Present were:
TTM Family
Aliso Bob Family
Team DNS Family
Sargent Family
SSH Jeff
catchmefucan Andy
First off, the drive out there sucked....Aliso Viejo , Ridgecrest, Evans Flats.
For those who dont know So-Cal.... Imagine driving from Florida, to North Carloina, to get to Texas....
WTF?? C. Pecker tells me ..."there is no good way to get there from here..." I 1/2 believe him, 1/2 think he's full of shit. I give him the benefit of the doubt.
We arrive Friday afternoon after much driving, and bathroom breaks.... The place is nice. TALL Douglas Fir''s with the wing blowing through the tops.... I didnt get any campsite photos, maybe some one else did...
The place is nice, miles and miles of trails like this.....
Also some steep hills, technical single track, and some Jeep roads.
So we ride Sat, I immediatly break my foot..... dont ask.. just sloppy riding. I felt about a 1/2 second out of step with my bike all weekend.... just couldnt get it to click.....
So , I make the best of it and spend allot of time with the kids... took them on a long ride.
Berlin, Riley, Jack, Trevor, Eddie, and the Facher boys Cory & Conner
All the kids had a blast....
Is was Berlins first time riding .. period! She had a great time on her new Purple Camo Quad. Notice in the photos , all the black faces.... Riding Evan Flats is like riding in black Talcum Powder. This place needs some rainfall...PRONTO!!
So we have our usual good food, riding, campfire chit-chat and movies. Thanks to Eric, we had an out-door Drive In type movie... cool projector!!!
Remember the trek in, and how it sucked? It was nothing like the drive out...
Thanks to our "Good Friend" Andy, we take his advise on "...driving Poso Flats Road down to Granite Road, to catch the 99. Its the way to go, I drove it in."
This was the worst advise ever given, in the history of mankind.... ranking # 2 was the suggestion by Hitlers parents friends to "Have a baby".
What the Hell were you thinking?
Poso Flats Road is just about 1.5 cars wide, straight fucking down ( We lost 2500' vertically in less that 2 miles travled) loose gravel, rock, and erosion filled dirt cow trail.
I wont bother you with all the details, but the fact is we were lucky to all have made it down alive. This is not being dramatic.
It took 4 hours to cover the 30 miles from Evans Flats to Bakersfield, and another 4 to get home.
Suddenly Cpeck looks like Einstein for his route through Ridgecrest.
But honestly Andy, WTF is up with those directions? You better have some kind of reply to make this right. At a minimum you owe us all an apology and an explaination.
We have wasted brakes, ripped off roof A/C covers, side-swipped body damage, and at least 1 set of fouled "Tighty-Whities"...
Its going to be real hard to look you in the eye on the next ride.
And thats all I'm going to say until I talk to you about this situation.
It wasnt all a drag however.... I need to mention one more thing.
Eric brought his two sons, Garrett and Trevor. Garret went on the "Big Boy " rides while Trevor being younger, stayed on the "Little Hoon" rides.
He rode sweep for me, at the back of the pack ( aka as the REAL dusty position) and helped me keep all of the Gromms on trail, and heading in the same direction.
In camp, he was always a big help, never complained about anything, was polite and courteous, and a real role model for the other kids.... ( Who I wanted kill at several times during the weekend.... even my own.)
Trevor, I just wanted to say Thanks, you made my weekend.... and I know how proud your dad is of you.
I asked my wife if she had a good time. She said she did. ... I told her she better remember this trip , because its going to be out first and only trip to Evans Flats... ever.
I'm glad this ride is in the record books.
So are you going to be in a wheel chair at Speedway?
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"the game of life of is not so much in holding a good hand as playing a poor hand well"
