WoooHooo! I'm Getting a Wudi. (Wudi11 Ride)

[angrytim]

I'll be there.

Hey Jim, it was good seeing you this past Sunday. Sorry we got sepearted. I didn't realize you weren't w/ us until I looked around for you and you weren't there. Let me know the next time you're there. I would love to ride there w/ you. You know that place better than anyone.

[Jim Cook]

Originally Posted by angrytim

I'll be there.

Hey Jim, it was good seeing you this past Sunday. Sorry we got separated. I didn't realize you weren't w/ us until I looked around for you and you weren't there. Let me know the next time you're there. I would love to ride there w/ you. You know that place better than anyone.

Hi Tim,
Jon (RahRah) and I stay in close contact, and I usually let him know where I'm riding; so make him keep you informed.
(I've been trying to get him to go down to Breezy Hills and ride those delicious trails with me. Egg him on a bit for me.)

I'm sorry about losing you all last Saturday. With my still gimpy knee, I just wasn't comfortable riding at the speeds (on that terrain) that your group was obviously wanting to go. The "hop-scotching trail guide" strategy seemed to be a good one, and everything was going all right, until ya'll took that right turn off the intended trail, and ended up back at the base of Big Nasty ridge. I should have emphasized to all of you to follow the narrow yellow ribbons as you went along.

It was almost humorous. I was standing on the road at the west end of the clearcut, where the trail section you were on came out; smoking a cigarette and listening to ya'll approach. Then, just before you came into sight, I heard ya'll take a right turn off that trail and up the mountain. It left me standing there with my mouth open and a surprised look on my face.
I just waited and waited. Later, Ken Powell and his buddy came by where I was, and through him, I figured out pretty much where all ya'll had traveled. (I sure could have saved you from some mud riding and creek crossings.) From Jon's description as to where to locate you all, I did see where you had been, and was able to figure where you were going; but by that time it was getting too late.

You ended up riding much of what I was planning on guiding you through, albeit from a slightly different approach.
After cominig down off the "autobahn", did you go through the "High Ridge" to the east, along the northern perimeter of the property? There is a bunch of new trail up there, and it is very primitive and narrow; with a bunch of it off-camber. It was part of my intended loop for ya'll.

It was a pleasure to meet you all, and I'm glad you had fun. You looked good on that DE300.

Let's do it again. I'll take better care of you, next time. Trust me.

Jim
Team LAGNAF

[GasGas]

Total Estimated Time: 35 hours 45 minutes
Total Estimated Distance: 2233.33 miles
Sounds like alot of fun, but I don't think I could pull it off in a weekend.

[Jim Cook]

Originally Posted by GasGas

Total Estimated Time: 35 hours 45 minutes
Total Estimated Distance: 2233.33 miles
Sounds like alot of fun, but I don't think I could pull it off in a weekend.

You're not limited to a weekend. Plus, there are some surprising trails within a short driving distance of Combs. Lots of riding in north and west-central Arkansas.
Although the dates for this "unofficial nonevent" are Feb 27, 28. & March 1st, some riders come early, and some stay late. (And some do both. )
Many fill out a week's trip by riding Brock Creek or the hare scramble course down at Fort Smith while they are here.

Let's see.... It's only 2000 miles from here to where I ride in Idaho, where we ride. By swapping with another driver, I can make it in about 30 hours (or less, depending on "stopped time" during the trip). It really is do-able, just not in a weekend.

Good Riding!

Jim

[angrytim]

Thanks Jim. I don't think we rode the section you are referring to. I have the Enduro course marked on my GPS, but didn't have it mounted on Sunday.

Just let me know where and when you want to meet and I'll be there.

[Treesmacker]

Jim,
Thanks for hosting another Wudi ride this year, us northern folks sure appeciate all the work you and JEB put into these rides!
I have never been to White Rock, but it sounds like a great place!
Bob in MN

[Jim Cook]

Originally Posted by Treesmacker

Jim,
Thanks for hosting another Wudi ride this year, us northern folks sure appeciate all the work you and JEB put into these rides!
I have never been to White Rock, but it sounds like a great place!
Bob in MN

Bob,
It's you and those hard riders from up in Minnesota that this ride is all about. I'm glad you keep coming to ride with us.
It's been a while since we had the ride up at White Rock, and even then, it was only with this sort of access on the Wudi2.

I spoke with Jack this afternoon. He said it was 15F and snowing in the Twin Cities. I told him to be glad. It was partly cloudy here, and a terrible 65 degrees Fahrenheit.
I skipped riding last weekend for family stuff, but this weekend is roosting time again.

Good Riding,

Jim

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