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Monday Night Football? I don't think so!
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[QUOTE="bbbom, post: 106815, member: 16301"] Disremember - now I like that one! :cool: Nice quotes SGR! Welll, we (Karl, myself and my two kids the boy 8 & the girl 6) packed up & headed up north for the recon on the Lake Gillette area trails in preparation for this coming weekend. We arrived at our isolated little campground near the creek about 9 pm, set up the trailer in the dark and crashed. It rained off & on all night so we knew that the trails would be great, a little slippery but NO DUST!!! This area is known for it's many exposed roots and fabulous singletrack (I read the goofy tabloid rags when I go camping so my writing may reflec that!!! ), some rain just makes it that much more fun. I was awaken to a birthday Apple Strudel and several wonderful presents from Karl & the kids - an FMF Golf shirt, a T handle Trail Tool, Spark Plug wrench, a quart of gear oil and a certificate for a balloon ride. We finally all got geared up and put our Hefty Brand raingear on to head down the trails. We made it to one of the first hills and the little LEM wasn't fairing too well. After some trailside inspection we discovered that the poor little thing had some serious internal problems so we got it going the best we could and rode/walked it back to camp. My daughter was bummed because she wanted to ride but it wasn't looking good. Karl and my son took off to check some of the easier trails while I stayed at camp with my daughter who is always entertaining. A few people passed by going to the trails but it was pretty peaceful. Two guys stopped to ask if I had seen their buddies, nope. Then they asked about my bike - the usual "That your bike?" "Yes." "It's a 250?" "Nope, 500." "WOW YOU RIDE A 500 UP HERE?" "Yep." Off they go! :p The boys set out on the Ruftac and Rufus Trails, two nice fairly easy trails. They were pretty well cleared except one big log that was across the trail. From what they told me there were 3 guys in line at the log while one guy was taking forever to try to get over it. So Pat and Karl just went ahead over it while the others were still tying up the trail - hmmm wonder if they minded at all? Oh well. The boys cleared the stuff that was in the way and when they got back to camp they were tired, wet and cold. They had been rained on and hailed on while Randi and I had relaxed at camp under cover. They told me about the trail and I decided that I needed to give it a run. The maps are pretty good that the USFS gives out and I did recognize the trails after a bit. I had a nice ride all by myself and returned to camp in time to enjoy the evening. Sunday, we cleared out some of the trails in the area we were camping so the kids could ride nearby. Karl had performed some minor surgery on the LEM and it was running strong again. My daughter was flying over the little jumps and tearing around the loop. :eek: Oh well, that's why she wears all the gear. We finally got ready to head out to some of the other trails. Traveled on some nice kid friendly trails, crossed the highway and started up Radar Dome Trail. Came to a downed tree and stopped to clear a path around it - we will bring the chainsaw this weekend. Finally got ready to go and fired up the LEM. She climbed on it, gave the throttle a twist and it died with a loud clunk. Uh oh!! I walked over and tried to roll it forward and the rear wheel was locked up tight. Oops, think it is toast! Since it was getting to be afternoon, Karl and Pat rode back to get the truck while Randi & I got our bikes back to the road. We had the Hefty Brand raingear so we filled the bags with all the trash the other's before us had left while waiting for the boys. Loaded up the bikes, packed up camp and took the scenic Pond Oreille (Pond Oray) River drive back home. Got home, unloaded the bikes and went for another ride, what can I say, no dust, gotta ride! It was a great birthday weekend, can't wait for Friday when we get to do it again. [/QUOTE]
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