Well, the first annual Rocky Mountain Handcrated Autos Trivia Tour was was one of the funest events we’ve had in a while. 5 members/families participated and I think we all agreed that we’d like to do this again next year. We started out at Dusty and Sharon Johnsons ranch in Loveland with the weather threatening to rain. As we started out on the tour, there was Dusty and Sharon in their Auburn Boattail, Don and Julie Riedel in their 1939 Jaguar Roadster, Ron Schlattman in his 1934 Mercedes, Bill Lynch in his 1984 pickup (he didn’t bring his T-Bird replica due to the possibility of rain), and me in my Aztec 7. My wife Terri and son Logan were also following in our Jeep. As we traveled up the winding road to Estes Park, finding the answers to the trivia questions kept us on our toes, but this is also what made the trip extra enjoyable. We had to keep our eyes open for specific landmarks, buildings or just unusual decorations in the locals yards. Really folks, I could have sworn that building was green!
When we reached Estes park, we drew quite a few stares and several camcorders followed our unusual parade through town. We parked for lunch at "The Brewery" in south Estes Park. At the restaurant, we had great food and the answers were given to the trivia questions, plus we had to answer additional "tie-breaker" questions. The points were tallied, but the final results would not be revealed until we stopped again in Lyons for a snack. Here are a couple of pictures of all our cars parked together: |
