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Old 03-02-2008, 10:41 AM   #1 (permalink)
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Thumbs up Yesterday's ride

I was to meet a bunch of guys at the Dryden VFW at 9 am. I was a little late due to the need for an emergency repair. Damn pull rope broke off leaving me with a foot of rope in my hand and the rest in the recoil. Quick fix and 20 min's later I am on my way. Met up with the guys at a few past 9.

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Old 03-02-2008, 10:43 AM   #2 (permalink)
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A unique feature of our route is the covered snowmobile bridge

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Old 03-02-2008, 10:45 AM   #3 (permalink)
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Lunch was at "Denney's Mountain View Inn" where the Tully Trailblazers was also holding a pig roast and fund raiser ride.




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Old 03-02-2008, 10:47 AM   #4 (permalink)
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At our second gas stop.

It 's amazing how close you can get to wild turkeys before the will get out of the way.

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Old 03-02-2008, 10:53 AM   #5 (permalink)
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Then we were playing in another field and I guess that my camera reacts too slow. I should have made this a vid shot instead.
The direction is toward a steep climb in the field and we were doing speed runs and jumps off the rise.

The day's riding was great fun and I got to put some faces to the names.
The trails were fair to good and even though most had not been groomed and a lot of the corners had "snirt".
The best part was that we rode for 7-8 hours and added 100+ miles to our season totals.
I now have over 350 miles so far this year. Not too bad considering that I have not trailered anywhere and have not had that much snow most of the season.
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Old 03-02-2008, 11:33 AM   #6 (permalink)
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Looked like a great day!
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Old 03-02-2008, 12:11 PM   #7 (permalink)
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Right on, looks like a good time to me. :thumbsup;
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Old 03-02-2008, 05:16 PM   #8 (permalink)
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I left out the best part, and nobody has pics of it I think.
Chasing down a kid on a 4 wheeler tearing up the trails and tearing him a new one.
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Old 03-02-2008, 06:14 PM   #9 (permalink)
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GREAT photos, RJ! Thanks for sharing!! That covered bridge is very cool.
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Old 03-03-2008, 07:53 AM   #10 (permalink)
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haha what did the kid have to say?
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haha what did the kid have to say?

He tried to argue with me that he had permission to ride on those fields, but I convinced him that he was in it real deep if I caught him on the marked trail again.
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Don't mess with the sheriff!!
Great pics, RJ....thanks for sharing!!
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Old 03-11-2008, 10:15 PM   #14 (permalink)
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Very cool, I'm suprised you have such low miles on this year.I thought you got quite a bit of snow up your way.
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Nope, all the best snow was/is still 2 hours north of me.
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Awesome pics, RJ! Are you in any of them?
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Old 03-12-2008, 07:29 AM   #17 (permalink)
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Yep, second gas stop pic, I'm all in black and have the blue balaclava on.
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Cool. thanks!
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RJ, you're much better lookin' than SEG!!!
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That's what his wife said too!!
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