Camping, telling lies, calling names, and generally having a good time.
I plan to leave work early on Friday, March 24th and ride my KLR down to Paul Grist State Park. They have plenty of tent camping space and a bathhouse with showers. Expect to pay about $13/night for camping.
Must have a license plate to ride in the Talladega National Forest. I will be on my KLR650, so I'm planning to stay on the approved roads. More details as we get closer.
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the vibe I'm getting already is John Denver on a green motorcycle. and i like it.
Honey Bunz is kinda thinking bout showing up for this one. 8)
so I have to come up with a dualsport by end of march then? ok
Are the primitive camping spots at Paul Grist in the trees? I've been thinking of heading down that way for a quick overnight hammock camping trip, but I've never been to the park before.
I called the state park to be sure they allow hammocks and they do. Now as for trees, the photos on the website look like they have plenty. I hope so because I will be using one for this trip.
Quote from: Shepcam on February 23, 2017, 03:08:06 PM
I called the state park to be sure they allow hammocks and they do. Now as for trees, the photos on the website look like they have plenty. I hope so because I will be using one for this trip.
I also plan to hang my hammock
A hammock will look like a big burrito for the alligators in the lake there!!
I hog hunt there every now and then, should be plenty of trees.
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Thanks for the replies. I may have to pack up my tortilla...err hammock and run down for en evening one of these weekends.
Visited the park today ... lots of trees for hammocks, lots of open space for tents, the main fire pit is surrounded by a stone wall for sitting around the fire, the showers were clean and warm. Should be a nice place to camp. The park manager's name is Roger Nichols ... he looks a bit like Johnny and he is a rider (Suzuki cruiser). He's looking forward to us coming for the weekend. He recommended R&B BBQ (about 10 miles away) for anybody who doesn't feel like cooking their own supper.
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is this still on?
Quote from: Slede on March 10, 2017, 04:55:46 AM
is this still on?
Of course! It's two weeks away, so much too early to get excited about weather forecasts, but this is what Wx-Underground is showing...
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What type of dual sport riding? Wondering if it would be big bike friendly.
Quote from: gulfcoaster on March 10, 2017, 07:13:08 PM
What type of dual sport riding? Wondering if it would be big bike friendly.
I'm planning to stay on the forest roads. There may be some sections that are a little muddy or bumpy, but the ride should be adventure-bike friendly. I'll be on my KLR, and I hate picking it up. We'll go fast when it's clear, slow when it's interesting, and I've got a few waypoints plotted for sightseeing. Plan on 64 miles on Saturday morning, lunch in Centreville, then 55 miles after lunch back to the campground.
If there is enough interest, supper at R&B BBQ is a good option.
Sounds good. Gotta get the bike into the shop. If I can get it back before I may try and make this one.
Sounds great. Endentured servitude sucks. It's all whitey trying to hold the fat man down!
Keep hope alive and have fun. Catch up in Tellico.
Quote from: Nice Goat on February 16, 2017, 11:05:16 AM
Camping, telling lies, calling names, and generally having a good time.
I plan to leave work early on Friday, March 24th and ride my KLR down to Paul Grist State Park. They have plenty of tent camping space and a bathhouse with showers. Expect to pay about $13/night for camping.
Must have a license plate to ride in the Talladega National Forest. I will be on my KLR650, so I'm planning to stay on the approved roads. More details as we get closer.
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Might have to plan more street on this ride. Trying to do a pre-ride today in the NF, and I'm finding a lot of this...
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Thanks to Kyle, we are going to have two rides on Saturday. I'll lead a mostly street ride to see some historic stuff like Old Cahawba. Kyle will lead the dirt ride. Fair warning though: the dirt ride may not be very ADV-bike friendly. All the rain brought the trucks out in the last six weeks...
Dropped off a small load of firewood today at the campsite.
(thanks glenn!)
If you're considering the dirty ride, here's a heads-up. This will NOT be a nasty/gnarly/hard ride ! I'm planning to PLAY on gravel roads, along Glenns predetermined route, stopping to smell the cow pies (flowers?), take whatever side-track you happen to spot, and cruise (20-45ish) along, with very little hell-bent intent of speed (if any) along the way. Think of it as riding elephants through grandpas pasture, but these elephants vibrate and weigh a little bit less.
If we encounter ANYTHING (yes, even a scary shadow) along the way that one of you doesn't want to tackle, no big deal, we'll just go around it on roads or whatever. I won't call you chicken until we get to camp and you're asleep... which can't happen anyway cause I'm always the first one out.
If you all say you just wanna do the street ride, that's cool, I'll bring the drz and make you smell stinky 4T oil (instead of lovely 2T oil) the whole way ;-) as a punishment. ;-)
The last four days have been warm and dry, and it looks like the next four days will be the same. I expect that a lot of the mud will have dried by Saturday. There is a chance of rain on Saturday, but it is less than 50% right now.
I'll have a street route prepared, and we'll let everybody choose what they want to do Saturday morning. I'll be on the KLR ready to go either way--street or dirt.
I plan to be there Friday evening. Need to get some mud on these new tars
The big brown truck made his showing, Woo Hoo! New Shoes for the Ten.
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Looks like my bike won't be ready in time so I'm likely out. Maybe next time.
Look out for flying debris!
100hp rock slinger is going to be in action.
# TCS OFF
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shopping list:
buy a quart of smoke to run through it.
still gotta zip lock with tuna and flat bread from last weekend.
:-)
Looks like the rain/storms will be scattered (hence the 50% probability) but is expected to be closer to 90% around 2pm.
To me, this is not a reason to cancel the event, although I understand that a lot of people don't like camping in the rain. Keep in mind that there is a large pavilion that we can hang out under...
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Quote from: catang5oh on March 22, 2017, 08:27:56 PM
Look out for flying debris!
100hp rock slinger is going to be in action.
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I was thinking about those for the KLR along with the Karro3. keep us posted on how they hold up!
how many people are planning to get dirty (ds route) vs how many street ?
+1 for dirt roads
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That area has been warm and dry for eight days, so the mud should be very minimal.
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man that was so much dang fun.
we played in the forest, played piano at the church, played like we were gangsta rappers, and played some more. coming back to camp at 60+ mph (on a two stroke, for forty minutes)aggravated my nerve problems, and my toes were in fire half the night.
thanks Glenn for scouting, leading, and generally carrying all the prep load for us. not one bike was dropped, all the spirits soared!
Kyle captured evidence that this time we actually had some pie.
We had eight people show up Friday at the state park. We had a great campfire and beautiful view of the lake. On Saturday, we rode about 60 miles of dirt, ate Mexican for lunch in Brent, then hightailed it back to the campground because of the coming rain. We made it back to camp about 20 minutes before the rain started. We moved under the pavilion and had a great time hanging out and drinking beer, still with a view of the beautiful lake. About 6pm, two of us went to fetch dinner and pie for everybody. Possibly the best BBQ place you've never heard of ... Lannie's BBQ Spot in Selma. I heard that it is the oldest, continuously operating, black-owned BBQ restaurant in Alabama.
Overall, I think that it turned out to be a successful weekend of ridin' and relaxin'. Now to start planning for Tellico next month...
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Hate to have missed this one!
This was an awesome weekend. The riding was awesome! The friends were awesomer! The food was awesomest! Time well wasted!
Did I mention it was awesome?