:) That place was great! We had an awesome time.
We met up with Proxy on the way out of Ft. Worth, and it only took about 1.5 hours to get there. NIce drive really. Arriving early, we had some good choices for setting up, and we picked a spot down in a pit, so to speak, just outside the large sandy area on the creek. Great shady spot nestled in the trees. We spent the first half of the day getting lost and finding our bearings around the campground and sections behind the creek area to the Red River, where we could make sprints over the flats, but by late lunch time had a pretty good feel for that part of it. After lunch we decided to take the creek down to the river, and learned a very valuable lesson: You CAN'T make it all the way! About 100 yards before the river, it turns to deep muck and quicksand. Thanks to Proxy for helping get me out of that mess, and if it ruined your boots I'll be happy to replace them for you. After alot...alot...of cleanup and a good rest, we found our way past the RV campground area...I'm assuming this was where Grady was, but sorry we didn't see you as there were alot of people and still we were kinda lost...but we went a long way down some trails and gravel roads until we found the section of trails that runs along the river, miles of them it seemed and I can see where a GPS would be VERY handy here. These trailes were marked and numbered, I remember seeing #4, 5, and 11 most. Some pretty hairy stuff, but nothing we backed down from and made the climbs successfully. Very beautiful area with some wonderful places to stop and rest on rocky outcrops on the river. This area was MY kind of riding. I'd like to spend all of my time here on the next trip, as we had to turn back and start trying to find our way back due to fuel levels. A GPS and map would be very helpful in the future, as there were many more trails to explore that we didn't make it to.
I did notice quite a few picnic tables and camping areas along this section of the river, and it is there where I would personally like to setup camp for an overnighter, but nobody was there. There was one magnificent spot on top of a hill with gorgeous views, and it looked like vehicles had been there before, definitly camping. How do you get there with vehicles? Do you need special permission to camp there?
Does anybody have any maps of the whole place? I think after a few visits I'd get a pretty good feel for the whole place, but it'd be nice to have a map for now and in the future.
All in all it was a great day. Nobody got hurt and nothing got dented, dinged, or broke. This is a place we will return to...frequently!
:cool: :ride: :)
We met up with Proxy on the way out of Ft. Worth, and it only took about 1.5 hours to get there. NIce drive really. Arriving early, we had some good choices for setting up, and we picked a spot down in a pit, so to speak, just outside the large sandy area on the creek. Great shady spot nestled in the trees. We spent the first half of the day getting lost and finding our bearings around the campground and sections behind the creek area to the Red River, where we could make sprints over the flats, but by late lunch time had a pretty good feel for that part of it. After lunch we decided to take the creek down to the river, and learned a very valuable lesson: You CAN'T make it all the way! About 100 yards before the river, it turns to deep muck and quicksand. Thanks to Proxy for helping get me out of that mess, and if it ruined your boots I'll be happy to replace them for you. After alot...alot...of cleanup and a good rest, we found our way past the RV campground area...I'm assuming this was where Grady was, but sorry we didn't see you as there were alot of people and still we were kinda lost...but we went a long way down some trails and gravel roads until we found the section of trails that runs along the river, miles of them it seemed and I can see where a GPS would be VERY handy here. These trailes were marked and numbered, I remember seeing #4, 5, and 11 most. Some pretty hairy stuff, but nothing we backed down from and made the climbs successfully. Very beautiful area with some wonderful places to stop and rest on rocky outcrops on the river. This area was MY kind of riding. I'd like to spend all of my time here on the next trip, as we had to turn back and start trying to find our way back due to fuel levels. A GPS and map would be very helpful in the future, as there were many more trails to explore that we didn't make it to.
I did notice quite a few picnic tables and camping areas along this section of the river, and it is there where I would personally like to setup camp for an overnighter, but nobody was there. There was one magnificent spot on top of a hill with gorgeous views, and it looked like vehicles had been there before, definitly camping. How do you get there with vehicles? Do you need special permission to camp there?
Does anybody have any maps of the whole place? I think after a few visits I'd get a pretty good feel for the whole place, but it'd be nice to have a map for now and in the future.
All in all it was a great day. Nobody got hurt and nothing got dented, dinged, or broke. This is a place we will return to...frequently!
:cool: :ride: :)