| Subject: Who's going to the GVL Club Ride? |
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Julie Angell
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Date Posted: 00:09:47 09/10/11 Sat
Hey everyone,
Just checking to see who is planning on attending the GVL Club weekend on Sept 17. There will be lots of different things to do, from green sticker dirt bike riding to hiking, fishing, boating, mountain biking, having a picnic at my cabin with everyone, to just enjoying the scenic, little lake and forest.
I'm ribboning the five-mike hiking trail tomorrow from my cabin. I'll also drive over to Crab Flats to see if it's difficult for large motorhomes/trailers to get in there on the 4 1/2 mile winding dirt road. Abe Baumann says it may be.
I'll find out where people who just show up for the day with their bikes in pickups or little trailers should stage near/in Crab Flats.
Jack Fuller is putting together a challenging, scenic route for the intermediate and expert riders. I'll have maps available for you and it can be ridden anytime Saturday/Sunday that you want. It takes Jack's son Sam 45 minutes to ride it, but he lives up there, so it should take everyone else well over two hours, depending on how many stops you make. Please no novices on this route. There will be step-ups; long, steep up and down hills; a water crossing over big rocks; and single track along the side of a hill. Stuff that intermediates and experts will enjoy and sometimes be challenged by.
Novices and kids can ride over to Big Pine Flats campground. There's a fun, circle trail that starts and ends there for novices and above. I wouldn't take beginner riders on it because it has some short, steep, winding hills on the trail. Fun, but you have to have good balance and throttle control.
Keep riding beyond Big Pine Flats and you may see the horses that sometimes stand along the fence next to a pretty meadow at a ranch up there. Eventually the trail turns to Street Legal Only and you'll need to turn around and come back. It's about a 22 mile round trip from Crab Flats. UTVs, quads, and 4WD vehicles can go on that route too, except for the circle trail.
There's lots to do up there, and the weather should be in the 70s or 80s. Might get chilly at night.
I didn't mention that GVL has a special area of the lake just for dogs. You can throw sticks in the water for them to fetch or just let them swim around. If you bring your dogs up to the cabin for the picnic, please firmly tie them up to a tree, because there are squirrels and chipmunks they'll want to chase. Sorry, they're not allowed in the cabin.
Please call me if you have questions. My number is on the last email that went out to you. I am planning on arriving at the cabin sometime Friday afternoon on September 16. I'll email my cell number to everyone. Verizon works up there but AT&T doesn't, except in some places.
Hope to see lots of you up there!
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