In the area 9/2 & 9/3 2007

[Grench]

I will be in the Black Hills with the wife & kids (twin 5 year old boys) on 9/2 and 9/3. We'll be doing the usual tourist spot thing, but I would like to go check a trail while I'm there. Any suggestions? Anyone want to come give us some company? Otherwise, we're a solo vehicle.

I'm looking for something that my FZJ80 can walk through. Its OME heavy (3") with 33" MTRs, lockers, etc... I want to give the boys a bit of a thrill, have some good scenery to look at, but with minimal opportunities to break stuff. I'm thinking an afternoon excursion, so something we can do in 4-6 hours or less.

So, I'm pretty much looking for the friendly minimal maintenance scenic road(s). Any suggestions? A GPS coordinate for the trail head?

Thanks in advance!

[mommumm]

I don't have any GPS cooridinates but you can find the location on the map. Take a drive up Bloody gulch and tour over Divide road and Pony Gulch near Rochford. It's scenic and will give ya'll a thrill. The main trails will be occupied by the Dakota Territory Challenge and all us locals stay away from the main trails due to the event. Also a person can spend alot of time getting lost in the hills. Just stay on numbered roads and you'll be good

[Degnol]

Load up the GPS data for the region and pick up a FSM and you'll be good. My co-pilot is very proficient with his Magellan and we were never lost. Many of the Forest Service roads criss-cross the gulches/trails and even the crossings can be, uh, exciting..........for 50 or 60 feet.
Beautiful place, those Hills.
But take Rhonda's advice. She's da bomb.


Ed