TRIPS

[4wheelingmama]

So I'm getting kinds of sick of all this cold and snow. Anybody started planning any trips for the spring or summer?

[basssmasher*]

LOL Ihear ya on the trips part, except mine are still ice fishing trips Nice to see someone from my general area here.. Go D-B Blackjacks..lol

[goose89]

whoops, just noticed this was the ATV forum. you don't care about my fishing trips.

[Rippinlip]

Haven't actually started booking yet, but hopefully a few to the Jackson/Clarke area in Wisconsin, we wanna head up to the Iron River area once, been trying to get to the Gilbert area.

The guys have been talking about a Dead horse run weekend, but noone is sure about the trail system.

Last year I worked alot and had few oppurtunities to go wheeling.

Hopefully we stay busy at work, but I can away more this year.

Hate to have these darn gas prices dictate how vacationing goes, but that may play a part also.

[4wheelingmama]

We're headed to Mena Arkansas the first week of April for 6 days. Should be in the mid 70 down there. I can't wait to leave! We are also headed up to Akley for some state forest ridind in June. Then we have all of our pulls starting in July & August.

[ATV hugger]

We did the Dead Horse run last summer and had a good time. Went in at camp Loretta trail head on the south side. The first few miles were kind of rough and bumpy then it got really nice. If you go in on the north side its much smoother. Very pretty ride. Some limited camping at the trail head. Worth checking out.

[leech~~]

We're headed to Mena Arkansas the first week of April for 6 days. Should be in the mid 70 down there. I can't wait to leave! We are also headed up to Akley for some state forest ridind in June. Then we have all of our pulls starting in July & August.

4wheelmama. Tell your hubby he is lucky to have someone that wants to run all over the place wheeling! I may have married the wrong one! No, my wife did pretty good at riding when the kids were younger but she's kind of given up getting wet, cold & muddy if she doesn't have to! Akeley's a good ride. Have fun!

[Dozer]

Ive always wanted to make the Dead Horse in the early spring but have never gone!

[nonteepical]

If you can afford it with the price of gas, plan a trip to hatfield/mccoy trails in west virginia i guarantee you will want to go back, the trail system is absolutely awesome. our riding group used to have a pulling sled that funded all of our trips every year, we sold it 4 years ago and haven't been on a trip since with fuel prices and the economy going in the tank, i feel fortunate to be able to take those trips. I'll rank the places we went.

1. hatfield/mccoy trails, west virginia called "trails heaven" for a reason. exactly like the old t.v show hee haw down there, a different world.

2. butte montana...close #1

3. big horn mountains, sheridan wyo...rugged trails the women may not like it, but if you like the old west alot of good history in the area.

4. bozeman/gallatin montana (2 years in a row))... we were riding along and here comes this helicopter and it lands up ahead of us and the guy gets out to make sure we were closing gates, and it's ted turner, yep the ted turner who owns CNN and millions of acres we were riding through south of bozeman.

5. DuBois wyoming lava mountain area. took a couple days to figure out the trails but hard to beat the grand tetons for scenery.

6. Black Hills S.D not quite the mountains but a good trail system.

Using the money we made with the pulling sled and 12-15 people on each trip, the most expensive trip was to west virginia for 10 days costing $360 each.

[4wheelingmama]

We want to make it out to the hattfield/mccoy trails. We have little kids right now, but maybe when they are old enough to all go with we will venture out that way. We've done some riding in MT and we are thinking next year wyoming.

[rundrave]

I would also recommend a trip to Hatfield McCoy. I went a year ago in 09 for a week and it was a blast. Plenty of trails and last year I believe they connected the existing trails to even more trailheads to add several more miles.

I am trying to get another trip out to ST Anthony, Idaho to do some dune riding but cant get my usual crew to commit this year.

[nonteepical]

We want to make it out to the hattfield/mccoy trails. We have little kids right now, but maybe when they are old enough to all go with we will venture out that way. We've done some riding in MT and we are thinking next year wyoming.

where about did you ride in Montana?

[4wheelingmama]

Somewhere near great falls. We have friends that live out there and they showed us around. Beautiful country.

[jpettit]

Wondering if ther is anyplace closer to MN to get out on trails, my 2 sons 13 & 11 woudl love to find a place with traisl to ride responsibly & have fun. any recomendations would be appreciated.thansk,

Jon

[ATV hugger]

Jon, There are tons of great trails in Minnesota. Check out the DNR ATV Site http://www.dnr.state.mn.us/ohv/map.html There are also a lot of trail systems not on the DNR site. Northern Minnesota mainly.

[1900_LE]

We're headed to Mena Arkansas the first week of April for 6 days. Should be in the mid 70 down there. I can't wait to leave! We are also headed up to Akley for some state forest ridind in June. Then we have all of our pulls starting in July & August.

We were thinking about going down to Mena around the first of April too. Maybe we'll see you down there.

[4wheelingmama]

The Paul Bunyan forest trails are great riding. We spend alot of time at the Appleton OHV park. That has alittle of everything. The Soo line trails are a nice easy ride. I can't wait till my kids are old enough to come with.

[Rippinlip]

ATV Hugger,

Can you make it a one day trip, from North to South and back again?

Was it pretty dry when you went?

Has anybody here tried it in early spring when the trails open up?

Is it suspect to alot of flooding? Looks like alot of water(creeks) in the trail area.

Dozer,

Looks like a HSO challenge...

[Dozer]

ATV Hugger,

Can you make it a one day trip, from North to South and back again?

Was it pretty dry when you went?

Has anybody here tried it in early spring when the trails open up?

Is it suspect to alot of flooding? Looks like alot of water(creeks) in the trail area.

Dozer,

Looks like a HSO challenge...

I like it! As far as I know it is a full days ride to make it one way in the spring.

[ATV hugger]

Rippin, If your talking about the dead horse Its about 50 miles round trip. We did it in a day easy. It had rained a lot before we went so there was some water and no trail dust. Only saw two or three other wheelers.

[Dozer]

What time of year did you ride it ATV hugger?

[ATV hugger]

Dozer, We went the end of June.

[Rippinlip]

Looks like we are going for a mid May to Early June target date now.

Anyone interested?

Looked at the Wisconsin map last night and there looks to be alot of "other ATV trails" indicated on the map.....

Wonder if they are the "more difficult" trails listed on the map?

Says if riding this trail, to bring tools, ropes, gas, water and food.

It doesn't state that on many of the other trails, kinda makes a person wonder why? I understand the gas part....but the rest??

[TUMBLEWEED]

Doing Spider Lake trails in Wisconsin in a

couple weeks and then again end of May.

"Tools/Rope/Gas" means there is mud and lots

of it. Unlike Minnesota who shuts down trails at

the sign of puddling water and muddy conditions,

Wisconsin has the trails like we like them.

It's an ATV man. Wear your mud proudly!!!!!!

Even the local bars have wash off areas with boot

cleaners,hoses etc. Since we started riding in

cheeseland, there isn't any comparison.

You do need to get the trail pass though. Worth every

penny.

[Rippinlip]

Doing Spider Lake trails in Wisconsin in a

couple weeks and then again end of May.

"Tools/Rope/Gas" means there is mud and lots

of it. Unlike Minnesota who shuts down trails at

the sign of puddling water and muddy conditions,

Wisconsin has the trails like we like them.

It's an ATV man. Wear your mud proudly!!!!!!

Even the local bars have wash off areas with boot

cleaners,hoses etc. Since we started riding in

cheeseland, there isn't any comparison.

You do need to get the trail pass though. Worth every

penny.

We have been riding over there for a couple of years and the trails are great!.

We do not buy trail passes anymore, we just register them over there, its a better deal.