The easiest way to the Lincoln station is to take the Lincoln exit and turn west toward the mountains. The first light after the exit will be Park Meadows Drive, you will turn right and will be going north. Follow Park Meadows Drive for about 1/2 mile and the RTD station will be on your right. We will meet on the very top deck and leave at 7:00 AM.
Call my cell (303.386.6589) if you have difficulties.

 

heh, im not really north, but im leaving at 6 also because i will need to stop and snort a 4 pack of red bull lolz

 

OK - after 4 Red Bulls remind me to let you lead.

 

I'll be there

 

only on the parts where i don't have to turn for awhile, and only if you guys can keep up :D

 

who's dat?

 

Don't forget to gas up before you go. Also radios, sunscreen, hat, water, picnic lunch, sled and $3/person for park fee.
Oh and if you have the new Crack Cleaner 3000 you might want to bring that along too.

 

Not going. I decided to get food poisoning instead. Hasn't been a very good Spring for me.

 

sooooo early!

but hey, the pool looks nice, and the cooler is full fun times in t-minus 100 minutes.

 

Looks to be a good day to fill you're cracks with sand!
Bryan - Sorry you took ill man. That's why I have vowed to never eat again.
Jeremy - Pool, pond - pond would be good for you.
Now to buy liquids and caffeine and head to Lincoln RTD.

 

I lost the co-pilot, so have the jump seat open...

 

Well that was fun. Thanks all that came and got sand in their cracks. Turns out I wasn't really kidding about that. I just got out of the shower and now the bottom of the shower looks like a beach.
Thanks also go to our new crack weather staff. You don't know how close I was to placing another ad, but just past Salida the sky cleared and it was sunshine for the rest of the day.
So now a couple of pictures. A few more on my Flickr.



Thanks again guys and gals.
Oh and I wanted to ask how everyone felt about not imposing a time or route home afterward. I figured some would stay longer then others and didn't want to force anyone to cut their visit short. Did this work or would you have preferred an organized ride back too?

 

552 miles later

i liked the semi not regulated route home, but would probably not have enjoyed it if it wasnt for our mini caravan....

LOVED the drive down tho


pix prolly be up tmw or the next day, me and mike both are tired as heck...

 

Sorry we ditched you there at the end Jeremy. Matt and I stopped for gas.
Thanks for the ride and thank Mike for taking pictures. Can't wait to see some.

 

no worries, figured u guys were stopping for munchies, and since i had a small grocery store in my backseat, we went on, we did stop by garden of the gods since it was close before finally getting back home around 8

 

We had so much fun! Completely exhausted from climbing the few dunes that we did. Would've been nice to have seen everyone off....before we knew it, RUDEBOX and lil Valentino were the only MINIs left in the lot. Always fun to drive to and from with the bunch. Rich's mom said you are a great group and thanks for including them.

Here are some of our pictures...a few videos, too.
Teena and Rich

http://picasaweb.google.com/rudeboxm...eat=directlink

 

We had a fantastic time. I'm with RUDEBOX..........it's always fun to drive to and from with the bunch. I love watching the people when they see all the MINIs together.

RUDEBOX,

Thanks for the great ride home and dinner too!!

Jamie

 

I had a great time! It was tons of fun driving as a group and messing around in the sand. Happy the weather turned around too

 

We just got back from our trip after spending Sunday in Salida. We really enjoyed our first rally of the year, particularly seeing so many old friends again and meeting new ones. Thanks Chuck for putting it all together.

Here's a link to some of our photos.

Ingrid

http://picasaweb.google.com/ingridfl...eat=directlink

 

Photos up. Had a blast. Thanks all!

http://picasaweb.google.com/therooster2001/SandDunes#

 

wa oh somebody is going way too fast without their seatbelt ...

Must have been on the tack - yeah that's it doing +100 on the track without a seatbelt (while taking a photo).

 

if we were to rename the day, it would either have been Moist Sandy Crack, or Attack of the killer chili redz!

I demand more of my brethren in black show up for the next rallye I attend, altho My Precious was noble all by himself, another brother never hurts to smack some manners into those red fools.

:D

 

---- red is faster ---->

 

poppycock!


i told you he was half japanese, 360 photos, whittled down to 120, enjoy.

http://www.kodakgallery.com/BrowsePh...5978573&page=1

 

Jeremy - Your link is broken. I was already to look at 120 shots too.