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LOL! Fly into Durango and I'll come fetch ya and the girls!
I'm looking to get a kitchen pass and a solo flight. Not driving the trip takes a few days off of it and may make it feasible. My rig will not be ready for a cross country ride by then.
My cousin is in Rifle and has a CJ-7...maybe..just maybe..
I'm looking to get a kitchen pass and a solo flight. Not driving the trip takes a few days off of it and may make it feasible. My rig will not be ready for a cross country ride by then.
My cousin is in Rifle and has a CJ-7...maybe..just maybe..
then fly into Grand Junction Regional Airport (GJT)
about 60 miles west of Rifle, make him come get you and go wheeling
"There's an inner idiot in us just waiting to climb out and romp about in unabashed stupidity, but most people retain just enough wit to keep the idiot bottled up."
Gary Harmon-writer for Grand Junction Daily Sentinel (newspaper)
Phil (or Flip, Dragon)
Draco-79 Cherokee 360/QT-4" lift-pretty much stock and trying to fall apart
Put in for vacation time for the invasion. No problem as of now. But where to stay? Tent camping is out as I need electrical power. I would also need a tent.
So, what are some of the good motels in town?
N4ZYV
I ain't giving up. I've worked hard, it took me years to work my way to the bottom.
1998 Cherokee Sport (not maroon! Have history with maroon XJs)
1937 Chevy pickup (in progress)
1966 Mustang
1937 IH D2
Put in for vacation time for the invasion. No problem as of now. But where to stay? Tent camping is out as I need electrical power. I would also need a tent.
So, what are some of the good motels in town?
The KOA Kabins have electricity
charlie
KB0HXA
"Crom" 76/75 Cherokee/J20 Hybred,
Originally posted by Gambler68
congrats...that's the first post on here I have absolutely no effing clue how to comment on.
I was thinking of a police escort. He drives a patrol car to work.
But yeah, Grand Junction is where I'm looking into.
Talk to Sean--he has experience with police escorts on Ouray trips.
Bryan's vehicles at the Joplin (Full Size) Jeep Refuge:
1988 Grand Wagoneer (on extended loan)
1988 Grand Wagonner (tornado victim)
1987 Grand Wagoneer (formerly mine, now my dad's, also a tornado victim)
1994 Ford Explorer XL rollin' on 1-tons and 40s
What actually happens at this "Invasion" and would a Jeep not modified to crawl rocks be invited?
It's an informal, unofficial gathering of some of the nicest, most genuine people you'll ever meet in one of the most beautiful places on earth. At least that's my take on it from the one time I attended (2008). You can read about my trip here:
I was going to put this in the Ouray Invasion section, but I'd rather put it here. The Invasion was the catalyst for this trip, but it ended up being so much more.
After seeing the photos and reading the stories from Ouray ever since 2002, I've always told myself "MAN, I've got to get out there one of these years".
Basically it's a small group that camps together for a few days, spending the evenings around campfires and the days exploring the many mountain roads of the area. I went out with my Stock Stock Stock '91 Final Edition and had a great time, although I didn't get to see that many trails, and basically kept to some of the tamer ones. Most of what I saw looked like this:
I did tag along on one trail ride that pushed the envelope as far as what I was comfortable doing in my "pretty Jeep". I banged the frame on the rocks a couple times, and drug the trailer hitch a bit, but I came through without a scratch on the body. My Jeep didn't have any problems with the altitude, other than having very little power.
I had to get "spotted" in a couple tight spots:
I'm planning on attending again in 2010, but hopefully with a J-truck that I'm not so concerned about, body-wise. But if my truck's not ready by then, I may come back with my '91 again.
Hope to see you there!
-Frank '63 J200 2WD '63 J200 4WD: J20 Axles, extended wheelbase, factory stakebed '63 J100 Panel Delivery '91 Grand Wagoneer Final Edition "If you're going to laugh about it someday, you might as well start now".
BlackBart took a stock Liberty over Imogene and only drug it once when we looked we couldn't see what had hit I took my mom and nieces out and around in her 07 explorer last year I got close a couple of times but then I did stay on the easier areas
charlie
KB0HXA
"Crom" 76/75 Cherokee/J20 Hybred,
Originally posted by Gambler68
congrats...that's the first post on here I have absolutely no effing clue how to comment on.
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