DAVID’S WORLD FAMOUS SPODE FEST HAD PEOPLE FROM THE 4 CORNERS – OHIO, TEXAS, ARKANSAS , LOUISIANA, CALIFORNIA .... AUSTRIA , GERMANY .
http://www.spodefest.net/rmd/isf_2010/
I DIDN’T GET TO MEET EVERYBODY, BUT I’M SURE DAKOTA DID.
I HAD PLANNED 3 DAYS OF RIDING BUT ONLY GOT 2.
I EITHER GOT MY 1ST CASE OF MONKEY BUTT OR GOT CANED.
SPODE CAMP –KELLY FLATS
A GROUP FROM TENNESSEE( http://www.mtn-motorsportstn.com/) WERE CAMPED NEXT DOOR .
SATURDAY 7/31
LOOP- 63 MILES
ROUTE- SKELETON / LITTLE SKELTON / SKUNK / BEAR CREEK JEEP TRAIL / GOAT LAKE / BEAR CREEK JEEP ROAD/ ROSS FORK JEEP TRAIL /SOUTH FORK ROSS FORK / LITTLE WATER
RIDERS- SCOTT HARRELL (TRAIL BOSS), TIM, STEPHEN, JOHN
WE DIDN’T LEAVE CAMP UNTIL ~1PM SO WE DIDN’T GET BACK UNTIL ~ 8PM.
1ST DIRT BIKE RIDE IN A MONTH. SCOTT HARRELL IS A 17 YR OLD CLASS A ENDURO RIDER OUT OF WASHINGTON. http://www.nmaoffroad.org/10_enduro_overall_a.html
I MUCH PREFER 50+ YR OLD CHAIN SMOKERS AS TRAIL BOSS. YOU GET MORE FREQUENT & LONGER BREAKS. SCOTT DID KEEP ME ON A 12 MPH PACE ALWAYS TAKING OFF WHEN I REACHED THE INTERSECTIONS.
I STARTED HITTING THE WALL WE WE GOT TO THE ROSS FORK & WILLOW CREEK INTERSECTION ~ THE 50 MILE MARK.
I HIT RESERVE ON GAS ~ 51 MILES. I DROPPED THE BIKE 2-3 TIMES CLIMBING FROM WILLOW CREEK TO BEAR CREEK ROAD, PROBABLY LOST 5-10 MILES WORTH.
STEPHEN FIXING A LEAK ON A RADIATOR HOSE AT LITTLE CREEK & SKUNK CREEK INTERSECTION.
MEADOW ALONG SKUNK CREEK
BREAK AFTER A ROCKY CLIMB ON SKUNK CREEK
RELIEF AFTER ANOTHER GNARLY TECHNICAL SECTION ON SKUNK CREEK
SCOTT & BARRY AT LUNCH.
BARRY –“ MY NEW STRATEGY HAS SAVED OR CREATED THOUSANDS OF MOTORCYCLE TRAILS.”
GOAT LAKE WHERE WE HAD LUNCH
SADDLE AT TOP OF SOUTH FORK ROSS FORK
VIEW FROM LITTLE WATER ON THE WAY INTO CAMP
SUNDAY 8/1/10
LOOP ~ 55 MILES
RIDERS – DAVID, MURRAY, KAT, JOHN
ROUTE – SKELETON / CONNECTOR TO BEAR CREEK JEEP ROAD / ROAD / LOWER PARADISE/ BIG SMOKEY ROAD / CONANT CREEK / LITTLE SKELETON / SKELETON
LITTLE SKELETON / SKELETON JUNCTION
DAVID TOP OF SKELTON
OUR GOVERNMENT LOOKING AFTER US
KAT MAKING IT TO THE TOP OF SKELETON
MURRAY ON SKELETON
MET THIS COWBOY FARMER FROM GOODING ON BEAR CREEK, HE WAS TOOLING AROUND ON THE TRAILS BY HIMSELF, NO HELMET ON A XR200. MADE US FELL OVER DRESSED.
DAVID ON CONNECTOR TRAIL WITH ROSS FORK ( I RODE ON SATURDAY) IN THE BACK GROUND.
AT THE CONNECTOR & BEAR CREEK ROAD WE MET THE BURLY FARM BOYS(http://aitonsride.blogspot.com/2010/03/grand-view-dead-cow-ride-32110.html) AGAIN. THEY HAD THE STUPID BLANK SHEET TRAVEL MAPS FROM THE FOREST SERVICE AND NEEDED DIRECTIONS TO ATLANTA.
DAVID WATCHING KAT CROSS BEAR CREEK.
MURRAY CROSSING
LUNCH ALONG THE SOUTH FORK.
VIEW FROM CONANT TRAIL. CONANT IS A SWEET TRAIL , JUST TOO SHORT.
ON THE BACK HALF OF THE RIDE THE LEFT SIDE OF MY BUTT WAS SORE, MAYBE A PIMPLE ?. jUST MORE ENCOURAGEMENT TO STAY ON THE PEGS. TRIED DOCTORING IT AFTER A SHOWER , BUT IT WAS SURE SORE.
MONDAY MORNING I WAS ABLE TO TAKE A PEEK IN THE MIRROR NEXT TO THE BUNK :-(.
THE SEAM IN MY (UNPADDED) RIDING SKINS MUST HAD RUBBED ME RAW.
HAD A SCAB & LOOKED LIKE I HAD BEEN CANED !
THOUGHT ABOUT A BIG PIECE OF MOLE SKIN SO I COULD RIDE AGAIN BUT DECIDED TO CALL IT QUITS FOR THE WEEK.
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