Slowly Loosing A Favorite Rideing Spot.

Magnum330 · June 19, 2005, 04:48:22 PM

What has been a great riding spot after the lake went dry is now being pumped back with water. It Will take a while but the water is flowing in fast.

This is a pic of where the trail is now flowing with water across it at about 3ft deep

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Magnum330 · June 19, 2005, 04:49:23 PM

one more with the quads

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Magnum330 · June 19, 2005, 04:50:34 PM

One of my Son cooling down

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Magnum330 · June 19, 2005, 04:52:16 PM

This is a catfish caught by acrawl by hand in the flowing water stream

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Magnum330 · June 19, 2005, 04:53:11 PM

another (See Slow Rider in the background)

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Magnum330 · June 19, 2005, 04:55:23 PM

this is the stream where acrawl caught the fish also where you can see the bridge.

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Magnum330 · June 19, 2005, 04:59:22 PM

Always a nice place to stop for a break in the shade and away from the rain and just chill. Slow Rider (in the blue) Acrawl Bigger one and My Son the little big one. This is under the Bridge in keystone Hgts at Lake Brooklyn

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Da_Mtg_Man · June 19, 2005, 05:06:37 PM

Thats a cool looking place. Is that last one the bridge where Chuck Norris took the picture of his YFZ a year or so ago?

Magnum330 · June 19, 2005, 05:12:23 PM

Not sure. I thought it was in jasper

Ida_Mann · June 19, 2005, 09:23:31 PM

is that water being pumped in by a water pump, or by natural means?

Id@

Magnum330 · June 19, 2005, 09:58:48 PM

Quote from: Ida_Mann on June 19, 2005, 09:23:31 PM
is that water being pumped in by a water pump, or by natural means?

Id@

It is being pumped in through the woods using a creek Alligator creek or part of it. It is coming from Dupont several miles away

Quad32x · June 20, 2005, 10:49:04 AM

Cool looking place.

gtnwood · June 20, 2005, 12:47:43 PM

I'll second that. Where is Hampton?

jbbj220 · June 20, 2005, 01:18:59 PM

Are you riding in the dry lake beds at Keystone Hights? If so where do you park and where do you ride? I used to water ski in the lakes out there but they all dried up.

Jim,

Slow_Rider · June 20, 2005, 06:48:56 PM

Hampton is a Small Town about 20 Miles North East of Gainesville. This time we Rode our Quads from Hampton to Keystone via the Old Railroad Track.

Not sure how many Miles it is one Way.

Ida_Mann · June 21, 2005, 07:34:49 AM

Quote from: Slow_Rider on June 20, 2005, 06:48:56 PM
Hampton is a Small Town about 20 Miles North East of Gainesville. This time we Rode our Quads from Hampton to Keystone via the Old Railroad Track.
Not sure how many Miles it is one Way.

now that sounds like my kinda ride,,,,,20 miles on an old railroad track sounds good.

Id@

Magnum330 · June 22, 2005, 11:51:07 PM

Quote from: jbbj220 on June 20, 2005, 01:18:59 PM
Are you riding in the dry lake beds at Keystone Hights? If so where do you park and where do you ride? I used to water ski in the lakes out there but they all dried up.

Jim,

Yes it's the old lake beds that now is becoming a lake once again.

Magnum330 · June 23, 2005, 12:07:45 AM

Quote from: Ida_Mann on June 21, 2005, 07:34:49 AM
Quote from: Slow_Rider on June 20, 2005, 06:48:56 PM
Hampton is a Small Town about 20 Miles North East of Gainesville. This time we Rode our Quads from Hampton to Keystone via the Old Railroad Track.
Not sure how many Miles it is one Way.

now that sounds like my kinda ride,,,,,20 miles on an old railroad track sounds good.

Id@

Hampton is about 20 miles N E of Gainesville. the ride on the old RR Tracks as appx 8 to 11 miles to the lake. We do have to ride on a county dirt rd about 1 Ml but if you ride responseably it's cool haven't got in trouble yet!!!!

Or if you look on a map for keystone heights hwy 100 and SR 21 take 21 north just a little way go past Hardees you will cross the bridge on the east side of the bridge on the north side of the crossing their is a place to drive down and park for now.

Or you can park off of 100 going west cross the road from McDonalds north side of 100 and park. Un load go back to where you see the sign for the boat ramp you can also enter their.

Their is also another place to enter but you might get lost.
We might try to go again in the next couple of weeks on a saturday or sometime the week of the 4th closer to the end of the week Vacation time.

The RR Tracks needs some clearing out a few trees down across the trail from last years storms.

We did see 3 deer out on the trail and yes it is a nice ride.

Magnum330 · June 23, 2005, 12:26:08 AM

Here's one of the boat ramp

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Ida_Mann · June 23, 2005, 08:59:29 AM

looking at a map, it looks like about a 45 minute ride or maybe a bit longer to get to Keystone Heights.

I might try to make it up there on Saturday unless I have company.

Id@

Magnum330 · June 24, 2005, 01:28:48 AM

Quote from: Ida_Mann on June 23, 2005, 08:59:29 AM
looking at a map, it looks like about a 45 minute ride or maybe a bit longer to get to Keystone Heights.

I might try to make it up there on Saturday unless I have company.

Id@

Wish I could meet ya their My wife has a shin dig with her work place at Camp Blanding.

Ida_Mann · June 24, 2005, 07:12:55 AM

is that the CSX resort?

sounds familiar.

Id@

Magnum330 · June 24, 2005, 09:50:39 PM

Quote from: Ida_Mann on June 24, 2005, 07:12:55 AM
is that the CSX resort?

sounds familiar.

Id@

Not sure what you mean $:-\$

jjamesbar · June 25, 2005, 05:39:09 AM

Quote from: Da_Mtg_Man on June 19, 2005, 05:06:37 PM
Thats a cool looking place. Is that last one the bridge where Chuck Norris took the picture of his YFZ a year or so ago?

no mike, chucks pic was in jasper. these are from keystone hieghts. this area is full of lakes or was. there are some mines in the area that pump millions of gallons of water out thus dropping the water table. they are now pumping the water back into lake brooklin in hopes that the surrounding lakes will come back up with it as they are all connected via underground streams. its a beautiful area when the waters up. as bad as it sounds loosing this riding area will be a good thing. good pics.

jeff

Ida_Mann · June 25, 2005, 08:45:07 PM

CSX Transportation has a resort near Palatka,,,,thought that was it.

Id@