WS4W Club Calendar
This is our annual season opener complete with a cook-out at the end of Chuckar Trail. Plan to meet at Downtown City Market at 9AM. Contact Linnea about what to bring for the picnic and cook-out after the trail run. Bring water, any snacks for before the picnic, your chairs and a side dish or dessert to share.
Club members are invited to try their hand / vehicle at running both Calamity and Scratch-N-Dent. VP Eddie P. will lead and keep everyone out of trouble. Meet at the Downtown City Market at 9am. Bring lunch, water, snacks, etc and have a full tank of gas.
Travel to Aztec on Monday May 13. Return on Thursday May 16.
Headquarters will be Presidential Inn & Suites in Aztec.
Plan to search for Arches, visit the ruins in town & visit the winery at Blanco.
You are invited to join us. Dirt roads are mostly 2 wheel drive easy.
Questions – call Lester or Ruth 970-964-4719.
Multi day event presented by Grand Mesa Jeep Club in Grand Junction. See their website (www.gmjc.org) for additional details and registration information.
West End Poker Run in Nucla CO. Guided one day jeep ride on roads in western Montrose County. More details as they become available.
Plan to arrive is Escalante Utah on Sunday June 9th. We will spend the next 4 days explore some of the backroads of the National Monument. Trips will include:
Skutumph Road – rated easy; would include hikes in Lick Wash and Willis Creek slot canyons (rated easy)
Cottonwood Canyon Road – rated easy; would include looking for Grosvenor and Shakespeare Arches (any hikes involved would be easy) and Butler Valley Draw Narrows (again, easy hiking)
Wolverine Loop – rated easy; include hike to Wolverine Petrified Wood Natural Area
Hells’ Backbone Road and Posey Lake Road – both rated as easy; no hikes but stops for pictures
Smoky Mountain Road – rated as easy; no hikes but stops for pictures
Will pick and choose as to which of these we actually do and in what order. Will not be able to do them all this trip.
All ratings are for dry surfaces and have not been prerun; may or may not have been graded; and are some combination of gravel and dirt. All would be whole day trips, some may end earlier than others depending on length of hikes, etc. All trips will leave from Canyon Country Lodge in Escalante; camping is available nearby and the town has full services (gas, food, restaurants, etc)
Let Lester or Ruth know if interested or have questions.
Eddie and Linnea P. will lead an evening/night run on the Rim Road. Plan to leave Downtown City Market at 5pm. Watch for an email with additional details.
Rick A. has put together a tour of area locations which were featured in the original True Grit movie. This will include locations on Last Dollar Road, in the town of Ridgway and out Owl Creek Pass. Meet at the Downtown City Market at 9am. Bring lunch, water, snacks, etc and have a full tank of gas. This tour should be Liberty Friendly.
Plan to explore the Old Paradox Trail with Eddie and Ferris. Meet at Downtown City Market at 9am. Bring lunch, water, snacks,etc.
Multi day event headquartered at the Fairgrounds in Salida Co. Trail rides on July 13 and 14 and range from mild to wild. See www.stfoffroad.org for additional information, registration and trail selection. In addition, if there is interest, Lester and Ruth S. will stay a couple of days after and lead additional trails for club members. Contact them directly if interested in staying after the event.