crackerjack

I decided to go wheeling instead of going to church this Sunday. I took my bible and stopped at a nice spot to read and listen.

This is a new trail that just keeps getting bigger with each fork. I'm packing a shovel and a chainsaw to do some trail maintenance as I go.

This is the beginning of the trail seems like they start by going up hill then run along the ridges hence the name ridge runner



As I came around a bend an old memory came back. When I was a kid (70"s) there was a group of hippies "yeah we had them too". One of them was the daughter of the guy that owned Sea & Ski Sun Tan Lotion. They went up into the hills and built this communal cabin. Us guys thought it was neat cause you'd be riding you're motorcycle and then you'd come up onto girls with no cloths on



Several of this mud holes just needed to be vented off to dry them up nicely. One of them had a catfish in it and there wasn't a pond or running water anywhere close? Also the frogs where in full on reproduction mode. Funny frogs jump into the water for protection but on the trail they jump away from the mud hole so they won't get smashed by the wheels.





This trail repair it was better to fix the bypass since it was on higher ground



This is a pretty hairy mud hole the ATVs have rutted out so its passable for them. but off camber for bigger rigs. Sometimes you just have to gab a shovel and start digging



This is my dog Chunky he loves to go riding but didn't know what to think about trail riding. I had to wipe his feet off each time he got out.



This is a good example of the average obstacle on this trail.



I came upon this Grave yard out in the middle of no where. I'm thinking " ya know, I bet there are plenty of people that would like a spot like this". You'd have to have a 4wheel drive to visit.



I had been on the trail for 3.5 hours and thought this trail would lead back to the main road



And it did just we had a pretty good rain the night before and I wasn't feeling brave sooo I turned around.



Around noon I stopped and eat a Bologna sandwich here is the trash I pickup. Why do people do this I sure don't want to look at this



All in all it was a good day and I felt closer to God and the land...

Elton

looks like it was fun

crackerjack

There is some one that drinks Bud Lite I see his cans everywhere. I keep thinking about different things I can say when I finally run across him

Marley2984

Loved reading that and seeing the pics. Good post!

gilby4runner

Man that was a nice trail... my kind of church... you, your dog, and your truck..... thats a good service

MudHippy

Sweet! My dads side of the family resides in that general vic., VA, NC, MD. I haven't yet seen enough of those Mts. Thanx for sharin'.

crackerjack

I could make a habit of it, but my Mom is givin me grief ,so back to the big air conditioned building this Sunday haha

Stogieguy

Good post & good for you picking up trash

Are those LL Bean boots; they look just like a pair I have.

crackerjack

Mts. NO we don't have Mts. we have hills. Mts. have snow on them in July (like in Or.) haha

seanz0rz

thats so awesome!!! i wish we had stuff like that out here in CA. those are more of my kinda trails!

that grave yard is really spooky!

fun, and thanks for cleaning up and maintaining our trails!

crackerjack

Yeah kept doing the slip off the inside the trk shoes
slip on the mud boots\
slip off the inside the trk shoes
slip on the mud boots
you'd think there was a better way...like someway to spray off shoes at door with a pump water can ?

crackerjack

You know that hit me I feel an ownership to these trails. Whether they be in my backyard or 15 states away in you're backyard !!

964runnerKY

cool post, hippie shack is neat

d0ubledown

nice lil trail ya got there...i wish we had that sorta thing out here. a trail to drive in & out of. good on ya for pickin up other peoples trash. im sure the next person venturing through that way will appreciate it...even if they wont know it

crackerjack

Yeah it's abandon maybe we can get a weekend run together this summer and camp out there...who knows maybe ghosts of hippie chixs will show up haha

964runnerKY

They might not looks as good as they did in the 70's due to age unless they died young.

habanero

Cool report, great looking trail and kudos to the maintenance.

A catfish? Weird.

RadRacer'86

yeah, I thought that was great post. Very well written, enjoyable to read. Thank you for sharing that and Great pictures.

miguelitro

dont care much for church myself but i'm positive that god is in those settings. that is the way to truly worship.
vaya con dios durka durka
mike

Symon623

Nice report...Thanks

Prolly a good choice on the river crossing....How deep do you "think" it was?