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Heard from a little birdie that it was drying up fast and is pretty much ride able. Can anyone out that way verify before I make the trip for nothing??? ;)

Uh Oh....I hear another group ride possibility.  I've head this place is beautiful.  I may have to take a few weekends off of riding to save up for that.  Steve keep me posted.

QT, we drive 4 hours to camp and ride with you. Now its your turn to come up here. When its dry we camp right in the riverbed and ride. Awsome

 :) Two weeks ago I was going to shop at valdosta ga.
I was traveling north on I75 I saw alapaha it look like it was dry and little pud of waters.Here in mcalpin we haven't had rain almost about 5weeks so far.It looks like ridelabe there.

Hey Hollywood, Let us know if and when you head up there we would love to ride also ;D

A buddy lives about 5 miles from the Alapaha near Live Oak. I'll call him tomorrow and post a report then.

Cool, I'm so ready to ride there again. There was little puddles of water all in it last year. It was nice for all the quads that was running a little hot.

Thanks Kurt! Yea let us know! That's pretty much what my buddy told me said he could see the river bed from the Hwy. so I wanted to check. If it is dry I am thinking the weekend of the 1st or 8th

The 1st is the Eureka ride.

I called my buddy yesterday and just emailed him.

How about for Veteran's Day weekend, November 11th?  It'll be a long weekend for some of us and we can ride more than one day.  I want to go on this ride.

A while back a bunch of us camped on the river bed 1 mile upstream, it was nice. Digit saw a deer once. Best place to ride, but stay off the land on the sides of the river, all private property. There's plenty of river to ride.

Were ready to ride up there, just let us know when

Perfect....my Polaris is GREAT at running hot...ill be there!

Opening weekend of General Gun season in most of Fla. probably not the best choice of weekends. Especially since most of the property adjoining the river bed belongs to hunt clubs. Plus I'll be Hunting in Ocala most of that week. ;)

I need to get repairs done at my hunt camp soon, so I will be near there sometime in the next week or so. I plan on spending a few days in Ga. then swing over to Jasper and ride as far as I can. I will give a report when I get back. Let's all keep our fingers crossed.

my fingers are crossed

i wanna tag along

Anyone else? I know there were a couple folks on the site that lived over there and rode by it all the time.  I think I am going to make a scout trip next weekend and check it out for myself.

count me and Tara in!!!

Do you mean this weekend, or weekend of Oct. 1st ?

only day I could go this weekend is Friday but I was talking about the 1st.

OK, I understand.

I just might go take a look before that, but don't want to be the only one there.
The place can be tricky to say the least. I want to get some before and after shots, will be interesting to see the changes of the bottom.

I talked to my buddy. He saw it last week, and it was still flowing.  :'(  His dad will check it again in the next day or 2 and let me know.

Can you post a pic at the 41 bridge ?

I am almost 100% sure he doesn't have a digicam.

OK, I'll get some when I go, unless someone beats me to it.

Any update on the river ? I don't want to drive the extra miles if I don't have to.
I'll be going by tomorrow it looks like, unless someone chimes in tonight.

Extra miles Bruce? It's only what...a mile off I-75. lol

not a bad Idea.

It's about 40 miles from my camp to the river, and that's one way. Even if I check it out on the way, it's an extra 70 miles total. Not that far if I need to, but if I don't...............

My bad man I thought you past right by it on 75 go to and from the camp. LIke I said if you don't make it I am going to get by there next weekend.

Yea, I read that others are thinking about trying to ride there soon, maybe next weekend. I was trying to get a report out for everyone, unless someone else went by in the last two days.

Would be nice to take my son there for his birthday, we'll see.

If I don't hear anything before I leave, I'll go 75, catch it on the way, just 40 miles or so longer than going 19. If I can I'll ride up and down as far as I can and give a report, plus a few pics. I just hope all the pics don't come back all full of water.  :'(

Update.
Moose just called me to have me tell yall that the Alapaha is ready to ride. He said that the 41 bridge is normal. He rode for a few miles to check it out and said it was beautiful.

It's on then! To heck with the track I am getting new tires on the trailer and heading to Jasper Saturday! Can't afford the 6+ hour ride to Seminole anyway. I'll put up the post in the group rides section.

Sorry y'all I'll be at the Eureka Dam ride next weekend.  Oh well.  Have fun and take pics for me.

well hello again everyone! just got back from the Alapaha tonight and i made a weekend out of it. i live about 15 mins from it and it was a long awaited session but we had a blast. got some boys from panama city coming down next week  some of yall get back with me if yall want to plan a ride with us!

Looks like I know where I will be going next Saturday. Gonna take the tent just in case I decide to stay overnight. WooHoo

SWEET

Just got back in town from hunt camp, to much work.

The Alapaha is great again. Just be carefull of the water holes, I found one, way to deep and drowned my quad good. All OK now.
Here's some pics.

I-75 bridge heading that way, saw a jeep and a quad going by, so if they made it that far, should be good to go.

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Here's the 41 bridge onthe north side where we park, I parked where I always do.

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Here's the south side of the 41 bridge.

2nd pic is looking down river at the bridge.

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I went up river and got a pic of the rocks we posed on a while back when Blackbeast was there also.

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Here's the little water crossing we camped down from a while back.

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looks beautiful.  definitely on my list of places to ride.

Man o' man I can't wait to get there tomorrow.

Moose, I gave you karma for the pic's, that place looks great can't wait to get up there. Going to try and go with bigworm on Sunday the 9th. Just realized that is a long weekend may have to just go on Sat and camp.

   Jim,

   

Heading to Alapaha this Sunday.

Anyone else?

A group of us rode Alapaha today and there are plenty of dry areas to ride in on either side of the overpass We did encounter some deep water sections that were unpassable but there was enough dry areas to ride all day without geting bored

Are there any other trails other than just the river bed? Where is a good place to stay? Motel? Campground?

There is a couple hotels closer to 75 like the comfort inn and 2 other hole in the walls. you want to actually stay in the river bed when you ride there are some trails up there that are on private property

Went to Alapaha yesterday - had lots of fun.  I also saw where there were some places that had some deep water.

Watched a Yamaha UTE get stuck clear up to the handlebars.  Someone had a Honda Rincon - pulled that Yammie out.

Overall a fun ride.  Will post pics later.

How do you get there and where do you park? Is it a safe area to bring the wife and kids to ride?

Thank you, Teej

Yes, it is pretty safe for the wife and kids.

Went throught Jasper and down a little dirt road to the riverbed.  Parked right next to the bridge.

All you folks that live in/around Lake City - we need to get together for a ride.  Even if we just go trail riding in Osceola.  I need to meet some riding buddies! :)

Here's somthing i posted on the jasper ride.
Oh if you have friends that are looking for land to buy and turn into
a atv riding place.I have some atv friends that live down street from me and they are from  tampa and st pete area.They are off 144ter street and you should see dirt sand riding atv trails on their land there.It's right around on the other side from 137th drive in mcalpin.They ride there on holidays weekends.One  my friend is named dreky and he used to ride a 350 yamaha warrror.Tell him rw send to you.He should know who it is. :) They own about 8acers of track there.
And their grandfather bought the land long time ago and the grandfather move out to jasper to 30acer lot.

thanks,
amhighlander, 8)




Here's map i draw out and they are  some nice
right of ways  on us129 south of live oak over by near
dairy farms and i have seen yellow z400 one day riding there
and i saw a cop and didn't do nothing.And they are some nice
right of ways east of tayorville and I have seen old man
on atvs riding on honda foremans one day
and i have seen one morning on westside of tayorville
kids on atvs and people with walking horses on right of ways.
I know in my area you can ride on right of ways
here and on areas on 164st and 137th drive
 and county don't even mowing them for past 10years so far.

A very big right of way is south of high springs and
going to newberry thats one largest right of ways
i have seen so far.

Click on map to make it larger.
 

thanks,
amhighlander 8)


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