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Friday the 13th The deep woods are calling !

Old 08-13-21, 07:32 PM
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Friday the 13th The deep woods are calling !

Nice hot humid half day Friday, so it's off for some trail fun. This trail network is only a couple miles for where I'm living right now. I have to remind myself to get out on these trails more often, because they offer such a wide verity of riding.
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Old 08-14-21, 03:43 AM
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wow, love the bushwhacking! last week I found some skin colored socks to help protect my ankles. but looks like you had some nice flow trails!
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Originally Posted by rumrunn6
wow, love the bushwhacking! last week I found some skin colored socks to help protect my ankles. but looks like you had some nice flow trails!
Gardner State Forest has such a mix of trails that you can find stuff to suit almost any rider.
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Old 08-18-21, 01:03 PM
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I ride amongst rattlers and all kinds of critters here in SoCal, but man, I have a totally irrational, heightened fear of ticks! Going through that east coast brush freaks me out!
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we have poison ivy too

for ticks, socks & bug spray around the lower legs & feet seems to work. only brought home 1 tick this summer. it caught a ride on a sandal. so I'm more diligent with the spray & tick checks

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