...It's a little (Cough, cough)...a little...(cough, hack)... just a bit dusty out there today...
Should see my Cherokee. Horrible inside and out.
Pretty slow day, David H. and I took off up North to check things out. There was a lot of traffic up there today. Didn't really see any trouble spots. We headed down 327 first thing in the morning. I ended up finding a perfect Christmas tree up there, cut it down and strapped it to the top of the rig. After riding up there all day, probably should have run it through the car wash to get all the dust off of it. Ended up driving really fast, that seemed to have done it
Got reports of a treegoer having a seizure on 322, someone called 911 and an ambulance was on it's way. We talked and figured we would just stay out of the way on that call. Headed down 351 to check out conditions, David thought he remembered it being more solid rock and not loose rocks in the trail, conditions were good, no ice in the critical spots, but some sheets in the shady spots. David and son looked for a tree up and down, but didn't find a worthy candidate.
After 351, we headed to 300U and 300V. We just happen to know that is where all the good trees are
Lots of traffic there as well, though the new fence and holes at the start of the trail are stopping all of the smaller vehicles. David ended up finding a tree at the top of 300U, got it checked for the worms Rick warned us about, cut down and loaded. Headed out 300V, the ice glacier is in almost full effect. Someone has scattered a bail of hay across it for more traction. Got over that and headed to the top. Almost at 300 again, we heard some shooting. I climbed up to the top of the ridge to see where it might be coming from, assuming that anyone with a brain would be shooting at a ground backstop.... I was wrong. After hearing dirt and tree parts being sprayed at me, I came running back down the hill and told David to get moving. David called the forest service while I went down the adjacent trail looking to see if I could find the shooter party. Turns out these idiots had a clay pigeon thrower and were shooting a shotgun into the hillside over 300V.... Some people. We let the Forest Service handle them since I sometimes lack the patience and tact to handle stupid people delicately.
And that was the end of our day. Until next weekend...
Should see my Cherokee. Horrible inside and out.
Pretty slow day, David H. and I took off up North to check things out. There was a lot of traffic up there today. Didn't really see any trouble spots. We headed down 327 first thing in the morning. I ended up finding a perfect Christmas tree up there, cut it down and strapped it to the top of the rig. After riding up there all day, probably should have run it through the car wash to get all the dust off of it. Ended up driving really fast, that seemed to have done it
Got reports of a treegoer having a seizure on 322, someone called 911 and an ambulance was on it's way. We talked and figured we would just stay out of the way on that call. Headed down 351 to check out conditions, David thought he remembered it being more solid rock and not loose rocks in the trail, conditions were good, no ice in the critical spots, but some sheets in the shady spots. David and son looked for a tree up and down, but didn't find a worthy candidate. After 351, we headed to 300U and 300V. We just happen to know that is where all the good trees are
Lots of traffic there as well, though the new fence and holes at the start of the trail are stopping all of the smaller vehicles. David ended up finding a tree at the top of 300U, got it checked for the worms Rick warned us about, cut down and loaded. Headed out 300V, the ice glacier is in almost full effect. Someone has scattered a bail of hay across it for more traction. Got over that and headed to the top. Almost at 300 again, we heard some shooting. I climbed up to the top of the ridge to see where it might be coming from, assuming that anyone with a brain would be shooting at a ground backstop.... I was wrong. After hearing dirt and tree parts being sprayed at me, I came running back down the hill and told David to get moving. David called the forest service while I went down the adjacent trail looking to see if I could find the shooter party. Turns out these idiots had a clay pigeon thrower and were shooting a shotgun into the hillside over 300V.... Some people. We let the Forest Service handle them since I sometimes lack the patience and tact to handle stupid people delicately.And that was the end of our day. Until next weekend...
Last edited:
