Recent content by Neal A. Tew

Do you have any interest in camping?

We're working on a plan that might include daytime fun if you're interested. Stay tuned. Do you have any interest in camping?

So what's your full availability? With that, I can make some suggestions. You can let me know what sounds good to you, if anything.

I've done it three times in my stock Avalanche. There's only one spot that ever gave me any concern and the last time I was there it had been fixed. We've camped along that Loop at least three times too. I should mention that I have a lot of experience though so your comfort level may vary...

I don't mean to hijack your trip, but if you are interested there are some fun side trips along the way. Also, a lot of the front range Overland bound group mainly communicate via telegram now. I could throw the invite out to them and probably pick up a couple more people.

If all they do is highway 115 and the Shelf road, you'll be fine.

I can show you some pretty neat stuff along the way, but I'm not much of a late nighter. Do you guys have any interest in camping up there?

I might be able to tell you if you share the route you're planning to take.

I'm familiar with the sand gulch campground, but I'm curious what route you're planning to take. Have you ever taken the nearby Banks trail? There's some free camping in that area too if you're so inclined.

That may be true if you leave the settings unchanged. I have probably done it more than once. Oops. I suspect if you adjust the invite options during your edit you can avoid that, however. No warranties expressed or implied.

You should be able to edit the rally point if you choose to do so.

So you're probably aware that that section from 550 to animas forks (sometimes called mineral Creek) can be a good bit more difficult than all of the rest of the trails you've mentioned. It doesn't see the level of road maintenance that the true loop does. Perhaps we've had this discussion...

Great! Also, what is your planned route between rim rocker and the Alpine Loop? Are you planning to include the mineral Creek section that starts just south of ouray?

May is pretty early in the season to expect the Alpine Loop to be clear. Do you have a backup plan?

The four days on White Rim sounds perfect in my experience. I can't speak with any experience on the other areas. What time of year is this trip?