Western tour 2015

[Saltywheels]

WESTERN TOUR 2015​

And now for something a bit different … FINALLY a rolling rally, as it were.:clapping:

Four destinations in four days … a “back-roads” bonanza! With visits to ‘4-Corners’ & Mexican Hat.

Ride with the group…or…Ride at your own paceepper:

When: June 7[SUP]th[/SUP] thru June 12[SUP]th[/SUP] 2015 Mark your calendars!!!!

Where: Cedar City, UT
Monticello, UT
Grand Junction, CO
Cortez, CO
Kanab, UT

Schedule: Day 1: Start June 8[SUP]th[/SUP] from Cedar City, UT to Monticello, UT
Day 2: Monticello, UT to Grand Junction, CO
Day 3: Grand Junction to Cortez, CO via Delta, Ouray,
Silverton & Durango, CO
Day 4: Cortez to Kanab, UT via Mexican Hat, UT SR 261 (a
Wild & Crazy Twisties ride).
Day 5: We all head home

Routing: Keep watching this thread

Hotels: We have a block of rooms reserved. Please make your own reservations, mentioning The Trike Western Tour. Book ASAP, as space is critically tight due to the summer holidays.

Hotel connections as follows:

June 7[SUP]th[/SUP] : Crystal Inn, Cedar City, UT: 435 586-8888
June 8[SUP]th[/SUP]: Rodeway Inn, Monticello, UT: 435 587-2070
June 9[SUP]th[/SUP]: Ramada Grand Junction,CO: 970 243-5150
June 10[SUP]th[/SUP]: Aneth Lodge, Cortez, CO: 877 515-8454
June 11[SUP]th[/SUP]: Royal Inn, Kanab, UT: 435 644-5373

Registration: $20 per head when we meet, to cover T-Shirt & administration

Click to Register

 

[SMSgt]

Looks great and you know I'm in. Your click to register link didn't work though.
Later
Kent

 

[hisst]

Thanks guys....................
Hisst

 

[Saltywheels]

Looks great and you know I'm in. Your click to register link didn't work though.
Later
Kent

Don't know why. It seems to work overtime I try it. Ghalib

 

[SMSgt]

Don't know why. It seems to work overtime I try it. Ghalib

The screen said I needed to ask permission, so I did. We'll see what happens.

 

[hisst]

I didnt have a problem gettin in................must be fixed
Hisst

 

[Saltywheels]

Ride Routes for the curious

Day 1 June 8thCrystal Inn Hotel & Suites - Cedar City to Monticello, UT

Day 2 June 9th:Monticello, UT to Hampton Inn Grand Junction Downtown/Historic Main Street

Day 3 June 10th:Hampton Inn Grand Junction Downtown/Historic Main Street to Cortez, CO

Day 4 June 11thCortez, CO to Kanab, UT

Leave you all to down load these routes to your GPS

 

[Pegasus1300]

So I will join you in Monticello and I am booked in at the Blue Mountain Horsehead Inn 248 North main. I will ride with you to Grand Junction and then down to Cortez. In grand Junction I booked at Travel Lodge Grand Junction and in Cortez at the Aneth. See you in 118 days.

 

[the paparazzi]

Well it seems that I am going to have to hold on to my hat, at least at this time. We are planing on visiting friends in this area in conjunction with this tour but now find we have conflicting dates at least at this point. I will continue to follow this thread and post for sure any changes. There maybe a possibility of joining the group in route..
Kent: I did forward this info to the two people that I thought would be interested.
[SUB]
Note: For those of you that have not been in this part of our country do yourselves a favor and don't miss this rally I doubt you'll be disappointed. [/SUB]

 

[SMSgt]

The hotels listed in post #7 were done for mapping purposes only. I will be updating the actual tour routes going directly to the host hotels. But as it stands you will get a good idea of the area and roads to be traveled.
For those who have not seen this part of the country you are in for a real visual treat. This is some of the prettiest and most diverse territory you will see in any 4 days of riding anyplace in this great country, if not the world. Honestly you have to see it to believe it.

 

[JetDoc]

Ride Routes for the curious

Day 1 June 8thCrystal Inn Hotel & Suites - Cedar City to Monticello, UT

Day 2 June 9th:Monticello, UT to Hampton Inn Grand Junction Downtown/Historic Main Street

Day 3 June 10th:Hampton Inn Grand Junction Downtown/Historic Main Street to Cortez, CO

Day 4 June 11thCortez, CO to Kanab, UT

Leave you all to down load these routes to your GPS

Just plotted these locations on my Google maps program... Am I missing something? Seems to be a lot of unnecessary backtracking between Monticello and Grand Junction. Wouldn't it work better to switch the dates for these two towns so you only have to ride between them once? Or leave Monticello out completely?

 

[SMSgt]

Just plotted these locations on my Google maps program... Am I missing something? Seems to be a lot of unnecessary backtracking between Monticello and Grand Junction. Wouldn't it work better to switch the dates for these two towns so you only have to ride between them once? Or leave Monticello out completely?

There is no backtracking at all. We leave Monticello, pass through Cortez and go up the west side of the Rockies. From Grand Junction we will be coming down through Delta, Ouray, Silverton, Durango then Cortez for the night. We might cross paths in Cortez then head south and west towards 4 corners then on to Kayenta, Page and Kanab.

 

[SMSgt]

PM sent

 

[Pegasus1300]

There are only 88 days left to get your registration in and your rooms booked. I just looked on the registration list and so far its just Kent, Ghalib, and me.Now the three of us do have a great time when we are together but "the more the merrier" as they say. It would be nice to have another couple of dozen of you or more with us. This is great riding country and a good time of year to be in it.

 

[Saltywheels]

There are only 88 days left to get your registration in and your rooms booked. I just looked on the registration list and so far its just Kent, Ghalib, and me.Now the three of us do have a great time when we are together but "the more the merrier" as they say. It would be nice to have another couple of dozen of you or more with us. This is great riding country and a good time of year to be in it.

ThumbUpAmen to that. The more the merrierepper: So come one...come ALL

 

[JetDoc]

There are only 88 days left to get your registration in and your rooms booked. I just looked on the registration list and so far its just Kent, Ghalib, and me.Now the three of us do have a great time when we are together but "the more the merrier" as they say. It would be nice to have another couple of dozen of you or more with us. This is great riding country and a good time of year to be in it.

Sorry, Dude, but while your ride basically starts and ends in your own back yard, it would take me 1000 miles to get to the start of your ride, and another 1000 miles to get back home again afterwards. I think I'll hold out for something a bit closer to MY home.

 

[slimfin]

Hi I might make this ride again this year. Had a great time in 2013. My wife had health troubles last year so we could not make it. I would like to know if I could bring friends and possibly some 2 wheelers this year. Hope to see you there.

 

[Saltywheels]

Hi I might make this ride again this year. Had a great time in 2013. My wife had health troubles last year so we could not make it. I would like to know if I could bring friends and possibly some 2 wheelers this year. Hope to see you there.

Hiya Slim:

OF COURSE! Bring ya pals...2w or 3w.
Pls don't forget to sign in all riders + pax.
Look forward to seeing you again.ThumbUp

 

[slimfin]

Thanks Ghalib, I will let my friends know.

 

[Saltywheels]

Bye-bye Western Tour 2015

Regrettably, due to lack of adequate interest, the Western Tour 2015 has been cancelled.

Maybe in 2016 one of you would like to try to organize a Rally in your neck of the woods. Due to family ill-health, I will be pleased hand over the Western Gathering 'baton' to who ever feels motivated to try. Just get Bazooka's blessing & have at it.

There will be no further posts on the Western Tour 2015 thread.

 

[SMSgt]

Well Ghalib, we gave it our best shot. Thanks for all of your help the past few years. I've planted a seed, with my co-pilot, to make one of the Eureka rallies, coming up.

 

[SMSgt]

I certainly hope you enjoy your ride. I wish I could be here but my wife and I are leaving for a 15 day cruise in a few of days and won't be back until after the middle of May. I'm sorry I'll be missing you and your riders. I'd loved to have ridden with you guys for a while.
We will be Hawaii when you are back here enjoying all that beautiful scenery and all we are going to be seeing are ocean waves and for me half naked ladies strutting their stuff on the cruise ship. I'd almost, notice I said almost, rather be ridding a motorcycle through the mountains.
Have a fun ride and keep me in mind when you travel this way again.
Later
Kent

 

[Pegasus1300]

Regrettably, due to lack of adequate interest, the Western Tour 2015 has been cancelled.

Maybe in 2016 one of you would like to try to organize a Rally in your neck of the woods. Due to family ill-health, I will be pleased hand over the Western Gathering 'baton' to who ever feels motivated to try. Just get Bazooka's blessing & have at it.

There will be no further posts on the Western Tour 2015 thread.

Ghalib it has been so much fun working with you and Kent the last few years doing this rally and meeting the TT members as they come enjoy the fun. We did our best and I think this would have been a fun way yo go but....oh well.

I hope that things improve for your family as time goes by and that more miracles are to come.
Kent you behave yourself down thereThumbUp:laugh:

 

[SMSgt]

Ghalib it has been so much fun working with you and Kent the last few years doing this rally and meeting the TT members as they come enjoy the fun. We did our best and I think this would have been a fun way yo go but....oh well.

I hope that things improve for your family as time goes by and that more miracles are to come.
Kent you behave yourself down thereThumbUp:laugh:

I'll behave my self, at least that's going to be the story.
I'll contact you when I get back in town.
Later, ya'll
Kent

 

[Saltywheels]

Rides

Kent& Paul:

Keep me in mind if you guys plan something interesting. Riding up to yr neck of the woods to start a ride is no big thing for me. Let's keep the connection going!

Enjoy the cruise. Not sure if it's yr first , but they can be addictive

 

[Pegasus1300]

yes we will

 

[hisst]

Western tour and Gathering

I have organized a few rally's in my day an let me tell the three of you........you ARE THE GREATEST
Hisst