OFMC 2017 Route Mapped Out
The OFMC pulling out of Cripple Creek last year.
John has dubbed this year’s upcoming OFMC trip the “Pure Colorado” ride. With a name like that it’s not surprising that it will all be within Colorado.
Of course in all these years we’ve been all over the state, but recently we’ve made a point of staying in towns we have never stayed in before. Maybe we’ve been through them 50 times, but we’ve never stopped for the night. This trip continues that thrust.
Our first night out will be Kremmling. We have stayed there before. Heck, John’s mother and other relatives used to live there, so no surprise.
From there we’ll head to Leadville. This will be a new stop.
Next day it’s on to Gunnison for a two-night stay with a day of golf. This will be a repeat of something we did just a couple years ago. Staying at the Water Wheel Inn we’ll be directly adjacent to the Dos Rios Golf Course. This was a very good stop the last time so doing it again is fine with all of us.
The obligatory casino stop comes next, at Ignacio. Not a new stop.
We’ll head north after that, to Ridgway. This will be new and for the first time ever we will stay here two nights and have a second day of golf. Presuming I play both days it will be the first time I’ve played golf twice in one year since I can’t even remember. I enjoy the game, it just doesn’t rank as a priority for my time the way it does for most of these guys. Generally I only play once a year on the OFMC trip.
From Ridgway we’ll continue north and east over McClure Pass to Carbondale. We’ve stayed in nearby Aspen once or twice but never Carbondale. I’ll be interested to see what the town has to offer. It has always been a pass-through town for me.
And then home. All in all this is not going to be that many miles, so I guess it’s a good thing I’m planning on doing some riding with the Rocky Mountain Motorcycle Riders Club. I want to put a lot of miles on my bikes this year.
Biker Quote for Today
Bikers don’t go gray, we turn chrome.
February 2nd, 2017 at 4:26 pm
Looks like a fun route! It’s nice to stay in your home state and still have so much great riding! I certainly can not say the same thing about Nebraska.
If you’re looking for any suggestions:
Black Canyon of the Gunnison is one of the most unbelievable things I have ever seen in person, and East Portal Road down to the Gunnison River is a fun ride with it’s 18% grade or whatever.
Taco Del Gnar in Ridgway has great tacos and a fun atmosphere!
If you’ve got time between Ridgway and Carbondale, the Penny Hot Springs are immediately adjacent to Highway 133 and are open to the public. When I went through a couple years ago I didn’t have time to stop and relax like I wanted.
February 2nd, 2017 at 7:50 pm
So, when you golf on these trips, do you take your own clubs? And if so, how do you carry them?
February 6th, 2017 at 9:46 am
No, we rent. We always make our tee times well in advance, and reserve clubs, just as we make our motel reservations well in advance. I’ve seen some people carrying golf clubs on their motorcycles but we’re not that hard core.
February 6th, 2017 at 9:48 am
Thanks for the suggestions. I’ve definitely been down the East Portal Road more than once but have never been to that hot springs and have never eaten in Ridgway. I’ll suggest Taco Del Gnar when we get there.