Ditcherman
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Ya but I bet those chickens love it in Colorado!
The humidity here is terrible and the ground is flat.
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The humidity here is terrible and the ground is flat.
Ditcherman
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Thanks so much for the explanation!this is right. There will be groups busting off every day of friends that go out but there will certainly be rides on the board for anyone new to the event.
And yep newbie ride Monday morning. Some slacker a****** leads it but the other people are awesome.
TheBlackSheep
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They definitely miss grass. Scratching at sand and cacti isn’t nearly as fun.
Mike Shull
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We had chickens when we lived in Olathe, CO. They must have been tired with pecking at the hard adobe clay because they got very excited whenever we would go outside in sandals. They must have thought that our toes were worms.They definitely miss grass. Scratching at sand and cacti isn’t nearly as fun.
I lead a group on the Alpine loop last year. We did not stop much and it took all day. I think we left camp just after 8 am and got back to Ouray around 6-7 pm ish. It is LONG! Remember to pack a lunch 
Land Shark
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And Redbull and snacksI lead a group on the Alpine loop last year. We did not stop much and it took all day. I think we left camp just after 8 am and got back to Ouray around 6-7 pm ish. It is LONG! Remember to pack a lunch
Mike Shull
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This is why I was considering doing an overnight trip and adding on an extra loop. This way we could see a little bit more and go into some more remote areas without having to be exhausted by trying to get back to Ouray before dark.I lead a group on the Alpine loop last year. We did not stop much and it took all day. I think we left camp just after 8 am and got back to Ouray around 6-7 pm ish. It is LONG! Remember to pack a lunch
Exactly why Chris and I are leaving the next week. We can do the group stuff during the week, then he and I will go find things to do. Like panning for gold.
I think Matt and family might be joining us as well.
Fun fact, we didn't have a single pan with no gold last year. It wasn't worth the effort to recover, but every pan had some tiny amounts.
Mike Shull
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I am thinking about working remotely from our cabin in July/August and potentially doing some small scale dredging. There is a lot of gold out there just flowing down the rivers. I imagine that when gold was less valuable it wasn’t cost effective to refine processing techniques or recover ore from tailings.
I watch a lot of Goldrush. That's all I know about mining, (which is not much) , but it's clear the physics of capturing is almost infinitely better than it was when those mines we bomb around were active. I think on the show they shoot for around a 5% loss? I'd bet the turn of the century operations and earlier sent a staggering amount out with the tailings. Heck, they've ran tailing piles on the show and it was worthwhile.
Even just throwing a modern sluice in the river and throwing shovels at it would yield more than Chris and I were doing with pans. Still fun though. Oddly cathartic.
POTATO LAUNCHER
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Just to be open and clear here for the new guys attending SAS. There will be planned trailruns each day. If you want to join one please come to the registration tent in the mornings for free coffee and a list of trails each day. Folks are welcome to do as much or as little as they like while in Ouray and the San Juans.
The activity possibilities are endless. Go fishing, do a hike, push your abilities on the world famous Via Feratta in Ouray's amazing Box Canyon home to world renowned Ice Climbing competitions. Spend the day sitting in a meadow way out of cell phone reach. Ride the train or do a mine tour.
Our goal is to provide an experience to folks that may not have an opportunity to drive one of the most iconic off road vehicles around cross country, drive them on some really amazing trails with other people and return home confident that it is possible. Roll the windows down, feel the wind, smell the smells and disconnect from your everyday life as much as possible. Meet folks that you've only seen on this really cool forum we call MUD.
My point is that SAS is not all about how difficult the trails are or how much people break out on the trail. It's much more about just getting out and slowing down a bit with people that have similar interests from all corners and all walks of life.
There is a great resource of SAS threads from the last 8 years right here on MUD. Many of the questions have been answered in them as well as some really good info on the area.
Stay safe and warm out there folks, August will be here in no time.
Casey..
The activity possibilities are endless. Go fishing, do a hike, push your abilities on the world famous Via Feratta in Ouray's amazing Box Canyon home to world renowned Ice Climbing competitions. Spend the day sitting in a meadow way out of cell phone reach. Ride the train or do a mine tour.
Our goal is to provide an experience to folks that may not have an opportunity to drive one of the most iconic off road vehicles around cross country, drive them on some really amazing trails with other people and return home confident that it is possible. Roll the windows down, feel the wind, smell the smells and disconnect from your everyday life as much as possible. Meet folks that you've only seen on this really cool forum we call MUD.
My point is that SAS is not all about how difficult the trails are or how much people break out on the trail. It's much more about just getting out and slowing down a bit with people that have similar interests from all corners and all walks of life.
There is a great resource of SAS threads from the last 8 years right here on MUD. Many of the questions have been answered in them as well as some really good info on the area.
Stay safe and warm out there folks, August will be here in no time.
Casey..
Well said, Casey! I feel calmer already and it’s only Monday
Or stop for lunch in Lake City.I lead a group on the Alpine loop last year. We did not stop much and it took all day. I think we left camp just after 8 am and got back to Ouray around 6-7 pm ish. It is LONG! Remember to pack a lunch
It’s a FULL day but a great trip everyone should do at least once!
We actually did have lunch. It was after 1pm when we passed the blown out dam. We stopped and ate lunch there. We boogied to Lake City and then back out to finish up the loop.
Everyone should do it just to see how they did it in the "old timey days". It was a good day.
I'm blaming the fist full of Xanax for me....
Not sure if I like when you and Chris start scheming lol
Mike Shull
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What camp spot are you staying in? I might need to move…
Ditcherman
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If it involves tannerite I'm all in!
Yea Mike, you might want to move.
Yea Mike, you might want to move.
