab. again alot of towing/driving. either idea makes for a short weekend of wheeling with all the driving.
so unfortunatley i undertand not having an event here in junction since most of the atendees will be form up the mountain. so all you guys need to move here.
signed
unforunately left out of the fun
thomas
 

[COToy91]

I think it would be sweet to make a trip to Moab, since I have never made it out there. And since my current boss did not get re-elected I will be unemployed in about a week....Which mean plenty of time to wheel! (and look for work too I guess)

[COwheeler]

I'm down for a few runs with some other yota boys.  towin heeps all the time isn't my idea of fun.

[boggerunner]

a junction event would be great, billings and 21 rd would take a full day each to run with a group of 5 or more rigs. there is an easier playground called bangs canyon up the road from billings.  and cameo is only open from july 1st to the end of november, but there are some good obstacles out there. it would also take a full day to run that trail.
and a new trail ive been running for the last yr is chancy canyon, it takes us 3 hrs for 4 rigs to run it.  if u would like to have u junction event, i will help out all i can. i might be able to come up with some free camping too

[COToy91]

a junction event would be great, billings and 21 rd would take a full day each to run with a group of 5 or more rigs. there is an easier playground called bangs canyon up the road from billings.  and cameo is only open from july 1st to the end of november, but there are some good obstacles out there. it would also take a full day to run that trail.
and a new trail ive been running for the last yr is chancy canyon, it takes us 3 hrs for 4 rigs to run it.  if u would like to have u junction event, i will help out all i can. i might be able to come up with some free camping too

We love our free camping lol

[wakkjobb]

Yep, so long as we keep the fuel cans away from open flames and those who partake of alcoholic beverages...   

[coloradocrawler]

and a new trail ive been running for the last yr is chancy canyon, it takes us 3 hrs for 4 rigs to run it. 

wheres chancy canyon boggerrunner? is it close to junction??

[boggerunner]

its up on horse moutain in palisade

[coloradocrawler]

its up on horse moutain in palisade

sweet. id like to join you guys next time you go if you will let me      . as soon as the oil pan swap is done, ssssooooooooooo next springish.

[boggerunner]

oil pan swap?

[coloradocrawler]

yes. im going from a 3.4l IFS pan to the 3.4l 2wd pan. so i can finally put on the steering assist ive had in the garage for 4 years. im getting tired of being locked and having to do 2,857,268,493,826,548,607,837 point turns to get a slightly different line