I'm heading on a road trip out west soon and our route is going to pass right by Flyin Miata. It will be this Saturday. Would anybody be around if I were to stop by to check out the shop?
Any other recommendations of cool things to do in Colorado/Utah/Arizona/California are welcome as well.
FM is closed on the weekends - but I'm running a track day at the Grand Junction Motor Speedway instead. You could get a ride in the Targa Miata or Brandon's bike-engined Locost. Would that be okay? 
I might be able to give you a tour of the shop after the track day, depending on if I take the race car up there after the track day.
There are many cool things to do. What sort of activity? Cool drives? Hikes? Epic mountain biking?
I may stop by the track day if I can convince the guys I'm with. Activities would probably include cool drives, good restaurants in the area/local breweries.
Depending on what kind of guys you're with, we'll also have non-Miatas making noise.
Drop me a line at keith@flyinmiata.com, I'll get you some local beta. Not sure I can help with AZ or CA so much.
In Utah, Moab and the Colorado River Recreation Area are very cool. Obviously the Grand Canyon. Hoover Dam is cool, but on Friday nights and Sundays plan on traffic delays.
David
Rent a Jeep Rubicon in Moab and beat the tar out of it. The whole red rock canyon area is neat to see.
Zion's national park is a cool place to check out or camp/hike if so inclined.
Lake Powell is a fun place if you want to water ski or boat around big canyons.
Doesn't Larry Miller have a race track down there somewhere?
In reply to twolittlebroncos:
The Miller track is closer to Salt Lake City. A bit out of the way if he's headed to CA via grand junction.
I echo the comments on Moab and Zions nat'l park. amazing places.
If the time that you go through Denver is conducive to it...you should stop at the Ducati/Moto Guzzi dealer there. I don't recall the name (someone local help me out). The place is like a museum and they actually HAVE a museum nearby (that I didn't see)...pretty cool. I saw it a month ago when I was out that way.
Also...wave at me when you go through Columbia MO on I-70...or stop for a beer or something. We've got two local brewpubs that are definitely worth checking out (I probably mentioned that over beers in Columbus)
Clem
+1 on the Moab comment. If you are out there check out Arches National Park. It is like you are on the set of a John Ford western......which you actually kinda would be.
Depending on your route, the road that takes you through Durango and Silverton is absolutely amazing.....postcard beauty around every turn. It is one of the most beautiful drives in the U.S. Durango can be fun too! I think the road is called the Million Dollar Highway.
That's highway 550. Not for the faint of heart if you don't like heights or believe in guardrails.
Pike's peak international hill climb is
June 27.
I will be jealous of anyone that goes.
ClemSparks wrote: Also...wave at me when you go through Columbia MO on I-70...or stop for a beer or something. We've got two local brewpubs that are definitely worth checking out (I probably mentioned that over beers in Columbus) Clem
That was around 2 or 3 am this morning so it was a bit late for beers probably. 
I'm staying in Boulder tonight and headed to the north rim of the Grand Canyon tomorrow for a couple days of camping. Gotta stock up on beer before we get to Utah...
If you're coming back through Colorado (I'm assuming you'll already be at the Canyon tonight - it's a long haul), and that we didn't see you at the [wet] track day yesterday), 550 between Durango and Ouray (particularly the segment between Silverton and Ouray) is a must - BUT - don't drive it on wednesday, June 15th - that's Ride the Rockies, and 2000 bicyclists plus support vehicles will be riding from Ouray to Durango that day. Seriously. If you have to get from Durango to Ouray that day, take 141 over Lizard Head pass past Telluride, there will be MUCH less traffic.
The entire Durango - Silverton - Ouray - Telluride area is amazing. Rent a Jeep or take a Jeep tour (most of the trails are open except Black Bear and Imogene), the backcountry in unbelievable. We had snow in the high country last night, looks like snow level was around 10,000 feet, but the new snow below 12,000 will probably be gone in a day or so. I'm at 9K and we didn't get any new snow.
North rim of the Canyon will be cool (as in gorgeous)- many less tourisits, about 1000 feet higher than the South rim. You usually have to be there pretty early in the day to get a campsite, though - might have to stay at Jacob Lake and get into the park campgrounds the next day, unless you have reservations. Be sure to hike down into the canyon some - you can't really appreciate the size from the rim - but be careful. The canyon is different (the tough hiking is at the end of the day, the reverse of mountains), and can be dangerous if you don't take enough water, or aren't used to the altitude, which is around 8,000 at the north rim.
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