Hatfield McCoy and a Rhino.... My thoughts

:D well my g/f just called and asked if i wanted to go to the wagon wheel satarday with her brother and some of his friends !!!!! :D :D
only bad thing the all ride motorcycles.

is anyone else going to be there

I'm with a group of 5 others up there this Saturday. We're all riding ATV's. We'll be doing some explorin' so I leave the Rhino at home -- takes chainsaws to explore in the Rhino.

Not sure why I put he on the bear -- I knew she has a cub but it's my understanding the cub is approx 1 yr old. The bear climbed in the trash truck at Hilltop several times. They fixed that by installing electrical fence around the trash truck.

Here's some pics of our trip. Our camping neighbors had some cool rides. The kids had a little buggy, and their dad had this vintage Honda TL 250. 1975 or '76 model.

Just finished setting up camp:

The puddle that stalled the Rhino, my ruined shorts and socks, and my wife glad to be winched out of the hole! LOL!

The moma bears track, and if you look closely you can just make out the cub track in front of hers:

Ashland Company Store near the Indian Ridge Trailhead:

A few KOA pics:

About to begin our 5 hour journey on Monday:

One of the native wildlife creatures we encountered. I thought everyone was kidding me about a " West Virginia Bog Beetle", but I guess not! This one was a male. You can mess with the males, but the females have pinchers I'm told, and they're aggressive. Strange looking varmint:

Old coal mine opening:

I've seen that mud hole. It's not too deep. Since it restarted easy most likely the fan on the passenger side filled with mud/water. That will pull the 660's down pretty bad. I would not be surprised if it would not stall a 450. That's why it recranked on dry land -- the mud/water was out of the fan.

I've never seen that bug. I'd almost say that's fake. No way would I hold it!

A beautiful view:

Near the end of the green trail on our way back. We rode green trails #12, 14, 13, 16, and 19, and came back on blue trails: 34, 38, 37, 28, and 46, and then the remaining route was green trails:

A crazy ruffed grouse that wanted to run in front of the rhino:

A bear cub track:

Some young turkeys flying:

The pesky camp kitty:

Slightly dirty Rhino:

Us and our new friends:


The End.

hnh

Ok spill the beans on the Bog Beetle. I've posted it among some other WV riders and no one has seen such a thing.....

What? You don't believe the Preacher! LOL!

Let's see, maybe if I post a better image they may recognize it better:


I love everybody!

That's a good one!! I love it!!! A woven bug.

I really like it!! The blurry image made it alot more believeable. The fact that you knew the bear was female made it even more believeable.


GOOD ONE!

Actually we were going down the trail and my wifes yells: back up! There's something back there!

I backed up and she says: What is that thing??

I ran around to the other side of the Rhino and a mean streak hit me when I saw what it really was! I figured if it would fool my wife in real time, I could get one over on someone over the net if I blurred the image a bit!

But you were on to me from the start! LOL!

hnh

OH yea, it's still on the trail. Others are probably "backing up" too!

hnh

Biggest Tick i've ever seen.

That's what a friend thought it was.............. a big tick!

hnh

Thanks for the report on the 450. I was on the verge of buying a 450, but once I tried a 700
I was glad I waited and got the 700. The 700 also seems quieter, but still too loud. The wife and I plan to go back to the Hatfield trails in Sept.

Just got back from the HM Indian Riodge Trails. Damn dozer ruined the KOA side. The triple diamond blacks are now like the old greens. Most of the mud holes have been filled. I could take my pick-up through most of it. At least is a few months it'll be rough again...