It's sad that this has to be my first post but here it goes. I'm totally new to this sport and this was my first time out.
My wife and I entered the trail head and saw a sign "closed road", that's it, nothing else. I was thinking that they didn't want cars driving up there because the road was bad. I figured Ibwas good in a 4x4. We got about 1/10th of a mile in and decided to have lunch. somebody left a dwindling fire by the creek and we decided to have lunch there.
When we were finished we packed up and were going to head out and a forest ranger Chambers pulls up and wanted to know why I went passed the "road closed" sign and why I started a fire. I said sorry, we'll head back to Chimney Mtn Road and I didn't start the fire, it was already there when we arrived. He said nope, you aren't leaving, let me see your DL and said we was giving warnings for the past 2 weeks but he had it!! He was giving me a citation for being on a closed road. WTF??? This is the first time I had ever been off road because I just bought the used GX470 and it was my first time out. I told him, look at the temporary tag on my truck, I had no idea this was a major violation? This ranger Chambers didn't care, he said he was tired of Off Roaders and wasn't putting up with this anymore and started talking about silt and the environment and asked me i fished? He said that I wouldn't be a le to fish if this silt keeps running into the Chattahoochee and off roaders are causing this mess.
Ranger Chambers was a total @sshole, even my wife questioned what his problem was. If this is who the US forest service is, then we have problems up there. This guy accused me of being on FB off road sites and posting in off road forums and I don't even have a FB account and I've never posted on an off road site. Then he told me if I didnt pay the fine, the US Marshall's would come arrest me. This guy has a screw loose and should not be a Ranger!! He is not wired right.
That's my experience on this trail thanks to our wonderful forestry service <sarcasm>.
Just as he gave me a citation, 2 guys were coming through in jeeps. He issued them citations too. I've been a law abiding citizen my whole life and I'm a veteran and I have to deal with a jackass like this from the forestry service. BTW, they charge $230 for driving past a road closed sign, lol, you can bet I'll be showing up to court for this citation.
From the sounds of what this ranger Chambers was saying, he creeps on off road sites to see what off roaders are talking about as far as trails and what their plans are. I deal with Law Enforcement every week and NEVER have I dealt with a wacko like this ranger Chambers.
If you're heading to North Georgia, don't go to Tray Mountain, the forestry service is WATCHING you!!
My wife and I entered the trail head and saw a sign "closed road", that's it, nothing else. I was thinking that they didn't want cars driving up there because the road was bad. I figured Ibwas good in a 4x4. We got about 1/10th of a mile in and decided to have lunch. somebody left a dwindling fire by the creek and we decided to have lunch there.
When we were finished we packed up and were going to head out and a forest ranger Chambers pulls up and wanted to know why I went passed the "road closed" sign and why I started a fire. I said sorry, we'll head back to Chimney Mtn Road and I didn't start the fire, it was already there when we arrived. He said nope, you aren't leaving, let me see your DL and said we was giving warnings for the past 2 weeks but he had it!! He was giving me a citation for being on a closed road. WTF??? This is the first time I had ever been off road because I just bought the used GX470 and it was my first time out. I told him, look at the temporary tag on my truck, I had no idea this was a major violation? This ranger Chambers didn't care, he said he was tired of Off Roaders and wasn't putting up with this anymore and started talking about silt and the environment and asked me i fished? He said that I wouldn't be a le to fish if this silt keeps running into the Chattahoochee and off roaders are causing this mess.
Ranger Chambers was a total @sshole, even my wife questioned what his problem was. If this is who the US forest service is, then we have problems up there. This guy accused me of being on FB off road sites and posting in off road forums and I don't even have a FB account and I've never posted on an off road site. Then he told me if I didnt pay the fine, the US Marshall's would come arrest me. This guy has a screw loose and should not be a Ranger!! He is not wired right.
That's my experience on this trail thanks to our wonderful forestry service <sarcasm>.
Just as he gave me a citation, 2 guys were coming through in jeeps. He issued them citations too. I've been a law abiding citizen my whole life and I'm a veteran and I have to deal with a jackass like this from the forestry service. BTW, they charge $230 for driving past a road closed sign, lol, you can bet I'll be showing up to court for this citation.
From the sounds of what this ranger Chambers was saying, he creeps on off road sites to see what off roaders are talking about as far as trails and what their plans are. I deal with Law Enforcement every week and NEVER have I dealt with a wacko like this ranger Chambers.
If you're heading to North Georgia, don't go to Tray Mountain, the forestry service is WATCHING you!!