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@@Runicrachel I should get back there and ride it again….!!!

@@mksjj70 go down in the fall and get bonus of leaves changing color !

I’m gonna have to get you back down there with me to do some singing!!! 😂 could really echo in that mine shaft!!

Thank you! I’d make more if I could ride more!!! 👍🏻

I know exactly all those places and it’s all great rides!!! Awesome invite but I’m goin for a week in October to Ride Royal Blue in TN with a group, dunno the exact week yet(the others goin can’t make a decision) but it will be sometime in October. Wish I was retired I could go allll the time! Gotta hit that lotto! Lol

Hello near neighbor!!! Best info for area I was in is to look up Jericho State Park in Berlin, NH. All riding in the area is largely based out of this park and it’s surrounding areas. Great area to camp/stay at and run out of and has places to eat and fuel, etc. The area and the riding is much more laid back than for example like Hatfield n McCoys trails, in NH they police the streets and don’t bend no rules, it’s not a big deal long as you’re not there to get crazy and run fast all over. But it’s def a great area and beautiful!! www.nhstateparks.org/find-parks-trails/jericho-mountain-state-park/

My brother came with me to Silverton, CO last September and we rode for a week there….I thought I had seen narrow/steep/dangerous trails here on the east coast but those were nothing compared to CO!!!!! So amazingly beautiful a place to ride!!!

@@wildstar365 yup i’ve been there. I lived in Colorado for 30 years. I know all about those steep drop offs, spooky, right

Just need a permit, I think there were choices on how long permit you buy is good for…we bought 10day permits(didn’t need any more time) and of coarse it was cheaper than seasonal ones. Pretty sure we got em at our camp ground but I think most gas stations near trails sell em!!! That’s it! Cheap too. You’ll get a sticker to place on both front and back of your machine.

The more I ride, the more I prefer riding alone! Lol it’s great to have others to share experience with but man you can move so much quicker and change plans on the fly when alone! I really pride myself on the maintenance of my machine too so it’s as reliable as I can try to make it. Abt 90% time that works out perfect….can’t predict everything!!

It’s just a universal cheapo mount, www.amazon.com/iBOLT-TabDock-Bizmount-AMPs-Countertops/dp/B07BKPC4K8/ref=asc_df_B07BKPC4K8/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=309812019776&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=5914187598796908046&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=m&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9007414&hvtargid=pla-570083685015&psc=1 That’s one just like it, to attach it to my cage tho I modified the clamp. I threaded bolt holes into cage and shortened mounting plate to keep it up high as possible

@@wildstar365 awesome thanks. We are planning to check this place out in June for the weekend. Never been there before.

Be a real shame if thats true abt the tunnels!! Hope it’s not true! Yeah the scanner in front was just a 24” LED strip with only Blue n Red lights and could be toggled between multiple modes with a remote. I set it to all red, that scanner mode and havnt touched the remote since!!! It’s been over 3yrs mounted to machine and not a single problem!!!! Dude it was as generic a LED as they come, I figured I’d see how it worked out and it still good! Was like $20

Awesome! Thank you! I used a Mazda Speed3 (hatchback wiper) motor out of a local U-PullIt near me, $20! Took a washer tank out of a F150 and bang you’re in business! Having a motorized wiper is a huge perk!…..when it’s raining or puddle jumping !

@@wildstar365 thanks man, I have a manual wiper and looking to upgrade without paying Polaris $600 for one.

Not BobTs , I use the Lifetime trail map app….all of em will guide ya there, Lifetime has points of interest I find helpful!!! The tunnels are far and I found take some improvisation….but totally worth it!!!

Lmao!! Hey….I know a couple those guys! Lol 😂 don’t we all!? If Polaris put rear trailing arm suspension on their General I’d be buying one tomorrow! Slower(than most) riding allows ya to take in the scenery and see things you’d miss otherwise. I like a spirited sprint on an open trail as much as the next guy but I’d bet 90% of my actual riding is just enjoying where I’m at and watching out for others coming towards me.

Thanks!!! Do it!! No video can capture the scope of the scenery like actually being there!!

@@wildstar365 that’s the truth for sure!

When I’m lead I go slower, and even I can watch my video and think it looks faster than it actually was when I drove it!! When I’m riding in our usually group I’m 2nd or 3rd and lead car has the job of worrying abt oncoming traffic. Lead will try to stop and let the traffic know whats coming behind lead rider so they have a big heads up how many more coming. I absolutely worry abt head on collisions but gotta say none of us have ever had an issue. But you gotta be defensive out there!

Watching other riders try things I’m not sure I’d do is easily half the fun! And sometimes it inspires me to give it a shot…maybe it’s peer pressure but whatever it is it’s still fun!

Jealous over here

Saw many new Broncos on trails but that was the only Vintage one!!! A couple 80’s Toyota Land Cruisers tho…?! Lol them old Scouts have more character than any version the new ones, IMO

Thank you so much!!! At least from Ohio you are a little bit closer to Colorado!! If you have the time, absolutely should go!!!

Staying on the trails is 90% the time the ONLY safe place to be driving!! A lot of the areas are marked as protected tundra so can’t off trail there but plenty of places people camp or hike and hunt and in those places you can off trail a lot but the trails are only places clear enough or safe enough to get around.

It’s definitely sketch at moments….wouldn’t take not paying attention long to go over the edge!!!!

Thank you! It’s such a beautiful place to see and explore.

Lmao! I must agree the vids captured the scenery better than stills could!!!

I was!!!! 😎

Many thank yous and my name is Brad 👍🏻

Well damn!!!! That makes you a definitive expert on the area…..you offer tours??! Lol awesome!

What can am currently offers?….no. Not because I don’t like them aesthetically, it’s what you get for your money I can’t abide. Not even their highest model comes with back up camera or navigation built in or a touch screen display of any kind. And those high end models still come with single shear a-arm mounts and pull cords for door latches. This is a picky list, I know but for the same money or even less in many cases you get more for you buck from several other manufacturers. My biggest dislike maybe the rear bed storage, anything you put back there at all will block a rear view mirror and being only three sided(no tail gate lip) more chance things get out, this is a shared dislike I have with Honda and Yamaha too tho. For woods riding(what I mainly do) side view mirror take too much abuse to keep fixing so a rear view mirror is better. Carrying the tools to trail side fix is important so a bed with usable storage is important. And what machines all cost these days getting your moneys worth is important. I don’t hate can am at all, just not for me is all I can vouch for.

Thank you so much!!! Sucks abt that accident in Michigan but I absolutely understand this situation, I would love to and could def ride faster than I do BUT I’m also a motorcycle rider(street) and riding defensively is just my way. I can’t help but think abt what may be coming around blind corners and hopefully the other guy is paying attention as well!! Really glad it wasn’t worse for you and awesome you still riding!! What part of Michigan was that at? I’ve been north and south of Houghton area in the U.P. and some places in Lower as well!!

@@wildstar365 the accident happened in the Atlanta, Michigan orv trails. My atv was a 2020 yamaha kodiak 700. Brand new. Didn't have insurance on it yet. So, $3000 later and had to wait 7 months for a new frame, have it all back together.

That sounds like it totally sucked!!!

The mount was an Amazon generic spring tension clamp type, I made a bracket and welded it to cage to mount it up that high, couldn’t find one that got it that high from factory…. And I’d gladly share any ride files I have!…if I knew how!!? Lol

The KRX was fine everywhere, most bollards we found were set at like exactly 68” …the KRX is 68.5” stock but it squeezed thru!

Far as I know there is a place in Bluefield, WV you can rent Kawasaki KRXs from! I don’t remember the name of place(I’ve never been to it) but I know it’s really close to Buffalo Trail Cabins where I’ve stayed many times!! That’s a great machine to rent and run!!!

So cool!!! It’s just an absolute beast of a machine! My friend could not stop raving abt its ride quality and power, no doubt you will love it!!!!

@@wildstar365 that’s great to hear! He have any issues with the size on the trails?

@@BradFizer only issue was the one expected, when passing by riders coming opposite way just hope its not at a tight spot on switchbacks...we didnt have any moments where it was an issue and that was a busy weekend!!

So glad you three made the long drive down to hang(and escape the snow for a little bit!) haha We gotta find a place to ride again that’s abt middle ground between us…I’ll have to look into spots!!!

However you want to, get to Royal Blue trail #25, that will take you to Duff Road, take Duff to Davis Road(these are blacktop maybe 4miles worth?) and parking for Tackett area will be on your right, if you’re riding machines to Tackett just enter here! It’s not bad at all to get there!

Did you get to enter Sophia Tunnel 2(the very wet and more closed off one!!) !? I didn’t dare enter it for how bad shape it looks to be in now!! I have not rode Burning Rock…any good??

@@wildstar365 I rode there back in the 1990s. It was a very different place back then. The rails had not been gone long and the gravel bed was dry and in great shape. Looks like a soupy mess in the videos now. Burning Rock did not exist yet. I don't want to pay $20 per day to ride what I did for free in the 90's. I wish I had pictures of how it used to be. The Stotesbury church was still standing. I have not ridden it since it became Burning Rock. Don't know what it's like now.

@@sbennettyt that sounds exactly like a ‘new’ pay-to-ride place near me called AOAA. We all used to ride that area for 20yrs for free and it was a blast, now it’s so full of dumb rules and expensive we just stay away.

I know exactly where you are staying at! Let me see if I can find a way to get the file, I don’t remember if I saved my entire trip or not. But I will check and let you know!

Sorry, I did not track that ride. I tried creating a route to follow on map and that works but I can’t share a route I created(it creates straight lines to follow, no gps coordinates are logged) however…..I am leaving tomorrow for WV meeting with a large crew of noobs there, we may go this route again and if we do I’ll track it and try to share the file!!!