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with the trail system being established as early as october in ocala, i was thinking about doing a ride similar to the scout ride we did last august. it was a long ride with a fuel drop and people carried fuel as well. it would be kinda like a farewell tour so to speak, taking advantage of what legal trails that are still open to us. we rode 165 miles on the first scout ride. sometime in june or july would be good as the days are longer then. as far as the starting point, the best place would be somewhere between rodman and big scrub but the number of riders may influence that. the reason for the centralized starting point is we could loop north, come back to our meeting point & refuel then head south. also, people that wanted out could drop off then.

jeff  

Sounds really neat james. I checked with elite and its all booked . Id like to go got any ideas on where to stay ?

Sounds good, I would like to make a ride like that, that is if I can last on such a long ride. It would be fun to try. Pick a date and let me know or I will watch for post.

Depending on the date, I would love to be in on it.

My son and I also, as long as I don't have to work.

I'm in, but need a date because I work weekends.

Sounds like fun.

Let me know the date. How about the same weekend as ms&g? Hard to get more than one weekend a month for a camping trip for me.  

Hey Jeff you can count me in. Just need to know the date. Maybe another hurricane ride ;)

what kinda pace is this ride?

we'll throw a few date out there and get a consensus. it will take me a few days before i know mine. what works for ya'll?


jeff

james, any day other then the 4 of july weekend

Love to go.... Let us know when!

I would also like to go! I got all weekends off in june and july. Wilburz I would have to follow you there or something I would get lost.  :-/

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Am I missing something here?

I think he meant because of this    (with the trail system being established as early as october in ocala)   that what it says a beginning of this thread, I myself havnt heard of this
but wouldnt be suprized   Jerry

Let me know what dates. I would love to go

Yeah,teah, James the date is very highly overrated. Who needs to know when we're gonna go anyway.

thats funny, i should know by the end of this week what weekend would work best for me. the end of june would be best as july is full of commitments for me.

jeff

its not a matter of "if" but "when" they will restrict the entire forest except for a designated trail system that is being planned as we speak. several members of this site have been told it could happen in october. boy will that ever be crowded.

jeff

is the designated trail system for atv's only? Do the trucks and jeeps etc. have to adhere to a set of trails too?

It is my understanding that all OHV will be restricted to a relatively small trail system in ONF. From what we are being told a couple thousand miles of trails now used will turn into less than a couple hundred miles of trails. Can you say ATV rush hour.

I predict the same thing that happend with boaters will happen with us. Restrictions were placed with overwhelming "No Wake" and "Manatee" zones that made the sport less enjoyable and reduced the number of recreational boaters. That was one of their goals.

Restricting our riding areas will make it less enjoyable and reduce the number of riders. This reduces the Government's problems in manageing us. Think about it.

Sorry to rant on your post Jeff, providing I have no other commitments on the date I will be their.

I would love to see a manatee wooble through the woops !!!!

I wont mind the NO WAKE ZONE!!!!
got it Cory...

depending on the date i would be up for it as well!.

as for your rant sk8terdude, your right but they will never stop me! i will ride in a donut pit till i hit china! if we dont give up then they will have to conform to our needs ;)

I shall ride till the day I die. THey aint taking the sport from me. Lets make a date to do this im ready!!  ;D

During the rodman ride, the ranger at Rodman said they will be building a facility there with parking, bathrooms, washdown, and it will have 3 or 4 trails leading out of there all marked on different loops, I believe he said they will still be 2way trails and it will be marked through the whole system, he said the entire forest will be like that soon. I just hope they still allow us to ride wherever and add the marked trails for the more inexperienced riders and families. He also said they will maintain trails every week with heavy equipment and get rid of whoops, he said one reason they are gettin upset about the trails is atv riders try to go around whoops and the trails just get wider and wider and tear up more forest floor.

That's what happened to the power lines near big scrub camp, it used to be grass and weeds, now only sand.

Count me in for the scout ride possibly 2 other bikes

That make no sense. Why not just grade the whooped out areas instead? [smiley=banghead.gif] Typical government bullcrap.

as far as the date, how bout the 18th of june.

on this ride we will have to carry or drop fuel.

jeff

I'll have to see if my wife will let me on that date. That is my birthday. If I can go then I will expect you guys to bring me a cake.  ;D
Also, If you bring cards then I prefer cash, That way I don't have to worry about checks bouncing against my account. hehehehehe

sk8tr,
your points are all valid and are always welcomed. this proposed trail system may very well be worse than we imagine. there will be too many people crammed into too small an area. btw whats up with grizz. i havent heard from him?

jeff

This said , would work great for me & I imagine some others!!  

 Is this still a possible option ??

yes, this is still an option and one that i hope will work out.

one option for the starting point is the old campground location we stop at on the way to the 88 store. its just a grassey field now but its on the ocala maps as prairie pond. its just off forest road 88 north of hwy 316 about 1 mile. there are no whoops (yet).
another option would be somewhere near the idaman trails.

jeff

how bout we get sky to give you a birthday spanking.  ;)

im a little flexible on the date. i am committed on the july 4th weekend and just about the whole month of july.


jeff

you know my vote for where to start/end ;-)

Id@

Anybody going to pull the trigger and set time, date & place??

I'm In,Post a Date and Ill Dang Sure Show :P

If you bump it up a week, to the 11th, I can make it with my son.
What do ya say, 11th, 0900, parking area near Ida's.

I'm in as long as it doesn't interfere w/ a fishing trip I'm going on.  I know there are atleast 6+ people that have posted interrest on this that are going to be on the fishing trip.  Maybe we can schedule the fishing around this when we get a date.  What do ya think?

Hey we are in too , but any sat. other than June 18th, thats an engagement party here....Four to go here and maybe 5 others nearby...............

when is the fishing trip? i may be open for the 11th as well, in lieu of the 18th.
as far as the starting point the ida trails area would be great. im not exactly sure where the parking area is as i havent started there before. how many trucks would it accomodate? it would be better to start at 8:00am. if things go well this could be a long ride.

jeff

are you talking about the parking area or the cabin?

jeff

either, if we are gonna make it a long ride it would be better to have a small group, but you know how big my place is and how many it could handle.

or the parking area can handle about the same.

Id@

I'd love to join this ride , have never rode onf ,so I'll need directions to the srarting point. anytime in june is great ,on second thought  anytime will work  for me. just post time and directions.

sounds to me like thisproblem of trails getting wider cuz of whoops is the rangers problem all along,if they would do there job,then whoops wouldn't be as bad as they are and we would not have to worry about areas being closed as often..so lazy a$$ rangers if you ride and are reading this..IT'S YOUR FAULT.....

That needs to be discussed in another forum, this is about the scout ride, when and where.

lets set it for the 11th of june. that seems to be the best time for everyone. now for the place. lets get an approx. head count. that will determine the starting point.

jeff

how many could your place handle ida? we could put a limit on the number of riders. or ride from your cabin to the parking area to pick up the rest of the group. as always we can figure about 25% no-shows.

jeff

the estimated distance for the north loop is 85-90 miles. the south trails maybe less.

jeff

Great, will be good to see and ride with who shows up. I'm ready to see how my new ride handles. I've rode it around here and it runs a little better after the snorkle install. Can't wait to see what a pipe and carb. adjustment will do. Never had my son on a ride like this, but he rides Jasper like a trooper, so I think he'll be fine.

5-7 trucks at my place would give people plenty of room to spread out for a cookout or something for the evening.

I could set up the projection screen for a race or something else on TV, or a DVD.

just ask anyone about the last Rodman ride projection screen at Id@'s ;-)

I did a loop today that took me about 4 miles due west from here then south to the boundary of ONF past Big Scrub, then to the campground at Scrub and almost due south from there to get back.  The loop was about 60 miles all together and I'm worn out from the dang whoops.

gotta take more drinks with me next time.

Id@

June 11 sounds great.  Shulco and I are in.  Hey by the way Larry would it be possible to double on the trailer so we don't take up as much parking space?

Camp Ida is the bomb!  He hooked it up big time w/ the projection video's.  No one but Ida in the dude pool this time though. ;D

June 11 sounds great.  Shulco and I are in.  Hey by the way Larry would it be possible to double on the trailer so we don't take up as much parking space?

Camp Ida is the bomb!  He hooked it up big time w/ the projection video's.  No one but Ida in the dude pool this time though. ;D

yeah, the water stayed clean though ;-)

Id@

I'm in for the 11th, and QT we can deff. share my trailer,   pm me later to set time for departure and such

I am in for the 11th.  Need some directions to meet up with you guys.  Also any instructions on gas, camping, food, whatever would be helpful as well.

Our Family would like to go also but need to find Camping Arrangement for the Camper....Is anyone camping at the campground? That is only next week and not much info on this ride yet...Please let us know what is going on....

Me and Candice are in for this one.  [smiley=ThumbsUp.gif] I'll have to pack fuel but it can be done. Ida Camp here we come.  [smiley=laugh.gif]

Hollywood I'm glad to see that you and Candace are going to make it for this one too.

Hey guys, I need some help finding a place for my buddy Tmack and his wife Smackattack and their kids.  They have a 23 foot camper trailer and what not.  Can we accomodate them at Id@ camp?

If not can we suggest something else for them.  Also, my buddy Muddbuggy and his family are going.  They have a 20 some odd foot enclosed trailer.  

Count me in for the 11th,with one other bike

Would like to ride with you guys too. As far as gas goes. Do you have to carrie a gas can on your atv or what? Would a gallon milk jub suffice? Logistically what would a guy coming from down around west palmbeach have to bring wit him? Is there a place to pitch a tent around there?

now I remember wilburz, bring it on and camp at my place.

as far as the camper trailer QT,,,,bring it on as well, I'd only like to leave the area in front of the door open for the projector at night.

Id@

Count us in for the 11th, just give us directions as to where we are meeting and a time to be there.

Id@ I see you have room for tmacks travel camper....how bout another camper/trailer 20ft?  

MB

Can someone do me a favor please??  Really break down this ride for us newbies who have never been to Ida's.  

Location
Time
Supplies needed (gas, food, camping)


Any other important info or helpful tips is greatly appreciated.  

MB, I think there will be room, so bring it on.

Id@

I'll get directions soon enough, just gotta go get in the kiddie pool with my daughter who is begging.

Id@

Id@ Thank you for the invite we will be up there Saturday. Lauren give me a call so maybe we all can convoy up there together You and Shulco, Mack and I, Muddbuggy and the family.Sent you a pm..Thanks again Id@ Looking forward to having some fun By the way how old is your daughter? I have 2, a 9 year old and a 2 1/2 year old that will be coming with us...

OK, if everything goes as planned, me and the wife-to-be are a go as well. ;D Need directions to Id@'s, or a rendezvous point. What are the plans for lunch? Sammiches? Dinner-Bring a dish to share? I assume its byobeverages, right? If someone needs a place to park a camper, we have 10 acres, but we live 1 1/2 hours away in Trenton. :-/

Somebody want to do a roll call?

Kurt
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Roll Call for the Group Scout Ride:
Potentially meeting at Camp Id@ 6/11, time not set yet(9am mentioned).

Id@ of course
QT314Nfla & Shulco sharing ride
Tmack, wife, 3 kids
Muddbuggy, wife, 2 kids
jjamesbarr
caospop
jbbj220
da_mtg_man and family?
moose and son
wilburz
flblaster04?
big-daddy?
muddgurl101?
DaKota?
sk8rdude?
dreth?
autotek and friend
drwalum?
LE Vinson
Susieblazer and family
redtree511
Hollywood and g/f
girlieblazer04
gpsKurt and wife

Here is the current list.  If there is a ? next to your name there was no confirmation on you.  If you're on the list and not going post it so we can make room for others.  If you're not on the list make a post so we can add you.

Ida, how is this looking so far?

sounds like a blast would like to join you guys but the 11th is no good.  have fun, catch you all on the next one!

I dont know where Ida's place is but I'll probably be at my place that day. I may meet up with you all. If you want to plan a break/fuel stop at my place that would be cool. I'm 6 mi. north of 316 near hog valley. I got plenty of room, shade, bathrooms for the ladies.

I agree with Hollywood, camp Ida here we come. If there's room that is.

she's 5.5, but not coming on this ride, dunno if I could stand the screaminf anf giggling that happens when I put her on the front of the quad for as many miles as we are planning.

Id@

scary ;-)

but not all are spending the night, so we should be fine.

just remember ya'll with the big trailers, please try to pack yerselves in a tightly as possible, cause we might need it.

Id@

Won't be able to make it  [smiley=Cry.gif]  [smiley=Cry.gif]
Bad dates . Everybody have fun & ride safe  [smiley=ThumbsUp.gif]

DR Walum

Just wanted to let you know Flblaster04 is my other half so yes he will be there.  We aren't camping out we live only 45 minutes away.  Just tell us where to be and a time.

ya'll ever been to my place?

if not, PM me and I'll give you directions

Id@

Thanx Id@ for the spot at your camp :D

Tmack and I just might need directions just in case QT drives too fast.... :P

MB

she'd be the best one to give you directions from that side of the state, or Sir Mike if he is coming.

Id@

Thanks Id@, My kids won't be going on the ride either. I'll be staying back at camp with them. Dad is going to do this ride... :-/ So if anyone bringing kids that don't go on the ride Im open to watching them for ya. I have three of my own 11,9, and 2 1/2. Thanks again. Hey Ida we were thinking about leaving friday afternoon if that is ok with ya. Long trip for us to leave at 5 in the morning. Will get with Lauren for directions..

Oh my  :o  guys this is great now we have a day care at Id@'s  just think of the possiblities :P

MB

Really funny Kevin :P

Here's the most recent updates:

Id@ of course
QT314Nfla & Shulco sharing ride
Tmack, wife, 3 kids
Muddbuggy, wife, 2 kids
jjamesbarr
caospop
jbbj220
da_mtg_man and family?
moose and son
wilburz
big-daddy?
muddgurl101?
DaKota?
sk8rdude?
autotek and friend
LE Vinson
Susieblazer and family
redtree511
Hollywood and g/f
girlieblazer04 and flblaster04 (not camping)
gpsKurt and wife

Tmack and Muddbuggy, Larry will be driving up there.  We need to figure when we want to leave so we can convoy up there.  I'll PM directions to you guys tonight.

i would love to make the ride but i have to practice for the last race of the year in tennessee. i need alot of practice :( yall stay safe and have fun!

i have 2 flat 3.2gallon gas cans if yall need them for the ride! let me know and i will get them to yall some how ;)

Sorry we're going to miss you dreth.  Flat can's would be great but too far for us too hook up on them.  Thanks though maybe for someone else.

Also, anyone coming from the I-75 (West Coast) I have directions.  Just send me a PM and I'll hook you up.

I am really thinking hard about going. I told my g/f I wasnt going to plan anything that weekend, but I really want to go. I might just drive up sunday morning and then come back sunday night. What time do you all think the ride will be over?

Hey,  is the ride on saturday or Sunday?

MB

I believe it's supposed to be Saturday the 11th.

i hope we can all fit in at ida's. im just coming up saturday for the ride.

the yellow flies seemed to be out with a vengence this year, at least in northern putnam county so everyone be prepared.

everyone should bring food, drink and spare fuel. since the rangers have closed the woods around the 88 store it would be wise to avoid that stop (it was the best).

suggestions: fix a flat, (small portable air pump would be nice to have on the ride), tire plug kit and a few misc tools.

jeff

if all goes well we should pass close to your place. it would be a great place for a fuel stop. are you located near the big pit thats fenced off? we will be stopping in the sand pit at eurika dam as well.

Hey Guy's/Gal's, I'm really interested in this ride,But I don't know about a 60 to 80 mile ride. It would be me,wife and 5 year old and possibly the 13 year old,of course seperate bike's. Is there gonna be a shorter ride? Cause I'll only be coming up for the day. Let me know. Thank's Jason

60 to 80 miles aint really that long of a ride. Im sure there will be ppl riding around the area.  my buddies wife and kids will be staying at camp while we go on the ride.

 Would love to go, but we still need to put time on the new quads so we will be in Scrub.....We look forward to the next one where we will be able to stay with the pack...........

working that weekend  :-\

 :(

its hard to pick a weekend thats good for everyone. we will catch you next time.

jeff

thanks, jeff

I can't make this one. Everyone have have fun.

Here's the latest stats on the trip.

Id@ of course
QT314Nfla & Shulco sharing ride
Tmack, wife, 3 kids
Muddbuggy, wife, 2 kids
jjamesbarr (not camping)
caospop
jbbj220
da_mtg_man and family?
moose and son
wilburz
muddgurl101?
DaKota?
autotek and friend
LE Vinson
redtree511
Hollywood and g/f
girlieblazer04 and flblaster04 (not camping)
gpsKurt and wife
chillinthamost (not camping)

Hey Jeff, Any chance you have the route saved on your computer? If so can you E-mail me a file for my garmin? Or a pic of the route posted, Thanks

-Luis

Jeff. rode the forest today and you were right about the yellow flies,(bring bug spray) I think we will park on 88 and ride to Ida`s sat. morning.what time are we leaving and where are we dropping fuel ??thanks

Im down to go just tell me the date  ;D

What are yellow bugs? No-c-ums? ???

saturday June the 11th, (AM) thats all I know!......yellow flies,horse flies,deer flies, they are like  pit bulls with wings that hang out in the forest waiting on ATV riders.

are they anything like the dreaded Tsetse flies? ;D

I dont thick they carry the sleeping sickness disease, but I clocked one yesterday at 18 MPH so if you ride faster than that your OK.

OK, I want to make this ride but I need to know some things. Will astock Warrior make the ride on 1 tank of gas? If not what can I do about gas? I have no way ro carry any. Also I may have missed them but directions to Ida's, I will be coming from Orange Park. Just give me directions from the turn off into Rodman. Thanks all,

   Jim

I belieive they plan on dropping some fuel at a to be determined location somewhere along the projected trail ride.  PM Ida for directions. 

I will bring fuel to drop and I PMed Ida for directions. I will not be camping and it is not 100% sure that I will make this ride. Might not know for sure if I am going until Friday. I will post if I am not going to make it.

Ok I really want to go but I still am not sure. If the ride starts at 9am what time do you think it wil be over? Do you think we will be back to Ida's by 6-7pm? Let me know! I appreciate it. I will bring 10gal extra fuel to strap to the back of my quad and I will only need a little of it if any at all for myself so I will have some if anyone needs it and I show up, lol

Horse flys have only bit me when I go swimin and im wet. They never bothered me when I was dry. Oh well they still hurt.

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we should try to meet up at 8:00am and plan to pull out by 9:00am. the northern route will be around 80-90 miles. we should be back to ida's late afternoon. anyone up for a ride south we'll play it by ear. depends on when we get back and mechanical issues.
possible fuel drop locations could be rodman dam or eurika dam. rodman is close to the halfway point. just hide it good, and remember where you put it. i'll have 3.5 gallons with me and will have some in my truck for the southerly route. if i can dig up a map i'll try to post it. i posted some last year but they are probably deleted.

jeff

Would it be possible to load all the fuel into someones truck and run it to Rodman befor the ride starts. I have a large suv and would be willing to work something out. Maybe put the gas inside and leave the windows open a small bit would be ok. don't know how that would work but just a thought.

   Jim,

sounds like a great time, i'd really like to go. Few questions

Whats gonna be the pace of the ride? i dont need to do 60 the whole time, but i dont wanna just putt around, im sure that wont be the case though.

...actually only one question, the rest i need to ask id@ ;D

i like to run 20-25 most of the time, some times i'll hammer down. we try to wait up for everyone. we are basically trail riding but try to have something for everyone. in places we let the faster riders go ahead so they can open it up. in places that are tricky as far as crisscrossing trails and such, its best to let the people lead that know those particular trails. we'll have a little meeting before getting started.

jeff

not a bad idea jim. probably best if it was in the back of a truck and not inside your suv though.

jeff

was that a stock yellow fly or did it have any mods?  ;D

btw, be prepared for rain. me, odie and a few others took an 80 mile ride back in march. it rained the last 75 miles of the ride, the first 5 miles were nice. we dont let the rain stop us.

jeff

jjamesbar, my place is about a mile north of the fenced off pit. I'm 3 houses down from the pig pen bar right on the paved road and directly across from a major trail. I can even check and see if the bar would be willing to serve lunch to everyone. If someone wants to drop off gas or coolers they can be put in my enclosed trailer. Then I may follow you guys to the Eureka pit. Give me a shout if you want to work something out 941-812-2822, Matt.
 If anyone would be interested in the Pig Pen lunch thing speak up so I can ckeck on that.

Don't know if I'm going to make this ride after all. My Dad goes under the knife wednesday, tripple heart bypass, so I'll be there for a few days. I will be close, so we might make it after all. Have a good ride everyone, and say a prayor for my Dad.

I like the idea of having a gas drop as opposed to having to carry it.  I have room to carry mine.  Bad thing is I don't have a cap for my gas can anymore, lost it somewhere.  On top of that if I want to jump whoops or ride hard I can't do it w/ gas attached.  I really like the idea of having a trailer to drop it off at.

The gas drop seems to be of up most concern to alot of ppl.  We are doing the ride on Sat.  so it seems it would be good to have this settled before the ride.  Any suggestions? 

Either way I can't wait.  I've been looking forward to this ride for quite some time.  Also looking forward to meeting some new riders.  Anyone coming from the west coast PM me and I'll hook you up w/ directions from 75. 

I can carry enough gas with me to get me by but it would be nice to just drop it somewhere. If we are planning for around 80 miles I shouldn't need more than 5 gallons for both quads probably about 3.

jbbj- I am still unsure if I am going to be able to come down and camp the whole weekend but as of right now it looks like I am just going to be coming down for the day on Saturday. You are more than welcome to follow me down I can meet you some place off 17. ;)

Bruce sorry to hear about your Dad. We'll keep him in our thoughts and prayers!

Jeff,  I think the yellow fly was stock.he should easly be able to hit 24 or 25 with the right  mods.

Hollywood, I sent you a PM.

   Jim,

I forgot I had plans saturday! I guess I will see you all on the next ride. or fishin trip, whatever comes first.

I won't be able to do 80-90 miles. Arthritis in my hands and spine. Wife won't do that distance, either. We're out. Sorry! :-\
Kurt

matt,
since the 88 store is now located in a restricted area i would like to add this as a stop for future rides. is there any gas stations near you. the lunch thing may be hard to coordinate as we really have no control over no-shows or the actual time of arrival. i rode some trails north of that pit but it was about 3 yrs ago so im not familliar with that area.  do you have gps coordinates?

jeff

 ;D

then we'll cruse at 26 to be safe.

jeff

Jeff, I've gor coordinates.
My house:29 27.103   081 54.791
trail that runs off FR97 that leads to my place:29 27.376  081 51.575
trail off FS97 that leads to Eureka dam 29 23.236  081 51.506
 What is your planned route? I would like to join in somewhere along the way.
 There are no gas stations just the bar and a little country store.

Here's the latest stats on the trip.

Id@ of course
QT314Nfla & Shulco sharing ride
Tmack, wife, 3 kids
Muddbuggy and son
jjamesbarr (not camping)
caospop
jbbj220
da_mtg_man and family?
moose and son
wilburz
muddgurl101?
autotek and friend
LE Vinson
redtree511
Hollywood and g/f (not camping)
girlieblazer04 and flblaster04 (not camping)
chillinthamost (not camping)

Did I miss anyone?  Or are you on the list and not going?  Let us know so we can get an accurate head count for Camp Id@'s

Dakota will riding up with me.
Anyone doing anything Friday afternoon up there?
We may be going up there somewhere Friday.

We won't be able to make this one. I was trying to juggle some previous plans but just can't make it work. Have a great time and be safe. Especially Hollywood   ;D

damn, looks like i am gonna miss out on this one!

I didn' even know it was going on until yesterday.......der!

I can only hope that all the quads will make enough noise to overcome the nasty things I will be cursing at the whoops ;-)

Id@

But Ida since you won't have your daughter on your quad does it matter what your language is?  I know I won't hear it on mine.  See y'all Friday night! ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D

as long as it's not directed at me I won't care, with my sence of hearing I,d probably have to read your lips to know what you said anyway.

Id@ of course
QT314Nfla & Shulco sharing ride
Tmack, wife, 3 kids
Muddbuggy and son
caospop
jbbj220
moose and son
autotek and friend
LE Vinson
redtree511
Hollywood and g/f (not camping)
girlieblazer04 and flblaster04 (not camping)
chillinthamost (not camping)
wilburz and dakota (not camping)
jjamesbarr (not camping)
muddgurl101?

Woo hoo!  Leaving in 2 days!

Don't know if it makes any diff. but I will not be camping. I am hooking up with hollywood and comming down on Sat. morning early.

thanks matt. let me look at these coordinates. the route comes very close to your house. i take a trial through the woods to eureka dam. its a bit confusing as trails criss cross all through there, but it makes for a nice ride. i'll try to call you tonight.

jeff

yea thrasher, we'll definitely miss you on this ride.

jeff

Jeff- Don't know if your driving from Jax or Palatka but me and jbbj are meeting at the Huddle House in Green Cove around 6am for breakfast  then heading to Ida's  if you want to join us.  ;D That goes for anyone coming down from this area.

We can fill the parking lot at HH in GCS with ATV's. That would be a site to see.

   Jim

Has a fuel drop location been decided on yet?? 

I guess I will see everyone Sat. morning @ Ida's and deal with it then.  I plan on being there around 8:30 am.  I am not camping so you can update your camping list.

I still have no idea where Idas place is or any details on the route, is it a secret :'(? I offered my place for a secure gas drop point, no one seemed interested. I'm leaving Palmetto at 1:00 today and will be heading up for the weekend. Jeff, if you try to call and I dont answer, leave a message and # the cell service up there is spoty.

Id@ of course
QT314Nfla & Shulco sharing ride
Tmack, wife, 3 kids
Van and 2 kids
Muddbuggy and son
caospop
moose and son
autotek and friend
LE Vinson
redtree511 (not camping)
Hollywood and g/f (not camping)
jbbj220 (not camping)
girlieblazer04 and flblaster04 (not camping)
chillinthamost (not camping)
wilburz and dakota (not camping)
jjamesbarr (not camping)
muddgurl101?

Here's the latest tally on the trip.  Seems to still be some confusion over gas drop.  Don't worry I'm sure it'll get figured out.  Also, I called chillinthemost and gave him directions to camp.  See y'all tomorrow night sometime.

matt im interested. i didnt get home till late last night or i would have called. if your going on this ride lets make your place the spot for the gas drop. it has to have less whoops than rodman. im pretty sure i could find you place through the woods, but if your riding with us that would be great.

how many people will need to drop gas? please post.

if you need to drop gas get to ida's early and we'll run a truck to matts with all the gas.

thanks for the offer matt.

jeff

one other thing. it looks like its not "if" but "what time" it will rain on saturday. if rain bothers you you might want to consider this and let us know if your not coming.

jeff

I'll have a gas can to drop! Rain is fine with me, that means no dust! ;)

its not very clear but in general this is the route. this is a copy of a ride trever and i rode a couple of years ago so it doesnt show ida's house. we will not be riding to salt springs on this ride but will ride to the st. johns river.

jeff

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I will have gas to drop, and rain does not bother me as long as it is not to hard and I can see. Like Hollywood says less dust.

   Jim

this one is clearer

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10-4 on that. its safe to say there will not be dust.

steve, im leaving from jax, i may see you in gcs.

jeff

good luck with the rain this weekend!

I've been looking forward to a trip like this for a while,,,,,,and I know you guys expect a "BUT" in there, well here goes.

A coworker of mine gave me a cold late this week, and I could just shoot them for coming into work hacking their lungs out, but oh well.

I think I coulda been alright without the rain, but with the rain, who knows what I would have by the end of the ride.

I will still be coming up there, so campers please don't cancel your trips, I just will not be making the long ride,,,,I've had some pretty bad upper respiratory stuff before and don't want to go there again.

who knows, I could get lucky and this storm might not throw much rain on us, and I'd be happy to show some people around shorter trails for those who are staying behind.

Id@

Dakota and I will drop some gas I think. How far can I go on a 250cc 2x4 with a 2.8 gallon tank? Sorry about your cold Ida.

My 250ex will go over 70 miles before reserve is needed if that gives you any idea.

So I probably only need another gallon of has then? Could probably push it the last mile or so if I had to.  ;D 

all depends on how you ride it,,,,,Steve was that 70 miles going as fast as you ride it, or someone else? ;-)

my 400EX will go about 60 miles before hitting the reserve and another 10 on the reserve.

but that's just putting around.

Id@

Ida

My brother offered up a bottle of penicillin and a inhaler. What ya think?

Hers's hopeomg that the rain has past the ONF by tomorrow. Something has come up and I will need to be on the road back home by 2:30.

Id@, if you are up for it I would like to take a shorter ride. Maybe ride some short trails then back to your place then ride some more.

Hollywood, I am still planing on stoping for breakfast at the HH in GCS so if you are still planing on going I will see you @ 6:00 AM.

  LETS RIDE, Jim

Hey Ida!

Did you realize that this ride/camp is same weekend as the LMK last year?....

I just realized that and thought it is neat that everyone is finding their way back there a year later :)

Mrs.Nightbreed, I was not on the site last year. What is LMK? I know that LMK must be LakeMaryKid, but what are you talking about? Nothing bad I hope.

   Jim,

Not at all!!

It was a BIG group ride that a lot of us camped at Ida's cabin for the whole weekend to celebrate LakeMaryKid getting his quad. It is a LONG story but it was good times.....



2 Words:  DUDE POOL  ;D ;D

(Ask Id@ about it  LOL)

Ida- Yes that was 70 even with me on it I mean come on it only has a 110 main jet. lol

jbbj- Yea I am still coming but something came up as far as meeting you in the am. We are going to head down to Ocala tonight and staying overnight to pick up Candice's son so he can ride his new quad with us tomorrow. Needless to say with all the rain and being his 1st day on the new quad I think we'll just stick around close to Ida's. Plus it may be a little later than expected before we get there. I'll send you a PM.

Anyone that is going down from the J'vill aera I will be stiping at the HH in GCS for breakfast between 5:30 and 6:00 if you would like to join me. Look for a white expidetion with a black and white warrior on the trailer.

   Jim,

evil woman, evil woman.

Id@

well its less than 12 hrs before we meet up. i guess i'd better start getting packed up. '
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jeff

I am all set up for a quick pack up in the morning. See you all in the AM.

    Jim

hey, who out there is still goin due to the rain? let me know so we can head out...

What a waste of a good morning to stay in bed. Got up @ 0430 made coffee and finished loading up. Checked weather and it did not look to bad, went outside to finish loading up and still no rain and it looked like it had not rained all night. Pulled out and went down to GCS to HH for breakfast, still no rain. Had breakfast and then headed south, still no rain. About Bostwick strated to just sprinkel and not looking good to the south. By the time I got to the Palatka Mall it was raining  (pouring) so hard that I could not hardly see and it looked like, due to the puddles it had been raining most of the night. So I gave it up tuned around and now I am back home and bike is back in the garage.

Oh well there is always another day.

Id@ thanks for the offer to use your place to stage out of, maybe we can do it another day.

   Jim,

it's 8am, does anyone know where your riders are?

we got Autotek, QT and Larry here,,,,,and of course Id@.........

next?

Id@

D*** I should have come on down. If nothing else could have hung out and had a BS session and got to know you guys. that would have been better than spending the day in the house.

   Jim,

This is lame..  9:30 and the sun is shining in Tampa.  I did not think it would stop pouring like it was this morning when I was getting ready to leave. 

How about Sunday...anyone up for something tomorrow??

Mayde we could try for a short ride day tomorrow, that is if Id@ is up for it. Ether way I might just go down to Rodman for a short day of rideing.

   Jim,

I will be leaving as soon as I can in the morning, but I'm sure there will be a few people here.

I gotta be back in Orlando by about 1-2pm.

Id@

Have a safe trip and again thanks for offering up your place. I look forward to meeting you someday.

   Jim,

This is the ride formerly known as the scout ride....now called the HARDCORE Scout Ride!  To my crew I'd ride w/ y'all anytime.  Nice to see a few of us still stick it out.  Line up of the hardcore riders:  QT, Shulco, jjamesbar, Odie and wife, Wilburz, Dakota, Autotek, Chillinthemost.

Id@ thanks for everything I really appreciate your generocity.  Sorry you weren't feeling well.  I know after we left Hollywood and crew and a few others showed up for a shorter ride.  Sorry I missed you this time.  You guys left camp like 30 minutes before we got back.  Nice meeting all the new people.

Sorry man we rode 77 miles and wore our butts out.  I don't think anyone that went on todays Hardcore ride will be doing any riding tomorrow.  You should have come up.  It was a good ride.

jjamesbar- thanks for leading the ride!  Had too much fun.  I'm going to be sore for days.  You are hell on wheels.

the map and our route

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ride stats

miles: 77.9
moving hours: 4:45
stopped hours: 3:22
average moving speed: 16.4mph
total trip time 8:08

thanks ida for allowing us to start at your cabin and thanks chillinthemost for letting us drop fuel at your place and rebuilding that carberator for wilberz in the woods.

Chillilnthemost, I forgot to drop you a thanks your wife's hair tie.

Jeff, how could we have only averaged 16 mph?  We were hauling butt through quite a bit of it.  Must have been some of the water and technical riding that slowed the avg down.

Still a great ride. I'm not as sore as I had thought I would be.  Maybe it's still working on kicking in.

we need a scout ride II part 2.lol so all of us that missed it can go. I really wanna ride that route!

it was all the water trails and negotiating the downed trees and riding in the pits at eurika dam. on a fast paced ride ive done with only one other rider we averaged like 22 or 23mph. its kind of suprising when you look back on it. the slow parts eat up the most time. and the whooped up trails dont help.

jeff

Like to thank Ida for his hospitality. and a big thanks for those that help me get into my truck and get it started.( that stupid mistake will not happen again)
 

first I would like to thank Ida for letting Dakota and I crash at the crib last night. We played some poker and watched a couple of episodes of South Park.  Big ups to Ida-man!

I got home around 11:30 am, unloaded my stuff, watched a little NASCAR and would have to say my head is ready to fall off my neck and my back is tweaked! Other than that I am fine.

Damn carb was draining fuel like a stuck pig. Good thing  Chillin was on hand. I would not take a carb apart while sitting on a sand trail 1/4 mile from idas. Was ready to turn back becuase I had wasted 20 or so minutes trying to drain what ever was stuck out of the bowl while everyone I had just met was watching. I know Jeff was probably freakin. Chillin took the carb apart, pulled a piece of metal out of the bowl, put it back together and off we went like bats out of hell. I really had no idea what to expect since most of my riding had been at ms&g and I was in for a real treat.  I knew it would be a long trip but most of the forest was a blurr. I would hate to know what a Dreath fast ride is like. Kept thinking my Ozark was going to blow a head gasket. Oh well I had a great time and met a lot of nice people. Thanks QT, Larry, Jeff, Ida, Matt and a few others that I cannot remember. I will post some pics tommorow. Did not have much time for pictures. Also would like to thank Larry for the fuel and Chillin for the drop spot. I really don't kow what Jeff was eating that day but the man can ride. I will be working out over the summer, doing alot of 12 oz. curls and will be ready for the next ride. Might even upgrade to a 300 cc bike. Thanks again.   

just a little perspective, here is the route we took last year on the first scout ride. we rode 160 miles.

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I just want to thank Ida for the parking spot and jjames for being an excellent guide, the man knows his way around the forest and rides the poo poo out of that bike of his. I offered to trade bikes with him but he declined. Probably a good thing, that guy on a YFZ would be hard to keep up with. 
  Try as they might though they couldn't drown out my bike, and I didnt have not one clean or dry spot anywhere on me ;D. Already looking forward to the next one. Everybody was great, you have got to really like to ride to have cowboyed up and went on this one.
   

matt,

somebody forgot to tell you a sport quad isn't supposed to be able to make it through those wet azz trails over by the st. johns river. you autotek and that little 2-stroker followed us (utes) every where. i cant wait to see the pics of you getting some air at eurika dam. you are fearless.
it was great meeting you and your family.i dont think you could have picked a better spot to buy a cabin, i mean its right in front of a main trail into the woods.
lets do it again soon.

jeff

Sorry we missed you guys. Glad to know everyone made it back safe. We had a great time on our shorter trail ride even though I did run out of gas. ::) Thankfully Ida had a little extra and I made it back without a tow! ;)

yeah man, I still got about 2 gallons of race gas I got no use for,,,,I think I like my 93octane better.

Id@

i missed this ride... but i am going to big scrub tomorrow.. is anyone planning to go there tomorrow. as in fathers day.  had to wait til  then to go since. its what my dad wanted to do. ill have my dad and my older brother there.


shawn