2013 Annual Colo-RAD-o Summer Vacation

Here are some photos from our recent trip to Colorado this past August.  Three white 15 passenger vans 7 dudes, 1 chick, and a dog.  Sounds like a bad sitcom.  Turned out to be a great vacation even with 7 man-children.

On the way to Spring Creek Reservoir, CO

The Quagmires-Van Life

                             

A view of Spring Creek from our camp

The Quagmires' "love birds"

 Bob bought a brand new 2013 Chevy Express 15-passenger van a week before we were to leave for Colorado.  We loaded her up after work friday evening and pinned it up to Salida, Colorado, where we met up with our buddies from Texas that had left earlier in the day.

Rare RJ sighting.  I think he only came out once the whole trip.

Clay Clark, Martin Howell, Billy Chedsey, Bobby Whitmire and I rode all day.  This was the creek at the end of Dr. Park Gulch.  After this pitstop we hit Lilly Pond Trail and then hit the gnarliest section of Star Trail ever.  My poor linkage got a little banged up.  We eventually had to turn around and head back out because the trail kept getting harder and harder.  We were already gassed by the time we got to that section anyway.  It turned out to be great enduro training though.  Clay and Martin took the pro lines all the way to the top of Star Trail.  

About to hit Star Trail.  

After a full day of riding we ran into the rest of our group right as we cam back out of Star Trail.  It was a good thing they saw us when they did or they would have been stuck on that trail for sometime.  Right after this picture was taken Rafael wadded it up pretty dang bad on a wooden bridge crossing a creek.  He almost broke his neck when he hit the side of the bridge.  He is such a tough Croatian dude though!

Always keep a positive attitude and it will take you where you need to go.