lclippard
Adventurist
36hrsofuwharrie took its pound of flesh in the form of broken rear shock mounts on my XJ. So I had to repair those so the Jeep wouldn’t bounce me to death driving.
Saturday rolls around, Jeep repaired, gear cleaned and organized, cooler packed, wife dressed and ready, dogs dying for a ride. Taking both XJs so we can pick up a buddy on the way.
In route to Cody’s house, a front brake caliper decides to remain in the “no go” position and starts smoking like a signal to neighboring tribes. So, one HiLift, some tools and a wife willing to drive to the parts store, and I repaired the failure and continued on.
Brown Mountain OHV system offers primarily dirt bike and 4wheeler trails, but offers about 5 miles of trail to 4x4 vehicles. This is the first time I’ve been this year and the trail seemed a lot tougher than this time last year. We wheeled a good portion of the trail and stopped along the creek to let the dogs splash for a few. The one site we stopped at had quite a bit of trash strewn about, so we gathered it up and packed it out. It’s a shame that people can’t just bring it out when they take it in. And please people, don’t build new rings and start fires in random places when there are firepits inside the prepared campsites..
All in all it was a good day trip, breakdowns notwithstanding. The pups definitely needed a nap afterwards.
Stay safe people, See you on the trails!
