Worden18
02-28-2013, 01:11 AM
There's a nice valley I ride through with my trike (3 blocks and I'm on gravel - 1.5 miles down to valley); just thought I'd share some pics I took the other day.
My neighbor owns the land down there (farmer) and rents permanent lots to many campers. There's even a few log cabins down there. It winds back in there another mile or so, and then there's a logging trail that goes up the bluff. We used to ride down in this valley from about 1981-1988 (then I joined the Navy); I had a dirt bike and a couple of my friends had 3 wheelers. Well of course I never did much winter riding on my dirt bike :lol:, so...I've been discovering how much fun it is on my 185s and Big Red.
We've had several periods of snow, meltdown, refreeze here, but lately it has snowed just enough along with a slight warm up to make the snow nice and sticky and the snowmobile trails easy to follow. The logging road is always open to ATVs, etc. but it's more of a challenge in the winter as it gets pretty steep in spots. Once you're at the top of the bluff, it goes on and on through the woods on a pretty nice trail all the way to another farmer's field. Well normally his gate is closed and locked but it too is open for the snowmobiles once there is enough snow.
So I've been following that trail through the field, which leads to another skinny trail down a steep bluff, then across a creek (nice wooden bridge), then UP the next bluff to ultimately a dirt road (which I ride from there instead of following the snowmobile trail again thru another field). Man, what fun. I took my 185 out tonite and the whole ride lasted 2.5 hours. Never saw one snowmobile. Just one racoon:D
Here's some pics from the other day. Couldn't get myself in the picture since I was the only one out there...oh well.
http://i1142.photobucket.com/albums/n601/gorfmaster/1983%20Honda%20ATC/trailride185sFeb26201324_zpsa2a9de31.jpg
http://i1142.photobucket.com/albums/n601/gorfmaster/1983%20Honda%20ATC/trailride185sFeb26201323_zpse757d29b.jpg
http://i1142.photobucket.com/albums/n601/gorfmaster/1983%20Honda%20ATC/trailride185sFeb26201321_zpsea60868b.jpg
http://i1142.photobucket.com/albums/n601/gorfmaster/1983%20Honda%20ATC/trailride185sFeb26201320_zps87dee190.jpg
My neighbor owns the land down there (farmer) and rents permanent lots to many campers. There's even a few log cabins down there. It winds back in there another mile or so, and then there's a logging trail that goes up the bluff. We used to ride down in this valley from about 1981-1988 (then I joined the Navy); I had a dirt bike and a couple of my friends had 3 wheelers. Well of course I never did much winter riding on my dirt bike :lol:, so...I've been discovering how much fun it is on my 185s and Big Red.
We've had several periods of snow, meltdown, refreeze here, but lately it has snowed just enough along with a slight warm up to make the snow nice and sticky and the snowmobile trails easy to follow. The logging road is always open to ATVs, etc. but it's more of a challenge in the winter as it gets pretty steep in spots. Once you're at the top of the bluff, it goes on and on through the woods on a pretty nice trail all the way to another farmer's field. Well normally his gate is closed and locked but it too is open for the snowmobiles once there is enough snow.
So I've been following that trail through the field, which leads to another skinny trail down a steep bluff, then across a creek (nice wooden bridge), then UP the next bluff to ultimately a dirt road (which I ride from there instead of following the snowmobile trail again thru another field). Man, what fun. I took my 185 out tonite and the whole ride lasted 2.5 hours. Never saw one snowmobile. Just one racoon:D
Here's some pics from the other day. Couldn't get myself in the picture since I was the only one out there...oh well.
http://i1142.photobucket.com/albums/n601/gorfmaster/1983%20Honda%20ATC/trailride185sFeb26201324_zpsa2a9de31.jpg
http://i1142.photobucket.com/albums/n601/gorfmaster/1983%20Honda%20ATC/trailride185sFeb26201323_zpse757d29b.jpg
http://i1142.photobucket.com/albums/n601/gorfmaster/1983%20Honda%20ATC/trailride185sFeb26201321_zpsea60868b.jpg
http://i1142.photobucket.com/albums/n601/gorfmaster/1983%20Honda%20ATC/trailride185sFeb26201320_zps87dee190.jpg