We’ll be participating the Gypsum Daze Parade. Float preparation is June 23 at Bryan’s house. See the events page for those details. Parade line-up is 8:15am at Ridley’s.
Details: https://fb.me/e/sGvZpjcM
Vail America Days parade
We’ve registered a “float” for the Vail 4th of July Parade.
Details: https://fb.me/e/3cCWiCVJg
Flight Days parade
We’ll be running a float in the Eagle Flight Days parade. Check-in is 8:45am at the Methodist Church. We’ll meet at Bryan’s house which is about a block away. We’re preparing the float the night before (see the events). Please bring any and all decorations that you think will be useful. The goal is to build setup that will be applicable to future parades this year.
Details: https://fb.me/e/TOoIXGE4
Parade prep
We’ve committed to running a float in three parades this summer: Eagle Flight Days, Vail America Days, and Gypsum Daze. We’ll meet the evening before our first parade to prep our float. The meeting is at Bryan’s house, 212 E 3rd Eagle, which is a block from the parade route.
Details: https://fb.me/e/3zzIXnX8q
Did someone say parade?!?
At our June meeting, we committed to participating in three parades this summer:
Eagle Flight Days
Vail America Days
Gypsum Daze
To prepare for this, we’ll be meeting at Bryan’s house on June 23 to prepare the “float.”
Flat Tops Overlanding
Put your roof top tent on your 4Runner… Eagle County 4×4 is going overlanding! We’re planning an expedition across the Flat Tops. Expect to go up Coffee Pot Rd and out to New Castle. Be sure to bring your camping gear and plenty of fuel.
For up-to-date details, see the Facebook event.
Trail run schedule added for our July campout
We have posted a preliminary trail run schedule for our Campout on the Colorado, July 14-16. We will add additional trails if necessary due to attendance. No pre-registration for trails is required as these are optional free activities. You can register online for the campout.
- Friday:
1pm depart Minturn Shell (401 Main St, Minturn) for McAlister Gulch
6pm depart Rancho del Rio for Sheephorn Sunset drive - Saturday:
10am depart Ranch del Rio for Crescent and Mackinaw Lakes (difficult), or Big McClosky and Gypsum Hills (stock-friendly). Pick your trail run.
6pm dinner at Rancho del Rio - Sunday:
10 am depart Rancho del Rio for Red and White. Finish in Vail.
April 2023 trip report
We had a beautiful day out in the Gypsum Hills area on Sunday, April 30. Thanks to all who joined us. Conditions were dry and almost entirely snow free.
Old Fulford Rd opening
Enjoy the warm summer heat with snow bashing and possibly tree clearing. This will be one of our yearly events starting this year. Join us up Old Fulford Road and go as far up New York Mountain. We will meet first at Sinclair Gas Station in Eagle before heading up. Hope to see you there!
May 27, 2023. 9:30am at the Sinclair Gas Station in Eagle. Coordinates: 39.659259, -106.825920
Facebook event: https://fb.me/e/3wSXUlSJc
May 2023 meeting scheduled
Our next meeting is Wednesday, May 17, 2023 at 6pm. We’ve reserved the big conference downstairs at the Eagle Library.
We’ll be hosting special guest Trish Barrere from the White River National Forest. She’ll be discussing projects on FSR 779, Metcalf and FSR 759, Holy Cross City. Plus she’ll give an update on FSR 747, Wearyman.