Montana Rider's private tour for Treesaw in SW MT, 8/17-27 2017

StiHacka · Sep 16, 2016

I am BERY INTERESTED! Spouse situation #TBD but should be workable.

Serial Midget · Sep 16, 2016

A central location or two would make logistics a much smaller part of the experience... I'm in for sure.

I've not ridden much around Bozeman due to the 3 hour drive but will make it a point to get a few dozen area rides in over the next 8 or 9 months. :thumb:

I'd be able to hit 2 3 day weekends any time August; but for a full 10 days I would have to be between July and 15th and 30th.

Montana rider · Sep 16, 2016

As it's been written, so let it be done

Looking at the calendar and flexible but Thur 8/17 - 27 allows for breeder pre-back to school travel, and the best chance of good weather / trails being cleared of deadfall

I assume only JBP and the next batch of fun-employed will be able to swing the whole enchilada but that's the point behind 2 weekends: you can pick and choose what works best for you...

Off the top of my head and a counterclockwise driver friendly loop:

2 days BZN (Bangtails & Hyalite) *** I rate Blackmore->Cottonwood above Bangtail Divide, despite IMBA ***
1.5 days S. Boulder (Lost Cabin & Curly Highline), *** was Primo, a bit moto but "12" mile downhill/5000' ***
1 day E Butte (Homestake Pass) *** Decomposed Granite trails, different from everything else ***
4 days riding W Yellowstone area (Hebgen & Lionshead) *** Primo, bring your bear spray***
2 days Big Sky (Taylor's Fork and Big Sky) *** Primo, bring your bear spray ***

Will 2017 surpass the MDH WTF?! "bar" of 35 microbrew varieties and a bunch of fancy hootch??

(reverts back to lurker mode until 2017...)

StiHacka · Sep 17, 2016

Montana rider said:
Will 2017 surpass the MDH WTF?! "bar" of 35 microbrew varieties and a bunch of fancy hootch??

Perhaps someone delivers triple session IPA? :think:

eric strt6 · Sep 17, 2016

August is probably out for me. This year I worked all 31 days. July is the only point in the Summer where I have the ability to take days off

Pesqueeb · Sep 17, 2016

Pesqueeb · Sep 17, 2016

Will there be cowpies?

Serial Midget · Sep 17, 2016

eric strt6 said:
August is probably out for me. This year I worked all 31 days. July is the only point in the Summer where I have the ability to take days off

Too much work not enough Eric time. :monkey:

StiHacka · Sep 17, 2016

Pesqueeb said:
Will there be cowpies?

We could probably have some delivered if you insist.

Montana rider · Sep 18, 2016

Pesqueeb said:
Will there be cowpies?

StiHacka said:
We could probably have some delivered if you insist.

There may be cowpies, but if you're watching your figure, bison pies are leaner...

Full Trucker · Sep 20, 2016

I hear Montucky is nice.

Serial Midget · Sep 22, 2016

Full Trucker said:
I hear Montucky is nice.

Not as smug as Colorado but still nice.

junkyard · Oct 4, 2016

You can buy fire works on the crow agency year round.

Heidi · Oct 11, 2016

I've done some of these rides but would do them again. I'll put it on my calendar tentatively.

Heidi · Oct 11, 2016

I would bring beer of course.

TreeSaw · Oct 12, 2016

Any options kid friendly rides? Both girls are on 2 wheels now and oldest spawn actually rides pretty well (when she isn't complaining about climbing or going to slow because her sister's with us).

Heidi · Oct 12, 2016

TreeSaw said:
Any options kid friendly rides? Both girls are on 2 wheels now and oldest spawn actually rides pretty well (when she isn't complaining about climbing or going to slow because her sister's with us).

They can ride to the cooler to get us more beer.

StiHacka · Oct 12, 2016

Heidi said:
They can ride to the cooler to get us more beer.

You've been to these Monkey group events before?

Montana rider · Oct 12, 2016

TreeSaw said:
Any options kid friendly rides? Both girls are on 2 wheels now and oldest spawn actually rides pretty well (when she isn't complaining about climbing or going to slow because her sister's with us).

@TreeSaw

There are a few kid friendly options down in w Yellowstone area. My 'plan' is to have 2-4 ride options per day, from all day sufferfests to kid friendly options.

Off the top of my head targhee Creek as out and back is really smooth and kid friendly, south side of CDT from Targhee Pass is slight more tech but still buff, and there's a really short but fun interpretive trail from our potential campsite at Cliff and Wade...

I found some elk jerky for you which will be cheaper to ship than dealing with dry ice re: elk steaks...

So PM your Addy, and I'll put the kidfriendly mp3s and jerky in the mail.

TreeSaw · Oct 13, 2016

Montana rider said:
@TreeSaw

There are a few kid friendly options down in w Yellowstone area. My 'plan' is to have 2-4 ride options per day, from all day sufferfests to kid friendly options.

Off the top of my head targhee Creek as out and back is really smooth and kid friendly, south side of CDT from Targhee Pass is slight more tech but still buff, and there's a really short but fun interpretive trail from our potential campsite at Cliff and Wade...

I found some elk jerky for you which will be cheaper to ship than dealing with dry ice re: elk steaks...

So PM your Addy, and I'll put the kidfriendly mp3s and jerky in the mail.

Awesome! Done!!!

TreeSaw · Oct 13, 2016

Heidi said:
They can ride to the cooler to get us more beer.

They are quite skilled at this job but tend to expect tips these days :eek:

TreeSaw · Oct 17, 2016

johnbryanpeters said:
Tip number 1: Never give a sucker an even break.

So my oldest puts a couple of beers, a couple of juice boxes and some ice in the cooler and loads it on the back of the atv yesterday. She says "mom, we're heading up in the woods to climb trees...I packed drinks, lets go!" :cupidarrow:

BadDNA · Oct 17, 2016

Sounds very cool. Mudgirl has plans for my 40th birthday the second weekend and I don't think I'd want to make the trip out for just a couple days of riding, I'd want the whole enchilada.

TreeSaw · Dec 4, 2016

Sq-Earl and I are thinking we might be able to swing this with the girls.....not sure if we're bringing our own kid-sitter or if we'll have to rock-paper-scissors ride options but this could be fun. Are the camping areas small camper friendly?

Montana rider · Dec 4, 2016

TreeSaw said:
Sq-Earl and I are thinking we might be able to swing this with the girls.....not sure if we're bringing our own kid-sitter or if we'll have to rock-paper-scissors ride options but this could be fun. Are the camping areas small camper friendly?

Hey TreeSaw -- most of the places I was thinking about camping at would be small camper friendly.

As we get closer I'll lay out our options, but near Bozeman I was thinking of camping in Hyalite, which has paysites we could reserve in advance (on the reservoir) -- or free sites on the creek

Quieter/smaller:
http://www.recreation.gov/camping/chisholm-campground/r/campgroundDetails.do?contractCode=NRSO&parkId=73592

Bigger:
http://www.recreation.gov/camping/hood-creek-campground/r/campgroundDetails.do?contractCode=NRSO&parkId=73595

And I was planning to grab a few sites down by Cliff & Wade Lakes (which are first come first served)

ETA: Taylor's Fork near Big Sky is where I was thinking of camping for those rides and that should be fine (and free) re: small trailer

The only potential overnight campground where you could have problems with a trailer would be Curly Lake Highline. That road gets a bit rough (but still navicable for the most part by low-clearance passenger cars) if you want to drive up to the trailheads, but there's plenty of easier trailer-friendly camping sites on the way up, where you could park the trailer if you get nervous re: driving too far.

For the BZN rides, I could find y'all a sitter.

I'm hoping my wife/kids will be holding down the fort/campsite at Cliff and Wade, so we're probably set there, which means Curly (big day) & CDT Butte (smaller options) and Taylor Fork (short/long options, though could look into childcare options at Big Sky Resort < 30 mins away) would be the days where you might have to tag team.

Hoping to make it kid-friendly, my kids are equally adept at retrieving beer from coolers, can read and understand the difference between IPAs, Stouts and the like (natch...)

And of course we have a great Museum of the Rockies in Bozeman; Yellowstone Park is very kid-friendly, and we'll have our SUPs and Canoe on Cliff and Wade for the kiddos.

ETA2: I've seen this beer/bike tour company around BZN lately,

http://gearbelly.com/

It could be primo re: Monkey beer swilling shenaniganas and hijinks, but don't know much about them or their tour options (yet) and we could probably arrange a bigger/better self-supported microwbrew tour amongst ourselves. Montana laws limit consumption to a 3 pint maximum, but we have 6+? places to choose from in BZN/Belgrade

ETA3: just saw this blurb on gearbelly's site, scatch that would prefer DIY:
Inappropriate behavior while on the tour will result in the immediate termination of your tour and a $100 penalty per person or $480 for a group tour. Examples of inappropriate behavior include, but are not limited to:
• Extreme Intoxication
• Excessive Noise
• Littering
• Public Urination
• Public Indecency

StiHacka · Dec 9, 2016

johnbryanpeters said:
I have been looking at the idea of hauling the camper over - with my average speed to date of camper hauling, it looks as though it would take me six days to get out there. I might be able to cut it to five...

Step 1: set current camper on fire
Step 2: get a faster camper (image below)
Step 3: get to MT in 5 hours
Step 4: profit?

stevew · Dec 9, 2016

Heidi said:
They can ride to the cooler to get us more beer.

i think that they would have to pull a wagon....

once they get to the cooler will they have the strength in their little legs to pull the wagon back?

TreeSaw · Dec 12, 2016

stevew said:
i think that they would have to pull a wagon....

once they get to the cooler will they have the strength in their little legs to pull the wagon back?

LOL! You haven't met my daughters....they're both gymnasts

Heidi · Dec 14, 2016

Montana rider said:
ETA3: just saw this blurb on gearbelly's site, scatch that would prefer DIY:
Inappropriate behavior while on the tour will result in the immediate termination of your tour and a $100 penalty per person or $480 for a group tour. Examples of inappropriate behavior include, but are not limited to:
• Extreme Intoxication
• Excessive Noise
• Littering
• Public Urination
• Public Indecency

I'm gonna need further clarification on a few of these.

Montana rider · Dec 14, 2016

johnbryanpeters said:
Clarification: Screw gearbelly.

I'm sure I could talk a friend into shuttling us around to most of the brewpubs for a nominal tip... Could probably arrange a van rental if monkeys exceeded carrying capacity of passenger car..

Serial Midget · Dec 14, 2016

Bozeman is confusing, we should stick to the woods because other people suck.

Serial Midget · Dec 28, 2016

I'm in for the 17th, 18th & 19th and will return for the 22nd, 23rd and 24th.

canadmos · Dec 28, 2016

What up

SkaredShtles · Jan 5, 2017

Do you suppose it'll warm up by August?

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