I heard of some Stellar trails dropping off the Blue Ridge somewhehe in NC around the Pisgah Forest. Any FR bro's out there to hook a poser up?
Not really a smart move off the Park Way. Thats if you don't care about losing your bike and getting a ticket.NewFLFRrider said:I heard of some Stellar trails dropping off the Blue Ridge somewhehe in NC around the Pisgah Forest. Any FR bro's out there to hook a poser up?
mmm yeah, good times. I remember that thread... :mumble:profro said:Oh good gravy... here we go again.
fixed it.NewFLuFfeR said:Well, I guess they'll have to try and catch me first
NewFLFRrider said:Out of all those mountains and riders in the Pisgah area the only response I get is about my attitude???? Shouldn't there be trails for all of us to use???? Just cause we want to shuttle we're the bad apples???? I see much worse attitudes from those spandy riders!!!!
There is absolutely nothing wrong with shuttling or the people that do it. RESPECT is a big concern here. The trails are always in danger of being closed to users that don't respect every aspect of the trail. The right to be on any trail has to be earned. It is not a given right. Pisgah is one of the most beautiful places around and we should all be able to enjoy it. This is why we play by the rules. The rangers in the forest are everywhere and hand out fines left and right for violations. There are plenty of places to ride big bikes and small bikes. Like T-Pirate said, get a good map and explore this for yourself. You will find what you are looking for. Any good person is not going to tell you here. We have a secret treasure and want to keep it that way. I hope you find some good trails and good people to ride with.NewFLFRrider said:Out of all those mountains and riders in the Pisgah area the only response I get is about my attitude???? Shouldn't there be trails for all of us to use???? Just cause we want to shuttle we're the bad apples???? I see much worse attitudes from those spandy riders!!!!
Definitely...tomvan72 said:The rangers in the forest are everywhere and hand out fines left and right for violations..
bro...all of us on here shuttle. Legal stuff.NewFLFRrider said:Out of all those mountains and riders in the Pisgah area the only response I get is about my attitude???? Shouldn't there be trails for all of us to use???? Just cause we want to shuttle we're the bad apples???? I see much worse attitudes from those spandy riders!!!!
Two buddies of mine at college thought it would be cool to sneak their bikes onto the AT one fall. They unloaded their bikes, saw a ranger drive by and hauled it up the trail out of sight. This was at 7am in the morning. They knocked out around 15 miles on their hardtails and got way back in Nantahala Forest, got off trail and hiked 10 minutes off trail and setup camp for Fri, Sat. Sunday morning they woke up to piss and found the ranger sitting there. He had started their fire up, made himself coffee and had their $1500.00 fines sitting on their bikes waiting. He was nice to them, said they had guts, hung out for about 30 minutes, then said he had to go catch some ginseng poachers. They never saw his truck, his footprints, nothing. He even left a note on their car saying "Never run from me again."jdschall said:Definitely...
I was backpacking, in January, in 20 degree weather, with spitting snow in Shining Rock Wilderness out near Cold Mtn, probably 10 miles from a road and along came a ranger bopping down the trail with a pair of binocs, looking for people illegally building campfires in the wilderness area. They are definitely out there.
the Ranger you really don't want to cross is the one who lives on the far side of Lake Fontana on Hazel Creek. He is the man who will take it all away. His section of the Smokies is the most pristine and if you were to be so stupid as to put a bike on his turf....man!jdschall said:I should add to my story, that I had built a fire the night before because it was so damn cold. I was legal, just outside the wilderness area near Black Balsam. The ranger must have smelled it on me so he started asking all kinds of questions about where I'd camped, if I'd had a fire, etc. I had to get out my map and show him exactly where my campsite was.
Sounds like from your story bizutch, if I had lied to him he would have hunted me down and ticketed me the next day. Those rangers are crafty dudes. Impressive.
I bet that guy is hardcore. How would you even get a bike over there? Via Pontoon?bizutch said:the far side of Lake Fontana on Hazel Creek.
yeah. they are essentially equipment rickshaws. The old road bed is a former railway that leads all the way to Clingman's Dome. There are 4 campsites along the way and it's the most rich in wildlife and old growth you can imagine.profro said:I doubt you would be first on Hazel. There is a shuttle service from Fontana dam marina. They haul over carts and all sorts of wheeled, push vehicles. There is an old road that follows the creek for some ways. However all that pristine Smokies wilderness will be ruined as soon as whatever NC county that is builds a road over there. Let the raping of the Fontana lake begin....
profro said:I doubt you would be first on Hazel. :