Ouray Colorado July Trip Planning

[Arkarch]

I know some here are heading out to the Ouray - Silverton - Telluride area in mid and late July.

Two specific events -

'FJ Summit - July 16 - July 20. http://www.fjsummit.org/

Colorado Touareg Rally - July 21 - July 25. http://www.clubtouareg.com/forums/f75/

Snowfall in the area has been extraordinary this year. I just found two news stories indicating that plow crews are weeks behind - they just opened Yankee Boy over the weekend (if you call snow canyons open - see pix in first story), now heading to Corkscrew, then Engineers, then Imogene. They do not expect to be fully open by the traditional July 4 - more likely open toward the end of July. Another plow may be brought in. So if you are going to either event, - bring a snow shovel

Snow delays opening, Jeep Tours
http://www.montrosepress.com/articles/2 ... 772725.txt

Road to Yankee Boy Clear
http://www.ouraynews.com/Articles-i-200 ... clear.html

So who is going to the FJ Summit and going to the Touareg Rally? Small overlap that weekend - I'll be in Ouray Saturday evening (Alpenglow @ 2nd/5th) and likely scouting/shoveling trails July 20. Any meetups of those here on OAUSA ?

[Frogeye]

I'm still going to the summit. I'll bring my E-tool and I've got some good snow tires and a winch. Sounds like fun to me.

[OLLIE]

You know I'm there (at the Summit, that is). I hope to meet up with you for at least a beer VOM. Maybe you should get there a day early...

[Arkarch]

You know I'm there (at the Summit, that is). I hope to meet up with you for at least a beer VOM. Maybe you should get there a day early...

I'd love to, but driving a VW into a sea of 267 FJ Cruisers is going to be strange enough on Saturday afternoon . There will be a few other Touaregs in early - mostly the trail bosses at the house one block north. Still, I fear its going to look like the Port of Los Angeles (or Long Beach or whereever the come in).

I am looking into the possibility of setting up an Echolink connection all week. Many variables - I need to rig up 'reliable' Internet, so definitely bringing my XR2/Mikrotik/Hi-gain Wi-Fi mono setup (42 dbi); and I might be able to bring the portable 2m base. However the terrain is so very rough on 2m transmissions. I tried APRS last year with complete failure - digipeater-blind.

[jeshua]

I'm still going to the summit. I'll bring my E-tool and I've got some good snow tires and a winch. Sounds like fun to me.

Looks like you might get another chance to pull me out of the snow.

[OLLIE]

I'm still going to the summit. I'll bring my E-tool and I've got some good snow tires and a winch. Sounds like fun to me.

Looks like you might get another chance to pull me out of the snow.

Do you mean this one?????

[toms]

Ollie,
You will have to explain how you got stuck in the snow! Was it so slick that you slid into that snow bank?

[jeshua]

I'm still going to the summit. I'll bring my E-tool and I've got some good snow tires and a winch. Sounds like fun to me.

Looks like you might get another chance to pull me out of the snow.

Do you mean this one?????

Thats the one. Good times!

Ollie,
You will have to explain how you got stuck in the snow! Was it so slick that you slid into that snow bank?

That was me that got stuck. The snow was to much temptation for me to not drive in and I kind of got stuck as I went into it. lol

Frogeye pulled me back out the way I went in. It was a fun day!

[Navy_FJ]

I am in for the trip me and the family to Ouray. I am from the midwest so I miss the snow and a few months ago I was warming up flying and landing in the snow of South Korea. Bring it on I have been looking forward to this for a while.

[martyr]

Wife and I will be in Durango for a few days before arriving in Ouray on the 16th. Navy_FJ (Jeremy?), are you back home now?
martyr