Everyone Likes the Mud

I almost didnt go riding today, but it was such a nice day out, I couldn’t resist. It was in the low 60s most of the day, with the sun out in full force. Ben couldn’t sneak out his dads ATV, so he followed me down to Indian Creek, one of the two main places you see the most people riding around here. Sure enough, there were about 35 other ATV and Dirt bikes out today. Along with about 4 or 5 trucks and jeeps. First we went down to a stream crossing, there were about 12 ATVs across the […]

Stream Running

Distance = 46 Miles We got a very early start this morning, so it was just alittle colder, but still a fairly nice day. We started out by going back to the area we dubbed Morgantown Lookout Hill. We had actually covered more of it the day before than we had thought, so it didn’t take us long to explore all of that area. But there was still plenty of area surrounding the Lookout to explore. We hit a good bit of trails that connected to ones we were on the previous day. That is one of the things I […]

Morgantown Lookout

Distance = 38 Miles Today was a very overcast day, but at least it didn’t rain at all. It was a bit windy but luckily, in the high 50s. We were not out riding for very long, but we were constantly on the move and covered alot of area. Ben had a couple ideas about an area we had not been to before, so we headed out that direction. We rode to the top of a large hill, and were surprised by the great view from the top. We could actually see the Mall at the nearby town, as well […]

Revolutionary Grave

Another day of great weather, stayed in the 50s and 60s, and sunny most of the day. We covered alot of the areas we were in last weekend, but got to all of them from alittle different direction. The terrain was fairly dry, we were kicking up alot of dust the entire day, I was covered in a layer of light brown powder by the end of the day. Part of our trip took us past a set of locks and a dam. There is actually a way to drop down the the railroad tracks here, using them to go […]

Out to Dead Cow Lake

Distance = 34 Miles Another great day for riding today. It was in the mid 40s, but the sun was very warm, not a cloud in the sky. We headed alot further north than we had in the past, and branched off into a whole new patch of land to explore. We took a break next to a small body of water, that had some strange column shaped formations of algae in it. They weren’t solid, or stiff, but appeared to be. I tried to get a couple shots of them, but was getting too much reflection off the waters […]

Hamilton and New Trout Caves Franklin, West Virginia

Hamilton Gallery New Trout Gallery Todays trip was supposed to be with the local Grotto club, at Sharps Cave. Due to a mix up in directions, we ended up at the wrong meeting place, and didn’t get to meat up with them. We figured we might as well still get some caving in, so we drove on to Franklin, where there are 3 caves within a few hundred feet of each other. Hamilton, Trout, and New Trout. There was a ton of people there this time, there was at least two scout groups, and two large family groups, at least […]

2005 Sinks of Gandy Camping Caving Trip

Now that I have returned from my week long camping/caving trip, I thought I would do alittle write up on some of the gear that was used, and what I thought about its performance. I will also include general comments and suggestions about some things I have learned during my trips. — Location ——- First off, lets talk alittle bit about the where I went. Me and two buddies went to Glady West Virginia, about a 2 hour drive to camp from my house. This was our third year in a row for this trip. Its a great for camping, […]