Welcome to the form! I have been thinking about this too. I saw your post over on advrider looking for others too when wishing/thinking about it. Thought about pm'ing but figured I would just waste your time. This is just a my thinking and other dribble...
Watching Lewis and doing some class on "how to ride this bike I got" would be great. Riding on forest roads would be great too! Heck what would not be great?
With that said I do have a large dual bike trailer, quad cab 4x4 truck, tent, popup, all the tools, and assorted hauling crap.
The campgrounds in town look like a cabin would be the best bet $49, tent next $29. Popup would be ok but we would get it dirty -so that's out (unless I fight for it) and its expensive to get there $200 in gas & $100 ramp for bikes, so cabin really anyways as the spot is $41 popup or 49 cabin - why bother. Out of town the national parks have a lot of tent spots with pit toilets.
But I don't have knobbies, better skid plate, kick stand fix, rear rack on bike for protection of muffler/side/subframe?, the right gear [off road or adv boots & dirt helmet? gloves? goggles?] and only have street skills really. I think next year is probably better but I will bring it up. Its the same for this tarkc Oct thing. I need to spend to get ready, and this month is tuition time & a lot of doctors bills.
But I am angling for a way if I can find one!
Troy are you not suppose to be Colorado?