Next we headed over to Thirty-Nine Mile Mountain.
I found an old rotten spruce stump and was able to get some fatwood for the fire kits in our survival kits.
Next we headed over to Thirty-Nine Mile Mountain.
I found an old rotten spruce stump and was able to get some fatwood for the fire kits in our survival kits.
Last weekend me and 2 buddies went camping up at Flagpole Knob in Virginia. We did a little bit of four wheeling, but since we drove our trucks there from 2.5hrs away, we had to be a bit conservative in our approach.
I'm driving the 4Runner in the lead. One buddy is driving his Land Rover Discover II, the third is recording with his potato phone (he bailed on driving early on because the trail was much rougher and his new F150 was struggling):
A little meadow a couple miles down the trail (after 3 water crossings and lots of rock steps). You might recognize the same meadow and same truck from an earlier post of mine in the same thread. The first pic was taken about 15 years ago when the trail was nowhere near as rough as it is now:
Small Rock Steps:
Camp:
Evening libation by the campfire:
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Chris
Hardly challenging but fun. The WJ rarely slips a tire.
The rest of the climb.
This is about 20 minutes from my house, if that far.
I've literally crashed a V-Strom 650 all the way to the bottom of those mountains when I took the wrong trail. Thought I knew where I was, nope. There was no turning around as steep as it was. Nothing but loose rock all the way to the bottom, brakes were useless and would lock up and you're still gaining speed sliding. So you throw the bike down on purpose. Pick it up and get back on it again (sometimes), crash in another 50' or so. I spent like $750 on plastics, handlebars, brake and clutch levers, mirrors, bar ends, and shifter once I got home from that one. Plus new riding jacket and pants.
All because I thought I was on the trail to Switzer Dam and instead I was on some ghost of a trail that ended up above Union Springs.
After pulling some vehicles including my own out of the snow, my recovery kit is lacking some soft shackles and a bow shackle - who so we like for those? Prefer USA made.
Kiddo heading back to the 4Runner after her first hike in the woods. Not a difficult drive at all, but it was an awesome day for me and her for a whole bunch of reasons.
I have some soft shackles and a kennetic pull rope from Bubba Gear, US made, but barely used it so far so I am not a solid testimonial based on experience, it appears to be properly made. I also had some stuff from an outfit called Valens rigging but I don't see them around anymore, it worked very well.
For 4x info I go here to look first https://americanadventurist.com/forum/
Good people and good background on the info from what I can tell. Nice low key forum with down to earth folks.
“Far better it is to dare mighty things, to win glorious triumphs, even though checkered by failure, than to take rank with those poor spirits who neither enjoy much nor suffer much, because they live in the gray twilight that knows neither victory nor defeat.”
― Theodore Roosevelt
Yesterday I took the family on a little off-road adventure. We got up and were on our way by 8:30am, hitting the trail at 11am after a stop to top up fuel and buy a trail pass ($5/day, but 3-day and yearly passes available). The trail isn't overly tough and any 4x4 with decent clearance will do fine. The trip took about 1:20 to cover the 7 mile length with a couple stops and pulling over to let others pass in the opposite direction. There were no yahoos and everyone was polite and friendly. We started at the Little Fort Campground end and exited at the Edinburg Gap end. There were parking lots and public toilets at each end. Highly recommended to any VA locals who want to get into offroading or have an easy trail to take non-enthusiasts on.
Peters Mill OHV trail at Alltrails.com
Getting started:
Glamour Shot:
Trail behind the glamour shot:
Nice View:
Post-ride stop at a country store for cider and snacks:
Chris
Hunting elk this last week: