There is a new offroad park in the area, so we decided to head on out and see what it is all about. It is called Barlett's ORV Park and it is located just outside of Liberty, SC. It is situated on several hundred acres and has lots of long, twisty trails and some good obstacles. We had a couple of new rigs join the group (Cody, Devin and Carrie) as well as some of the regular club members. We all had a good time and look forward to getting lost at Barlett's again and finding a few more trails.
We had a little bit of carnage on this trip. Daniel spit out a front axle u-joint on the first big obstacle of the day so he spent the rest of the day three-wheeling. On the same ledge, I managed to not only undo the gas cap but did a little plowing of red clay with the filler neck. We cleaned out the filler neck but apparently there was a lot more down in the tank. This led to an impromptu stop on the side of the road on the way home when I lost power. A quick filter change and I was back on the road again. I am sure everyone has a few more scratches and a little mud cleaning to do, but I am ready for more Barlett's.
A fellow mogger told me about a gathering of folks from the Expedition Portal website near Amicalola Falls State Park. I needed a break and it sounded like a fun, relaxing weekend. I debated on whether I should drive the mog there or tow instead. Speed, comfort and the ability to carry more supplies won out in favor of towing. Getting the gooseneck down to the campsite and back out ended up being the only white knuckle driving of the weekend! We had a really nice trail ride on Saturday through Chatahoochee National Forest and into the back door of Amicalola State Park, where we stopped to admire the beautiful waterfall and grab a bite to eat. From the State Park, we hit the blacktop for a drive around to Old Bucktown Road, which would lead us up a more challenging trail on the way back to the campsite. The weather was a little chilly, but there was a great bunch of people to wheel and hang out with around the campfire. I miss the old wandering type of camping trips and hope to join the ExPo gang more often.I slacked off on this trip and didn't take too many pictures but here they are: Photo Gallery.
Due to the reorganization of my site, many old links are no longer working. Here are links to picture galleries from offroad trips from the past in their new location.
2003
2004
2005
Uwharrie OHV Area June 17
Tellico OHV Area July 23
RiverRock Off Road Park Labor Day
Brown Mountain OHV Area December 25
2006
RiverRock Off Road Park St Patricks Day
Gulches Work Day April 29
Gulches Opening Day May 6
Gulches May 27
Gulches June 17
Gulches Grand Opening July 15
Gulches October 7
Gulches October 21
Gulches December 28
2007
Tellico OHV Area Jan 19-20
RiverRock Off Road Park May 19
Gulches June 22
Tellico OHV Area September 7
Gulches September 16
Gulches October 13
Gulches November 11
Gulches December 16
2008
is better than working, but it ain't real great either. Especially, if your day (in my case) ends after only a couple minutes of wheeling. After my generator died and the mog was drug back up to the parking lot, the other three rigs in our group headed back out to find more mechanical mayhem. While I waited for my
tow rig and trailer to arrive, Bach managed to suffer a catastrophic failure in his PSC steering pump, Josh burned up the alternator-to-battery cable while winching Bach and just to join in the fun, Chris' fuel pump gave up the ghost. We were 0 for 4 that day! I managed to take a few pictures before my day was shot.