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anyone interested in a ride in august. its a little out yet so we have time to pick a date. hopefully i'll get a new camera (or mine fixed) so i can get some pics this time.

jeff

Sure! I'm down  ;)

Let me know when and I can see if I can get a few more to go also .....what kind of ride ? is it trails or fast or slow ....... i am not to into the fast rides but let me know

Sure, it will be time for another Rodman ride by then. And need to do one before the trails are all marked.

   Jim,

how far is it from miami and is it more sport or 4x4?

I am down.

I could have taken a ton more pics but someone on the last ride barely stopped long enough for me to catch my breath! ;D ;D

Maybe my riding techniques need some work.  :'( 

  If our schedule is open we are down!! :)

as long as i can get off of work, i'll be there!

August sound like a plan. When is the question

Big Scrub or Rodman?

you just have to be faster ;D. i have one of those tank top bags. it makes it faster to get to the camera. i get your point wilburz.
as far as the starting point, i'd like to start somewhere besides scrub or rodman (less whoops) but we have some time to decide.

jeff

Very interested in going. I'm one of those slower old farts though, wouldn't want to cramp anybodies style. Let me know the dates.

JJ

It would be nice to ride that first weekend of August or the end of July since school will be starting on the tenth of August.
Just might be alot easier for folks that have kids to go before the hectic school schedule gets cranked up.  I know it would be better for me.

How about start out of Eurika Damm aera?

   Jim,

anyone? may be interested in going.

4.5 hours Gery. Rodman and delancy is more for 4x4's. For sport quads you are better off going to big scrub. Regardless, even Rodman and delancy has better riding than anything down here.

thanks eworm-damn 4.5 hours thats pretty far. 9 hours to and fro.

Rodman really isnt an either or its both. You got the huge pit and surrounding trails. And im down

Gery , the grizz & sk8rdude come up from that area ..............  it probably takes 4.5 - 5 hrs . But well worth the RIDE !!! ;D  ;D  ;D

DR Walnut !! ( you in Big Daddy )

Very true! Well worth it gery, trust us. You will see that after the first time you will want to come back again and again.

i'm guessing its aweekend thing? drive for 9 hours to ride 1 day? :-\

always a weekend thing for me. Sorry, I did not mention that. I usually take Friday off and leave at about 7AM Friday. Get there and ride a good 4-6 hours and then all day saturday. Ride for like 3-5 hours on Sunday and back to Miami.

Count me in for sure,had a blast on the last one.

If its raining again I guess we will find out who's really hardcore riders

Is this gonna be a family style ride or more of the marathon type? Got kids to plan for.

if say up to 20 vehicles are down for the ride i'd recomend starting near idamans cabin and riding to blue sink for a swim (im guessing around 25 miles 1-way) and return. we could also take in that big pit on 588 as well. if more than 20 vehicles are down then maybe we should start at rodman and ride to eurika dam (around 30 miles 1-way) and back. rodman can handle more trucks and trailers than anywhere but around scrub. i'll go with the flow, i just want to ride.

jeff

i live here so we could plan a good ride if everyone is willing just let me know, i know the spots for what ever riding everyone likes thanks

once we decide where we will start we'll go from there. we always like to ride new trails. thanks for the offer.
i'd personally like some smooth trails with high banked turns on some open long leaf pine stands.  ;D

jeff

thats one option. we'll have to see how many are down for the ride. theres not alot of parking. the main road in has soft soulders. there is a flat area on the south side of the road that should handle a few trucks.

jeff

jeff

good point. you just might have picked the day.

jw,
as far as the pace goes it depends on how many show up. small groups tend to ride faster than large groups. my quad is a very slow ute, but on good trails i hold the throttle down as far as i can. we wait up for riders when the trail splits or turns off in another direction. it would be a good thing if the slower riders could ride atleast 20mph on the good trails. much slower than that will hold up the pack.

jeff

I'm pretty sure we could hang then. Sounds like you guys follow the same sorta courtesy rules that we do.Just need a date.

Let me know when and where....... I also like the trails and not a whole lot of whoops...I just wanna get and ride too...Thats one reason why I bought this quad

my school starts August 2nd :-\

I had a great time on the last one.  I'm interrested in this one as long as it doesn't interfere w/ a conference I've got at the end of August.  Hopefully my schedule will fit in w/ this.

lets see. ride or conference????????.............RIDE! ???

you can count me in on this one, i wasn't able to make the last one!

mudhawg,

how many trucks do guesstimate could park at eurika dam?

jeff

jj

I liked that trail that ran from Eureka south, I beleive, through the woods along side of that river. There were some houses on the left, up on the hill, and a couple of boaters on the right. That trail has alot of nice shade and is a little technical. Do you know what I am talking about. That would be a good trail to include in the ride. Nice scenary too! 

I'd be down if I'm not very broke by then,,,,buying a house and all might be a bit of a drain on the wallet.

I still wanna see eureka pits.

Id@

its one of my favorites. the 1st place where the people where camping was called piney island landing we swim there sometimes, the place with the houses up on the bluff is called sunday bluff. that trail makes you feel like your deep in the forest, and you are. i havent rode through there since before the hurricanes last year. there sure where lots of trees down across the trail.

jeff

I'd be more than happy to ride but if I go I lose my deposit on my hotel.  In addition I won't get my CE credits and I'll lose my license to practice.  So if you are willing to pay for my cost of living and student loans in excess of a NICE home mortgage then I'm all in!

I'm in as long as it doesnt fall on a race weekend (3rd Sat of the month). My place is always available for a fuel stop if it is near the proposed route.

matt,

since your place is only a few miles from eurika dam you may know this. how many trucks could you park at eurika? as many times as ive rode through there i never really paid much attention to it. im thinking of starting this ride from there.

jeff

as far as the date...  how bout august 6th?

jeff

this might work for me finally. i'll let you know for sure jj. john

So, Aug. 6 ? Is that the day? If so I'm in. Let me know where. Please be specific w/directions as I don't know the area as well as most.

it seems that most people are availible in the first part of august. so lets nail it down to the 6th. now as far as the starting point. it would be nice to start at eurika dam but we need some feedback on the parking situation.

jeff

Jeff - So far Aug 6th sounds good.... let me know and I will get Susieblazer and her daughter and hubby to go as well.....so what kind of ride is this going to be ?

Wooo Hoooo!  The 6th is a good weekend for me too. I'll keep reading to find out the location.

I'll try to make this ride I'll be riding a little slower this time I'm not as young as I think I am  ;D I do need a good place to park I don't have a 4x4 pick up.

I'll be up there this weekend, I'll try to figure how many trucks could park there.

August 6th sounds great to me! Ill be there for sure.

Count us in as long as it is not raining that weekend. 

Count me in.

Sounds good here too. ;)

I'm up for it.

I want to meet at least one person from this site. I'm starting to think you're all a bunch of BOTS.

When, where, and what kind of riding. :o

I ride a sport 450R so if it's not one of those long rides where I need to carry gas, I'm down for it.

Also, if its up at Big Scrub, are you guys planning on camping? Could be a good reason for a barbeque..bring some grills maybe and some frosty refreshments for after the ride.

I am in but I would like to ride up with someone from the South Florida area. Anyone want to drive up with me? I have my own truck and trailer, just would like to follow someone up. I haven't been there in 5 years and have no idea where to go!

Is everyone leaving Fri morning?

im thinking we start with some riding in the pit getting some pics of chillin and others flyin high over some jumps then take a short approx 55 mile loop trail ride. kind of like the ride we did from ida's cabin. i'll post the route soon. the ride from ida's was 77 miles bypassing the trail to his cabin will cut off 22 miles. now when we get back and we feel like it we'll head out again. we shouldnt need a fuel drop. if some are concerned about fuel i can drop some on the way down along hwy 19.
this still depends on the parking situation at eurika. matt will update that next week.

if anyone has other thoughts on the trail ride speak up.

jeff 

Aug. 6 sounds great we're in. Are we camping as a group or just meeting at the spot.

I'll be camping as a group, just not sure where yet.

Are you doing the trail over 2 days, or just one? I haven't been there since I was a little kid.... Are there more than 1 mud pit?

i think my self , son and wife as well would be up for this ride.really need to hear about the parking though.long truck and trailer combo, takes up a lot of room.

do I forsee a PM in my future?

 ;D

Id@

Looks like I'll make this one, lil moose also.

When you start putting a head count together count me in. I will be direing down on Sat. AM.

    Jim,

Jeff - My quad is new and not 100% broken in - will it be cool to go that far and I can ride a while but my tank is about 2.2 gal - This is my first quad I bought so I am new on the long rides like this but this is also the reason I bought one. I will be driving up sat morning with Susieblazer and her daughter and hubby with all the quads     just let me know when   I right now I do not see a problem with that    I hope you room for a newbie like me   any help on this is greatly appreciated

Spacerider

Hmmmm could be.  It seems to be the hot place to camp for good reason.  Can I call the couch again?

dunno, what would you call the couch?

there are two beds in the back by the way,,,I would offer the king size, but I sleep nekkid.

and I still don't know if I will be going on this ride.

Id@

I'll take what ever isn't being used if we camp there.  Well, more so if you are going to be there.  I'm not too picky.

i'll be coming up saturday am as usual. its a 1 day ride for me. some times people get together for a short ride on sunday. we will hit some wet trails east of hwy 19. there is more than 1 water hole and a hellasious mud pit under the power lines. see the pics from scout ride II.

jeff

as far as breaking in you should be fine. the first time i rode mine it was on a group ride in ocala. i have over 4000 miles on it and counting. what quad do you have?

jeff

great moose, glad your in. hope your dads recovering well.

jeff

Jeff - I have a 2005 Polaris Phoenix and getting ready to do my first oil change on it in a couple of weeks

jjames, thanks, my Dad is doing much better thank GOD.
It's slow, but you can't expect mirracles for a 74 year old.

my father passed away in 1969 from a heart attack, he was 47. i wish they had by-pass surgery back then, it might have bought him some more time. glad its working out for your dad.

jeff

its a 196cc engine. that thing should get good fuel economy. i'll be carrying 3.5 gallons that i should not need. you should do fine.

jeff

if yall don't mind 1 more would like to try just got my quad a few months ago haven't rode to much to to get out more                                                                                                                        Scott

im down for the ride as lng as its not the last week in july cuz ill be up rideing deals gap in  north carolina =)

you should be good to go seeing how this is an august ride.

jeff

Jeff, I think the parking will be fine. There is quite a bit of room on the south side of the pavement near the "off limits" area. There is also room at the bottom of that road where the trail leads to under the bridge. Also a lot of times there are people parked under that bridge.

thanks matt.

then we'll start at eurika dam.
we'll start a new thread titled "eurika dam group ride" every one interested  in this ride please post in the new thread.

jeff

would love to try to get out there just not sure how im gonna do it seeing as how i dont have a trailer or a quad for my dad. so if i can trailer up with someone i dont know im gonna try to get out there.

    Is this hard packed or pavement, is there sugar sand for parking?.....we will have to decide which mode to trailer...open or enclosed, and the dually is heavy so we need a place to park so we won't get bogged in..lol

Susie, I dont think you'll have any trouble with parking.

       Ok thank you Matt, Bill will decide then which trailer to bring...........

Susie-
Did I give you flashbacks from Rodman?  :D :D :D :D :D

  Nahhhhhhhh, just saw how quick your dually got stuck heehee and ours is alot heavier, don't need to end up staying overnite there....................lol

I would like to join in if there is still room. I have a place in Gainesville so I will go up Friday and then drive down Saturday am. After the ride depending on how tired I am I'll just drive back to Lauderdale or go back to G-ville for the night. Can anyone give a good Mapquest of the meeting place for us new to the riding area and/or meeting place? 

there is still room, see the eurika dam group ride I thread. use mapquest to find the city of salt springs. follow hwy 316 west until you see 160th street. the pit is 1/2 mile north of 316 on the west side of the road.

jeff