SJ Michigan 20-25 July 2019
Posted: Tue Apr 16, 2019 10:06 am
People asking for info in advance is odd to me as most of the normal crew likes to "play it by ear" (you know who you are..) But here are the details I have worked out so far :
Saturday 7/20 - Trailer to Evart MI. 680 miles. Plan on a very early start Sat morning as with fuel stops, stops for lunch and dinner and a stop to procure supplies, we are probably talking about 13 hours on the road and I would like to get to the campground before O-dark thirty as its first come first serve. Camping will be at Sun Rise Lake camp ground. Primitive camping - vault toilet, no showers.
Sunday 7/21 - ride Evart ORV in the morning - almost direct access from the CG. 24 mile loop trail. Back to CG, pack and trailer 35 miles to Long Lake CG (primitive camping). Ride Long Lake ORV in the afternoon - direct access from CG -23 miles of trail. Camp at Long Lake CG that night.
Monday 7/22 - wake, pack up, trailer 30 miles and ride Grand Traverse ORV. 63 miles of trails available, we will target ~ 50 miles of these. End of day trailer 70 miles to Chandler Hill CG. Full Campground with bathhouse, showers, etc. We will be at Chandler Hill CG for the next 3 nights. They cater to the ATV crowd so we should not get the stink eye from the other campers but I felt you guys would really need a shower by now. They also sell beer at the camp store so I think it will be all good.
Tuesday 7/23 - 4 mile dirt road ride from CG to Tomahawk B loop (43 miles of trail). If we want more at the end of the day we will throw in some of the A loop
Wednesday 7/24 - 4 mile dirt road ride from CG to Tomahawk C loop (40 miles of trail).
Thursday 7/25 - Trailer home 740 miles
There is a ton of ORV riding in MI but the trails I have picked are Motorcycle only so that's why the rolling tour. If anyone has further questions that these specifics don't answer, just let me know.
Also, I started a list of attendees back in the first post. LMK if you are committed so we can start looking at transportation options at some point.
SJ
Saturday 7/20 - Trailer to Evart MI. 680 miles. Plan on a very early start Sat morning as with fuel stops, stops for lunch and dinner and a stop to procure supplies, we are probably talking about 13 hours on the road and I would like to get to the campground before O-dark thirty as its first come first serve. Camping will be at Sun Rise Lake camp ground. Primitive camping - vault toilet, no showers.
Sunday 7/21 - ride Evart ORV in the morning - almost direct access from the CG. 24 mile loop trail. Back to CG, pack and trailer 35 miles to Long Lake CG (primitive camping). Ride Long Lake ORV in the afternoon - direct access from CG -23 miles of trail. Camp at Long Lake CG that night.
Monday 7/22 - wake, pack up, trailer 30 miles and ride Grand Traverse ORV. 63 miles of trails available, we will target ~ 50 miles of these. End of day trailer 70 miles to Chandler Hill CG. Full Campground with bathhouse, showers, etc. We will be at Chandler Hill CG for the next 3 nights. They cater to the ATV crowd so we should not get the stink eye from the other campers but I felt you guys would really need a shower by now. They also sell beer at the camp store so I think it will be all good.
Tuesday 7/23 - 4 mile dirt road ride from CG to Tomahawk B loop (43 miles of trail). If we want more at the end of the day we will throw in some of the A loop
Wednesday 7/24 - 4 mile dirt road ride from CG to Tomahawk C loop (40 miles of trail).
Thursday 7/25 - Trailer home 740 miles
There is a ton of ORV riding in MI but the trails I have picked are Motorcycle only so that's why the rolling tour. If anyone has further questions that these specifics don't answer, just let me know.
Also, I started a list of attendees back in the first post. LMK if you are committed so we can start looking at transportation options at some point.
SJ