About
Us...
The
purpose of the Creeper Jeepers Gang of Durango is to unite adventure
loving people in worthwhile 4-wheel drive activities; to educate its
members in the proper manner of all road driving; to protect and
preserve the natural beauty and terrain; to participate on a voluntary
basis in highway clean-ups, adopt-a-trail clean-ups and repairs, and
other humanitarian missions as the community needs; to share good
fellowship while operating our vehicles in a manner so as to preserve
and protect our land for all generations; and to extend the courtesy of
the open road to all. We are members of and adhere to "Tread Lightly"
which promotes
responsible use of our nation's public and private lands. As an
organized four-wheel drive club we are also members of the Colorado
Association of 4
Wheel Drive Clubs, Colorado Off
Highway Vehicle Coalition, The
Blue Ribbon Coalition, and the United
Four-wheel Drive Associations, Inc.
Together we work for the
common interest of preserving four-wheel drive roads throughout the
United States. We have been able to enjoy majestic scenery
from
the deepest canyons and from the tops of the highest peaks, attainable
only with four-wheel drive vehicles.
- We
are a non-profit organization that became chartered and incorporated in
the State of Colorado in June of 1993. The
club was
formed out of a desire for all of our wheeling friends to unite and be
a stronger voice, just like most clubs do. Chris Stacey, Frank Taylor
and Kevin Fox had been ‘wheeling together for about 3 years
and
had been talking about organizing. Early in 1993 a part time resident
of Durango
named Byron Dillon contacted someone at Pat Murphy Motors about
starting a four wheel drive club and who might be interested. The
person contacted was Frank Taylor. So Frank and his wife Sandy made
some
calls. The decision was made that the official title be the Creeper
Jeepers Gang 4WD Club Of Durango, Inc. For conversation, stories, and
dash plaques just CJG or the Creepers for short.
The first
meeting was held at Pat Murphy Motors when it was still located
downtown on Second Avenue.
The club continued to meet there for
the first year or so. Meetings were move to what at then was Durango
4x4
and continued on until the number of
people attending the meetings just flat out grew meeting in the shop. A
few more places were used along the way until we went to the
fairgrounds for at least the last five or six years. We had a 2 day
Tenth
Anniversary event
held at Avalanche
Ranch
in June of 2003. This was our biggest turn out of club members at one
event before or since then.
We
started our new Pagosa Springs extension in March of 2005, and now have
meetings in Pagosa so those members don't have to drive to Durango to
attend meetings. Even though they meet at a different location, those
members are an active part of the club and are welcome at all events
and functions.
Membership
is open to those individuals
owning any
4-wheel drive
vehicle. It shall be the duty of each member to abide by all of the
laws, rules, and regulations of the constitution and by-laws of the
Creeper Jeepers Gang. Each member is asked to participate, cooperate,
and support the club to the best of his/her ability. And to promote the
club in a positive manner with their personal actions while involved in
club activities and while operating vehicles with club insignias.
As
a club, we have many pre-planned local four-wheel drive trips and
social get togethers. We also coordinate week long trips to places like
Moab and Canyonlands area in Utah, Farmington and Las Cruces in New
Mexico, and the Rubicon Trail in California. We are open to all
four-wheel drive trucks, from bone-stock to highly modified. Trips are
rated according to difficulty, so you know what is appropriate for your
vehicle. If exploring scenic and challenging four-wheel drive trails,
socializing with other four-wheelers in a family atmosphere, or
enjoying a group event sharing laughs and swapping tall-tales interests
you, then contact the Creeper Jeepers and join in
the fun.
Remember,
to always Tread Lightly
so
generations to come may enjoy what we enjoy today.
Durango
Meeting
Information...
Creeper
Jeepers meetings are held at the La Plata County Fairgrounds extension
building on the FIRST TUESDAY of each month at 7:00pm, and run
approximately one and a half
hours. If you are
interested in joining The Creeper Jeepers or just want to meet some of
the fun and interesting people, come to one of our meetings and see
what we are about. Our members come from all walks of life and all
ages. They enjoy the outdoors, the camaraderie, and fellowship found in
4 Wheeling. As stated above, we believe in looking, admiring, and
driving on to leave it
for other generations to admire. We welcome guests at all of our
meetings and enjoy talking to everyone after
each meeting. For the first few trails, you don't need to be a member.
You are encouraged to join if you like the club and would like to
continue attending our events.
Meetings are located in one of the meeting rooms in the Extension
Office of the La Plata County Fairgrounds, which is the first building
on the right on the fairgrounds itself.
The
address of the fairgrounds
is;
2500
Main Street, Durango, Colorado 81301
Pagosa
Springs Meeting
Information...
Creeper
Jeepers meetings are held at the Pagosa Springs Community Center on the
SECOND TUESDAY of each month at 7:00pm, and run
approximately one hour. The Community
Center is
located at
451 Hot Springs
Blvd. in Pagosa.
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