TURKEY TROT IV - Nov 2-3-4

I made plans a week before this thread started. I had forgotten all about this ride. Anyway IN next year

Sorry you cant make it. Dont know if any of the "other areas" will be represented...

So we will all talk about you and make up stories....

Fair enough. If ican make a few requests. Include KLR's, Wrangler jeans and Natty Light. Also let Tony tell the stories. His body language is enough to make the deaf understand the stories.

And don't forget...

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Yeah I've been known to get a little carried away, especially after consumption of the aforementioned finely-aged Natty Light

a LITTLE carried away!!!

I have the SWAMPY Whillie Who's your ride leader story somewhere on video...

It may come up again....

Is there a set time for when people are doing the easy loop or is it just whenever a group gets together and feels like going?

No set times for any rides. Guys just kinda get together and make up a pack who want to ride together.

I will lead a ride Saturday morning at 10AM. Its the long loop that will go from Spec East and then South down to HWY 20 -along the bay for gas and then back up to Spec. Bout 100 miles... with stops along the way.

All other rides will be groups going out on the shorter loops or just exploring....

Lots of meet and greet here too... you dont actually have to ride to join in the BS....

I'm gonna try and make it since the old lady will be out of town anyway. Hopefully I get my bigger tank in the mail before then. When I went to Jackson Guard to get my permit she gave me a fishing permit and I didn't notice till afterwards. Was that a mistake or is that what they normally give out to riders since we're not actually doing anything except traveling through?

The fishing permit is for one calendar year. The visitors permit is from Oct 1 to Oct 1 and only cost 12. Really doesnt matter as long as you have one.

No ban on fires this year so if anyone has firewood it would be appreciated...

Temps are gonna be just right...

You mean there was a fire ban last year?

Nope, he was speaking Hypothetically

A few shots of the campground from last year...








Some evening discussions...



Hope you all can make it. Be safe on your way over...

Guitarmy,
We will go on the easy loop with you and if anyone else wants to join us let us know.
DB

A few pics of the campground from today!





DB

Visited Hat Tree too....Needs some TLC.



DB

Ok this one has got me! Dont know where it might be.

Looks like you guys followed at least some of the long loop...

Sure was a pretty day. Many hunters out?

There are benefits to not loading the topo maps in your GPS. All I had were your tracks with no other roads showing so it made for an interesting ride. I got messed up in the area on the way to hat tree where you detour into the little bypass. I saw some flags or ribbons on the tree and said "that was nice of Vic to mark the entrance" when in fact you didn't. After riding into the woods and back out a few times I realized there was no trail that we could see for very far. We ended up just bypassing that section and noticed 3 or 4 more turns going that way with ribbons all over them. So having the topo maps would have really helped there. Of course without them it was easy to take a wrong turn here and there. We saw some large building too at C6. In fact, that is how we got lost after turning around there. We saw 3 hunters and a few other people rescuing a trailer or at least near a broken down trailer.
DB

p.s. I got the topo maps loaded now!

Sounds good! Ill definitely try and make it out there on Saturday