RMMN ANNUAL CAMPING TRIP June 25 - July 2, 2021

Rhonda and I would like to invite you to join us on a camping trip any days you are able between June 25- July 2, 2021. Here’s the general information.

DATES: Friday, June 25 through Friday, July 2 (this is a 7-day span, come for one day or all 7 – totally up to you)

LOCATION: Breathtaking Buno Gulch is located on the backside of Guanella Pass just outside the Wilderness area, 20 minutes up the pass from Grant, . The gulch is pretty big and because it is in the National Forest, camping is free, but is first-come first-serve. The closest town is Georgetown, Colorado 40 minutes over the pass and Bailey, Colorado on the downside. To see the location on google maps cut and paste these GPS coordinates to your web browser’s search bar and hit enter. The coordinates are: 39.527055, -105.745619.

PICTURES: To see pics from previous year’s camping trips and get a feel for the area click this link: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/9wuswqr15r9oowq/AAB8wadggGtJx4pijE6gcfOIa?dl=0

DIRECTIONS: • Car or motorhome without trailer longer than a pop-up (tent trailer). Take I-70 West to Georgetown, Colorado. In Georgetown take Rose Street towards the mountain and get on Guanella Pass Road. Go over the top of the Pass and down the other side. When you get to Bruno Gulch Road take a right over the covert and creek into the gulch on the dirt road. The camp sites are two miles in on the left. You can’t miss them. • Pulling trailer. Take 285 west through Conifer, Bailey and to Grant. Grant is a cluster of buildings at the intersection of 285 and Guanella Pass Road. Turn right on to Guanella Pass Road. Take the Pass up past Burning Bear Campground. Shortly after passing Burning Bear campground you will pass a large valley and Bruno Gulch Road will be a dirt road on your left. Make a left onto Bruno Gulch Road over the covert and creek into the gulch on the dirt road. The campsites are two miles in on the left. You can't miss them. • WARNING: If you are pulling a trailer longer than 8 feet DO NOT try to come from the front side of the pass through I-70 to Georgetown. There are too many switchbacks for a trailer and no room to back up and reposition. Instead, take 285 to Grant and make a right onto Guanella Pass Road.

AMENITIES: Although this location has breathtaking beauty, it is pure wilderness camping. That means there are NO bathrooms, water sources, drinking water, electricity, picnic tables or stores/gas stations for at least 30 minutes away. Duck Creek is beautiful, but has parasites in the water and unsuitable for drinking. Firewood can be purchased in Grant before the turn off on 285. There is a coin operated water source in Bailey (20 minute drive) that you can use to replenish water when needed.

CAMPSITES: Buno Gulch can accommodate just about any camping you desire. There is a large flat open field for motorhomes or fifth wheels, intimate creekside camping for tents and small trailers (deeper into the forest). The main access road is dirt and can be accessed with a car, but if you desire to camp close to the creek or off the trailhead you will need a truck or 4x4.

1 ACTIVITIES: There is soooooo much to do in Buno Gulch. Everything from easy hiking trails (Burning Bear) to advanced trails (Abyss Trail). Duck Creek runs through the gulch and is beautiful. The back side of Mount Evans and Mt. Bierstadt also have trails. The gulch has a huge open field for bikes and fun activities, as well as under tree camping. If you like to Jeep you can take Kirby Gulch all the way up to the abandoned mining town and log cabins called Geneva City, at the continental divide. Georgetown, Colorado is about 40 minutes up and over the Pass and makes for fun options during the day (great restaurants, ice cream shops, Georgetown Loop Train, gas and groceries). There are also restaurants and supplies in between the towns of Bailey and Grant which is about twenty-minutes away.

MEALS: Everyone is on their own for food/cooking. Provided there is not a fire ban, bring wood for your evening bonfire.

WARNING: This is wilderness or otherwise known as dispersed camping. You will be off the grid and without cell phone coverage or internet access. I have seen mountain lion, moose, cattle, small black bear, big horn sheep, mountain goats and other wildlife. Although Rhonda and I have brought our grandkids, young children must be supervised at all times.

RECOMMENDATIONS OF WHAT TO BRING: Food, drinking water, camping equipment (trailers, tents, generators, etc…), layered clothing (it gets cold at night and warm during the day), chairs, table, hiking/tennis shoes, sunscreen, mosquito repellent, flashlights, hats, wipes, games and a CAMERA!!! ☺ If you do not have a toilet in your camper/tent and do not feel comfortable going into the forest, please bring a portable toilet and biodegradable toilet paper. As a reminder, others will have only planned supplies for themselves and have limited resources as it pertains to water and food. Although we will all be camping close by one another, please don’t plan on using other’s bathrooms and other supplies. Come being fully self-sufficient.

QUESTIONS: If you have any questions before the trip, feel free to… • Call: Gene (303-921-4758) or Rhonda (303-921-4768) • Email: Gene [email protected] Rhonda [email protected] *After June 23rd Rhonda and I will be off the grid and without phone, email or texting access.

UPDATES: To get updated info go to: www.agspe.org/ca2021.pdf

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