Colorado Backroads Adventure +
TRAVEL LOGISTICS – THURSDAY AUG. 21 TO FRIDAY AUG. 29
RIDE is Friday AUGUST 22 TO THURSDAY AUG 28 2024
So you want to ride from Cortez, Colorado to the Wyoming border, but are wondering how the travel logistics will work?
The plan for the last week of August is to ride from the Ute Mountain Casino near Cortez, Colorado to the Wyoming border.
Following the Colorado Backroads Discovery Route.
So How do you get to the Start?
- Ride your motorcycle to Cortez.
- Or drive your truck and park it at the Ute Mountain Casino near Cortez, Colorado.
- Or drop your truck at the Ladder Ranch and ride down to the 4 Corners
- Secure Truck parking is available free with 24 hour security at then Ute Casino
- Your Truck will be safe at the Ladder Ranch
- The Route ends near Savery, WYO, basically in the middle of nowhere.
- The Club will portage your gear back to the Ute Casino in the 4 corners area on Friday.
- Or you could park your truck at the Ladder Ranch on Aug 22 and ride the Club Bus which will transport you and your motorcycle to the Ute Casino and the start.
- At the finish your truck is there in Wyoming.
- This option will save a Day’s travel and a hotel room cost.
- $200 bucks to ride the Club bus down to the Ute Casino.
- Sign-up for the Bus ride on the bottom of this We Travel LINK
You could also rent a U-Haul.
- Drive it with your bikes in the back to Cortez.
- Drop the rental truck near Cortez.
- Then ride back from Wyoming to home ?
If you drove your truck to the 4 Corners region, you can park your truck at the secure Casino for the duration of the ride.
- Hang out and get to know your fellow Like-minded enthusiasts on Thursday night
- Enjoy the included dinner and welcome banquet on Thursday night at the Casino.
- Ride around Mesa Verde National Park on Thursday with Ride with GPS tracks ?
ITINERARY
- Sign-in & stage and stay at the Ute Casino on Thursday Aug 21
- Enjoy a welcome Banquet and a Swag drawing Thursday Night
- The ride starts Friday morning Aug. 22 from the Ute Mountain Casino near Cortez.
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- Camp or Lodge on days 1-7
- Camping is included with club membership on days 1
- Breakfast is included on the mornings of Days 2 – 7
Camp on Day 1 Fri Aug 22 near Telluride
- Or Lodge in Telluride
Lodge on Day 2 Day Aug 23 Saturday near Lake City
Lodge Sunday night Aug 24 Day 3 and Rest on Day 4 near Salida, CO.
- Camp or Lodge at the Ride HQ Ponderosa Lodge
Day 4 Monday Aug 25 is a Rest Day at the Ponderosa Lodge
Camp or Lodge on Day 5 Aug 26 in Sweetwater Canyon at a private campground near Dotsero.
Camp or Lodge at the Ladder Ranch on Day 6 Aug 27
Day 7 Aug 28 Camp or Lodge at the Ladder Ranch
- Camping locations are pre-arranged and breakfast will be available in the mornings.
- Or you could camp somewhere on your own if you wish, after letting the club know you survived the day.
Hotels are available near most campsites.
- The club can drop your portaged gear at the hotel of your choice on The Route.
- If you choose a Hotel or to camp elsewhere, it must be on the route.
- If you choose to Lodge, you must Lodge in:
- Aug 23 Day 1 Telluride
- Aug 24 Day 2 Lake City
- Aug 25 & 26 Day 3 & 4 Poncha Springs or Salida
- Aug 27 Day 5 Gypsum
- Aug 28 Day 6 The Ladder Ranch
- Aug 29 Day 7 The Ladder Ranch
REST DAY INFO
The Ponderosa Lodge is a Fire camp and family Lodge west of Salida, CO on Monarch Pass
- Monday Day 4 is a rest day
- There are several loops to Mountain passes, not on the official COBDR.
- You could ride on Day 4 if you would like.
- Loops on Monday could be 80 to 130 miles loops.
- Ride with GPS tracks will be supplied for Loops in the Heart of Rockies.
- Or you could just rest and enjoy the day off.
- Fish at Local Alpine Lakes ?
You are responsible to purchasing Lodging.
Discounted lodging will be available at the Ute Mountain Casino near the 4 Corners in Cortez, CO.
- Lodging available August 21 & 29 at the Ute Casino
- Day 1 we will camp, or you could lodge in Telluride.
- Day 2 we will Lodge outside Lake City
- On Days 3 & 4 we will Lodge at the Ponderosa Lodge on Monarch Pass outside Salida.
The Club has reserved a Private Campground on Day 5.
- Lodging or camping is available at the Ladder Ranch on Day 6 &7.
- Dinner & Breakfast will be included when camping or Lodging on Days 3-7
LINKS to LODGING:
Link to Utemountaincasino.com
USE CODE:
INFO ONLY for the Ponderosa Lodge
Link to the Ladderranch.com
- The Club will deal directly with the Ladder Ranch
Start Locale Link on Google Maps:
The Colorado Backroads Adventure + will end on Thursday AUG 28 at the Ladder Ranch
- Where we can spend the night on day 7 on the CO/ WYO border.
But now we need to get from Savery, WYO either back to Cortez, or wherever you call home ?
- If you rode to Cortez:
- There is tire wear on the pavement to consider. Before the ride.
- And transporting 7 days worth of gear.
If you choose to ride to Cortez, once you arrive in Cortez, you can offload your gear to the Chase trailer.
- At the end of the ride in Wyoming, you could then pack your gear back on your bike, and ride home.
- Savery is 2.5 hours North of I -70 near Rifle, CO.
- Again, in the middle of nowhere, but Rifle, CO is on a major Interstate Hwy 70.
If you drove your truck to Cortez, how do you get back to Cortez to your truck with your Gear ?
The Club will drive the chase trailer with your gear back to Cortez.
- You Ride back to Cortez.
- Your truck has been securely at the Ute Mountain Casino.
You could then unload your gear to your truck, spend the night at the Ute Casino and leave in the morning from Cortez back to wherever home is.
- The Google map below shows 3 routes back to Cortez, CO from Savery, WYO.
- You could ride back to Cortez the long scenic way, a shorter fast scenic way or the fastest through Moab.
Those are basically your options if you want to ride back from the Wyoming border to home or to the 4 Corners region.
A 4th Option a few guys did last year, was drop their Trucks at the Ladder Ranch beforehand and ride down to Cortez and the start. Or Park at the Ladder Ranch and ride the Club Bus to the 4 Corners for only $200 bucks.
- Then just load up and depart from the Ladder Ranch on Day 8.
One other option is to Rent a T7 in Grand Junction.
- Ride to Cortez and then drop the T7 back in Grand Junction.
- Fly into Grand Junction on the 22nd and Fly out on Aug 31.
- If you had to drive long distance to ride in the Rocky Mountains, that may save days and end up being cost effective to ride the COBDR +. Heed your Bucket-List.
Contact Alex at Rouge Moto for the skinny on a rental Unit: Rent a Ride for the COBDR
- Please don’t hesitate to call or text with any Questions on Lodging or Logistics – Mike 719-649-8530
