Anybody w/ a winch want to run Old Florida Road tomorrow :)

I had some plans change, I am thinking of just going and meeting
a group at the trail head. I still don't have a winch, but just got a nice Garmin GPS 76S.

At least you'll be able to tell people exactly where your stuck!

Florida Road.

Ha, Ha, LOL. I went out there, and thought someone would be crazy enought to be running it on a stormy weekend, but nobody was home. So I ran it backwards, so I could do the obsticles downhill If I did get struck, I would have had to call RI_Earl to come get me

Lots of luck. The first time we tried Old Florida Road Earle and I tried calling each other on our cell phones. We could see each other, but the cell phones didn't have any signal out there in the woods.

When are you re-scheduling?

What about the day after Turkey Day? (Have winch...)

I am trying to put together a small group to wheel "That Road" in North Adams, MA. I will be in Massachusetts visiting family and want to wheel on the Friday after Turkey Day (the only "free" day I have). I have done my homework and have located the trail on maps - will be flying by instruments (GPS).

I plan to be at the trail early (before 10). Just need an experienced and well-equipped trail bud with a well-maintained rig, preferrably who knows the trail, but that is not necessary. CB recommended.

Me:

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31's, Locked front and rear, running 4.56's
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I need to get this nailed down before I leave for Massachusetts early next week. I will have my Dad and my kids along (kids have lots of experience, Dad is a newbie).

OK, I registered so my info is on file

Didn't expect my first post to go up without registering first - here is my info (see message header etc)

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That's me (and the kids...)

We'll probably be a little better dressed on Friday...

ppro

Re: Florida Road.

[quote:fd489c68b9="BrokenXJ"]Ha, Ha, LOL. I went out there, and thought someone would be crazy enought to be running it on a stormy weekend, but nobody was home. So I ran it backwards, so I could do the obsticles downhill If I did get struck, I would have had to call RI_Earl to come get me [/quote:fd489c68b9]

C'mon!! never as much fun without rain and sleet!!
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Re: Florida Road.

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Well we went we, we saw, we turned back... The first obstacle was nothing but a sheet of ice. It was still fun but we'll have to come back...

Click here for the whole story. My highway carnage beat my trail ride story...

Trip Report

We went to "that road" on Friday. Got there around 8am. The trail was covered in about 1 inch of snow and lots of ice. Water was running down the trail to the trail head. I disconnected and aired down and we crawled up to the first obstacle. I could barely walk to the rock because of the ice so after checking it out, we decided to come back when it had de-iced. We drove around to the northern trail entrance and in as far as the swamp. The ice was 2 inches thick but broke easily as we drove on it. I decided not to go all the way in because I didn't want to get high-centered on the ice that was accumulating under the frame as we drove.

A hunter that we met told us that a log skidder had removed the rocks protecting the by-pass... We didn't use the bypass. Instead we hit the road after airing up. It was a fun visit and I'm looking forward to going there in better weather!

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