Hey guys whats up took the grizz out on its second ride tonight, it, hit its first mudhole, nothing too serious, just some slippery muck, then we stopped at the gas station and parked at the pic nic table and had a snack, and fueled up, then we came out of the trail right near a friends house and stopped in for a bonfire.

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Had a great ride Friday with my son n law. I was on vacation this past week and we planned a trip to Chadwick,Mo. This is one of two riding areas in Missouri located in the Mark Twain National Forest with this area having 80 miles of trails in a 12 mile square area. This area is open to ATVs and dirt bikes. (50” rule) Chadwick is located a little southeast of Springfield,Mo and about a 3 1/2 hr drive for us.

So we loaded up on Thursday and took off.

This area had been getting thunderstorms for three days in a row and we drove thru a flash flood when we arrived in Springfield. We were not sure what we would be in for on the trails. It stopped raining early Friday morning and we left the hotel and headed to the riding area.

Wow this place is awesome! All the rain actually made the ride a lot more fun and interesting. The area is all rock with very little mud. There is a lot of technical riding in this area. The trails are located on ridge tops and down in the valleys. Getting up and down the hills from valley to ridge top was very challenging at times. We rode 25 miles in about 7hrs including much needed breaks. LOL

Got to try out the Viper winch. Worked great!

This is how much water there was running down the trails in the valleys. We had to turn back at one such crossing early in the ride. It was like white water rapids. Later in the day we were able to make the crossing when the water slowed down a bit.

And just when we thought we were done crossing water for the day!

In summary we had a blast! We talked about the ride and how well the Grizzlies handled everything we threw at them all the way back home. It was a great trip and we can’t wait to get back there. We only covered parts of the northern half of the area. We never made it to the southern half. That will be the goal for the next trip!

I would say this is the go to place in Missouri!

As most of you know ride the RZR more than the Grizz now and today for this ride i was glad….

We decided to get away from our lot at Cascade Idaho for the day so we took off that morning and knew it was planned to be a long ride, but ended up being a little longer than we thought…We ended up with 248 miles leaving on the 4th at 8:00am and returning at 12:04am(16 hours) on the 5th, with no sleep overs anywhere along the way..

For those of you locally in SW Idaho…. We left our lot on West Mt Rd(by Tamarack) and met up with 2 other couples and crossed hiway 55 at Clear Creek Station and then south by Herrick Res to Sixty Ln in Round Valley and up to the south end of East Mt trail and road it to Cougar rock heading to Stolle Meadows but had to turn around due to road closure.. So we back tracked and made our way to the Warm Lake road(here in Idaho we can ride county roads legally) and went to Warm Lake Lodge and bout some ice for our coolers..From there we continued up the hiway to Landmark and took a left on Johnson creek rd.. From there we took the old Thunder Mt Trail to Riordan Lake , from there we took a new trail(something our local club and Forest Service have been working on for a couple years) to connect(loop) to the road that goes to Meadow Mt Lookout.. Then we went to the road that drops into Stibnite and on into Yellow Pine and was happy to pay $5 a gallon for fuel(we weren’t totally prepared for this far even though we all packed extra gas for trip).. We left there just as fireworks were starting and headed for home down Johnson creek again to the warm Lake hiway and into Cascade just as everyone was leaving the show there .. Made our way through traffic and around south end of lake and back up West Mountain road to our lot…. It was a great day!!!!! Here are a few pics from the day….

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As most of you know ride the RZR more than the Grizz now and today for this ride i was glad….

We decided to get away from our lot at Cascade Idaho for the day so we took off that morning and knew it was planned to be a long ride, but ended up being a little longer than we thought…We ended up with 248 miles leaving on the 4th at 8:00am and returning at 12:04am(16 hours) on the 5th, with no sleep overs anywhere along the way..

For those of you locally in SW Idaho…. We left our lot on West Mt Rd(by Tamarack) and met up with 2 other couples and crossed hiway 55 at Clear Creek Station and then south by Herrick Res to Sixty Ln in Round Valley and up to the south end of East Mt trail and road it to Cougar rock heading to Stolle Meadows but had to turn around due to road closure.. So we back tracked and made our way to the Warm Lake road(here in Idaho we can ride county roads legally) and went to Warm Lake Lodge and bout some ice for our coolers..From there we continued up the hiway to Landmark and took a left on Johnson creek rd.. From there we took the old Thunder Mt Trail to Riordan Lake , from there we took a new trail(something our local club and Forest Service have been working on for a couple years) to connect(loop) to the road that goes to Meadow Mt Lookout.. Then we went to the road that drops into Stibnite and on into Yellow Pine and was happy to pay $5 a gallon for fuel(we weren’t totally prepared for this far even though we all packed extra gas for trip).. We left there just as fireworks were starting and headed for home down Johnson creek again to the warm Lake hiway and into Cascade just as everyone was leaving the show there .. Made our way through traffic and around south end of lake and back up West Mountain road to our lot…. It was a great day!!!!! Here are a few pics from the day….

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Took a week long vacation, went up to a friends cabin. 3.5 hour drive for me and the ole 94. Prepare for lots of pics, I like taking pics lol.

Drove around Mercer/Hurley area then did a long trek. Went from Mercer to Watersmeet Michigan. Followed HWY 2 trail up there, beautiful trails, weather didnt look good so we decided to head back.

Put 600 Miles on the grizzly!

Fit the grizzly on the back with tail gate shut.

His 2WD rancher stuck lol

Tight trails along HWY2

Whats this in my way!!??

turtle lol

Love riding thru tomato soup

Grizz is little manlier ;P

Old mine we found

LUNCH!!!!

View from his cabin on Pine Lake!

Cleanup time ughhhhhh

I dropped all skid plates and scrubbed it all

Well I’ve been tinkering on the Grizzly over the past month, replaced the headlight housings both had broken tabs and were held in from the wiring harness, cleaned the CVT and upped the shim to 1mm, removed the rear sway bar, and adjusted the Elkas so the itch struck to hit the trails. Trailered up solo to Rockhouse Monday with the temps in the mid 90’s wondering what the heck I thinking. Hit the trails about 1:30 Monday afternoon in a full sweat before starting the Grizzly. I was planning on cruising the trails enjoying the scenery but my right thumb had other plans and back to ripping I went. The trails were in great shape and wet from the storms on Sunday. The worst part of riding was stopping for the occasional break, it was 95 degrees and I was wet from the inside out rolling sweat like I had faucets on my forehead, ears, chin, dripping sweat, it was great. Managed to ride 65 miles Monday and eat dinner before rolling back in around 7:30. Campfire and beverages and next thing I know it’s midnight, time for a shower and bed.
Hit the trails Tuesday morning around 9:00 with temps running low 80’s. New trails were opening Tuesday and I needed to ride them. Headed out to where they should have been, no dice. Rode the trail top to bottom 3 times and no new trails marked. I headed off down a "trail" about a mile and came to a T, took a left went out about 3 miles, hit a T, took another left to a dead end. Screw it, back to the existing trails and made it to the next town for a late lunch around 3pm. Weather channel is on and the area is under a severe thunderstorm warning with 60 mph winds until 10pm and I’m 40 miles away from the room. Oh well, eat lunch, gas up and head out with the clouds ripping across the sky. I stop for a smoke break and the wind is whipping and the thunder was rolling in the distance. I’m about an hour out and the sprinkles came before my helmet was back on. Off the mountain I went, and down came the rain, just steady, not pouring. Made it back to the room right around 6:30, loaded the Grizzly and the sky opened up. A lightning show with serious wind and rain for the next 30 minutes and then 3 more waves of the same. I chose to hunker down at the local tavern to enjoy many beverages and Game 2 of the CWS..until 1:30 am if I believe my credit card receipt, ha. Guess I drank a few extra innings when the game ended in 9.
Wednesday, up a 8:00 on the trails at 8:45, moving a little slower plus I had to have my coffee and a Texas Cinnamon Bun to clear my head. Off to find those new trails again and found them. 26 miles of new trails that will be part of a new connector trail to Brown Mtn trails which is an hour away by road. The new trails are great with good climbs, some riding along a ridge, an some wide open gravel roads. I don’t think this 26 miles gets us half way to where the destination is so when it is completed later this year, I will be close to a 50-60 mile connector trails so I can see some 300 mile days in the future. Anyhow, rode the new loop and spur several times, hit the gas station for some gas, Mt. Dew Kick Start and a couple of corn dogs for lunch. Back on the trails and 26 miles back to Rockhouse, rode the rest of the afternoon and had dinner in Gilbert at 6pm. Back over the mountain one more time and made it back around 8pm. Hit the Grizzly at the car wash to knock off the heavy stuff and loaded up. One more campfire and cooler diving commenced until 1am last night. Managed to roll 257 miles in 2 1/2 days and the Grizzly is at 3,187 miles and in dire need of new brake pads all the way around. Not to shabby on the original set.
Home today and unloaded in 95 degrees. No fire tonight but there was still stuff in the cooler that needs to be addressed:happy:
I’ve added an album under my profile, however here are a few. Nothing better than a Grizzly, a firepit, and a river. Great trip and even flying solo, I had a blast. By the way, sway bar is staying in the garage and CVT is good until the next cleaning, bounced off the rev limiter at 60 mph.

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My wife and I loaded up the machines yesterday and headed to south east Missouri to ride at Sutton Bluff. This was the first time we had ever been there. Sutton Bluff is located in the Mark Twain National Forest located near Centerville Missouri. The bluff is part of the west fork of the Black river. This area is part of the St Francois Mt. area. The highest peak north of this area is at 1,770 feet. There is a really nice campground there with about 35 sites. We parked there for a day ride. This area is absolutely gorgeous. The area consist of 12 trail systems and 2 are closed for repairs. The trails are accessed from numerous county and US Forest roads. This is some seriously thick forest! At times you could not see more than about 20 feet into the forest. The trails do a lot of winding thru the hills and we crossed numerous creeks and streams. We saw some deer and turkey along the ride.

I had put off going here because I could not justify the 2 1,2 hour drive for 26 miles of trails. What I did not realize is to access that 26 miles of trails you do a lot of riding on the county and forestry roads. So in 5 hrs of riding we covered trails 3,4,12 and 10. We had a very enjoyable ride and and we will definitely be going back to cover the other trails. Looking forward to doing a trip there in the fall.

So here are a few pics.

Here is my wife on the bridge crossing one of the many streams.

Lush green trail.

One of the streams.

The west fork of the Black River.

Just a short video from yesterday’s ride at Oak Point derby. Nice section of water in the pits for water wheelies and some water skimming.

804 grizzly, barkers, bazzaz, kn, grizzly full flow, EFX 30" Motoboss tires.

Went for a ride with the family on the east side of Harrison Lake.
Made it to the tubs, sure was busy there.
Actually it was busy everywhere!
I hope they all cleaned up after them selves.

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I realize my videos may not be of extreme riding and just more of exploring BC
But I do hope it inspires you to get out and enjoy the great out doors.

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