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MOUNTAIN-EARS
LARIMER COUNTY FOUR-WHEEL DRIVE CLUB
September Club Trip
The weekend of
September 18-20 we
will be camping and
exploring the area of
Gould, CO for our
club trip. We will be
staying a the Pines
Campground which is
a Fo re s t S e r v i c e
Campground with 2
vault toilets potable
water and a small fee
of $10 per night
(Directions below).
On
Saturday
September 19th we
will be heading to the
Ghost Town of Teller
City and enjoy the fall
colors in the
mountains as it is
supposed to be peak
season next weekend.
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August Trip Report
It was a beautiful day for wheeling when
we started gathering for an easy trip
over the Old Flowers Road. Club
members and guests kept rolling in
right up to our starting time of 9:00am.
We left the King Soopers parking lot
with well over 20 vehicles in our convoy.
The good attendance could be
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Then on Sunday
September 20th we will
take a short trip over to
the North Sand Hills for
a few hours of play
before packing up and
heading home. If you
wish to attend the trip
but do not want to
camp plan accordingly
to meet at the
campground at
10:00am Saturday or
Sunday morning
depending on which
area you want to
explore with us.
Directions: Directions
from Walden: Head
east on Highway14 for
22 miles to Gould, or
from Ted’s Place head
west on Hwy 14 for 67
m i l e s . Ta ke Co u n t y
Road 21 (Forest Road
740) south 4 miles to
the campground.
Follow the signs.
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attributed to the trail being closed for
over the last three years and we wanted
to see “Mother Natures” handiwork.
On June 9th 2012 it was closed due to a
fire caused by a lightning strike close to
the trail. It took 19 days before the
High Park fire wa s brought under
control. Then in September 2013 the
great flood occurred and kept the road
closed until just recently.!
Just before we got to Rist Canyon, Troy
H. reported that he had a bad noise
coming from his Jeep and just to be on
the safe side decided to turn around.
Gary and Marti pulled out of line to
h e l p Tr o y o r
escort him home
as needed. The
noise turned out
to be a loose
pinion bearing
that they were able to tighten and limp
the Jeep home. When we came to the
Stove Prairie School, we found several
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Guests at Last
Meeting
Steven Donahoe
Ryan Adams
Trey Gwaltney
Allen Burch
Tim Palmer
Aaron Grubbs
AJ & Jennifer Romero
Isaac Taylor
Jeremy Zamora
Joe McGuire
!
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Club Sponsors
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Wellington Toy Storage
4000 Washington Ave.
Wellington CO
970-498-2111
www.wellingtontoystor
age.com
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more vehicles waiting for us. We now
had 28 lined up for what must be a club
record for vehicles on a trip. After
crossing the private property we
stopped to air down. While running up
the trail, we noticed that when we were
in a gully where water could collect, the
trees weren’t burned. One hundred feet
up the hill and the trees were burned.
O n e o f o u r g u e s t s ( Jo e ) d i d s o m e
damage to the bumper cover on his
Rav-4 while trying to navigate a pile of
rocks. We made a stop in the meadow
to let everyone catch up and look at the
cabin; it was singed but mostly intact.!
Lunch was had at a road crossing
amongst all the
burned out trees.
During
lunch,
Dar win led a small
contingent
of
wheelers chasing a
down a spur trail
that
he
had
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Club Sponsors
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NAPA Auto Parts
316 S. Link Ln.
Ft. Collins CO
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Always A Deal Inc.
Computer Services
Johnstown CO
970-310-7547
www.AlwaysaDeal.info
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Maresh Cabling, LLC
3400 Saratoga St. Unit C
Wellington CO
970-556-7276
donmcabling@gmail.com
q u e s t i o n e d w h e r e i t w e n t . He
discovered that the trail went beyond
where he had to stop and now was
overgrown with trees and brush. While
the Old Flowers Road is not particularly
difficult, it is very pretty in a lot of
areas. We eventually came out on the
Pingree Hill road
and headed up to
Pinnock Pass and
then down to the
Buckhorn Road.!
!
When we came to the Moody Hill Road
several of the group hadn’t had enough
fun yet and headed up Moody to play at
the quartz quarry. The Mountaineer
family and guests had another fun day
of 4 wheeling.!
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El Guapo!
!
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Club Sponsors
Bullhide Liner 4x4 &
Auto Accessories
Here are a few pictures from
the Mt. Ethel trip.
5817 South College
Ave.
Ft. Collins CO
970-224-2288
!
Horsepower Auto
Brokers, LLC
417 N. US HWY 287
Ft. Collins CO
970-482-2579
www.horsepowerauto.
com
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Fry's Auto Care
210 Commerce Dr.
Ft. Collins CO
970-310-7195
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Board Meeting:!
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Membership Meeting:!
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Club Trip:
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Oct. 12 7:30pm!
Nov. 9 7:30pm!
Sep. 16 7:30pm
Oct. 21 7:30pm!
Sep.19-20 10:00am
Jim Bridge!
Michelle Opdyke!
Knights of Columbus, 121 N. Meldrum, Ft. Collins!
Knights of Columbus, 121 N. Meldrum, Ft. Collins!
Pine Campground near Gould CO
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