No, really, the mountains were on fire! After a hot and dry summer the worst finally happened and we were faced with forest fires up in the Uintas. To make things more complicated, our intended picnic spot for the drive was closed due to the fires. A recon drive was undertaken the night before and…
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A perspective on the Alpine Loop drive
Although this event was a couple of weeks ago, here is some info on the Alpine Loop Run & BBQ. My perspective of the event was a bit different than most, so some parts are necessarily missing. At 8:15AM we climbed into the truck and headed for the grocery store to pickup the fresh…
Video from State Street Cruise
Who says that the BMCU is not keeping up with the times? Well, I’m here to say that we certainly are! For proof, we have video of our recent State Street cruise, compliments of David Christensen: Part 1 Meeting: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IbyUUZZCH0o&feature=youtu.be Part 2 Drive and Lunch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wpvBKsgZTIw&feature=youtu.be
Trapper’s Loop: battling bicycles and BBQ
It had been two, hot, months since we had a scheduled event, but that didn’t stop the 31 members in 19 vehicles. No sir. We enjoyed some of the most beautiful weather we’ve had in that time. The route that Pat set for us is one of our favorites; lots of twisty mountain roads. Rich W…
Tour to Grand Junction
From the responses I’ve received, it sounds like everyone had a pretty darn good time this past weekend. Instead of doing a write up, for now I’m just going to list some of the high and not so high points of the weekend. Early Gather time on Saturday Steep climb to Douglas Pass Awesome…