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motomac

09-26-2007, 10:58 AM

As much as I would like to get to Yellowstone, I'm not sure how that would work having a SToc event there. The surrounding towns charge an arm and a leg for hotels and campgrounds. I have a hunch that the ones on the premises are booked already for next season. Since Joshua Tree is so close to SeaSToc, maybe look into Moab or Zion. Since all those western desert areas are so hot after March, maybe early spring or late fall for dates.

Viggo

09-26-2007, 11:19 AM

I would vote for mid-April to early May for time frame. Moab sounds great to me ('cause I've never been there) but I'm already itching to travel where-ever.

snowmoer

09-26-2007, 03:28 PM

From mid March to end of April, Joshua Tree NP is packed. The first two weeks of May is a good time as the temps are not that bad, and there is room in the campgrounds.

George

09-26-2007, 04:27 PM

April is Moonshine Burger Burn. Can't disappoint Terry.

Mellow

09-26-2007, 04:30 PM

Yep.. gotta do Moonshine..

NoBull

09-26-2007, 08:45 PM

Moab in April will be taken over by Jeeps, might cause problems with availability of camping..

NoBull

09-26-2007, 08:47 PM

Ok I have seen alot about Moonshine but nothing about what it is. Help a newbie....Where?

STeve1300

09-26-2007, 09:13 PM

Hold on .... come February there will be "2387 and 1/2" posts about moonshine.

STeve1300

09-26-2007, 09:19 PM

Mellow

09-27-2007, 07:15 AM

PS, Joe.... May I suggest keeping the two events, but just one "CampSTOC" and naming the Western one something else??? Diggers & I were discussing this at WISTOC. He thought "MotoCampSTOC" would be a neat combined event.

Steve, I've thought about that before to after talking with diggers.

However, all the campSTOCs in the past have been East of Texas and there are so many great areas West of Texas that offer just as good if not better camping opportunities. So many of the STOC events are focused on location, i.e. WeSTOC, TexSTOC, SierraSTOC, etc.. so, it just makes sense to me to have a campSTOC for the eastern and western halves of the country.

The MotoCampers (http://www.motocampers.com) site is a separate site and events coming out of that site are not STOC-only events, they are open to everyone regardless of what bike they are on. Obviously, STOC events are the same but putting STOC in the name implies this. This doesn't mean cross-posting of events is not allowed, that's fine but my focus over there is more on camping and less on what bike you ride.

I haven't done much at MotoCampers (http://www.motocampers.com) because of the time I devote here but I'm working on ways to get that site moving a little faster in the future.

Maybe.... We can call CampSTOC East - CampSTOC since it has traditionally been THE original CampSTOC... and, we call CampSTOC West - TentSTOC ?

How does that sound?... Obviously, this gives us the opportunity for FireWoodSTOC, LanternSTOC, Nat'lParkSTOC, TreeSTOC as well so we have room to grow.. .LOL

Trekker

09-27-2007, 07:23 AM

Naming the two event East & West makes sense to me. It's not as regionally focused as say WiSToc or TexSToc, and actually reminds me of the larger events like WeSToc (which is a larger regional focus).

wengland

09-27-2007, 07:25 AM

Red Lodge MT has a great KOA - tent sites right by a creek. Then you get to do Beartooth over to Yellowstone.

Several Natl' Forest campsites by Cooke City, MT - I personally like the Crazy Creek campground about 10 miles East of Cooke City.

Only suggested for July / August due to elevation.

STeve1300

09-27-2007, 08:56 AM

.... We can call CampSTOC East - CampSTOC ... and, we call CampSTOC West - TentSTOC ?

How does that sound?... Obviously, this gives us the opportunity for FireWoodSTOC, LanternSTOC, Nat'lParkSTOC, TreeSTOC as well so we have room to grow.. .LOL

I love it.

On a side note, (this is how weird my sense of humor is) if ACL ever decides to have a fall Moonburger RTE, he could call it "CornSTOC".

Mellow

09-27-2007, 08:57 AM

Or.... ChildrenOfTheCornSTOC You think YOU have a wired sense of humor...

Mellow

01-29-2008, 07:12 PM

Okay.... let's get serious here people!!!!.. where will this be?

It's still early... we need a date and a location.. pretty simple...

NoBull

01-29-2008, 07:25 PM

Childrenofthecornstoc, how about deliveran...no I wont go there..I saw someone suggested Red Lodge MT, I like that too. However Southern Utah might be a little more centrally located. Vallecito Lake near Durango lots of campgrounds, I dont know of any state run sites however.

George

01-29-2008, 07:31 PM

ChildrenOfTheCornSTOC would have to be in Iowa. :D

dannyk

01-29-2008, 07:32 PM

Moab Utah area, September 5-6-7, lots of campgrounds and lots of scenery, kids should be back in school so there should be less traffic and vacationers.
http://www.discovermoab.com/campgrounds_blm.htm
http://www.discovermoab.com/campgrounds_private.htm:
http://www.discovermoab.com/motorcycles.htm

Mellow

01-29-2008, 07:36 PM

Moab Utah area, September 5-6-7, lots of campgrounds and lots of scenery, kids should be back in school so there should be less traffic and vacationers. :biker:

Hmmmm... we may have a winner...

Do I hear a 2nd?

Could do Arches NP???

Finewest

01-29-2008, 07:40 PM

Hmmmm... we may have a winner...

Do I hear a 2nd?

Could do Arches NP???

I was going to suggest NekkidSTOC, but I know I'd be the only one there! :( :rolleyes: ;)

I second that motion Joe! I'd love to ride Utah! MOAB! WOO HOO! :clap2:

Looks like a no-brainer...

http://www.discovermoab.com/images/blmcapgrounds.jpg

motomac

01-29-2008, 07:41 PM

Hail ya on the Moab!!!!!!

Mellow

01-29-2008, 07:44 PM

Okay, it's a done deal... so who lives nearby to do some scouting? I've been there once but the place was packed and I had to stay at the KOA in Moab.

Finewest

01-29-2008, 08:35 PM

Okay, it's a done deal... so who lives nearby to do some scouting? I've been there once but the place was packed and I had to stay at the KOA in Moab.

Which time of year were you there Joe?

Mellow

01-29-2008, 08:41 PM

Which time of year were you there Joe?

It was Sept, I also was very unfamiliar with the park and I think there was some construction... I showed up late on a Friday I think...

Finewest

01-29-2008, 08:45 PM

It was Sept, I also was very unfamiliar with the park and I think there was some construction... I showed up late on a Friday I think...

So are we talking a campsite in, or near Moab, or in the Arches Park? If Arches is the campground reservable?

I figure ride out of San Diego on Thursday and get to the campground on Friday. Ride around on Sat. and head home on Sunday getting home on Monday.

Mellow

01-29-2008, 08:48 PM

So are we talking a campsite in, or near Moab, or in the Arches Park? If Arches is the campground reservable?

I figure ride out of San Diego on Thursday and get to the campground on Friday. Ride around on Sat. and head home on Sunday getting home on Monday.

If we get enough people we can get a group site, only need a min of 11 for that... But, the other individual sites can be reserved.

http://www.nps.gov/arch/planyourvisit/camping.htm

Finewest

01-29-2008, 08:52 PM

If we get enough people we can get a group site, only need a min of 11 for that... But, the other individual sites can be reserved.

http://www.nps.gov/arch/planyourvisit/camping.htm

The group site looks best, and I think cheaper if my math is right which is rare. Come on guys we need to put together 11 plus folks right now and RESERVE ASAP!!! huff... huff... whew...

AZST

01-29-2008, 09:01 PM

Can I bring my mountain bike too?!

--Bryan
04ST1300A
:04biker:

Mellow

01-29-2008, 09:05 PM

Can I bring my mountain bike too?!

--Bryan
04ST1300A
:04biker:

Sure... I'll have my camera... and I think I have an old slingshot somewhere.

Mellow

01-29-2008, 09:19 PM

I'll have to call but the BLM campgrounds that danny posted look like they might be a better option, near the river and group sites can be reserved. I'll try to do some more checking next week when work eases off a bit.

motomac

01-30-2008, 04:39 AM

Ahhhhh, I might, just might have to bring the KLR to this one!!!! Wooooohoooooo!!!!

STeve1300

01-30-2008, 09:42 AM

Dang you guys.... posting threads like this when it's minus 10 degrees outside is torture!!!! Please take a moment to review this (http://www.dnr.state.wi.us/org/caer/ce/news/or/)to see what I mean.... it seems even the Canadian Geese have left the State!!!

Finewest

01-30-2008, 11:00 AM

I vote for camping in the park itself, but if we can get a deal with BLM campsites... As long as I can ride into town and get a canned cheeseburger from Germany!

Mark

01-30-2008, 11:02 AM

I vote for camping in the park itself, but if we can get a deal with BLM campsites... As long as I can ride into town and get a canned cheeseburger from Germany!

I think I'd rather go here (http://www.moab-utah.com/moabbrewery/)... :D
Check out the specials... 15cent wings!!!

Mark

AZST

01-30-2008, 12:07 PM

I think I'd rather go here (http://www.moab-utah.com/moabbrewery/)... :D
Check out the specials... 15cent wings!!!

Mark

hmm...I vote for Moab Brewery Campground....:D

--Bryan
04ST1300A
:04biker:

Finewest

01-30-2008, 12:19 PM

HUMMUS PLATE $6.89
Garbanzo beans, tahini, garlic and lime blended together. Served with pita wedges, roasted eggplant, kalamata olives, parsley and sun-dried tomatoes.

It's a no-brainer. Reserve the parking lot for camping!

dannyk

01-30-2008, 12:56 PM

I think I'd rather go here (http://www.moab-utah.com/moabbrewery/)... :D
Check out the specials... 15cent wings!!!

Mark

This is getting very interesting, a :tent3: :beer8: :beer3: :chat1: :tent6: :burger

Mellow

01-30-2008, 12:59 PM

15 Cent Wings!!!!! aaaarrrrrgggghhhhhhh!!!! I paing $16,000 for mine!

Mark

01-30-2008, 01:26 PM

15 Cent Wings!!!!! aaaarrrrrgggghhhhhhh!!!! I paing $16,000 for mine!

This place is obviously charging what they're worth...
or
Hey! This is a special!
or
Just remember a waist is a terrible thing to mind...; but, we've been meaning to talk to you about your eating habits...

:)

Finewest

01-30-2008, 01:27 PM

15 Cent Wings!!!!! aaaarrrrrgggghhhhhhh!!!! I paing $16,000 for mine!

You paid $16k for your Wing!!? I paid $14.5 for my ST. If I had thrown in a couple more grands I could of gotten a Wing!!?

Mellow

01-30-2008, 01:27 PM

This place is obviously charging what they're worth...
or
Hey! This is a special!
or
Just remember a waist is a terrible thing to mind...; but, we've been meaning to talk to you about your eating habits...

:)

Those are grounds for de-moderator-ship-dom... :nuts1:

Mellow

01-30-2008, 01:30 PM

You paid $16k for your Wing!!? I paid $14.5 for my ST. If I had thrown in a couple more grands I could of gotten a Wing!!?

It was almost 17... which was about 800 less than I paid for my 01 Wing..

STeve1300

01-30-2008, 02:19 PM

All right Danny... you catch the rattlesnake..... and I'll try to cook it
.
.
http://members.tripod.com/~merilu88/rattlesnake.jpg

dannyk

01-30-2008, 02:32 PM

All right Danny... you catch the rattlesnake..... and I'll try to cook it
.
.
http://members.tripod.com/~merilu88/rattlesnake.jpg

I won't catch it until after I put a couple of 45 slugs in it. :nuts1:

Mark

01-30-2008, 03:49 PM

Battered (with flour; not beaten with a stick) and fried it tastes great!

Mark

Finewest

01-30-2008, 05:22 PM

Hey! Brother Snake is our friend! He shows us the spirit world... and... oh hell, stomp on his butt and serve 'em up! I'm hungry!

motomac

01-30-2008, 05:32 PM

:bigpop: :th1:

Finewest

01-30-2008, 06:03 PM

How's this for a hijack...

Historical Summary Moab, Utah for September 04 - September 07

Temperature:
The Average High Temperature is 91 F with a historical range of 66 F to 101 F
The Average Low Temperature is 58 F with a historical range of 41 F to 76 F
There is a 67% chance of a Hot Day (temperature over 90°F / 32°C).
(70 days out of 104 in historical record)
Most consecutive days found in historic record: 3
There is a 0% chance of a Freezing Day (temperature below 32°F / 0°C).
(0 days out of 104 in historical record)

I don't do HOT! Enjoy your trip!

NoBull

01-30-2008, 06:12 PM

Right about now HOT sounds really good...

Mellow

01-30-2008, 06:14 PM

Get a camelbak Fred.. sip it a couple times every few miles... it's not so bad.

Rob__

01-30-2008, 06:18 PM

No hot is not good. If it's cold I put on more gear. Hot well.... Lets just say a live version of the ATGATT poster by you'all is NOT my idea of a great meeting.

Finewest

01-30-2008, 06:49 PM

No hot is not good. If it's cold I put on more gear. Hot well.... Lets just say a live version of the ATGATT poster by you'all is NOT my idea of a great meeting.

Riding naked in hot weather is a sure way to die too... I'm sorry guys. I'm too old and fat to ride in anything over 80 degrees. Seriously! I melt! If I'm someplace next to a cool pool of water, then OK, but I had to drive there in AC first! I am so against riding in hot weather that I am probably going to blow out WeSTOC too! I check the average temps in Taos and the Mojave desert in late June and dude! I ain't going!

Let's try to slam this into our brains shall we! Desert in Summer = HOT! Desert in Winter = Perfect!

Have a safe trip!

Finewest

01-31-2008, 11:06 AM

I may have changed my mind... again! See post number 58 at this thread link. Hope scared me into it!

http://www.st-owners.com/forums/showthread.php?t=34506&page=6

Keith R.

03-04-2008, 07:18 PM

Just started a new job and Im hoping to bank a little vacation time to make it to Arches with everyone else.:D

Putt

06-01-2008, 10:55 PM

bump..

Putt...

Mellow

06-02-2008, 07:34 AM

That place is gonna be hotter than hell thru mid Sep. Camping too; no way to get out of the sun. You guys got balls.

Hey, with all the ST heat complaints I figure it will be like stepping into an air conditioned house after a days ride.. .LOL

As long as there's water, we'll be okay. That's all you really need. You can acclimate to the heat pretty fast give that one item. At least, that what I read in a book once.

Putt

06-02-2008, 02:04 PM

Hey, with all the ST heat complaints I figure it will be like stepping into an air conditioned house after a days ride.. .LOL

As long as there's water, we'll be okay. That's all you really need. You can acclimate to the heat pretty fast give that one item. At least, that what I read in a book once.

Yeah, what Joe said... Besides, even though it may be 735 degrees, it will be a "dry" heat.... Nights should be cool however.. Stargazers bring binocs, Arches is a "dark sky" site...

Putt...

Finewest

06-02-2008, 05:48 PM

LOL. Looking to the future, I can see excerpts from the trip report:...

Around 11pm the last 5 gallon bag of ice from the convenience store had fully melted. Finewest went for more hours ago but he don't come back. We gave him all of our money...

Finewest takes money and goes into town and books a motel room with A/C and HBO! Duh! ;)

Putt

06-12-2008, 12:20 AM

bump
No brisket at the brew pub......

Putt...

extrapulp

06-25-2008, 01:33 PM

Is the plan to spend the entire time in Arches? I grew up in Moab and moved away last July. I know of a few day trip or half day trip rides around the area. The park loop is only 26 miles (granted with a lot of scenery!). There is also Canyonlands NP close by and Dead Horse Point state park, and a few more short ones I can think of that I used to like a lot.

I noticed that there were questions regarding the area. I will gladly field all that I can answer.

I think I will come out and join the group for all but the camping part. I have never been much of a camper and since I have free (required) room and board at my sisters house I think I will sleep there.

Sounds like a great time!

dannyk

06-25-2008, 03:11 PM

I plan on doing all the parks in southern utah and the north rim of the grand canyon, will probably be there early and have most of them done, want to get some sun rise and sun set pictures at some of the parks, will do the north rim last probably after tent stock on the return ride towards home. :biker:

Putt

07-10-2008, 01:37 PM

Bump..

This just might be a good one...
For those so inclined, Moab has a number of
good motels... Lots of GREAT routes to ride
relatively close...

Putt...

Coop

07-10-2008, 03:07 PM

Y'all could come to Lubbock and see the Buddy Holly mural on the furniture store wall.

George

07-10-2008, 03:24 PM

Y'all could come to Lubbock and see the Buddy Holly mural on the furniture store wall.

I still wanna see the flatbed Ford in Winslow, Arizona. :D

Never understood that lyric, btw. Always seemed to me it should be flat head Ford, much more iconic of the early hot rod years. Yeah, there are flatbed Ford trucks, always have been, prolly hauling hay in that immediate area. But flat head Fords just seem to fit the mood of the song. Tho a cute girl riding shotgun in her daddy's hay hauler invokes some image, too. :D

Anyhoo, there's supposed to be a silhoutte mural painted on a wall somewhere in Winslow. I've ridden around and thru there a couple times but never seen it. Refuse to ask anyone because that would take away from the find.

Might be a good one for Arizona tag, but if I can't find it, who can? :D

Finewest

07-10-2008, 03:37 PM

Y'all could come to Lubbock and see the Buddy Holly mural on the furniture store wall.

You got a furniture store!!? Cool! I'm on my way! :D

spotz

07-10-2008, 08:57 PM

based on this web page might be a mural worth seeing
http://www.roadtripamerica.com/murals/Arizona-Winslow.htm

wrk101

07-12-2008, 01:30 PM

As far as the heat that time of year, I camped in Moab last July. Yes, it was hot during the day (got up to 100F or more), but as soon as the sun went down, the temperature moderated greatly. I bet it got down to about 65 at night. And we did not have any shade. I was pleasantly surprised...