St. Helens to Houghton Lake Ride

Maps! You do not need any maps where you are going…

The morning of Saturday the 22nd started as rain and cloudy, it was so wet that I did not have high hopes of the trail conditions being any good for sport quads. I packed a poncho and even made a last minute purchase of new boots before arriving in St. Helens.
Once on the trails the ride was smooth with no dust, no bugs, and no big puddles? Yep, it turns out the trails where perfect and well graded.

We made are way to the Denton Trial connector, then on to the Denton Creek Trails all the way to Houghton Lake.

Not too bad for not having any maps, not that we did not get lost. But you know the old story of having to drive though a few subdivisions trying to find the trails then making a few left hand turns when we should have turned right, no gas, no food, and yet some how we always make it back. After the ride we agreed that these trails will have to be ridden again.

MTR Riders: Chad, Greg, and Larry

Engine power has increased 112% since 1980... and other fun facts about the Horsepower Wars

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Day trip to St. Helens this Saturday the 22nd

Well we did have different plans and rather of conquered the trails on the east side of the Roscommon area, but due to the wildfires Chad made the executive decision to ride in St. Helens and go west for our one day get away.

We are planning on meeting off 75 and Mount Morris road exit at 8am in the Mobile gas station.
So far the riders will be Chad, Greg, and Larry. Let us know if you are interested in tagging along.


Chad had made some upgrades over the winter to the Z400; now let us see if the Suzuki is still a mud puddle magnet.

ATV / ORV / UTV GET DIRTY RALLY!

ATV / ORV / UTV GET DIRTY RALLY!
Memorial Weekend 2010 in Wolverine MI! ( Just north of Gaylord)

We won't be around that area next weekend but maybe some you will be. Sounds like a lot of fun!!

Northern Michigan Wildfire Full Report

Northern Michigan Wildfire Full Report: "'Meridian Boundary Fire' In Southeastern Crawford Co., Northeastern Roscommon Co."

We passed right through here on Saturday.

May 15, 2010 Frederic ATV Trails

Wow it's been a really long time since I've posted abotu ATVing. The group rode the Frederic ATV trails on Saturday. They were definitely tight and full of tree stumps and rocks and after so much rain the last week were surprisingly dry. Nonetheless we had beautiful perfect weather and a great ride!! Everyone stayed safe and the machines ran perfectly. Thanks Dan and Jen for letting the group stay over at your place just 40 minutes from the trail head.

We also visited a familiar snowmobile stop, the Swamp II Bar, for lunch. It's awesome to be able to ride into town on the ATVs to get gas and food.

Here are some photos from the day:Stopping for a break:The group taking a break and smiling for a photo op:Jenni taking on a steep hill:Dan following behind:Just to prove I was there too :):

Enjoy!!

Only hiccup would be the some trailer issues on the ride home. Half way home the trailer lights stopped working and Scott and Sean spent 2.3 hours rigging enough lights to get us home at 1:30am. As I type this, the guys have spent another 8 hours rewiring the trailers lights. :(