2005 Colorado Expedition

[kenton]

Originally Posted by 2badfjs

we can prolly do a meet and greet in castle rock, if its on a weekend,
we have a huge park in our area to bbq

castle rocks between denver and col. springs

just a thought!!

anyone is more than welcome to stop by

Sounds good to me, how about the weekend of August 7th?

Kenton

[inacoma]

Originally Posted by 2badfjs

we can prolly do a meet and greet in castle rock, if its on a weekend,
we have a huge park in our area to bbq

castle rocks between denver and col. springs

just a thought!!

anyone is more than welcome to stop by

You know mabrodis? He lives in castle rock as well. I will be stoping by his place on the 6th and leave from there on the 7th. I think mabrodis may come to silverton too, but he's not sure yet.

kumar

[mabrodis]

Originally Posted by inacoma

You know mabrodis? He lives in castle rock as well. I will be stoping by his place on the 6th and leave from there on the 7th. I think mabrodis may come to silverton too, but he's not sure yet.

Shhh, he doesn't know me, and we prefer it that way! He lives on the other side of said big park from us...the WRONG side! LOL!!

BBQ sounds fun, Silverton is a 83.7% forsure deal...probably won't have a Cruiser though, just my '85 Toy...oh well..

[2badfjs]

i'm on the original block of the niegbhor-HOOD!!

YOU, MR. MABRODIS, your part of the area is concidered newbie-ville as far as i'm concerend.

MARK, (not that i know you) i think it would be sweet to have that parking lot filled with cruisers on a saturday.

i'm wondering if we have to contact the "HOA NAZI'S" to use the covered area.

LOL!! MAYBE THE NEW POOL WILL BE DONE BY THEN...................................NOT!!!!!!

AUG 7TH sounds good!!



kenton.....e-mailed you today!!!

[mabrodis]

We almost bought a house over by where you live...and by 'almost' I mean we saw it, threw eggs and sped off.. LOL!

Not sure about the HOA Nazi's, since we don't deal with them.. Our mostly lame builder did one thing right (many things wrong like not paying subs, getting liens on homes, running from the law, facing 14 lawsuits from the city of Castle Rock, etc), he did not fill out any paperwork for our homes to be part of Founders. So technically we're inside of Founders, but we pay no HOA fees, are not under any Founders-HOA rules, etc... That might change at some point, but 3 yrs and going strong... Course we can't use the non-existent pool, but that's ok.

Hey you were driving too fast on Founders yesterday (don't blame your wife again!)

[2badfjs]

i never know how fast i'm going..............
but i know i'm usually NOT doing the speed limit!!!!

what time?

[fj803fe]

Hello all,

Ali contacted me telling me everyone was going to be in town 8/7-8/11 / 8/12. I live in Durango and hope to see you all out here. We have no formal club out here but I'll round up a few cruiser heads from around here and try to get some good trails-unless you all have a pretty good idea of what you would like to do. Also have some lodging recommendations for those who haven't booked yet. If Silverton is full-check near Cascade Creek, Ouray, or even into Durango (we're not too far from Silverton (50 mi.)).

ciao

-Peter
00 UZJ100 ARB, OME
91 FJ80 ARB, OME, ARB Lkrs F/R
84 BJ60 "ol ugly" (future transplant victim)

[kenton]

Originally Posted by 2badfjs

i never know how fast i'm going..............
but i know i'm usually NOT doing the speed limit!!!!

what time?

How about 1? We could have a BBQ lunch... Give me directions, and tell me what to bring, and I'll be there with 6 to 8 hungry mouths, an FZJ-80, and hopefully some funny stories from my previous week's adventures.

We'd probably have to leave around 4 or so...

Kenton

[alia176]

Our plan is to make it to Denver by Sat night (late) and spend the night in a Motel 6 off of I-70. As of now, we're hoping to make it to Denver from Chicago in one day but we'll see. Then get up on Sunday and head over to Silverton for a late afternoon arrival time. I'll have another FZJ80 coming with me from Chicago. His name is Zack.

Regards,

Ali

[inacoma]

Originally Posted by kenton

How about 1? We could have a BBQ lunch... Give me directions, and tell me what to bring, and I'll be there with 6 to 8 hungry mouths, an FZJ-80, and hopefully some funny stories from my previous week's adventures.

We'd probably have to leave around 4 or so...

Kenton

We plan on getting into town late friday nite (really late), then early saturday we are going to check out some areas to potentially move to, then Sunday AM we'll be heading to Silverton. I plan on going to Silverton via Co Springs, then Lake City, then taking Cinammon Pass the rest of the way into Silverton. Normally I would go into Montrose, but thought I would mix it up this time. If anyone else is interested, I plan on leaving no later than 10am on Sunday.

Later!

Kumar

[Damlaker]

Can't wait. I am going to have my Ali designed sliders and steps installed this weekend in preparation for the trip.

Zack

[kenton]

Originally Posted by Damlaker

Can't wait. I am going to have my Ali designed sliders and steps installed this weekend in preparation for the trip.

Zack

Hey Zack, tell me more. Do you have pictures? Maybe I'll pester Ali to give me the design again. Sliders before Colorado might be a good idea... If I have time to fabricate them in two weeks.

Later,
Kenton

[alia176]

Kenton,

I used George's slider designs. However, I seriously doubt you'll have the time to build these before your trip. Let's see, I told you about these about 1.5 years and you still haven't done them

Ali

[Damlaker]

Since I lack the skill and knowlege to build them myself, Ali kingly obliged with the drawings and another member of the Chicago Land Rover Club constructed them. They were just picked up from the powder coater and and on they go this weekend.

I will post pictures at the beginning of next week (assuming someone tells me how to do that).

[kenton]

Hey, what can I say... it took my 6 years to marry my wife!

i'm too busy with the time I get, working on the 4skinner-- I carved out the fenders for 35's, and installed staun beadlocks on my tires...

Unfortunately, looks like I won't make Brian's "badlands bash" he has planned for next weekend...

Hope to see you in CO, although sounds like we may not cross paths.

Kenton

Originally Posted by alia176

Kenton,

I used George's slider designs. However, I seriously doubt you'll have the time to build these before your trip. Let's see, I told you about these about 1.5 years and you still haven't done them

Ali

[inacoma]

All,

If anyone is interested in tagging along, I will be going to Silverton AM of August 7th (sunday) from Denver (actually Castle Rock) to Silverton via Lake City/Cinnamon Pass. This Pass is the easiest in the area and should be a good primer for the trip in...of course, no trailers

Later.

Kumar

[Damlaker]

Ali and I are meeting Saturday Night August 6th at a Motel 6 on the West Side of Denver (Wheat Ridge or something like that). As I am eager to wheel as much as possible, I think I am in. I will call Ali on wed and confirm with him.

[inacoma]

Originally Posted by Damlaker

Ali and I are meeting Saturday Night August 6th at a Motel 6 on the West Side of Denver (Wheat Ridge or something like that). As I am eager to wheel as much as possible, I think I am in. I will call Ali on wed and confirm with him.

Wife/dog/me will be in Denver Friday nite. I spoke to Ali offline about this last week and I think he is set on going the north route through junction city. mark brodis and myself are definitly going Lake City route.

Kumar

[lx450landcruiser]

hope im not interfering with your group run or anything but i plan to try and meet up with some of you guys while your in colorado as do a few others of the CSC guys. if any of you plan on coming the telluride direction about 40 min out of telluride is a place called norwood. i have a ranch there and if some are looking for a run and a camping spot ive got 200+ acres to camp on. you can PM me if your intrested or just play it by ear.

mike

[inacoma]

Originally Posted by lx450landcruiser

hope im not interfering with your group run or anything but i plan to try and meet up with some of you guys while your in colorado as do a few others of the CSC guys. if any of you plan on coming the telluride direction about 40 min out of telluride is a place called norwood. i have a ranch there and if some are looking for a run and a camping spot ive got 200+ acres to camp on. you can PM me if your intrested or just play it by ear.

mike

Hell, the more the merrier!!! Last year we even had some jeepers with us. The first year we split the group up into two (about 6-8 rigs per group). The second year we had a few more groups, but they were smaller. The second year we had a lot of repeat customers so we kinda knew what trails whom whould want to run. This year I hope to hit some new trails...does your land have any new trails?

...Also do you know Alex? He has blue 40, works in the power plant up on Blackbear. I need to find a way to contact him before we leave. If we do, then he can arrange for us to have a private run in the high country just above the power plant (through the gates).

Later

Kumar

[lx450landcruiser]

sorry I dont know Alex. Norwood has alot of fire roads and some trails but i havent had time to go check them out so im not entirly sure. there the ouray trail and black bear which is over by telluride so that comming my direction. I know alia and hes the one that put me on to you guys so it will be good to see him again. Hopefully this will all work out.


mike

[nuclearlemon]

Originally Posted by alia176

Our plan is to make it to Denver by Sat night (late) and spend the night in a Motel 6 off of I-70. As of now, we're hoping to make it to Denver from Chicago in one day but we'll see. Then get up on Sunday and head over to Silverton for a late afternoon arrival time. I'll have another FZJ80 coming with me from Chicago. His name is Zack.

Regards,

Ali

ali...chitown to denver is easily doable in one long day...about 13 hours in a decent vehicle...about 16 in an fj40 towing a trailer (btdt).

also, out of towners, i do have an extra room with a queen bed and am more than happy to take cruiserheads in...i'm literally 10 minutes north of lodo (the hip section of denver ) pm me if you need a place.

can't wait to see you all here.

[wardfoto]

well, if things don't change in the next couple of days, i have no ride to get there, so i may be out. just got a low end knock in longboard tuesday. i'vbe got one guy who has offered a ride, but he wasn't positive he would have room. i'll let you know if anything changes. hey, kumar, did you get your package? later,
-justin
www.wardfoto.com

[wardfoto]

well, as of 10 minutes ago, longboard is in the shop, and should be ready no later than tuesday. so, just to disappoint you guys, i'll be there.
-justin

[2badfjs]

if you still want to get together on the 6th or the 7th let me know,
did'nt get a definite answer from the colorado peeps about where to meet.
we can just hang in castle rock if you guys want. i'm sure mabrodis will be cool with that.
if i had a flat yard, i'd let ya pitch tents at my house.
we have a nice big park with a nice playground for the little ones.

you guys tell me what's good for you.

jim.....

[inacoma]

Originally Posted by lx450landcruiser

sorry I dont know Alex. Norwood has alot of fire roads and some trails but i havent had time to go check them out so im not entirly sure. there the ouray trail and black bear which is over by telluride so that comming my direction. I know alia and hes the one that put me on to you guys so it will be good to see him again. Hopefully this will all work out.


mike

alibabba (aka alia) is my bitch

[inacoma]

Originally Posted by wardfoto

well, as of 10 minutes ago, longboard is in the shop, and should be ready no later than tuesday. so, just to disappoint you guys, i'll be there.
-justin

ah sheeeit!!! make sure to take a shower BEFORE the end of this trip

Yeah, I got the pics and then posted that I put them on my web site. I think I included it in the GCC list and the LSLC list...oh well, here it is again:

kumar.cruizer.net you'll notice the ones that are yours

Kumar

[JasonH]

I'm out. Y'all have fun and take lots of pictures.