StarryNight
Retired Colorado Chapter Leaders
The line painting was being done east/west side of Wolf Creek Pass roadway....sorry about the confusion.
EVENT: Heartland Chapter Rally: CO, Durango - 5/2/2013 to 5/5/2013
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StarryNight
Retired Colorado Chapter Leaders
Don thought I should add this bit of info: As you are driving north from Durango on Hwy 550 to the United Campground entrance: the right hand turn onto CR 203 for United Campground is a "hairpin turn".
Additional info: before you get to the turn-off of CR 203, Hwy 550 takes a slight turn to the right...just enough so the entrance to CR 203 can surprise you. As you are driving along Hwy 550 you will see the United Campground sign as well as the campground itself (Hwy 550 is above the campground, Animas River and the train tracks). There is a mile marker before you have to turn off of Hwy 550, MM25 (right side, little green sign); also, @ the CR 203 turn-off is the entrance to the "Iron Horse Inn" (huge sign).
Hope this helps...drive safe, see you soon.
PS
temp @ park last night about midnight was 55; this morning @ 6:30 it was 44. It's 11 am right now and it's 72
. Weather Channel phone app says nice weather through Saturday with day time highs in the mid 60's-low 70's & night time lows in high 30's-low 40's. Possible rain on Sunday...think western slope/dry as a cracker!
Additional info: before you get to the turn-off of CR 203, Hwy 550 takes a slight turn to the right...just enough so the entrance to CR 203 can surprise you. As you are driving along Hwy 550 you will see the United Campground sign as well as the campground itself (Hwy 550 is above the campground, Animas River and the train tracks). There is a mile marker before you have to turn off of Hwy 550, MM25 (right side, little green sign); also, @ the CR 203 turn-off is the entrance to the "Iron Horse Inn" (huge sign).
Hope this helps...drive safe, see you soon.
PS
temp @ park last night about midnight was 55; this morning @ 6:30 it was 44. It's 11 am right now and it's 72
. Weather Channel phone app says nice weather through Saturday with day time highs in the mid 60's-low 70's & night time lows in high 30's-low 40's. Possible rain on Sunday...think western slope/dry as a cracker!
StarryNight
Retired Colorado Chapter Leaders
D & J (and Bonnie too!),
Weather will be in your favor. We had some wind today but hopefully it will be back to "calm" for you. Lou and Marilyn got here this afternoon so Don and I are no longer alone...we are anxious to get this rally underway!
Drive safe, see you soon,
Monica
Weather will be in your favor. We had some wind today but hopefully it will be back to "calm" for you. Lou and Marilyn got here this afternoon so Don and I are no longer alone...we are anxious to get this rally underway!
Drive safe, see you soon,
Monica
skyguy
Well-known member
The campgrounds directions say if you are coming from Durango, VEER off on CR203 about a mile before where you turned off and did the hairpin turn. Then proceed about 1 mile and it's on the right.
The weather has me worried - our Bighorn is in the middle of a large dirt/grass field, and when it gets wet, it turns to GREASE. So we are headed down to Gardner today, and hopefully over to Lathrop (west side of Walsenburg) for this evening. Hope to be there Thursday noonish!
Al
The weather has me worried - our Bighorn is in the middle of a large dirt/grass field, and when it gets wet, it turns to GREASE. So we are headed down to Gardner today, and hopefully over to Lathrop (west side of Walsenburg) for this evening. Hope to be there Thursday noonish!
Al
Don thought I should add this bit of info: As you are driving north from Durango on Hwy 550 to the United Campground entrance: the right hand turn onto CR 203 for United Campground is a "hairpin turn".
Additional info: before you get to the turn-off of CR 203, Hwy 550 takes a slight turn to the right...just enough so the entrance to CR 203 can surprise you. As you are driving along Hwy 550 you will see the United Campground sign as well as the campground itself (Hwy 550 is above the campground, Animas River and the train tracks). There is a mile marker before you have to turn off of Hwy 550, MM25 (right side, little green sign); also, @ the CR 203 turn-off is the entrance to the "Iron Horse Inn" (huge sign).
Hope this helps...drive safe, see you soon.
PS
temp @ park last night about midnight was 55; this morning @ 6:30 it was 44. It's 11 am right now and it's 72
TravelTiger
Founding Texas-West Chapter Leaders-Retired
Soooo jealous of you guys Rallying in our favorite town!
Have fun! If you want a great SLICE of pizza as big as your head, visit http://www.dioriospizza.com/, located downtown.
Have a blast!
Have fun! If you want a great SLICE of pizza as big as your head, visit http://www.dioriospizza.com/, located downtown.
Have a blast!
StarryNight
Retired Colorado Chapter Leaders
TravelTiger,
Pizza sounds good...haven't had pizza for a while. We will have to check it out...maybe lunch today!?
Al/Skyguy,
Yes, there is a "side-jog" of CR 203 off of US 550 about a mile before the turn-off I referred to...but we were following our GPS instructions at the time. Since then we have seen this but still continue to take the original route. The "veer-off" appears to wind thru housing area (you can see some of it from 550 since 550 is above).
Lathrop will hopefully be far enough south from the yukky weather; good luck with the "grease"; see you soon, drive safe!
Pizza sounds good...haven't had pizza for a while. We will have to check it out...maybe lunch today!?
Al/Skyguy,
Yes, there is a "side-jog" of CR 203 off of US 550 about a mile before the turn-off I referred to...but we were following our GPS instructions at the time. Since then we have seen this but still continue to take the original route. The "veer-off" appears to wind thru housing area (you can see some of it from 550 since 550 is above).
Lathrop will hopefully be far enough south from the yukky weather; good luck with the "grease"; see you soon, drive safe!
shovelguy
Well-known member
We are having a great time meeting all the new (to us) folks who are in attendance here at the spring rally in Durango, Co. The weather has been great, although a little chilly when the sun goes down. Lots of good food and good conversations. Certainly glad we signed up. Many thanks to Don and Monica, the new chapter leaders, for all their hard work.
codycarver
Founding Wyoming Chapter Leader-retired
Wish we could have been there. Just to much on the plate (allot like a rally pot luck) Have a great time.
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