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<blockquote data-quote="thirdgenlxi" data-source="post: 197160" data-attributes="member: 2903"><p>So a couple friends and I decided to take a ride up to Mountain City, TN from here in NC and check this place out, as none of us had been there before. From what we could tell it was a little more geared towards ATV's, but it's also been under construction for the past couple years and they've been fixing and adding new trails, so we figured we'd at least check it out and see</p><p></p><p>The day definitely started off a little on the chilly side..... I brought lots of clothes, just to be on the safe side, hahah</p><p></p><p><img src="http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y15/thirdgenlxi/Doe%20Mountain%20ride%2012-5-15/instaweather_20151205_085109_zpshbedbgpp.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>By the time we all got there it had started to warm up some...... clear skies and looking to be a beautiful day! Ready to ride <img src="https://www.dirtbikeaddicts.com/static/images/smilies/smile.gif" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" data-shortname=":)" /> </p><p></p><p><img src="http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y15/thirdgenlxi/Doe%20Mountain%20ride%2012-5-15/1205151137_HDR_zpszx2nfhol.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>The first spot we all wanted to check out was.... this! The old fire tower. A lot of the trails in this place were old fire roads from waaaaaay back when</p><p></p><p><img src="http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y15/thirdgenlxi/Doe%20Mountain%20ride%2012-5-15/1205151200_Pano_zpsbhlwrrrh.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>We all started to make our way to the top. Notice the big cement numbers......so they could identify the tower/area by air </p><p></p><p><img src="http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y15/thirdgenlxi/Doe%20Mountain%20ride%2012-5-15/1205151207_HDR_zpss7korqh9.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>Of course a group shot is a must, lol. I'm on the left in the blue, then my buddy Joel, Andrea, and Michael </p><p></p><p><img src="http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y15/thirdgenlxi/Doe%20Mountain%20ride%2012-5-15/1205151209b_HDR_zpsiarci2b0.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>The view up there was incredible! Pictures do it no justice whatsoever </p><p></p><p><img src="http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y15/thirdgenlxi/Doe%20Mountain%20ride%2012-5-15/1205151211_HDR_zpspob4oyeb.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p><img src="http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y15/thirdgenlxi/Doe%20Mountain%20ride%2012-5-15/1205151211a_HDR_zpsp8wsdk41.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p><img src="http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y15/thirdgenlxi/Doe%20Mountain%20ride%2012-5-15/1205151211b_HDR_zps7ftlzymm.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p><img src="http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y15/thirdgenlxi/Doe%20Mountain%20ride%2012-5-15/1205151211c_HDR_zpsnxgqqjsj.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p><img src="http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y15/thirdgenlxi/Doe%20Mountain%20ride%2012-5-15/1205151211d_HDR_zpsrsrrxe0w.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p><img src="http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y15/thirdgenlxi/Doe%20Mountain%20ride%2012-5-15/1205151201_HDR_zps7w2ikhhy.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>Did some more riding and stopped at another little spot that had a hiking path going off of it</p><p></p><p><img src="http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y15/thirdgenlxi/Doe%20Mountain%20ride%2012-5-15/1205151317_HDR_zps58mmd9hr.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>Of course we had to check it out..... another killer view from up on the rock!</p><p></p><p><img src="http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y15/thirdgenlxi/Doe%20Mountain%20ride%2012-5-15/1205151307_HDR_zpsbpebrojb.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>You can't really see it in the pics, but on the other side of the big rock above, is a sheer cliff... drops off straight down</p><p></p><p><img src="http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y15/thirdgenlxi/Doe%20Mountain%20ride%2012-5-15/1205151304_HDR_zpsgcyetgvb.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p><img src="http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y15/thirdgenlxi/Doe%20Mountain%20ride%2012-5-15/1205151305a_HDR_zpstjhzusuv.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p><img src="http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y15/thirdgenlxi/Doe%20Mountain%20ride%2012-5-15/1205151311_HDR_zpsvo9zjgh8.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>We went back to the parking lot to grab some food, and the one guy had to take off to get home. But then we went back out and checked out a few other trails. This was later in the day (3:00-ish maybe) and apparently this trail never comes out of the shade, as it was still all frosted over. There was a couple 'puddles' along the way, and right before going through them I was thinking, "is that ice?"..... crunch crunch crunch crunch...... yup, all frozen over</p><p></p><p><img src="http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y15/thirdgenlxi/Doe%20Mountain%20ride%2012-5-15/1205151511_HDR_zpsdchx21xe.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>The dual sport tires I'm currently running royally suuuuucckkkkeed on this trail! Couple spots I honestly wasn't sure I was gonna get up, and really wishing I had my actual dirt tires on, lol. But it was still a fun trail, other than the sun blinding our eyes the whole way. There was a random old building up at the top of the mountain with a bunch of the old huge satellite dishes mounted all around it...... kinda weird</p><p></p><p><img src="http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y15/thirdgenlxi/Doe%20Mountain%20ride%2012-5-15/1205151527a_HDR_zpsmuymu7js.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p><img src="http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y15/thirdgenlxi/Doe%20Mountain%20ride%2012-5-15/1205151528_HDR_zps3lf43kgx.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p><img src="http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y15/thirdgenlxi/Doe%20Mountain%20ride%2012-5-15/1205151529_HDR_zps0loaaap4.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>Finally made it back to the parking lot once again and decided to call it a day, get packed up and head home</p><p></p><p><img src="http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y15/thirdgenlxi/Doe%20Mountain%20ride%2012-5-15/1205151617_HDR_zpsfteq4uwb.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>None of us really knew what to expect with this place, but we all ended up having a great time! It definitely wasn't as difficult or technical of trails as we're used to here at our local spots (we did have one newer dirt rider with us so that wasn't necessarily a bad thing), but it was still a lot of fun none the less. We'd definitely go back..... fun times for sure!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="thirdgenlxi, post: 197160, member: 2903"] So a couple friends and I decided to take a ride up to Mountain City, TN from here in NC and check this place out, as none of us had been there before. From what we could tell it was a little more geared towards ATV's, but it's also been under construction for the past couple years and they've been fixing and adding new trails, so we figured we'd at least check it out and see The day definitely started off a little on the chilly side..... I brought lots of clothes, just to be on the safe side, hahah [img]http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y15/thirdgenlxi/Doe%20Mountain%20ride%2012-5-15/instaweather_20151205_085109_zpshbedbgpp.jpg[/img] By the time we all got there it had started to warm up some...... clear skies and looking to be a beautiful day! Ready to ride :) [img]http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y15/thirdgenlxi/Doe%20Mountain%20ride%2012-5-15/1205151137_HDR_zpszx2nfhol.jpg[/img] The first spot we all wanted to check out was.... this! The old fire tower. A lot of the trails in this place were old fire roads from waaaaaay back when [img]http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y15/thirdgenlxi/Doe%20Mountain%20ride%2012-5-15/1205151200_Pano_zpsbhlwrrrh.jpg[/img] We all started to make our way to the top. Notice the big cement numbers......so they could identify the tower/area by air [img]http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y15/thirdgenlxi/Doe%20Mountain%20ride%2012-5-15/1205151207_HDR_zpss7korqh9.jpg[/img] Of course a group shot is a must, lol. I'm on the left in the blue, then my buddy Joel, Andrea, and Michael [img]http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y15/thirdgenlxi/Doe%20Mountain%20ride%2012-5-15/1205151209b_HDR_zpsiarci2b0.jpg[/img] The view up there was incredible! Pictures do it no justice whatsoever [img]http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y15/thirdgenlxi/Doe%20Mountain%20ride%2012-5-15/1205151211_HDR_zpspob4oyeb.jpg[/img] [img]http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y15/thirdgenlxi/Doe%20Mountain%20ride%2012-5-15/1205151211a_HDR_zpsp8wsdk41.jpg[/img] [img]http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y15/thirdgenlxi/Doe%20Mountain%20ride%2012-5-15/1205151211b_HDR_zps7ftlzymm.jpg[/img] [img]http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y15/thirdgenlxi/Doe%20Mountain%20ride%2012-5-15/1205151211c_HDR_zpsnxgqqjsj.jpg[/img] [img]http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y15/thirdgenlxi/Doe%20Mountain%20ride%2012-5-15/1205151211d_HDR_zpsrsrrxe0w.jpg[/img] [img]http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y15/thirdgenlxi/Doe%20Mountain%20ride%2012-5-15/1205151201_HDR_zps7w2ikhhy.jpg[/img] Did some more riding and stopped at another little spot that had a hiking path going off of it [img]http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y15/thirdgenlxi/Doe%20Mountain%20ride%2012-5-15/1205151317_HDR_zps58mmd9hr.jpg[/img] Of course we had to check it out..... another killer view from up on the rock! [img]http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y15/thirdgenlxi/Doe%20Mountain%20ride%2012-5-15/1205151307_HDR_zpsbpebrojb.jpg[/img] You can't really see it in the pics, but on the other side of the big rock above, is a sheer cliff... drops off straight down [img]http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y15/thirdgenlxi/Doe%20Mountain%20ride%2012-5-15/1205151304_HDR_zpsgcyetgvb.jpg[/img] [img]http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y15/thirdgenlxi/Doe%20Mountain%20ride%2012-5-15/1205151305a_HDR_zpstjhzusuv.jpg[/img] [img]http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y15/thirdgenlxi/Doe%20Mountain%20ride%2012-5-15/1205151311_HDR_zpsvo9zjgh8.jpg[/img] We went back to the parking lot to grab some food, and the one guy had to take off to get home. But then we went back out and checked out a few other trails. This was later in the day (3:00-ish maybe) and apparently this trail never comes out of the shade, as it was still all frosted over. There was a couple 'puddles' along the way, and right before going through them I was thinking, "is that ice?"..... crunch crunch crunch crunch...... yup, all frozen over [img]http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y15/thirdgenlxi/Doe%20Mountain%20ride%2012-5-15/1205151511_HDR_zpsdchx21xe.jpg[/img] The dual sport tires I'm currently running royally suuuuucckkkkeed on this trail! Couple spots I honestly wasn't sure I was gonna get up, and really wishing I had my actual dirt tires on, lol. But it was still a fun trail, other than the sun blinding our eyes the whole way. There was a random old building up at the top of the mountain with a bunch of the old huge satellite dishes mounted all around it...... kinda weird [img]http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y15/thirdgenlxi/Doe%20Mountain%20ride%2012-5-15/1205151527a_HDR_zpsmuymu7js.jpg[/img] [img]http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y15/thirdgenlxi/Doe%20Mountain%20ride%2012-5-15/1205151528_HDR_zps3lf43kgx.jpg[/img] [img]http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y15/thirdgenlxi/Doe%20Mountain%20ride%2012-5-15/1205151529_HDR_zps0loaaap4.jpg[/img] Finally made it back to the parking lot once again and decided to call it a day, get packed up and head home [img]http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y15/thirdgenlxi/Doe%20Mountain%20ride%2012-5-15/1205151617_HDR_zpsfteq4uwb.jpg[/img] None of us really knew what to expect with this place, but we all ended up having a great time! It definitely wasn't as difficult or technical of trails as we're used to here at our local spots (we did have one newer dirt rider with us so that wasn't necessarily a bad thing), but it was still a lot of fun none the less. We'd definitely go back..... fun times for sure! [/QUOTE]
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