COLORADO WESTERN SLOPE: Our newest Member Representative

[Neal A. Tew]

Introducing.........Elisha Holt (aka @OpenlanderZ) in Cimarron !

Elisha has this to say:

We started Overlanding about three years ago back in Arkansas, where we lived at the time. We were/are members of the Natural State Overlanding crew. Growing up in Arkansas, my wife and I have seen almost everything the state had to offer. So we found ourselves taking most of our getaway trips to Colorado. We decided to pack up everything and move to The Western Slopes of Colorado, where we love to play in the mountains.

Thanks so much for volunteering, Elisha! We're all looking forward to those trips on your side of the hill!

 

[OpenlanderZ]

Thank you, Neal, I am looking forward to meeting everyone here, and I can't wait to share some campfire's on this side of the mountains.

 

[Boort]

@OpenlanderZ

Welcome, I look forward to hearing more from the Western Slope.

Boort

 

[twocheapjeepguys]

Welcome to Colorado

 

[zgfiredude]

Newbie here to the site, but a fellow Western Sloper! I am up by Rifle and in a JKUR as well. Hope to meet up some time.

 

[OpenlanderZ]

Welcome to to board if there is anything you have questions about or looking for information on upcoming rallys please feel free to reach out!

 

[Rick Louie]

Excellent. Looking forward to a meet up when I move out to GJ next year.

 

[Neal A. Tew]

Excellent. Looking forward to a meet up when I move out to GJ next year.

Rick, it's all on you and @zgifiredude to create the events as this position is vacant again.

I would probably solicit one of you guys, but there's a restructure coming up so we've got to see what happens with that.

 

[zgfiredude]

I'm scouring the map books and making some plans for this spring, summer, and fall....I'll post something up and see if anyone chooses to tag along.

Rick, holler when you get over here and we'll chat over a beer or something!

 

[Neal A. Tew]

I'm scouring the map books and making some plans for this spring, summer, and fall....I'll post something up and see if anyone chooses to tag along.

Rick, holler when you get over here and we'll chat over a beer or something!

Do you have much experience with the Grand Mesa?

Also, @JCarter was hoping we'd come up with something working in Dinosaur National Monument. Any interest there?

 

[zgfiredude]

Do you have much experience with the Grand Mesa?

Also, @JCarter was hoping we'd come up with something working in Dinosaur National Monument. Any interest there?

I live on the door step of the Grand Mesa, and have been around some and intend to noodle about more over there. Lots of lakes up there and it's beautiful. Great place to go during the heat of summer as is much cooler up there.

I've motorcycled around Dinosaur a fair bit....adventure bikes is what I used to do. So yea, I have some starting points for sure. It gets HOT up that way, so late April thru early June are typically best.

I want to do the Encampment Wyoming and Steamboat Springs Colorado area, I think there is a lot of not too difficult overlanding up that way. And I'm working on something down around Ridgway, Ohio Pass, Gunnison, Pitkin, Tin Cup, etc......I just need time to scale it and figure mileages, etc. Lots of things could be 2, 3, or 5/6/7 day trips.

 

[Neal A. Tew]

I'm sure I speak for many when I say we look forward to any Rally Points you wish to create! Let me know if I can help.

Speaking of Tincup, we'll probably have someone do a Miner's Loop (Tincup & Hancock Passes) again this coming year. Don't let that stop you, however, because Hancock was a bit much in my truck. You might come up with another interesting route.