2021 Kokopelli... I may as well put it out there...

Oooohhh I’m in!

 

Well now that is commitment.
I'm in...

 

Yeah, I feel like this is a rite of passage that I need to experience. I'm in-ish. Will work on clearances for full initude by top of the week.

 

Then, I'm in, too!

 

All right then f@ck it I'm officially in too. Which one of you guys is bringing the tow rope to drag me along?
Plan would be to add a couple days to each end and bring the wife and kid and dogs to make a real effin vacation out of it.

 

That sounds awesome!

 

The campground with the tiny cabins we stay in the final night is awesome. There’s plenty for the family to do while I’m riding my bike for 3 days. With Covid and distance learning there’s no reason Nicholas has to be home. Seems like a good plan to me anyway.

 

Hey Mikie, my brother probably isn't going. I have a Yeti buddy from Wyoming that was committed last year, I'm hoping he'll be in again this year. My brother talks about taking the camper out and doing something on his own, so he could still potentially appear along the route somewhere.

I may be "that guy". I have the Big Agnes Big House 4 https://www.bigagnes.com/BIG-HOUSE-4?quantity=1&custcol8=15 I am 6', and can stand up in it. Makes it easier on my very confrontational lower back. Looks like they may have changed the design, though, the specs on the current model show a shorter height.

 

Hokay...
Countdown and this is what it looks like so far:
@Luis
@buggravy
@Dirtrider....
@Stkx66
@YETIKK
@Voodoo Tom
@SnakeCharmer
@Faust29 (a maybe on his singlespeed hardtail...)

Sign up for the Wakeup Call if you are not on the previous ride roster. I linked the image.
imtbtrails goes the second week of the the two offered.

 

im gonna pass 2021...not comfortable with large group gatherings yet. im going to target 2022 for kokopelli.

i am down for Utah or sedona imtb gatherings. have travel rv trailer willing to travel

 

Consider me in!!!

 

You guys need to break out of your rut. Broaden your horizons. Might I suggest:

Oregon Timber Trail: https://oregontimbertrail.org You don't have to do it all at once.

OREGON, CASCADE HUTS
Mount Hood is Oregon’s highest and most-likely-to-explode volcano, so you better see it while it’s still intact. The Cascade Huts are scattered around the biking trail that circumnavigates Mt. Hood, providing beautiful views of the Columbia Gorge and the Meadows of Mount Hood itself. The trail is 137 miles long and takes about 4 days to complete. If you are looking for more of a challenge the trail can be extended with more rugged, technical side-trails that are accessible from the service roads. The huts sleep about 8 people comfortably, but there is always a lot of camping in the Mt. Hood area if you feel like pulling along a trailer or some saddle-bags.

NORTH DAKOTA, MAH DAAH HEY TRAIL
When most people hear the phrase, “multi-day mountain biking tour” their brain doesn’t conjure images of the badlands. But North Dakota’s Mah Daah Hey Trail is quickly becoming one of the most popular biking trails in the country. Unlike most trails, The Mah Daah Hey was constructed with mountain bikes in mind. It is 97 miles long and winds through the grassy, beautiful badlands of North Dakota and follows the Little Missouri River. This trail is less technical than most overnight biking trails so it would be no problem to bring a trailer along. You might want to bring one since there is no hut system constructed; just you, your bike, and your gear facing the forest head on.

North Umpqua Trail, Southern Oregon: 71 miles, 95% singletrack and stunningly beautiful. Maybe my favorite ride ever. https://www.mtbproject.com/trail/87559/north-umpqua-imba-epic

 

I've read about the Hut rides. That looks like bucket list material...

 

Tip for Registering:
Got to https://www.bikereg.com/
Get signed up now so you don't waste time when you actually purchase your spot on Wednesday.

In the Search bar you will type Bikerpelli and the event will show up.
Remember to register for Week 2.

 

Have you done the Koko ride?
We can discuss therapy later.

 

ARE E-BIKES ALLOWED?
E-bikes are not currently supported either mechanically or logistically. This would basically be an entirely different ride, so no, no E-bikes, sorry.

 

Are we signing up as a team? If so, what's the official name?

 

Well we can sign up as the imtbtrails Hooligan Nation.
Alex has a fondness of imtbtrails... there will be Sh!t talk. I require all members to talk Sh!t at team meetings and all points in between.

 

I remember he told me it's a biking trip with support crew. Why are you speeding in a backpacking tent.

 

OK, "imtbtrails Hooligan Nation", it is!

 

I got so much going on in my life at this point. I can't make any bike related commitments.

 

Cuzz each night after 50 miles we have to pick that frikken Duffel bag up and move it to our campsite?

 

I'm out.

 

Pathetic song, but appropriate...

 

But... you are going... right?

 

I had purchased this tent to use in bike packing adventures and so it's what I had and thought would be a good choice for the Kokopelli ride. A larger taller tent is what I will bring this next time.

 

Maybe one of these years. Not in the cards this year.

 

I was sleeping in a two men backpacking tent as well... live an learn.