COLORADO FREEWHEELER’S 2010 THEME COMPETITION

For 2010 riding season the Theme Ride Committee has pulled something out of it’s helmet that we hope will be challenging, interesting & somewhat educational. The name of the ride is “The Bucket List Competition”. It’s based on the hit movie which stared Morgan Freeman & Jack Nicholson. The premise of the movie was, two dying guys put together a list of things to experience but never took the time to dountil they were faced with the prospect of be faced with their final hour.

With that in mind here’s how our Bucket List Competition will work. According to a reliable source (the internet) participants will have the following list to choose from based on things to do and see in Colorado.

Colorado has:

  • 26 Ski Resorts
  • 4 National Parks
  • 42 State Parks
  • 15 National Forest & National Grasslands
  • 25 Scenic & Historic Byways
  • 10 National Monuments & Recreational Areas
  • 72 Vineyards
  • 100 Microbreweries
  • 10 Scenic & Historic Railroads
  • 1 Highest Continuous Auto Road
  • 1 World’s Highest Auto Tunnel
  • 1 Highest Incorporated City in the U.S. (What is the Elevation?)
  • 1 Oldest Wooden Merry-Go-Round in the U.S. (When Was It Built?)
  • 1 Largest Hot Springs Pool in the U.S.
  • 1 Highest Point (How tall is it?)
  • 1 Oldest Town (When was it Founded?)
  • 1 Largest Natural Lake (What County is it in?)

The rules are simple. While you are not required to actively participate in any of the offered activities some of the sites have to offer (unless you want to) collect as many pictures of you, your bike, your numbered towel and your passenger (bonus points if you have one) as you can by the end of the 2010 riding season. Passengers are welcome to participate individually as well. Keep in mind that competing passengers must have their own distinctive towel number. Passengers can not submit photos which display different riders and bike on a single ride. However they are not limited to only submitting photos that include the same riding partner & bike all the time. Riders too may submit photos which show different passengers but not on the same ride. You are encouraged to mix categories throughout the list.

This is how the scoring will work. Pictures submitted which include the rider’s bike numbered towel and something which identifies & verifies the location such as a road sign, the posted name of the subject the picture is being taken is good for 6 points. Figure out a way to add yourself into the picture for another 2 points for a total of 8 points. If you have a passenger for the day and you are able to include him or her in the single picture you get another 2 points for a total of 10 points. The rider with the highest accumulated total at the end of the 2010 riding season will be eligible to win a prize of undisclosed value (to be awarded at the Club’s annual Christmas Gala) club bragging rights and appropriate chest puffing & pounding.

All digital photo entries should be submitted for committee approval to Bob Norton at email address

As always, the decision of the judges is final as to weather a submitted picture to be considered for judging. Any attempts to deceive the judges will disqualify the ride for this and any future club photo competitions.