COZU Report : Saturday August 12, 2006
Returned late last night from my first COZU experience, and thought others might be interested in the happenings...
In short - it was all good. There were 20+ people in total - some drivers, some passengers, some family, some four legged friends... I arrived at the KOA Friday evening, set up camp, and met most of the group upon their return from dinner. That evening we drank some, watched one of the most incredible lightning storms I've ever seen - then retreated to our tents for the night as the rain picked up.
The next morning we woke up to partly cloudy skies and the perfect temp. After rallying the group we headed off to Chinaman's (Gulch). Plenty of rain that night made for lots of soft earth and mud roads/holes to play in! On the way to Chinaman's (Gulch) I got a ring from pbkid (Jack) on the cellie cell. He was on highway 285, just behind us by a few miles wanting to catch up (reminiscent of Don Boss 'dongboss' this year in Moab!) After a small wait, we saw him blazin' his way through a wet/muddy road to meet up with myself and Locomigo where were waiting for him at the trailhead (Thanks again Keith for waiting!)
The trail was MUCH different than my experiences with the terrain in Moab. It provided lots of jagged rocks and large boulders consistently throughout the trail, and good handful of tight squeezes! There were roughly 4-5 really notable obstacles on the trail like "Whale's back" and "The Rock Garden"... All in all we saw the strap pulled out more than a few times, so you *know* it had to be good!!!
I only wish I could have shown up earlier in the event to participate in the trails from Thursday and Friday! I can't wait to go next year...
Until then, here's some pics from the outing:
Camp at the KOA in Buena Vista, CO.
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