Room in ABQ is booked... No backing out now!
3rd Annual "100s in the Hills" - Ouray, Colorado: August 2-4 (1 Viewer)
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Room in ABQ is booked... No backing out now!
Heading to Ouray tomorrow? If so join up with us north of ABQ
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aaronrules
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Just looking at my google maps. Is this intersection close to the Santa Ana golf club?
Bloomer
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I'll probably fit into the latter category.
Bloomer
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Ha....I know the feeling.
I'm bummed reading about all the great (relatively speaking) mileage y'all are getting. I'm doing good to get 12 mpg in a stock cruiser with one size up tires.
Alpine loop today
Yes, Santa Ana entrance is just across 550.
Save me a good spot!
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paulbgardner said:
I'm not using my scan gauge for this calculation on my trip. I'm using my Garmin gps to calculate the mileage and then dividing that by how many gallons were used to fill my tank. The secret is to go rackless! So far 3 full tanks of gas averaging between 15.5 -16. On one tank, I drove over 350 miles on 22 gallons! That was mainly flat terrain.
aaronrules
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I only have the stock rack. But then again I am doing 80 or a little over the whole way. Plus full skids and front and rear bumper on top of being fully loaded! I way underestimated my gas usage.
aaronrules said:
Try keeping your speed <75mph for a tank and see what that does for your mileage.
Lookout we have arrived!!!! We're at Twin Peaks Lodge if anyone wants to look us up. Ran in to griffin while eating breakfast in Poncha Springs this morning. They headed out to a trail and we headed to Ouray indirectly on a trail ourselves. Marshall Pass was 30mi long, mostly easy forest service road with a few rough rocks that any pickup truck could do but it was a good one for the fam to acclimate with. Had some amazing views also.
aaronrules
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I hope we don't run into a bunch of jeep guys while we are all taking poser pics!
My wife and I are planning to join the group on Saturday for the day. We will drive over from Durango Saturday morning...as long as you do not mind having an 80 along. As you are passing north of Durango I will try to hit you guys on 146.46. My house is 10 miles north of Durango on Hwy 550 about a mile past Trimble Lane so if anyone needs anything just give me a shout.
Do you have an idea what run you will be doing on Saturday?
And if anyone is running late and/or is burnt out on driving I have an extra bedroom.
Do you have an idea what run you will be doing on Saturday?
And if anyone is running late and/or is burnt out on driving I have an extra bedroom.
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Bloomer
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I'm sure they'll be taking poser pics too.
consumer reports did some tests about racks and speed recently. There was a big effect of the roof rack of course and the speed effect was huge, something like 30% less mpg going from 55 to 75 for a sedan IIRC.
Yep, in rental jeeps at that.
Ouray is slammed right now. I mean seething. Every hotel is no vacancy from my walk this evening. Mostly jeeps and motorcycles but definitely an above average amount of cruisers. Saw a couple 100's.
It is very close to that golf club, southwest of it. The main thing you would see from Hwy 550 is the Santa Ana Star Casino. Take the next left after you pass the casino and you're there.
I drive a stock white '99 with running boards and BFG ATs. Slimbuddha (Ron) has a black '99 with some lift, bumpers and sliders. 100s are not that common around here so I'm sure any one you see in the vicinity is probably part of the group.
