Kansas Crimson

DrPepper wrote: ↑Thu May 11, 2023 11:41 am

japhy wrote: ↑Wed May 10, 2023 9:51 am

DrPepper wrote: ↑Tue May 09, 2023 7:46 am I’m flying RT to Denver. Renting a car. Planning a couple of days in the Colorado Springs area, doing Skyline Drive in Cañon City, KCrim Fest, several days using Ouray as base, ??, depart DEN.
I’ve never been south or west of Cañon City before.

The Springs are nice that time of year. Check out the deck at Cerberus Brewing, the food and beer are good. The Owner is a friend of the Empire's Party Garage Bill. You should take Highway 50 from Canon City to Salida ( it is the scenic Bighorn Canyon route) and check out that town on the way. Great places to grab lunch in Salida and the river front in "downtown" is a nice place to take a break. From Salida it is a short scenic jump over Poncho Pass to the valley.

Excellent! And which 4x4 tour should we sign up for out of Ouray?

jhawks99 wrote: ↑Thu May 11, 2023 11:57 am

DrPepper wrote: ↑Thu May 11, 2023 11:41 am

japhy wrote: ↑Wed May 10, 2023 9:51 am

The Springs are nice that time of year. Check out the deck at Cerberus Brewing, the food and beer are good. The Owner is a friend of the Empire's Party Garage Bill. You should take Highway 50 from Canon City to Salida ( it is the scenic Bighorn Canyon route) and check out that town on the way. Great places to grab lunch in Salida and the river front in "downtown" is a nice place to take a break. From Salida it is a short scenic jump over Poncho Pass to the valley.

Excellent! And which 4x4 tour should we sign up for out of Ouray?

My dad and his cousin rented jeeps and took us up the old mining trails outside of Ouray when I was a teenager. I don't remember which ones we went on, but they were all pretty cool.

japhy wrote: ↑Thu May 11, 2023 1:08 pm I have driven Cinnamon Pass out of Silverton to Lake City before in my Toyota Tacoma and it is a beautiful drive. You go through Animas Forks which is scenic and if you have time you can go over the pass and see American Basin which is on the way down to Lake City. You will want to drive a high clearance 4WD vehicle but the drop offs are not "shit yer pants" high or narrow on that route. Engineer Pass is supposed to be nice and you can connect into the route to Cinnamon from what I have heard, but I've never gone up there. Black Bear Pass is a no go for me. Too many videos out there of Jeeps rolling down the side of that mountain. If you go to Cinnamon you can park at the summit and get out and explore. Most people head south along the ridge and there is an obvious mine up there. If you walk north it doesn't look as interesting but if you watch the ground you can find pockets of geodes along the way with tan colored quartz crystals that look like cinnamon, hence the name. The real treat is to go over the pass heading east and take the road into American Basin. It may be the most beautiful cirque in Colorado. Be cognizant of time, you don't want to drive down in the dark. Pretty sure Overlander has been up there as well and he may have some suggestions for you. But keep in mind he drives a Rubicon and you may not want to follow in his tracks. This image is American Basin.

defixione wrote: ↑Mon May 15, 2023 12:07 pm I might add that if anyone visits with a camper or RV, they can park in our backyard.

RainbowsandUnicorns wrote: ↑Mon May 15, 2023 12:23 pm

defixione wrote: ↑Mon May 15, 2023 12:07 pm I might add that if anyone visits with a camper or RV, they can park in our backyard.

After reading ousie's post, I'm thinking there might be some camping & parking in GQ's backyard.
Not that there is anything wrong with that.

defixione wrote: ↑Mon May 15, 2023 12:07 pm I might add that if anyone visits with a camper or RV, they can park in our backyard.

Overlander wrote: ↑Mon May 15, 2023 8:56 pm

defixione wrote: ↑Mon May 15, 2023 12:07 pm I might add that if anyone visits with a camper or RV, they can park in our backyard.

I can vouch, it’s a quality spot….crawling distance from the liquor store

RainbowsandUnicorns wrote: ↑Sun May 21, 2023 7:20 pm Why do I have a feeling she may wander in to the Frontier?

https://www.instagram.com/reel/CsefRkZg65t/?

TDub wrote: ↑Sun May 21, 2023 9:22 pm whats the margarita to Manhattan conversion ratio?

And...is that Ousdahl?

japhy wrote: ↑Sun May 21, 2023 10:21 pm

RainbowsandUnicorns wrote: ↑Sun May 21, 2023 7:20 pm Why do I have a feeling she may wander in to the Frontier?

https://www.instagram.com/reel/CsefRkZg65t/?

Holy shit, that is Sister Cindy Smock!

She and her Brother Jeb used to perform on Rescue Beach back in the early 1980's. She could draw a crowd. Hard to believe they are still at it. I used to stop and listen on occasion when I had no where in particular to be after class. Favorite episode of them on campus was the afternoon a kid came running down down Jayhawk Blvd. You could hear people cheering as he came down the sidewalk. He busts through the crowd in a bright red devil costume with a red fake pitchfork. The crowd went wild. He circled around the two of them taunting them with the pitchfork for a good 20-30 minutes. Cindy and Jeb were the inspiration for a party I threw that year, "The Shrine of the Miracle Tortilla" party. I think I may have the original missalette I made for the event in my "archives". This was the same year a friend threw a party after the Black Flag show at Off The Wall Hall and the band showed up and passed out and slept on their floor.

japhy wrote: ↑Sun May 21, 2023 10:21 pm

RainbowsandUnicorns wrote: ↑Sun May 21, 2023 7:20 pm Why do I have a feeling she may wander in to the Frontier?

https://www.instagram.com/reel/CsefRkZg65t/?

Holy shit, that is Sister Cindy Smock!

She and her Brother Jeb used to perform on Rescue Beach back in the early 1980's. She could draw a crowd. Hard to believe they are still at it. I used to stop and listen on occasion when I had no where in particular to be after class. Favorite episode of them on campus was the afternoon a kid came running down down Jayhawk Blvd. You could hear people cheering as he came down the sidewalk. He busts through the crowd in a bright red devil costume with a red fake pitchfork. The crowd went wild. He circled around the two of them taunting them with the pitchfork for a good 20-30 minutes. Cindy and Jeb were the inspiration for a party I threw that year, "The Shrine of the Miracle Tortilla" party. I think I may have the original missalette I made for the event in my "archives". This was the same year a friend threw a party after the Black Flag show at Off The Wall Hall and the band showed up and passed out and slept on their floor.