Spring Jam.. where you get MUDDY!

Saturday , well the weatherman was wrong! We were greeted with blue skies and no rain!!! Our plan for the day was to hit the Grand Trunk Trail.. with the Can Am group and our Guide Steve Tait... he promised us mud, water, great trails and some fun riding.. well he came through!

We left the Foley Fairgrounds and headed south.. towards the Welcome Centre on hwy 69/ 400 and the Seguin trail. We had many different options for trails and level of difficulty.. so don't worry if it's your first time on the trails.. there will be something for you!!! Steve , our guide didn't waste anytime in getting us muddy and wet.. about 5 minutes into the ride... a long puddle was waiting for us... it didn't look too bad .. until you got INTO it , and I mean INTO it.. feet up!!! the mud/ water reached up and over the seat for most of us.. Poor Vern in the Razor... he was wet and we had hours to go.. but that's the name of the game right.? the muddier, the wetter.. the better the ride? Steve took us on trails that were easy, muddy and some pretty challenging.. did i mention mud and water??? I think steve was trying to see how muddy he could get us!!! I was really lucky to be on the Can Am Outlander Max.. nice soft ride and had all the bells and whistles.. well except something to dry me off with! The crew and I had a fantastic time.. thanks so much to all that helped on this event! now back to rocky crest to dry off !

Spring Jam 2009

When Spring Jam promised DTX fun and mud.. boy o boy did they ever deliver!!! what a week end! It started for us on Friday when we participated in the Poker run... The run went right downtown Parry Sound !!! Along oastler park drive and headed right into Parry Sound to many different Sponsors! Many ATV ers take it for granted but Parry Sound opened it's doors for all of us this past week end!!! We got to see the sights, meet sponsors of the poker run and enjoy lots of other ATV ers enjoy their day!

altho we didn't win the big prize for the poker run.. we did have a great time and were able to see a lot of Parry Sound. But the big draw for friday was the Rumble Ride.. This week end we decided to bring our families to experience Spring jam with us! The Rumble ride is sanctioned under different insurance so we are able to ride UTV's and have passengers... a perfect time to bring along to kids for a ride! My son Kaeden wasn't going to let me get away without putting him in the razor with me.. so after 4 men and 20 minutes later his car seat was strapped in and we were ready to go!

It was really a neat experience being one of over 250 participants on the ride into town... Oastler park drive and Bowes St. in Parry Sound had volunteers and Police waving us through all the lights.. and lots of people were out waving and watching as we rumbled on by

As day one closes the ride heads out of town back to the fairgrounds.. by this time my son is dozing in the backseat of the truck... well past bedtime....

Ride with Bucky Covington

Talk about surprises! This isn't Bucky's first ride on the HMT..and he's nooo rookie either! Talk about great luck! This trip luke has planned is going to be a tough one to beat!

thanks to steve cook for the video!
The trails in the area are awesome... we headed out from Mountain Breeze Motel and headed a short .5miles to the Rockhouse Trail system (formerly the browning fork trail system) right accross the road from wally's - awesome spot for breakfast, lunch or dinner!

The trails....

They offer EVERYTHING! from easy- well let's just call em Black diamonds.. DIFFICULT! We had a little bit of everything.. and then throw in a bit of rain overnight and you got it ... MUD!

There really is a bit of trail for different levels of experience and no shortage of breathtaking views!

But , well you know how it goes when you get a lot of testosterone in the area... IT WAS ON! seemed like being a twin gave you rights to tag team other people.. one instance really comes to mind.. I was admiring the scenery when out of nowhere come two KTM's on either side of me. i quickly look up and see a LARGE mud puddle.. well really it was the size of a small lake.. and I was just about to get a little muddy.... a bike on each side passed me and then jumped in front of me.. ya you guessed it.. this girl went from clean to dirty in a matter of seconds.. i wiped off my glasses and started to plot revenge.....

After a great day of riding we ended up back at the motel and a quick shower, a hose down outside for most of us in the car wash and we were in Bill's backyard having a fabulous bbq and a jam session !!!

An awesome trip!!! Thanks to Hatfield McCoy, Bucky's crew and of course our fearless and organized leader Bill!!! hope to see everyone soon!

Hatfield McCoy Trails... West Virginia- wild and wonderful!

WOW! AMAZING! KNARLY! MUDDY! FANTASTIC!


ok just a few to get out of my system! This was my first "Official" Dirt Trax trip with the crew.. As I was packing I really wasn't sure what to expect.. I mean in all honesty. I am a true snow girl.. i love snowmobiling... we have an atv here at home.. but we use it mostly for snow removal,work, running around the fields and going to our friends cabin... was I really up for all the mud and muck!? Not to mention the trip down with the boys!

Trip down... an early start to the day and the weather was fantastic!!! let's hope the sun follows us to West Virginia! we were about 1000km into the trip and luke had a few things to say about camera guy kyle's "stuff"...


15hours of driving with 4 stops.. o Even a Truck wash!!! it really needed it!

The trip went by pretty quickly and we arrived at The Mountain Breeze Motel , complete with some cold bevvies and a firepit and rocking chairs..THe next morning we were unloading our atv's and getting the breakdown of the day from Bill Reed when these two HUGE buses pulled in... and both were pulling trailers.. one open with some bikes and ATv's .. seems like this is definately the place to ride!! but who was on the bus'???

So luke, with a cheshire grin walks me over to the bus to see who it is.. I guess he and Bill had a little late night discussion and were anticipating the arrival of a couple of country singers... and the one who arrived first... Bucky Covington and his crew... you might remember him from the 2005-06 season.. both Bucky and his Twin Rocky auditioned and Bucky continued on...

Apparently these boys and their crew ride! rock on! Bill and Luke had it all planned last night.. I am ready to get this ride going!