thanksgiving ride at glamis

[L.Vegas400]

well thats pretty much it. i would like to organize a big ride for thanksgiving weekend. i fugure this is enought time for eveybody to make plans. i have several ppl i work with going. im not going to beable to make the one the 12-13 of oct:mad: damn military contracts. somone that has been there will have to help with a meetin place and such. prolly meet there friday somtime and ride till sunday for us hard core riders. ;) others can come and go as they please. i know there are a lot of riders from so nevada and so cal., so lets make this BIG. mainly so us westerners will have somthin to rub in the faces of the easterners:eek: .

[WyoDuner]

L.Vegas, as you know Thanksgiving is a BIG weekend at Glamis.... Might be tough finding a place for everybody to camp together or to find each other withthe crowds.

Have you considered an off-weekend instead?

Personally, my one Glamis trip is going to be MLK weekend in January - Four Stroke Wars!!!

[L.Vegas400]

i dont want to drive several hrs to ride that night and the next morn just to drove several hrs home again. ive got to get a good day or two in. also heard there are more stuff shown;) ;) on a big weekend.:)

[fooracer]

Yeah it would be awesome to get together on thanksgiving, but WYO has a good point about actually finding a spot to put a huge camp. The group that i usually go with has 20ppl in it alone so it would be tuff.Just because its an off weekend doesnt mean that we cant stay for 2 or 3 days, or we could even try to go on a different holiday weekend when we can see plenty of "stuff" but can still find a spot to camp. later, Brad.

[Dune Surfer]

We are going the weekend before Thanksgiving that might be a better time. I have heard anywhere between 40,000 and 200,000 people on thanksgiving. It would be a Zoo.
We camp at Roadrunner campground located at the end of Gecko road. That might be the place to meet on any other weekend.
Let me know

[400thumper]

surfski i'm going to galmis the 21 thru the 25 it's been about 18 years since i've been to glamis been going to buttercup and gordons the last 5-6 years. is roadrunner campground a good place to camp? i'm going to be there during the week so if you know of someplace else that would be cool please let me know ..do you take higway 78 off i 10 to get there i'm coming from phoenix .thanks for the help.dave

[own2424]

I am gonna be sitting at home and just IMAGINING what kind of crazy stuff is going on that T-day weekend while you guys are there...Please take some sweet pics, so I can see what Im missing! Thanks! Have FUN!

[Str8Wicked]

I'll be there Thanksgiving. leaving LA thursday night after the turkey dinner. Going out with about 10 lifted Jeeps, about 20 quads, and a few bike's.... Total rolling with us is about 50 people. Just look for my lifted Avalanche parked at Gecko...


Damn it's gonna be on.... wanted to go for Halloween too but I'm gonna be way to busy that week....


See you guys there. Let me know if anyone else wants to roll out with us from the LA area....

[Str8Wicked]

Hope you guys are ready for the beer!

[oldnumberseven]

Hey Str8, Where are you in L.A.?

[Dune Surfer]

Look for me at the end of Gecko road at the Roadrunner campground. I will be there the weekend before Thanksgiving.
I will be driving a gold ford ranger with plates that say (DUNE ATV)
Here is a pic of my 400

[own2424]

Dune Surfer...Nice 400ex!

[BornOnFire]

Count me in. I will post later as to where I will be camping. I am leaving wednesday Afternoon. Let's all hook up and represent the EX Riders! I'll bring the beer. Only if your over 21 right? Who's going to bring the Cake for Dune Surfer's B-Day??

[Dune Surfer]

Forget the cake, somebody bring a cannindale speed for me to try!!!

[L.Vegas400]

i dont think i will be able to make gamis like i had planned. seems my aunt has a tumor on her spine. shes been fighting cancer for about a year and a half now. when the doc found this one he says "well... go home" nothin they can do. i have to save my $$ to go home for thanksgiving to see her prolly for the last time. man this really sucks. but i will make it to glamis sometime.

[CHAUNCY]

sorry to hear about your ant lvegas400
You'll get to glamis sooner than you think

[L.Vegas400]

Originally posted by CHAUNCY
sorry to hear about your ant lvegas400
You'll get to glamis sooner than you think
thanks and im sure i will.

[Str8Wicked]

I am in Los Angeles. Around La Puente... Anyone want to roll down with us you are welcome. So far we have about 30-50 people going with us. We are going up Thurs. night to get a spot but most of the people will be going up Friday morning. We're parking on Gecko....


E-mail me at erniejr@mindspring.com

[BornOnFire]

I will be coming up from Tucson. We should alll try to create a way to meet somewhere or identify eachother. I think that we will be camping at pad five off of Gecko Rd. Any ideas?

[Dune Surfer]

Look for me here is a picture of my plates on my gold ranger. I will try to camp at the end of gecko road. Roadrunner campground

[L.Vegas400]

Originally posted by BornOnFire
Count me in. I will post later as to where I will be camping. I am leaving wednesday Afternoon. Let's all hook up and represent the EX Riders! I'll bring the beer. Only if your over 21 right? Who's going to bring the Cake for Dune Surfer's B-Day??

did anybody else catch the "ill bring the beer part", that almost makes me want to go.

[BornOnFire]

I plan on bringing at least 3 30-pack's of beer. Four days of riding? It will be gone.........:D

[L.Vegas400]

load up a keg w/ a bunch of ice and take donations as an exchange

[Str8Wicked]

Well no one is allowed to even come with us unless they have a 20 case of their own and a nice bottle of hard liqour...lol


FUN FUN FUN...


can't wait damn it....

[BornOnFire]

A twenty case? That would last me one afternoon! :eek:

I will pack all of my beer in the cooler on ice and then if there's any room left for food, I guess I'll bring some of that too!! Beer is Food!:devil

[L.Vegas400]

beer - porkchop in a can

[BornOnFire]

Originally posted by L.Vegas400
beer - porkchop in a can

:D

I swear that man can live on Beer and Sunflower Seeds or Pork Rinds. Nothing else.......

[L.Vegas400]

requirements:
beer
skoal
uummmmm
uummm
i cant think of any others
red meat

[Str8Wicked]

A twenty case? That would last me one afternoon!


No you got me wrong... that's for the drive up!



lol

Since I dont' visit the dunes,,,don't them big mobile homes get stuck in the sand,,it seems like they would sink in the crap..please enlighten me since I've never been dune riding..but I will soon..:D

[Str8Wicked]

I've never seen one stuck, but I've never seen any deep off the road eithier. I'm sure if you took them deep into the sand they would definitly sink. Most people camp on Gecko Road so the RV's are safe their...

[L.Vegas400]

somone should manufactor a paddle for motorhomes.;) :rolleyes:

[Dune Surfer]

If you lower the tire pressure to 15-20 lbs you can drive anything on the sand.

[Str8Wicked]

If you lower the tire pressure to 15-20 lbs you can drive anything on the sand.

Well it all depends.... If it's four wheels drive than yes. If it's two wheel you better be hauling some series *** to stay up with out sinking....

[ThorChick]

Someone come up to Oregon and pick me up! I wanna go to Glamis too! I'll even bring Tequila, and BEER! HAHA
Too bad I have to work that weekend, otherwise I'd be headed down there too. Someone could stage a kidnapping though.....hehe, j/k.


If you lower the tire pressure to 15-20 lbs you can drive anything on the sand.

Lower tire pressure? LOL....I drove my mom's 2WD '92 Ranger out on the sand at Florence once, never lowered the pressure one bit. Just haulled *** out to camp and hoped that everyone could keep up cause there wasn't any way I was letting off to let someone catch up. It was leaving camp later that weekend that was the hard part, had to be towed by an Xterra.

[Str8Wicked]

Glamis is a whole different story...

[ThorChick]

I'm sure it is, thats why someone needs to stage a "kidnapping" and take me. ****, all you have to do is kidnap m and I'll drive myself. I still haven't gotten to take my truck 4wheelin and Glamis would be a great virgin run for it.

[Dune Surfer]

Can you kidnap yourself?;)

[Crowdog]

>Imperial Sand Dunes Recreation Area (Glamis):
>
>COMPETITION HILL TO BE CLOSED NIGHTLY DURING ALL 3-DAY WEEKENDS
>STARTING THANKSGIVING WEEKEND!!!!!
>
>On November 19, 2002 the Imperial County Supervisors voted in an
>ordinance to close Competition Hill from one half hour before sunset
>to one half hour after sunrise. This will be a misdemeanor fine if
>violated.
>
>The county supervisors wanted the OHV community to know that this
>was NOT directed at the OHV community in anyway, but to stop all the
>RAVE party's that have been chronically happening for the last few
>years.
>
>The Law Enforcement Officials have stated that the use at
>Competition Hill has changed to a party area and very few OHV's now
>recreate there or go up the Hill.

[ThorChick]

Hmmmm, kidnap myself? Sounds kinda crazy and outrageous, but it might be arranged.......LOL

[Dune Surfer]

Leave a note asking for ransom. Ha ha. I think my sister is up there now mabey you could hide in her bag.

[AndrewRRR]

Sweet!! A ransom note huh? That might just work, but I don't think I'm worth very much money to anyone, except for maybe my boyfriend, and he's a full time college student. (a.k.a. "broke white boy")

[ThorChick]

Okay, that was me that just posted, not Andrew. I guess I should have made sure that I logged off of his name before I just started posting. LOL....

[QuadJunkies]

Originally posted by ThorChick
Okay, that was me that just posted, not Andrew. I guess I should have made sure that I logged off of his name before I just started posting. LOL.... ..LMAO!!:blah Girl, Im glad you clarified that one..Wish I could go too, Maybe I could find a clone of my self and sneak away??:p other wise... Have fun w/o me...:(

[Str8Wicked]

come on guys/girls..... you can do it...


If not i'll have a beer for each of you. Awwww I'll have 5 for each of you....... OK OK... make it 10........ damn it... 20 OK....


I Can't wait till Thursday!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[QuadJunkies]

Have a good time, maybe you caould ride with all of us this summer..WE have quite the group going to St. Anthonys..:D

[Str8Wicked]

sounds like fun..

[QuadJunkies]

It will be. Thorchick and Alaska is coming up and so is several others from other states.. you should try and come wit hus .Were shooting for Jlu, I know its still a ways away ,but if we start plaing now there shoudnt be too many peeps that cant go...:):)

[Str8Wicked]

How far a drive from Los Angeles

[QuadJunkies]

Oh wow.. Im guessing around a good 14-16 hours to St. Anthonys...

[Str8Wicked]

ewwwwww... now why did youi have to tell me that... lol


Will have to see than... That's a lot of gas to get down there and than come back.. Ecspecially with my lifted Avi that only gets 10-11 mpg.... By July it will probably be getting wworse since I'm raising it higher with bigger tires in a few months...

[ThorChick]

I'm gonna be drivingabout 12 to 14 hours as well, I think thats how long it takes. With my little sister too, we both might not make it there alive though. LOL

My truck gets about 18-20 miles to the gallon and with the power chip I'll be putting in it in February that should make the mileage even better.

[Str8Wicked]

Not to burst your bubble but I've had chips and programmers on two astro vans, a suburban, and a tahoe and never saw an increase in gas milage even thou they say it will increase it.