North GA Mountain Trail Ride (2 Viewers)

[WickedPickle]

Personally I’d live on the wild side and chance it. As many have said it’s not that difficult of a trail and just plain fun. Have an adventure and a backup in case you really can’t drive that section. Indian grave gap is another forest service road on the other side of the highway you could run and there’s some waterfalls up that way.

 

[MongooseGA]

Anyone want to do some dirty things this weekend? I'm back in town, just wrapped two closings that have been pending for months, and have a truck that was washed too clean in the rain coming home from Florida. I could use it.

 

[WanderinWill]

We just went through a couple weeks ago. As of then, Tray was open (I suspect it is open now-not sure why the website says it is closed.) The backside of Tray is fun with a couple of small technical spots and some nice ruts to play in. Nothing super serious, but it ain't FS dirt road drivin either. There is a lot of Georgia red mud, which is slick and messy, but I would definitely say you could run it in our current conditions.

 

[WanderinWill]

That’s not water. It hasn’t rained in weeks. The only thing left on the trail are stagnant peanut butter mud holes. The smell is indescribable. I should have noticed the line of camping chairs and empty beer cans beside this hole. I got cocky. Carpet is coming out this morning. View attachment 1994269

Its like a bottomless pit

 

[bencallaway]

Now it wont start...

Mud Flood, now no start... RESOLVED

I've searched learned a lot over the last 4 or 5 days but my problem persists so I've resorted to this post... Background info: Last Monday I buried my front diff in a mud puddle and flooded the front passenger floor board of my 80 with mud. Not much else got wet inside and the water level...

forum.ih8mud.com

 

[MongooseGA]

Well s***...

 

[bencallaway]

Yea I'm sure its something dumb and simple. I'll figure it out....

 

[WickedPickle]

I have a solution Ben. If it gets to be too much to bare sell it to me.

 

[bencallaway]

Fixed it! Sticky plunger in starter solenoid. Rebuild imminent.

 

[WickedPickle]

See all you needed was someone asking for your new toy! Great job. Take some pics and educate us please.

 

[MongooseGA]

Glad it is a simple fix! How did you diagnose?

 

[Bama4door]

Hey guys, wanted to post up in here as our local Birmingham club will be doing the GA Traverse next weekend 21-23. We are planning to meet up Friday in Dillard, GA and possibly camp at/near Tallulah Falls. We will be going east to west. Do you guys have any recommendations for good camp spots that aren’t crowded and off the beatin path?

 

[bencallaway]

Hey Bama - I don't have any secret spots but just about every possible campground is marked on the Ga Traverse GPS file. I'm hoping to be up that way Sunday the 23rd and will keep an eye out for yall! How many people are you expecting to bring?

 

[MongooseGA]

We had a lot of fun on Flatland today. @WanderinWill had a really good pucker moment. Teamwork resulted in a successful recovery.

Thanks again @WickedPickle for inviting me on the trip.

 

[bencallaway]

Hell yea! Got mine back together today. Let me know when we’re going back.

 

[thebeedeegee]

We did a lot of the traverse this weekend. Charlie's Creek was fun, I was so bummed tray mountain was closed. Where is Flatland exactly? Is that near Suches?

 

[WickedPickle]

Flatland is in Suches but I wouldn’t run it solo.

 

[WanderinWill]

We had a lot of fun on Flatland today. @WanderinWill had a really good pucker moment. Teamwork resulted in a successful recovery.

Thanks again @WickedPickle for inviting me on the trip.

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This was definitely one for the record books. Really helped humble me. You guys rocked the recovery, if you and @WickedPickle hadn't kept me calm, it could've resulted in a much different ending (me soiling myself, at a minimum)

 

[WanderinWill]

Flatland is in Suches but I wouldn’t run it solo.

Agreed. Don't run it solo

 

[WanderinWill]

What an epic weekend in the books. A great night on Hawk Mtn followed with an epic run up Flatland. Enjoyed it @WickedPickle and @MongooseGA