2024 Top of the Rockies Rally 7/18/2024 to 7/21/2024

[ckcarr]

More Information Here:

https://www.bmwmcc.org/tor/

Another annual FYI by me!
Although I have no affiliation whatsoever...

52nd Annual Top O' The Rockies Rally
7/18/2024 to 7/21/2024
When: Thursday - Saturday

Where:
Paonia Town Park 700 4th Street Paonia, Colorado 81428
UNDER THE SCOREBOARD

[RBMann]

Ralf & I plan to roll in on Friday. See you then.

[wswartzwel]

Jerry Reynolds and I are discussing attending this year. Been awhile since we have ridden.

[tomvv11]

I'll be riding in with Eric Blume on Thursday. Rick, we'll come see you and Ralf with beer and coffee. ;-)

[RBMann]

Wow, you know Eric also. Small world.

[tomvv11]

I find that Eric knows everyone. First met him and Eva in Polebridge, MT, towards the end of a gravel road, on the way to the BMW National in Great Falls in '21. Turns out we have a bunch of friends in common.

[ckcarr]

Graveyard information... Just in case, for the history buffs.

[signit98]

I just registered. So just I'll try being there

[RBMann]

Me too!

[Droptarotter]

Another year I won't see you there.......will be cycling at that time!

Cheers

[tomvv11]

Droptarotter, are you going to the BMWMOA National in Redmond, OR in mid-June?

[Droptarotter]

Originally Posted by tomvv11

Droptarotter, are you going to the BMWMOA National in Redmond, OR in mid-June?

Yes I am, then the Chief Joseph Rally the week after.

Cheers

[RBMann]

Hey Tom, I sent a e-mail to your phone and a PM here. No response and I don't know what I am doing wrong.

Rick

[ckcarr]

FYI, the middle bridge over Blue Mesa Reservoir by Sapinero, between Gunnison and Montrose is indefinitely closed. Deemed structurally unsafe.

That means the alternate routes between the two cities are over 6 hours travel time. Kebler Pass should be open by July though.

They are only allowing guided travel on the Lake City Cutoff twice a day.

https://coloradosun.com/2024/04/23/us-50-bridge-closure-gunnison-students-detour/

[ckcarr]

And now it appears that they will be reopening the Blue Mesa bridge by July 4th

Updated at 8:05 p.m. on May 21, 2024.

Highway officials aim to have the US 50 bridge over Blue Mesa open for the July 4 holiday weekend. The bridge has been closed since April 18 after inspections revealed a crack in the steel.

During a meeting with Gunnison County residents Tuesday night, Colorado Department of Transportation Director Shoshana Lew said the timeline for repairs would be weather-dependent. The opening would also only allow for limited traffic early on, with complete repairs scheduled for completion by the fall.

“There's a lot that has to go right, particularly with the climate. I think it was snowing earlier (Tuesday),” Lew said. “But if conditions make it possible … we'll streamline the work to do the first round of repairs to get it open to limited traffic by July Fourth weekend.”

[wswartzwel]

Originally Posted by ckcarr

And now it appears that they will be reopening the Blue Mesa bridge by July 4th

You going to cross it first to make sure its safe for the rest of us?

[ckcarr]

[ckcarr]

And... They sped up the opening of Kebler Pass and it's now open.

[Jet City]

Thanks for the thread. Next year!

[ckcarr]

One week away!

Unfortunately, Rick & Ralph should have been on the road... But if they were, they would have run into another unbearable heat wave... That makes unpleasant camping.. Gonna be 107 f. here tomorrow and I'm sure worse in many other places.
However, I think Paonia will be in the mid to high 80's next week with intermittent showers..