Time to start......

Hope Tweety will be ok for the trip. Breaking in and prepping the new machine for this trip. Trying to get use to how it handles. Sorry D and Gimpy the Big Horns are used now This is going to be an awesome trip that i think we all need.

Gimpy wrote:

Tweety is having a total knee replacment after we get back, but for now just pass the vicoden

Tell her I hope she has better luck than me. I am headed for #4 on the right hip, with permenant damage already to the muscle and femor. Doc is still looking for my parts. Steel on steel is being rejected by my body.[/quote]



WOW, hope its works out, my dad is going for #three on his hip but he is 76, mabe we could get all together and get a sxs discount!!!!!!!

24 more days!

Guys, need to get with BigD to let him know who is eating at the camp grounds...the Thunder Bay Hotel serves a kick ass pizza, so one night we can all head up town and give the cooks a deserved break (looks like you'll get to see the place in real time, Yank!) Just for the record, do not bring any fire wood with you unless the bark has neen totally removed, but coming across the Mac bridge, I would not recommend it period.

Dammit............If this would have been June 29th till July the 8th, I would be there...........I'm out of school.....Sorry planning on my part.

ridepate wrote:

Dammit............If this would have been June 29th till July the 8th, I would be there...........I'm out of school.....Sorry planning on my part.

Big bummer Dude.....wish you could make it.

Starting To get truck ready... Next weekend I will pickup rzr from cabin and start getting it ready...

450 miles for me, will be turning alot of fossils into noise with new truck.

Here is more information about the area, trails, trail reports, some videos etc...might help you guys.. It helped me..

http://www.fishweb.com/recreation/orv/index.html

Also, not sure how many of you use GPS, but VV mapping is a GREAT tool, and the guy that runs it is AWESOME.. I use his maps for WV, and MI. There you will be able to download trail maps for MI.. Not sure which ones we need, or if he has everything.. but its a place to start.

http://www.vvmapping.com/

I have found this page is easiest to tell where the trails are, then you can print a copy of the trail, or like I say you could download them to your GPS.

http://www.vvmapping.com/trails/trailBigPicture.html

IF your worried about loading the maps, you can email the owner, he will call you back and help you.. I have done this almost every year when I update my maps as the first year I tried to do it myself... :)

Looks like that fire was pretty significant.. here is a video of the trails and fire
http://www.fishweb.com/recreation/orv/reports.html

thanks

Hey Gun.....what GPS do you have? We will have to get together soon and go over some of the area that we will be riding. As I posted back to you earlier in this thread, I just ride out in what ever direction with my GPS on tracking and then I know I can find my way back. Also, I picked up the 2012 trail map the other week when I was in Big Bay......we can get one for everyone when we get their ORV stickers @ Crams.
Load up Marquette County in your GPS......we'll see what is there that I do not know.

Fox, is this warning for real, or are the snowmobilers just trying to keep the ATV guys off their trails?

Or, are there trails that we can and cannot use?

21 more days

wvyankee2 wrote:

Fox, is this warning for real, or are the snowmobilers just trying to keep the ATV guys off their trails?

Or, are there trails that we can and cannot use?

Yea this is for real. No the snowmobilers are not trying to keep you off the trail but the clubs lease land off private property owners that are ok with it in the winter. Come summer the owners do not want traffic (noise) crossing their land and also ATV’s do more damage to their property than snowmobiles. That is where the trespassing ticket comes into play from the DNR or Sherriff. Kinda suczzz because I know alot of sledding trails .

Not to worry.

I have the nuvi 500

Gunpilot wrote:

I have the nuvi 500

Load it up Gun.....I want to see some new places too !!!!

You can ride all of the snowmobile trails....this was a law that was passed like 5 years ago, but Fire Pup is correct about the private land part. Some of the snomo clubs lease land from land owners and as he said, they want their summers to themselves. They either have gates or some measure of warning to let you know....no big deal.

14 more days

maybe next year for me sorry i was hoping

Sorry to hear that Mason but under stand. Hell yea on next year.

Any time you want to go Mr. Mason......just say the word and we're gone

We'll put one of these rides together again for next year, hoping that everyone has a good time, so you just get well so I can show you around up north

Mason,we will miss you and think of you when we fry them taters, we will miss some of your porno taters, you had to be there to know what that means

I have a feeling this is going to be a great time. I wish I could make it.

Hey Mason you will be with us in our hearts. We completely understand, just take it easy and get better.

THANK YA"LL