2010 St. Anthony's Raptor Rally May 28th-31st.. Memorial Day Weekend

[Colorado700R]

NIOCE!!!! Now I have someone to perform CPR when I inevitably launch off a 100ft dune

[Gunz]

My driving route

I35N out of OKC, I70W to Denver, I25N to Cheyenne, I80W to I84W to Ogden, I15 to St Anthony's.  1430miles 22hrs 30min drive time....

I'm staying at desert oasis rv park. Right now the plan is to leave Wednesday morning and arrive Thursday morning before 9am and stay till Monday morning. Right now my plan is to load the bike in the dodge and roll hard. Buuuuut Tonto and frog are planning on going so my plans may change and I might ride with them. Also Jstev and his brother are planning on going the Saturday before and staying the entire week, so I could end up riding with him. I'm still holding out on Troywcc to see if he;s going to be able to go too. Also the Missourri boys are going I think and I might hook up with them.... Just all depends. I am in 110%.. I think I will have a spot rsvp'd by the end of the week.

[Gunz]

list updated on first page

[desdak4]

Like I said earlier, we also have a group that will be getting there from North Dakota in the evening on the 23rd and leaving the morning of the 28th. We are staying just a few miles from the dunes.

I would like to meet up with you guys getting there early.

Jay

[Firemann32]

My driving route

I35N out of OKC, I70W to Denver, I25N to Cheyenne, I80W to I84W to Ogden, I15 to St Anthony's.  1430miles 22hrs 30min drive time....

I'm staying at desert oasis rv park. Right now the plan is to leave Wednesday morning and arrive Thursday morning before 9am and stay till Monday morning. Right now my plan is to load the bike in the dodge and roll hard. Buuuuut Tonto and frog are planning on going so my plans may change and I might ride with them. Also Jstev and his brother are planning on going the Saturday before and staying the entire week, so I could end up riding with him. I'm still holding out on Troywcc to see if he;s going to be able to go too. Also the Missourri boys are going I think and I might hook up with them.... Just all depends. I am in 110%.. I think I will have a spot rsvp'd by the end of the week.

Sounds similar to my route if I make it.

Through Nebraska on I-80
1384 mi 23 hours 18 mins
Battlefield, MO 

1. Head west on Sierra St toward S State Hwy Ff  0.1 mi
2. Turn right at S State Hwy Ff  2.3 mi
3. Turn right to merge onto US-160 E/US-60 E  2.4 mi
4. Take the MO-13 N/Kansas Expy exit  0.2 mi
5. Slight left at MO-13 S  46 ft
6. Take the 1st left onto S Kansas Expy  9.6 mi
7. Continue onto MO-13 N  85.2 mi
8. Continue onto MO-7 N  36.6 mi
9. Take the ramp onto MO-7 N/US-71 N
Continue to follow US-71 N  38.3 mi
10. Merge onto I-70 W  1.1 mi
11. Exit onto W 5th St  0.1 mi
12. Turn right at US-169 N  5.2 mi
13. Take the exit on the left onto I-29 N/US-71 N toward K C L Airport/St Joseph
Continue to follow I-29 N
Entering Iowa  132 mi
14. Take exit 10 for IA-2 toward Sidney/Nebr City  0.2 mi
15. Turn left at IA-2 W  3.0 mi
16. Continue onto NE-2 W/J Sterling Morton Beltway
Continue to follow NE-2 W
Entering Nebraska  50.3 mi
17. Turn left at E Van Dorn St (signs for US-77/I-80/State 2 W)  1.2 mi
18. Merge onto Homestead Expy/US-77 N via the ramp to I-80  2.5 mi
19. Take the ramp onto I-80 W
Entering Wyoming  732 mi
20. Take exit 66 to merge onto US-30 W toward Kemmerer/Pocatello
Entering Idaho  183 mi
21. Merge onto I-15 N/US-30 W/US-91 N via the ramp to Pocatello/Inkom
Continue to follow I-15 N  71.7 mi
22. Take exit 119 for US-20 E toward Rigby/W Yellowstone  0.3 mi
23. Turn right at US-20 E  25.5 mi
24. Take the ID-33 E ramp to Salmon/Rexburg  0.3 mi
25. Turn right at ID-33 E/W Main St 


Now if we go through Kansas on I-70

1,440 mi 23 hours 34 mins

Battlefield, MO 

1. Head west on Sierra St toward S State Hwy Ff  0.1 mi
2. Turn right at S State Hwy Ff  2.3 mi
3. Turn right to merge onto US-160 E/US-60 E  2.4 mi
4. Take the MO-13 N/Kansas Expy exit  0.2 mi
5. Slight left at MO-13 S  46 ft
6. Take the 1st left onto S Kansas Expy  9.6 mi
7. Continue onto MO-13 N  85.2 mi
8. Continue onto MO-7 N  36.6 mi
9. Take the ramp onto MO-7 N/US-71 N
Continue to follow US-71 N  25.5 mi
10. Take the exit onto I-470 W/US-50 W toward I-435 W/Wichita  1.7 mi
11. Merge onto I-435 W
Entering Kansas  24.0 mi
12. Take exit 12B to merge onto I-70 W toward Topeka
Partial toll road
Entering Colorado  581 mi
13. Slight right at I-270 W (signs for I-270 W/Ft Collins)  5.8 mi
14. Take exit 0 to merge onto I-25 N toward Ft Collins
Entering Wyoming  90.9 mi
15. Take exit 8B to merge onto I-80 W toward Laramie  292 mi
16. Take exit 66 to merge onto US-30 W toward Kemmerer/Pocatello
Entering Idaho  183 mi
17. Merge onto I-15 N/US-30 W/US-91 N via the ramp to Pocatello/Inkom
Continue to follow I-15 N  71.7 mi
18. Take exit 119 for US-20 E toward Rigby/W Yellowstone  0.3 mi
19. Turn right at US-20 E  25.5 mi
20. Take the ID-33 E ramp to Salmon/Rexburg  0.3 mi
21. Turn right at ID-33 E/W Main St

[Gunz]

I'm ready, will probably reserve a spot tomorrow at Desertoasisrvpark.com . The spots that are reserved for the 28th on 51-56 are guys from the MR site. Hopefully we can rsvp the whole damn campground..

[preddy08]

Heres a map of the area. DesertOasis is a good 6+ miles away from the mani campground. The big/fun dunes are on the far left side of the picture.

[Peelz]

holy smokes dat's a long way! Sweet ass map!!!!

[Gunz]

Ok I called Hansen to see what they have going on and what they are wanting to offer us. No answer,but I left a message for him to get back to me.

Preddy, Colorado, Lady4fiddy, Tonto, Jstev, Gstev, Mo Raptor, Firemann, Frog, Krandall, Hefe, and all the other guys, do you fellas (and chick) want to set up camp at the place Preddy is talking about above? I know most of the other guys from ModdedRaptor are setting up at DesertOasis. I just assumed that we would all setup at the same place. I really don't care which place we setup camp, if the site that preddy is talking about really is that much better then DesertOasis, then I'm cool with that. I'd like to know the pro's and con's to whatever. It is crucial that I can scrub my ass daily in a fresh shower. Also, if I understand Jstev correctly he said that the camp Preddy is talking about is purdy nice. I'm ready to rsvp a site yesterday sooo lets get this figured out.

[MO RAPTOR 700]

I'm really open to either place. I like the fact that the Egin camp is kinda in the middle of the sand box, but others from the other site is staying at the other camp. Does this Egin camp site have the same amentities as Oasis does (gas, convenience store, shop, etc.) Like I said I'm open to either place and yes it is nice to be able to take a shower daily. 

[russ-russ]

Egin Lakes is the BLM run campground.  There are no showers.  There are vault toilets and plenty of camp sites with electrical hookups.  There is an RV dump station and potable water fill.  There is a small store with snacks and a few spare parts.  But if one or two people coming have campers/toy haulers, the shower problem is solved.  Plus it is a much better location, that extra six miles equals less play time in the big stuff.  When we go, we always stay at Egin Lakes and we almost never turn right out of the access point (see map).

[Gunz]

Soooo Russ, are you going and where are you staying?

[Gunz]

just updated....
1qwkgoat is in too.

[russ-russ]

Soooo Russ, are you going and where are you staying?

If I'm able to go, I strongly prefer Egin Lakes, but it would also be cool to camp with everybody and party it up too.  So I'm torn.

[Roostinu]

Heres a map of the area. DesertOasis is a good 6+ miles away from the mani campground. The big/fun dunes are on the far left side of the picture.

Close Shawn, but no cigar,  that is Sandhills Resort, Oasis is not on that map,but its only about a mile away from Egin lakes campground.
If you look where Shawn labeled Egin Lakes,there is a rectangular white field,in the lower left corner you can see a small campground, that is Oasis, there is a dirt trail from there to the dunes thats about a 1/2 mi.long.