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2016 Chief Joseph Rally

When:
Friday, June 17, 2016 to Sunday, June 19, 2016
Where:
Grant County Fairgrounds
http://www.grantcountyfairgrounds.com
 411 NW Bridge Street
John Day, OR  97845

541-575-1900
Additional Info:
Event Contact(s):
Clarence Story
541-689-2822 (p)
Category:
Sanctioned - All Regions
Registration is required before Friday, June 3, 2016 at 12:00 AM
Payment In Full In Advance Only
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Chief Joseph Rally
Vegetarian Meal
Cowboy Breakfast 7:30 AM
Cowboy Breakfast 8:00 AM
Friday Geology Rocks Tour
Saturday Geology Rocks Tour
CHIEF JOSEPH RALLY - Join us at the Grant County Fairgrounds, nestled in the scenic Strawberry Mountains, John Day Oregon, for a weekend of terrific riding, seminars, food and fellowship. This historic city is located at the Junction of Hwys 395 and 26. Enjoy the West’s best riding; gold and cattle country, refreshing mountain passes, painted hills, river canyons, and wide open desert. All this in one day’s riding! Visit the John Day Fossil Beds National Monument or any of four different museums. Begin planning your trip now! Oregon is for Riders! Come to John Day and see what we mean!
 
NOTE: The Rally On-Line Registration closed June 3rd. Click here to download a registration form. Complete the form and mail it with a check to the address on the bottom of the form. You can also register at the Rally Front Gate on June 17th or 18th.
 
COWBOY BREAKFAST - An authenic Cowboy style breakfast served at a local area ranch.You can sign up for one of the two Saturday morning rides (7:30 or 8:00 AM). This years ride will be about 62 miles from the fairgrounds so be sure you have a full tank of gas prior to the departure time.
 
GEOLOGY ROCKS TOUR - These two tours are a fundraiser for the Grant County, Juniper Arts Council, a non-profit organization dedicated to promotion of the visual and performing arts and art education.

 

The tours will feature the landscape, geology and cultural history of Grant County. They will be led by retired John Day Fossil Beds park ranger, John Fiedor, who led the tours at the 2014 and 2015 Chief Joseph Rally.

 

Each tour has about seven stops and covers about 125 miles, round trip, all on paved roadways. Pull-offs may be dirt and gravel. The tour on Friday will be a repeat of the first tour given in both 2014 and 2015, that heads west through Dayville. The Saturday tour will be brand new.

 

There is a participation fee of $20.00 per motorcycle. The registration for the tours will be handled by the Chief Joseph Rally organizers. Since the limit is 25 bikes per tour, participants should sign up for only one tour, which allows more bikers at the rally to participate. The tour will begin at the fairgrounds office; gathering at 11:30 am at the office to check in and sign waiver papers. Bring your own refreshments for the road.