West Coast Camp Commander 2011 / July 24 - 29 / Buena Vista Colorado (Pre-Event)

[ped4599]

I guess since I brought it up.....
I will pose this question for anyone who is attending WCCC:

On the proposed trails list....WEDNESDAY is marked for an AM "easy/moderate" trail with an optional PM ride on one of the harder trails. I have been looking things over and researching some of the trails and I am thinking that the HANCOCK PASS/Alpine station will take longer than just a half day, or at least won't leave enough time to do both an AM and PM ride..........So I was going to see if there were any takers that would want to split off and climb up to Grizzy Lake since its one of the more difficult trails, and we will be going right past it on the Hancock pass.

I am not sure what the plan was to be that day once the group reached the Alpine tunnel, as far as how to get back to town.....but i suspect if anyone was game to go up to grizzly lake that we could get up and back down, then still catch back up to the group....since im guessing they would go up and back to Hancock lake. That's if there were any takers.

From what I have read and videos i have seen and things I have done in my own XK, i think this trail is possible with some armor, lift, tires, and careful lines.
I am just seeing if there is any interest in this. If the whole group wants to do this, then we could just make it part of that day's ride.

If there are people who will absolutely NOT attempt it, the group would stay on the main trail, and any takers could run up to the Grizzly lake and back down, then continue on, as planned.

This would only be 2.5 miles up and 2.5 miles back, so 5 miles total. its rated a 5/6. I think it would be hard enough to make it a challenge, but not something that's going to ruin your rig, if you have some armor and patience.

Anyone left in the mix want to discuss it?

[Tymac]

If you want to go up to fish for a little while you can count me in. From what I've read the fishing is good.

Here is a report from Trail Damage http://www.traildamage.com/trails/index.php?id=55

[HueyPilotVN]

Today Lee comes home from having her total hip replacement. She spent four days in the hospital and almost two weeks in a physical theraphy facility. She says she is planning on us making it to WCCC in Colorado. Will see what she feels like in a few weeks but it looks like we may be back on for it.

[Tymac]

Today Lee comes home from having her total hip replacement. She spent four days in the hospital and almost two weeks in a physical theraphy facility. She says she is planning on us making it to WCCC in Colorado. Will see what she feels like in a few weeks but it looks like we may be back on for it.

Bill, that's great news! So glad to hear her recovery is going well.

[brendon]

Well, I finally remembered to call to make a reservation for a tent site, but their computers are down due to a lightning storm. They'll call me back.

My vacation request still hasn't been officially approved, but my boss alluded to my "plannig vacations coming up soon" in a meeting earlier...

[brendon]

My reservation is official, but she couldn't give me the site number. She did note that I requested to be near the group.

[HueyPilotVN]

OK, I am official again. I just reserved site 71 again. Lee is walking and says she will be ready by then. Our two grandchildren will be meeting us there. I am not sure if she will go bouncing around offroad or not. She and Casandra may go to the the aquatic center in town while Devin and I hit the trails or we may just goof off like the first WCCC.

[LWM]

It is great news to hear you are all back in. I am looking forward to the event.

I am up for the harder trail as well depending on how everything shakes out for the others.

[ped4599]

OK, I am official again. I just reserved site 71 again. Lee is walking and says she will be ready by then. Our two grandchildren will be meeting us there. I am not sure if she will go bouncing around offroad or not. She and Casandra may go to the the aquatic center in town while Devin and I hit the trails or we may just goof off like the first WCCC.

Even if you decide not to go on the trails, atleast we will all get to see you guys again! I am glad its going to work out!

[ped4599]

It is great news to hear you are all back in. I am looking forward to the event.

I am up for the harder trail as well depending on how everything shakes out for the others.

I guess i just depends on how the days was going to go...meaning if the main trail to the tunnel/station was going to be a dead end and we were going to back track.
we could hit it on the way back out too.---that would keep is as an "AM/PM" run like planned.
It looks like once we are at the end we could jump on Williams pass to go back over the mountian and link up with the begining of hancock trail then head towards camp....the Grizzy lake takers could hit it then on the way out, while other could go on back to camp.

if you look...Williams pass and the last half of Hancock make kind of a loop.