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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

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

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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.

Old Fulford Rd opening

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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

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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.

Off-Road Recovery Training

Our instructor will be Bill Burke. This will be a two-day Off-Road Recovery Training, May 6-7, 2023.

We will meet in Grand Junction at the Masonic Lodge classroom – rear entrance of building. We will supply a coffee machine, creamer etc., handout material, training aids and support vehicle – and instruction.

0830 – both days – Masonic Center, 2400 Consistory Ct, GJ 81501 – basically off Patterson and 1st street very easy to find and get to.
Please have a mostly full tank of fuel (don’t top off as angles in the field will slop fuel around. We can break for lunch (30m – 45m), but you can all be prepared with snacks, lunch, drinking water, camp type chairs for the 2 days. We will have classroom first day a few hours theory and tech so the numbers make sense of the equipment for recovery. We will then go to the field for training exercises. The Masonic center has a good sized dirt lot we can use if weather is not cooperating.
Day 1 – theory, tech, V2V and stuck assessment procedures. Hi-Lift Jack use and safety.
Day 2 – winching scenario.
Please show up with the equipment you normally use when out for the day, week, trip. We have equipment for training if we need it.