Jan. 19-21 Trail Ride

[DSLTOY]

Royal Blue Area ride January 19-21 (MLK weekend). We plan to camp at the Ride Royal Blue Campground at I-75 Exit 144 and explore the area. None of us have ridden this area before, so if you have please share what info you have with us and if you have a friend that has ridden the area even if he is an ATV rider he is welcome to come along.
Rob and I will probably head up to the campground Friday afternoon.

[Goode]

I am trying to contact a friend who lives near Blue to see if and how well he knows the trails...

I'll post up as soon as I hear something...

[sk8salomon]

Jellico area?

[Clutchee]

I'm in......Ashley will be in school by then.....maybe dad & I.

[Goode]

Originally Posted by sk8salomon

Jellico area?

Lil' south of...

[sk8salomon]

so north of Caryville but south of JCo...hmm, that's the "As Seen On TV" exit store! my fav!

[TN_LandCruiser]

So for us folks that dont know where Jellico & Caryville are...how far away from Chatt town is this?

[sk8salomon]

Originally Posted by TN_LandCruiser

So for us folks that dont know where Jellico & Caryville are...how far away from Chatt town is this?

I-75 North about 30 miles N of Knoxville. I'd say 2.5 hours.

[DSLTOY]

It is apparently time for a quick lesson in interstate mile markers/ exit numbers. They start at 0 on the South/ West end of the state and increase as the road travels North/East and the exit numbers are assigned the number of the closest mile marker. So in this case we are going to exit 144 and the I-24/I-75 split is mile marker 3 the distance to exit 144 is 141 miles from there.

[Goode]

Originally Posted by sk8salomon

so north of Caryville but south of JCo...hmm, that's the "As Seen On TV" exit store! my fav!

...you must have overlooked the Adult store on the other side of the interstate.

It's possible I guess................for a blind man!!!

[Clutchee]

Originally Posted by TN_LandCruiser

So for us folks that dont know where Jellico & Caryville are...how far away from Chatt town is this?

Originally Posted by DSLTOY

It is apparently time for a quick lesson in interstate mile markers/ exit numbers.

Your gonna need to hang out with Roger more.......this is normal

[TennesseeSquire]

Sorry, I won't be able to make it. We will be in Florida riding trails at Elgin AFB.

[sk8salomon]

Originally Posted by Goode

...you must have overlooked the Adult store on the other side of the interstate.

It's possible I guess................for a blind man!!!

Oh yeah, right next to the 100 ft tall cross! Porn & church so close together

[TN_LandCruiser]

No worries...I can handle the abuse...Im a firm believer in stupid questions deserving sarcastic responses... Just ask my kids!

Problem is, the OMG size cross Im thinking of is SOUTH of Knoxville...not North...on the West side of the I-state. Is there another one?

[Goode]

Yeah, there's one north of K-town also. At the Royal Blue exit.

[tellicorob]

I talked to Rusty Dunn to be sure on the trail passes. If you have a TWRA Sportsmans License, or a Hunting License and WMA permit you are covered. Otherwise you need to buy the OHV Pass. These are available anywhere they sell TWRA licenses.

[TN_LandCruiser]

Originally Posted by tellicorob

I talked to Rusty Dunn to be sure on the trail passes. If you have a TWRA Sportsmans License, or a Hunting License and WMA permit you are covered. Otherwise you need to buy the OHV Pass. These are available anywhere they sell TWRA licenses.

Price?

[Goode]

Originally Posted by tellicorob

I talked to Rusty Dunn to be sure on the trail passes. If you have a TWRA Sportsmans License, or a Hunting License and WMA permit you are covered. Otherwise you need to buy the OHV Pass. These are available anywhere they sell TWRA licenses.

I have a TWRA RES COMBO HUNT/FISH license. Will this work alone? Or would I need WMA permit also?

What is WMA permit?

[DBrown2]

Need permit, so go get OHV...

[DSLTOY]

Originally Posted by TN_LandCruiser

Price?

$12.50/day
$61.00/annual

[tellicorob]

The Type 093 WMA Small Game Permit is only $16. Unfortunately it runs out on Feb 29. If you normally keep a TWRA hunting/ Fishing License (type 001) the 093 will cover riding for a Whole year ( March 1- Feb 28). For this trip if you are planning on riding 2 days ( and you already have the 001 license) the 093 will be cheaper than 2 day permits. If you are planning on riding much next year the 001 and 093 are only $44.

[Goode]

Excellent. Thanks for the info Rob!

[DSLTOY]

I have reserved RV spaces for Rob, Clutchee and my self at RideRoyalBlue.com ATV Guest Resort and Campground - RV Sites
for Friday-Sunday. The spaces look big enough we can put the tents in the RV spaces with us.

[Landcruizerdude]

Hopefully there will be 40s x 3 coming up from Knox. Love to meet you guys. Like what your doing. We're semi familiar with the RB area. There is plenty of acerage on both sides of I-75. Mud is thick though especially this time of year.

[sk8salomon]

Originally Posted by Vic Halen

Mud is thick though especially this time of year.

ILOVEMUD....uh, no wait a minute.

[LDowney]

Originally Posted by DSLTOY

...
Rob and I will probably head up to the campground Friday afternoon.

Roger,
What time do you want everyone there and ready to head to the trails? Depending on the time, I might need to come up the afternoon before too. The last thing I would want to do is get there late and miss the assembly. Being primarily stock and without a winch, solo exploring does not sound like a good plan for me. Also, how much exploring are you hoping for on Monday?

Thanks

[DSLTOY]

Rob and I plan on getting there around noon on Friday and visiting the TWRA office and seeing what the local area has to offer and finding the closest place to buy permits. People arriving Saturday morning will have to get permits, so we will not be leaving out to early, maybe 10 ish, and that is eastern time. Looks like we will definately have enough rigs to break up into at least a hard core and an easier group. As we are next to the interstate I think we should have cel coverage, my number is 931-841-0672, call me if you are running late.

[Clutchee]

We (Ashley & I) are also heading up Friday as well.

Our plan is to scout wagon trails mostly through the weekend, we are heading out Monday morning....

[chattfj40]

I'll probably get there Friday as well...Looking forward to it.

[LDowney]

Melissa and I will be coming up on Friday. We have a cabin reserved for the weekend. Since it will be close to a 4 hour drive up for us, coming up Friday made more sense for us than rushing up Saturday morning. We will see you there.