5th-Annual RMVTA Memorial Ride
Crested Butte Overnight

 
Captain: Floyd & Linda Thorne Phone: 303.452.6897 Home
Date: August 11-12 Day(s): Saturday & Sunday
Meet Place: Northwest corner Santa Fe & Mineral (Park & Ride) Meet Time: 7:45 a.m.
Eat and fuel before meeting!! Ride leaves at 8:00 a.m.
Motel: Nordic Inn
 
South on Santa Fe Dr. to I-25 near Monument

52 mi.

South side of Colorado Springs take Exit #140 South

8 mi.

Take US 50 west at Penrose to Gunnison, CO

166 mi.

North on SR 135 to Crested Butte and Nordic Inn - Overnight

30 mi.

Day One Miles

256 mi.

Depart Crested Butte headed south to Gunnison

30 mi.

East on US 50 at Gunnison to Poncha Springs

61 mi.

North on US 285 to Johnson Village

23 mi.

North on US 285 to C-470 and US 285

103 mi.

Day Two Miles

217 mi.

Trip Total Miles

471 mi.

 

Additional Comments:

Rooms are reserved at the Nordic Inn under my name (Floyd Thorne) and/or the RMVTA. The Nordic Inn is located at: 14 Treasury Road, Crested Butte, CO 81224. Their phone number is: (970) 349-5542 and I spoke with "Sandy." We have (12) rooms blocked (currently) and each has two double beds. A room with one person in it is $90.00 and with two people in it the price is $98.00.

If we have 25 total people on the ride there will be a 10% discount on the room prices for all rooms. Or, there is the standard discount of 10% off for AAA and AARP members.
All rooms will be released from the block on Sunday July 29, 2007.