Camp Nelson Anyone? Officially : August 8th, 9th, & 10th

If I remember correctly their is one bar with ok bar food and one small general store (expensive and mainly camping and fishing stuff) in Camp Nelson. Up past Quaking Aspen campground (alllllll the way up the hill from Camp Nelson) their is a place called the Ponderosa that has breakfast, lunch and dinner. They also have bands during some summer weekends (for all the bikers). I'd suggest bringing some food since restaurant and grocery options are very limited.
 
hill^billy said:
Michele mentioned the same thing this morning, can everyones wife cook at least decent? If we feed Scottay than that should replace having to pay for the cabin? Scottay, can you cook?

How long have you knuckleheads been married :? ? You can't spring the old "cook and freeze a complete meal for me and my buds" on your wife with one day's notice! This is what you'll get, :shock: and then :evil: and then a pillow for the couch!

I'm bringin' some canned chili for one, check out the tavern grub for another, and buy some steak or burger meat at the store for the 3rd or go back to the tavern if it's decent for the 3rd. Rodney mentioned a bbq get together on Saturday too. Dougie and Mikie can play house if you want but me and Scottay will be at the tavern :lol: I can't cook either! Room in the truck is a factor too. We can't all bring a big ice chest to store food. Consolidate!

BTW do we definitely want to meet at Dougie's house tomorrow or shall we just continue this playful banter on Mikie's website? It's no doubt very entertaining for everyone else! :?

Another BTW, It's good to use Shidan's shuttle for Saturday but it would be far cheaper to self-shuttle with my truck and either Dave, Rossage or Rodney (if available) on Friday. We could even do the 1 vehicle take turns like Mt. Pinos thing. And yes, I'm cheap ;)
 
BBJohn said:
"If you do want to meet I'll be there Tuesday 'cuz I was really looking forward to the crumpets! BTW, what is a crumpet?"

A crumpet is a half eaten bowl of cereal funneled thru a trumpet.

Sounds like something H^B would love :D Just don't spill it in my truck!
 
Maddog said:
hill^billy said:
Michele mentioned the same thing this morning, can everyone's wife cook at least decent? If we feed Scottay than that should replace having to pay for the cabin? Scottay, can you cook?

How long have you knuckleheads been married :? ? You can't spring the old "cook and freeze a complete meal for me and my buds" on your wife with one day's notice! This is what you'll get, :shock: and then :evil: and then a pillow for the couch!

I'm bringin' some canned chili for one, check out the tavern grub for another, and buy some steak or burger meat at the store for the 3rd or go back to the tavern if it's decent for the 3rd. Rodney mentioned a bbq get together on Saturday too. Dougie and Mikie can play house if you want but me and Scottay will be at the tavern :lol: I can't cook either! Room in the truck is a factor too. We can't all bring a big ice chest to store food. Consolidate!

BTW do we definitely want to meet at Dougie's house tomorrow or shall we just continue this playful banter on Mikie's website? It's no doubt very entertaining for everyone else! :?

Another BTW, It's good to use Shidan's shuttle for Saturday but it would be far cheaper to self-shuttle with my truck and either Dave, Rossage or Rodney (if available) on Friday. We could even do the 1 vehicle take turns like Mt. Pinos thing. And yes, I'm cheap ;)

My my...
This IS getting quite elaborate. I can't meet tomorrow so we will have to continue the online drama :D . I have to work late Tuesday, just found out today...
Like I said earlier...I have NO interest in Maddog Methane :x . Guys that are incapable of surviving without their women's cooking bring cans of chili. The sick part about that is it only makes the people around them miserable.

I'm bringing a cooler . . . make room for it. I'm not going to eat out every night. Especially in a biker bar, or a general store that sells salmon eggs and worms. So Maddog and Scottay, you can break out your rub-on Tattoos and roll a pack of cigarettes up in your white T-shirts and pretend to be miscreants who lie, break the law, yell at small puppies, and are on the run (mostly from yourselves). :roll:

All I need to know is what time you are picking me up and where!!! As well as how much to bring to cover my share of the gas... :|

I suggest you all bring earplugs cuz I know that H^B snores :o oh, and so do I. :lol:

Oh....I received an email from Shidan:

When would the campers arrive? We keep the bathroom locked, unless we have some reservations, so please have them contact us so we are ready for them and can tell them where to setup their tents.

The shuttle to Summit is more expensive since it is twice the distance/time as our regular shuttle. The trail is not easy to follow, but I can give you a GPX file to follow with your GPS (see attached). If you do that shuttle, you won't be able to do Nelson 5-6 times, FYI.

The shuttle would only be available on Friday if reservations are made in advance so Margaret can plan her day accordingly.

Let me know what you come up with on Tuesday night.

Thanks,
Shidan


Friday Shuttles...I am with Maddog on this one, we could shuttle ourselves if we have another vehicle available...just sayin' (I'd like to keep my costs down too :oops: )

I'm bringing:
3) Pre-made Breakfast Burritos, Cereal as an option
A slew of PB&J's and Cliff Bars for on the trail
Chicken, Rice, and Veggies for one night
Steak, Potato, and Veggies for another night (my BBQ option)
Water, Coconut Water, Almond Milk

A deck of cards just in case

My riding gear and hang out clothes . . . oh, and my bike :lol:
 
No, guys who are incapable of surviving without their women's cooking.....bring their women's cooking :roll: ! I'm bringing chili 'cuz I am capable of surviving without my woman's cooking! You did a Dougie!

I forgot about the extra $$ for the Jordan Peak shuttle. We could self-shuttle that one on Friday with Camp Nelson and do Bear Creek and numerous Camp Nelson's on Saturday with Shidan's shuttle.

You may have to bring your fold up 13" bike to make room for your ice chest :lol: ! Seriously, bring the smallest one you can get by with. Fuel will be in the $100 range so at least $25 per. I'll start full and top it off in Porterville for shuttling. I'm leaving my house at 7:00 a.m. this Thursday, picking up Dougie, then Scottay so I'd guess we'd be in your area about 9. Flying J works for me but if Kathy can't drop you off we can go to your house.

See ya Thursday!
 
Maddog said:
No, guys who are incapable of surviving without their women's cooking.....bring their women's cooking :roll: ! I'm bringing chili 'cuz I am capable of surviving without my woman's cooking! You did a Dougie!

I forgot about the extra $$ for the Jordan Peak shuttle. We could self-shuttle that one on Friday with Camp Nelson and do Bear Creek and numerous Camp Nelson's on Saturday with Shidan's shuttle.

You may have to bring your fold up 13" bike to make room for your ice chest :lol: ! Seriously, bring the smallest one you can get by with. Fuel will be in the $100 range so at least $25 per. I'll start full and top it off in Porterville for shuttling. I'm leaving my house at 7:00 a.m. this Thursday, picking up Dougie, then Scottay so I'd guess we'd be in your area about 9. Flying J works for me but if Kathy can't drop you off we can go to your house.

See ya Thursday!

Okay! One more cuz this has been fun!...
Just because my wife goes to the grocery store and gets the food, does not mean she cooked it for me. I'm cooking the food beach. Big diff. :roll:

All sounds good. I will be at the Flying J at 9:00am on Thursday with my thumb out! :D
This is going to be fun!

Note: Who wants me to send them the GPX file for the "Big Ride"? I can send it to you via Email for your Garmin. Mine may not be back from Garmin in time so it would be nice to have someone there that has it uploaded...
 
What time should I meet you guys down in Camp Nelson for the ride on Thursday? I believe Scottay said for me to leave my bike at Quaking, drive down to meet you guys, Greg will drive back up the hill, pick up my bike, shuttle to trailhead, ride both trails back down, then give Greg a lift back up the hill to his truck? Did I get that right?

I'm thinking around 2:00ish
 
You can send me the .gpx please!

1. One reason for the shuttle service is so that you dont have to spend an extra 2 hrs after the ride retrieving a vehicle. ( how far away is the Summit trailhead?)

Thurs: Freeman/Nelson
Friday: Summit/Nelson
Sat. : Bear Creek Shuttlefest

Is this the plan?

Or does it make more sense to use the Shuttle for Summit on Sat. and self shuttle Bear creek? ( or realize that you're on vacation and $55 is really not that much for 5 shuttles to ride together with all your buds in a place you drove 3 hrs to get to in your $40K truck hauling $15K worth of bikes..... $55 ???) for Friday.

ROD...... if we leave Frazier area 930 ish, does that put us up there at 1130 ish? Not sure if we can check-in till 3:00, so we may be riding earlier than 2:00.
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From CC it's about 3-3 1/2 hours without stops.

The drive from Camp Nelson up to Quaking Aspen is only 8 miles but it takes almost 1/2 hr.

I'm in for Thurs & Sat for sure. Probably can't make it Friday since it sounds like an all morning type of ride. Need to spend a little time with the fam.

I'll be with my family until after lunch on Thursday. 2 ish is probably the soonest I could get down to meet you guys. Greg and I will be the only ones with vehicles on Thursday right?

Looking forward to seeing you all up there. It's going to be a great time.
 
scottay said:
You can send me the .gpx please!

1. One reason for the shuttle service is so that you dont have to spend an extra 2 hrs after the ride retrieving a vehicle. ( how far away is the Summit trailhead?)

Thurs: Freeman/Nelson
Friday: Summit/Nelson
Sat. : Bear Creek Shuttlefest

Is this the plan?

Or does it make more sense to use the Shuttle for Summit on Sat. and self shuttle Bear creek? ( or realize that you're on vacation and $55 is really not that much for 5 shuttles to ride together with all your buds in a place you drove 3 hrs to get to in your $40K truck hauling $15K worth of bikes..... $55 ???) for Friday.

ROD...... if we leave Frazier area 930 ish, does that put us up there at 1130 ish? Not sure if we can check-in till 3:00, so we may be riding earlier than 2:00.
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Scottay!
I will send you the GPX tonight...thanks!
I agree with most everything accept we should have the big ride on Saturday, as some are arriving on Friday and I'm sure they want to be included. Other than that, I am totally good with anything we do. I just wanna ride with my buds on new dirt! :)
 
So then this would be the plan?

Thurs: Freeman/Nelson
Friday: Bear Creek Shuttlefest
Sat. : Summit/ Nelson




(You know,quoting an entire post every time just makes the thread that much harder to read thru......)
 
Scottay, I'm not sure if you've been up there but like Hot Rod said, it's only 8 miles from Camp Nelson to the top of the trail at Quaking Aspen. That's why Shidan can offer 5 Camp Nelson shuttles in one day. It only takes 30min. one way to retrieve the vehicle. Bear Creek is not a true shuttle. It requires a 5+ mile, steep climb out of Quaking Aspen on the Summit Trail to the top of Slate Mountain just to get to the top of Bear Creek. The Shidan shuttle drop-off for both the Camp Nelson trail and Bear Creek is the same; Quaking Aspen. That's why the price is the same for both but Bear Creek is a much longer ride due to the climb.

All these facts are why I suggested to self-shuttle Jordan Peak/Camp Nelson on Friday, Shidan shuttle for Bear Creek and multiple Camp Nelson's on Saturday. Those who want to can do Bear Creek and 4 more Camp Nelson shuttles with Shidan on Saturday. Frankly, I think $30 for the Jordan Peak shuttle is too much. If we were in Kernville on a weekday we could do Cannell for $38. I also don't want to shuttle the same trail 5 times in one day 'cuz I think it would get old.

I've ridden all these trails back in 2006 (except Bear Creek which probably didn't exist). Back then, the Summit Trail from Jordan Peak was ridable for only 4 miles! The rest was either undescernable or totally brush and log covered. Now I'm sure things have changed in 8 years but I'm a little apprehensive about it. Even Shidan says it's hard to follow. That's why I don't want to spend $30 on it as well. I'd prefer to self-shuttle it or even loop it from Quaking Aspen like I did in '06.

So I still suggest;

Thurs: Freeman/Nelson maybe Needles if time allows (BTW MtbHotRod you've got the plan correct! The timing sounds good too)
Friday: Self-Shuttle Jordan Peak-Summit Trail/Nelson
Saturday: Shidan Shuttle, Bear Creek/Nelson
 
Nope, never been there.
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Not sure we have a retrieval car available to self-shuttle Jordan Peak on friday, would need to be a loop. Or The Plunge!
(how far away is the JordanPeak trailhead? 1 Hr from the cabin?)

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I'm not sure either. What about Rossage? Or we could wait until Dave and Supah Chick arrive! All we'd need is a ride for me back up to the truck. Bikes could stay at the cabin.

The JP TH looks about 8-10 miles past Quaking Aspen so 16-20 from the cabin so 1 hr sounds about right.
 
Not sure anyone is gonna wanna drive another 2hrs ( RT) to get your truck after they just drove 3 hrs to get there.......
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Okay! One more cuz this has been fun!...
Just because my wife goes to the grocery store and gets the food, does not mean she cooked it for me. I'm cooking the food beach. Big diff. :roll:

Now Mikie didn't H^B mention "can everybody's wife's cook?" and you referred to "womens' cooking"? Now you want to change the context to you doing the cooking? Nice try but this is the NO SPIN ZONE! Don't pull any demi-crat tricks here Emeril! :lol:
 
Maybe Margaret would ride up with us and drive your truck back down in the morning for a few $$$?
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scottay said:
Not sure anyone is gonna wanna drive another 2hrs ( RT) to get your truck after they just drove 3 hrs to get there.......
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You're right scottay so you can do the driving in Dave's car! :lol:
 
scottay said:
Maybe Margaret would ride up with us and drive your truck back down in the morning for a few $$$?
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Now why would you go and interject logic into this conversation? I for one am enjoying this banter. :lol:
 
Mikie said:
Okay! One more cuz this has been fun!...
Just because my wife goes to the grocery store and gets the food, does not mean she cooked it for me. I'm cooking the food beach. Big diff. :roll:

Maddog said:
.... Nice try but this is the NO SPIN ZONE! Don't pull any demi-crat tricks here Emeril! :lol:

Okay, now those are fightin' words! :o
 
Mikie said:
Mikie said:
Okay! One more cuz this has been fun!...
Just because my wife goes to the grocery store and gets the food, does not mean she cooked it for me. I'm cooking the food beach. Big diff. :roll:

Maddog said:
.... Nice try but this is the NO SPIN ZONE! Don't pull any demi-crat tricks here Emeril! :lol:

Okay, now those are fightin' words! :o

I'll interpret that as you raising the white flag MIkie! ;) "I'm running rings 'round you logically!"-Monty Python

BTW, in a reply, how does one keep the quote box up when deleting part of the quote?
 
UPSed said:
This thread has been very entertaining. Are you guys still going to ride?

I think so. I bet it makes you highly motivated to join us on the next road trip too! ;)
 
Re: Camp Nelson Anyone? Officially : August 8th, 9th, & 10th

Maddog said:
UPSed said:
This thread has been very entertaining. Are you guys still going to ride?

I think so. I bet it makes you highly motivated to join us on the next road trip too! ;)
Jennifer and I usually make our own arrangements just for this reason. Still sounds like you guys are going to have a blast!
 
Hello muchachas!

I exchanged an email with Scottay about this trip but I'm out. My RV is fux0red and I need to pick it up Thursday to drive it back home to a "sanitation/deorderizing" joint for clean-up.

Have fun and be safe!!!!
 
OK: I'm reading through the last few pages of this thread and my head is spinning! Is that, perhaps, a side effect of "message board viagra"?

WTF?! :lol:

So we are coming up Friday afternoon. I see there will be ride(s) on Saturday. It appears that nothing whatsoever is planned for Sunday? I'm not the Lord so I do not plan to rest! Anyone interested in riding Sunday? If not, can you leave us with some good ride suggestions so we can get our mtb on whilst you pansies lie in bed late, eat your frozen wifie prepared breakfast fancies, then drive home with bowls of cereal slopping on your laps?

not sure I want Scottay watching my bike let alone driving my car - lol. He can wash my car while I ride my bike though...

Mike can you email me any gpx files you migh have? theffw at att dot net

WTF??!!

this is going to be a blast or a fiasco - maybe both :lol:
 
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