Trail Ride...Or Wood Cutting?
Monday, May 16, 2011 at 7:10AM 
Be careful the next time you get invited to an EXCLUSIVE trail ride!
I was invited to go on a trail ride with a couple of buddies and that there would only be 3 of us. They said we would be riding seldom used trails that would provide us with hours of adventure.
Now I am not sure, but I am thinking when you go on an adventure of any kind on a motorcycle it means some really excellent riding. What I didn’t realize was that my “buddies” invited me because they needed help clearing the trails they wanted to ride on their little adventure!
We spent half of our time riding on some of the best hidden, underused, pristine trails I have seen in many years.
The other half of our time was spent moving downed winter logs, negotiating snow, sawing logs and cutting limbs and branches to make some of these seldom used trails passable. The riding half of our time was getting from work point to work point. Of course this did include riding some of the coolest and most beautiful trails that took us from one trail clearing place to the next.
We rode on trails that I am not sure I could find again and had to follow my ride leaders Frank and Larry in order to find them at all.
I had a great time and would be first in line to go again, it was such good riding and the clearing became a game and a challenge to figure out how to move the downed timber. Just imagine riding your motorcycle and throwing in a circuit training exercise course for a little extra exercise. I am pretty sure I worked harder and sweated more using the hand saw than I did riding the bike.
I had a smile on my face at the end of the adventure. Good times!
Thanks guys,
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Reader Comments (2)
Is that the infamous "Trail Nazi" picking up his bike in the last photo? There is justice.
Why yes it is! Happy to provide documentation.