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16/04

Cold in Cohutta

The morning was a few degrees warmer than expected and despite the overnight rain, the roads were dry.  Dan, Dave, and Mel met at the Shell station on Towne Lake Parkway by i575 and rode slab up to Blue Ridge, where a brief stop was made for coffee and a regroup on the day's plans as it had started to snow very lightly. It was getting cold and seemed the original forecast high for the day was unlikely to be reached. They agreed to go for it and brave the conditions on the Cohutta Wilderness forest service trails.

Old Hwy 2 was their entry way to the Cohutta Wilderness and in short order the paved surface gave way to gravel and the adventure began.

As the trio gained elevation the temperature dropped and snow was settled on the ground either side of the trails and on the trees above. Then more snow started to fall. Thank goodness for heated gear! They pressed on and soon found they were not the only crazy individuals out on this inclement weather. A long section of the trail was lined with parked cars belonging to participants and supporters of the Endurance Hunter 100 mile race. These people must have been seriously cold!

The snow eased off and stopped as they dropped down to the first official waypoint to check out the Jack's River Fields campground. It was a great little place and definitely worth considering for future rides into this area.

Heading out from the campground the weather was a little brighter, if not warmer, but as they ascended it wasn't long before they rode into snow again. The riding was great and the trails were in good shape, and trees that had fallen across the road had been cut through or moved aside to keep the routes open.

As they descended again the snow stopped and cleared from the trees and the ground. Passing lookouts with stunning scenic views they headed towards their next stop, the Lake Conasauga Campground, and the Fire Tower. Unfortunately they missed the turn, so stopped and setup camp for lunch at the cross roads of West Cow Pen Road and Mill Creek Road.

                                         

After a fine lunch they headed down the switchback of Mill Creek Road towards Crandall. They passed the Hickey Gap Campground, which nestles down off the trail, and this also looked like good spot for a future overnighter.

From Crandall they took Hwy 411 and a scenic route via Hwy 136 back to Hwy 515, then i575 home to Woodstock. It was a great day's ride, around 185 miles.

05/03

March 2022 - Two Triumphs in the Wilderness

Dave and Dan met at Pop's Garage and Coffee House for a little kick start to the day. While there Richard @Triumph Roswell solved a mystery for Dan's Triumph Scrambler 1200. Dan had recently added a Deltran charging lead and after doing so the bike was showing a maintenance needed light and message. Apparently, as smart as the computer is on that Scrambler it is not smart enough to remember the date and time when the battery is disconnected. Resetting the date and time solved the issue and made for a good start to the day.

 

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05/03

February 2022 – Our “Backyard”

On these colder, shorter days of winter, we typically stay closer to home - but that doesn’t mean “fun not included”.  Although the day began with freezing temps, five riders (BobK, Dave, Larry, Mel, and Mike) started late morning and rode some back, back roads which kept our speeds down (really down as it was questionable if some of these roads had been paved in this century!)  Heated gear was welcome. 

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06/02

February 2022 - A Chilling Tale

After meeting in Olde Woodstock at the the newly available public parking at the the old Morgan Ace Hardware store, Larry, Dan, and Dave had a little brunch before heading off on a chilly ride into the hills... Eat to Ride, Ride to Eat!

The trio took Main Street to East Cherokee, to Cumming Highway, to Matt Highway, and Yellow Creek through Big Canoe.

First stop was the Wildcat Tract of the Dawson Forest, which shares the north border of Big Canoe from Steve Tate on the East and Monument Rd on the West. Here a short, but very enjoyable piece of forest service trail riding christened Dan's new Triumph Scrambler with "First Dirt". The way in was downhill and having forgotten to set the off road mode at the top of the trail, Dan discovered that the Scrambler can't be set into off road mode while the bike is in motion (all other modes can be engaged at the flick of a switch while moving).

Near the parking lot at the bottom of the trail the river was running high and fast and the ford crossing looked only be passable in a 4 wheeler. It was probably passable on a motorcycle too really, accepting your feet getting wet, but definitely not in the frigid 32 degree weather of this ride!

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