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Here is a blurb about the Rally:
Come join about a thousand other BMW affectionados in the town park at Paonia, Colorado for the 34th annual Top of the Rockies Rally. There's tenting in the grassy park, vendors galore, and lots of laid back rallying with soon to be made friends from across the nation. Day riding is some of the best with little traffic on western slope roads.
For you with gadgets, bring em. We have charging stations for your batteries, and high speed wi-fi in the park!
Lots of "fast" K-Bike BMW riders attend each year, BTW, and vendors for relevant farkles are on site. Paonia and vicinity has fresh apricot pie, several berry pies and other fresh fruit coming ripe at the rally. Western Colorado also has a burgeoning wine industry with excellent local selections available.
For those of you who have not made the TOR Rally yet, I highly recommend it. The location is great. The camping is great. The food is great. The riding is great. One of the best rallys going. The Colorado club does a fantasic job with this one. Make it if you can.
Never been to Paonia before. Any special suggestions on what to pack/bring?
So far, I'm planning on:
- My trusty 2-man tent, sleeping bag & thermarest pad
- Folding camp chair
- Flashlight + a bunch o' chem-lites (light sticks)
- First aid kit + sunscreen
- Ultralight camping towel + personal care stuff
- Non-riding clothes; pair of shorts, pair of long pants, misc t-shirts, underwear/socks, fleece jacket, flip-flops and sneakers
And, my riding gear/clothes (duh!) + rain gear
I'm assuming I don't need to worry about water storage (beyond a personal sized drinking bottle) and I am also assuming there is hot coffee around in the AM (else, I might pack my french press and jet stove!!!)
What am I missing? (Keeping in mind I'm packing my K12RS)
Money for the beer tickets!
GPS to navigate around all the tent ropes and locate your tent when you have to go pee at night.
A pack of lies and tall tales.
Hot coffee and breakfast is available, served by one of the local organizations. Showers are available too, make sure you bring a towel and soap.
Made it back to Minden around 6:30pm local time, about 13 hours in the saddle. Long day, lots of distance covered quickly on Highway 50
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