These are from our trip in late June to West Virginia. The above photo is an example of some of the trails we rode. The picture really doesn't does show the steepness of the trail- add in the ruts and you have quite a ride ahead of you! The trails were beautiful all through the mountains. Many trails ran you
right along the edge of ridges- ridges that if you
did go over the edge I'm not sure what kind of shape you'd be in! Some of those rides were pretty intense. I was fairly panicky a few times thinking about the kids...
This is the little cabin we stayed in. It was just perfect. It had a bunk bed and full size bed, two windows, and a little window a/c. West Virginia in June was perfect. It would get pretty hot during the day, but cool off in the evening and didn't seem to have the SE humidity. The bathhouse was about 75 yards away. It was very well kept and clean and included a laundromat. It was only luck, but next year I'll make sure we have the same cabin, or at least on that side. Our porch faced East, which was perfect. I'm sure the cabins facing the South West got pretty darn hot. Kudos to my good ol girl F150!! That's QUITE the haul up and down the mountains between Virginia and West Virginia! She ran pretty hot on the way up, but adding octane boost and using the best gas helped. What make the biggest difference though was that Ben bought a timing kit and fixed the timing. It was like we left home with a 150 and drove
back home with a 250!
Yup I'm a redneck woman!
This was a fun spot. We were having a contest to see who could get through without getting stuck and have to be towed out. Note the the 2 racing bikes aren't anywhere in sight! Off to the right of the photos was a loop without quite as much wet cement. The 2 Raptors will be replaced with 2 more 4x4's before we go on this trip next year!
I made it... Charlie did not...
These are from our trip in late June to West Virginia. The above photo is an example of some of the trails we rode. The picture really doesn't does show the steepness of the trail- add in the ruts and you have quite a ride ahead of you! The trails were beautiful all through the mountains. Many trails ran you right along the edge of ridges- ridges that if you did go over the edge I'm not sure what kind of shape you'd be in! Some of those rides were pretty intense. I was fairly panicky a few times thinking about the kids...
This is the little cabin we stayed in. It was just perfect. It had a bunk bed and full size bed, two windows, and a little window a/c. West Virginia in June was perfect. It would get pretty hot during the day, but cool off in the evening and didn't seem to have the SE humidity. The bathhouse was about 75 yards away. It was very well kept and clean and included a laundromat. It was only luck, but next year I'll make sure we have the same cabin, or at least on that side. Our porch faced East, which was perfect. I'm sure the cabins facing the South West got pretty darn hot. Kudos to my good ol girl F150!! That's QUITE the haul up and down the mountains between Virginia and West Virginia! She ran pretty hot on the way up, but adding octane boost and using the best gas helped. What make the biggest difference though was that Ben bought a timing kit and fixed the timing. It was like we left home with a 150 and drove back home with a 250!
Yup I'm a redneck woman!
This was a fun spot. We were having a contest to see who could get through without getting stuck and have to be towed out. Note the the 2 racing bikes aren't anywhere in sight! Off to the right of the photos was a loop without quite as much wet cement. The 2 Raptors will be replaced with 2 more 4x4's before we go on this trip next year!
I made it... Charlie did not...
...neither did Dylan! ;-)
This was one of the prettiest pull off spots on the trip. One thing I was admittedly a little disappointed in was that there weren't any "look out" spots. It was beautiful yes, but all we could ever see were the tops of more trees. No views to speak of.
Too bad the boys can't ever go on vacation and do "boy" things- like get dirty!! Good Lord!!
My goofballs! The cabin site had a picnic table and a hand pump for water. It was really the perfect little set up. It also had a fire pit. We bought a handy little gas grill/griddle/stove- it was fantastic. I could make beans and hamburgers, and even boil the water for my coffee. :-)
The poor Raptors were really out of their element on a lot of the trails. Thank goodness for the other 2 4x4's and a tow strap! LOL! Most of the time there was a way around the terrain they couldn't get through, but sometimes there was no good way. The 4x4's were awesome!! :-)
I guess this photo pretty much screams "Redneck Vacation"- all Ben and I need is a Lucky Strike and a Budweiser! LOL! I guess rednecks are what we are because we all had a blast.
Got dirt?
View of another trail.
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