Wow!!
That's how every one left today. Woodsy, his friend Larry, my son Andy, my friend/coworker Rob (Salesboy), 2bigforakdx, and 70Marlin met at the trailhead within miniutes of each other. While warmer, into the high 40's, it was foggy and damp out. One other truck was in the lot besides the rest of us. The lot had quite a bit of ice on it, so I was glad we brought the studded tires. Everyone was studded up but Rob.
Once on the trail, we soon worked into a great groove. Andy shot out front like usually, followed by Woodsy, then the rest of us. I followed Woodsy closely for awhile, then got tired of eating the huge mounds of dirt (and, we found out later, chunks of knobby!) that his 500 Kawi threw at me. It was sure fun to hear an open class bike out there though, there's nothing like the sound of a big two stroke!
There was some spots of ice, but mostly the trail was hard pack, fast and smooth. For those that haven't ridden there, the first several miles is deep-woods stuff that's pretty wide, but a lot of fun because of the berms and pretty nice soil. Kind of like a narrow 70's motocross track....After this is a large sand run which usually give me the willies, but today it was also har-packed and fast. Pretty whooped out, but fun. The lollipop loop was great, more sand, but again hard-packed. We got to the MCCCT turnoff and decided to keep going. Some were worried about their gas supply, but we realized there were enough large tanks of two stroke and four stroke gas that we could rob some gas if we needed to.
A quick whip up to Nichols Lake and a rest were next. We talked for awhile, then some of us realized our mucles were stiffening up, especially us old farts. So we whipped it back. The lead group took the long loop backwards, which made me really begin to wonder about gas supply, especially for Larry and Andy's CR250 MX tanks. We ran into more people on the way back. By the time were got within a few miles of the trucks, some of us (read - me) were running pretty slow compared to the beginning of the ride.
When I got close to the truck, I noticed footprints in the dirt. When I stopped, Andy said"did you see my tracks? I ran out of gas and pushed it back". He had run out of gas a couple hundred feet from the truck, pushed it back, and still had to wait for the rest of us.
All in all, we all had a GREAT day! This will be a ride I remember for awhile! Woodsy's photos will follow, if he figures out how to work his new camera!
That's how every one left today. Woodsy, his friend Larry, my son Andy, my friend/coworker Rob (Salesboy), 2bigforakdx, and 70Marlin met at the trailhead within miniutes of each other. While warmer, into the high 40's, it was foggy and damp out. One other truck was in the lot besides the rest of us. The lot had quite a bit of ice on it, so I was glad we brought the studded tires. Everyone was studded up but Rob.
Once on the trail, we soon worked into a great groove. Andy shot out front like usually, followed by Woodsy, then the rest of us. I followed Woodsy closely for awhile, then got tired of eating the huge mounds of dirt (and, we found out later, chunks of knobby!) that his 500 Kawi threw at me. It was sure fun to hear an open class bike out there though, there's nothing like the sound of a big two stroke!
There was some spots of ice, but mostly the trail was hard pack, fast and smooth. For those that haven't ridden there, the first several miles is deep-woods stuff that's pretty wide, but a lot of fun because of the berms and pretty nice soil. Kind of like a narrow 70's motocross track....After this is a large sand run which usually give me the willies, but today it was also har-packed and fast. Pretty whooped out, but fun. The lollipop loop was great, more sand, but again hard-packed. We got to the MCCCT turnoff and decided to keep going. Some were worried about their gas supply, but we realized there were enough large tanks of two stroke and four stroke gas that we could rob some gas if we needed to.
A quick whip up to Nichols Lake and a rest were next. We talked for awhile, then some of us realized our mucles were stiffening up, especially us old farts. So we whipped it back. The lead group took the long loop backwards, which made me really begin to wonder about gas supply, especially for Larry and Andy's CR250 MX tanks. We ran into more people on the way back. By the time were got within a few miles of the trucks, some of us (read - me) were running pretty slow compared to the beginning of the ride.
When I got close to the truck, I noticed footprints in the dirt. When I stopped, Andy said"did you see my tracks? I ran out of gas and pushed it back". He had run out of gas a couple hundred feet from the truck, pushed it back, and still had to wait for the rest of us.
All in all, we all had a GREAT day! This will be a ride I remember for awhile! Woodsy's photos will follow, if he figures out how to work his new camera!
