We had a cold start Wednesday (Dec. 15) morning but at least the wind was gone and it was a beautiful sunny day. With such a chilly start, we decided to wait until it warmed up before heading out on our quad ride. So just after 11:00 we bundled up, including long-johns, and were off with Earl and Allison in the lead. We're going to Deere Run Resort and also doing a little geocaching along the way.
Check out our 2 1/2 minute Relive Video for a quick overview of our route and a few pictures as we stopped along the way. It's a new app we've been trying out. It gives a Google Earth GPS track of any activity you are doing on the move and imbeds your photos at the coordinates that they were taken. Very cool!
Over to Steve and his GoPro pics...
Arriving at Goldeye Mine...
We stopped and took a few pictures (on Relive video). For some reason, I couldn't get this one on...Steve and Earl having a bromance moment LOL!
Heading up a dead end in the valley to look for a geocache...
Heading back to the main trail...
Old dynamite storage. We found the geocache here years ago...
The first of many technical spots of various degrees to challenge us today :)
Earl and Allison returning from a geocache find up the mountain. Good thing we didn't go up with them as there was barely enough room for them to turn around in an off camber area...
The steep trail ahead goes up and over the mountain...
Just when you think you are nearing the top...
...there is still quite the climb ahead. Pictures just don't show how steep some of these hills really are!
Look at the angle of Dianne's flag pole!
Heading to another geocache on a dead end trail...
Returning to the main trail. I think Allison is pointing to a semicircle contrail from a jet that I saw as well...
You can just make out Dianne's head and flag...
Arriving at Deere Run Resort...
Time to find a few more geocaches as we continue on back home...
Another great day of riding and geocaching! Dianne here...I don't know if I'm just getting old...but my goodness those trails sure seem a lot rougher!
We made it!
Another geocache stop but the pictures didn't come up on Relive (Dianne is just learning how to use it and is also uncertain how no cell service affects it 😀)...
The next few days were sunny but cool. We'll take the cool/cold, sunny days rather than the warmer, rainy days!
Thursday (Dec. 16) morning, Steve looked out the side window and saw a bobcat heading to the wash just left of the bush...
The next few days were spent on chores, picture editing...nothing terribly exciting.
Saturday (Dec. 18) afternoon Earl brought out a new game and we played it in the area behind our rig, beside the wash. It's a homemade game that a friends grandson developed that he called "Core Crash". He works at a veneer mill and these are from the cores that are left after a log has been shaved into thin layers for making plywood. The pins are set up in a cluster and then you take turns hitting them with a wooden baton. The idea is to spread them out...once your turn is over, you reset the knocked over ones where they landed. If you knock over more than one your score is the total of pins knocked over. If you knock over only one your score is the number on top of the pin. You play to 50 but if you go over 50 you get bumped back down to 25. If you miss three times in a row you are out of the game. Well...that's the gist of it but it does involve strategy and is a lot of fun.
That evening after dinner, we were sitting inside when we heard the roar of quads. Our first thought was a group coming back late from a ride but it continued, so we looked outside...it was a parade! A bunch of 4-wheelers all decorated with lights and wishing everyone a Merry Christmas...very cool! Unfortunately we just caught the tail end of it and had no time for pictures or video.
It must be the year of the bobcat, what a cool sighting! We downloaded the Relive app, but I have yet to play with it. I think we are going to go for a hike soon and will have to try it.
ReplyDeleteWasn't that bobcat cool? Glad Earl had his game camera out! Good luck with the Relive app, we think it's pretty cool but I'm sure I still have more to learn about it.
DeleteOff roading and geocaching, fun!! How cool to capture the bobcat on the camera! We play that wooden game too. Lot's of fun!
ReplyDeleteI think that’s the first Bobcat I’ve ever seen other than on TV. Glad Earl had the game camera because I only saw it for a couple seconds.
DeleteThose are some steep hills girlfriend. I know how much you love those. :)
ReplyDeleteDefinitely steep, rocky and rough!
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