Riding in Jasper Fl

jbbj220 · February 28, 2005, 06:33:42 AM

With all of the rain this past weekend I am sure it is really WET. [smiley=Cry.gif] Has anybody checked it out lately? [smiley=Question.gif]

BIGWORM3699 ( ECP RACING) · March 01, 2005, 03:51:42 PM

Hey scoobie where is the pit at any where near gainsville area

GSPKurt · March 04, 2005, 09:44:13 PM

Bump

yunt2ride · March 09, 2005, 05:50:07 AM

Does anyone have an update PLEASE

Limolarry · March 09, 2005, 06:45:58 PM

I drove buy last Sunday and the water is still to high. Ive been looking forward to riding here for the first time. Instead I drove over to Dowling Park and rode the Suwannee River levy and the old railroad bed. It was fun but the Alapaha River bed looks to be alot more my style. Since I just bought Suwannee River property I would hate to see a dry river bed but it only needs to be dry for a weekend so I can go riding. Cant wait. Larry

yunt2ride · March 10, 2005, 09:02:54 AM

Thanks Larry

MIRACLEMAN · March 21, 2005, 08:09:28 AM

   Yup, still flooded. All this damn rain is not helping. This after noon I am headed to the back yard to do a backwards rain dance. Like I said, I am like 5 or 10 min. away, and beleive me, I am checking all the time. The group ride sounds great! I look forward to puting a face and machine to all the names.
   Some one said that they heard that they are going to try to put a stop to riding there. I hope not. Recently, they started enforcing some rules though. No riding on any of the banks, and parking is now sort of a pregnant dog. You have to actualy pull your truck down into the river bed since they no longer allow parking on the right of way which is pretty much everything outside the river bed. So please, when any of you do go, try to be respectful of these pain in the ass rules. For now, we can at least still go there. The rules they have are because of the certain idiots that end up everywhere that ruin it for everyone. People were going over the banks into peoples farm land, and the parking was stopped because of littering and tearing up the state maintained raod sides. We don't have much left around here, so we need to do some ass kissing to try and keep what we've got.
   I'll keep all of you posted, happy trails!

   Miracleman

predatorwild · March 21, 2005, 06:22:28 PM

You got that right on the parking, They wrote 6 of us tickets the last time we were there. And we were parked all the way to the edge of the trees but still on the front side of the signs. I thought someone had said there was a forestry station somewhere close to there and that you could park there?? If anyone is aware of this please let me know, because it is impossible to get a 28' trailer in there. I will also keep an eye on water level because we work over there pretty often.

yunt2ride · March 22, 2005, 05:14:24 AM

I'm so ready. Someone got a big pump so we can pump the water elsewhere.

MIRACLEMAN · March 23, 2005, 09:30:37 AM

   lol... I'll keep my eyes out for a pump. I was told those crack ladies work cheap, we can round some of them up with straws...just a thought.
   As far as parking, I don't know. I haven't seen a ranger station around there. Unless it is at another area on the river...I don't know. I am wondering though, on the north side of the bridge, on the opposite side of the road from where we usualy unload, there is a couple tote road looking things where they have done a little clearing. I don't know who owns it, or how many vehicles could fit there, but it could be an option for some parking. Myself, I've got a pretty stout chevy, and I am going to try to pull trailer and all down to the bed itself. If I am succesful, than I will hook up to anyone elses trailor while I am there and do the same. I will most likely be hauling 5 atv's, so if I make it, than I should be able to get most of the others down. We'll figure it out, I want everyone to be able to ride! Happy trails!
   Miracleman

digitalsniper · March 23, 2005, 10:21:24 AM

We camped about 2 miles up river last year. myself, yunt and moose all pulled trailers up the river. The only problem is make sure you put your trans in low gear, let All but about 5 pounds of air out of your tires (enough to keep the bead seated) and youll do fine. first time, i over heated my trans with all the wheel spinning going on. On the way back i let all the air out and didnt spin a wheel.

im ready for a camping weekend up there, and an opportunity to watch some of pimpins wacky tricks hehehe.

Digitalsniper

yunt2ride · March 23, 2005, 12:34:10 PM

Another thing that is good is unload your quads before you pull your trailer down in the riverbed.

predatorwild · March 23, 2005, 06:49:19 PM

I appreciate the thought, but I dont remember that much room under the bridge. But the next time i'm up there i'll take a look around. my employee was up there the other day, and its still full. Are any of you guys going to the rabbit run, would like to meet some of y'all. Personally I can't wait, been going to every event there since 2000 and just cant get enough of that place.

Hollywood · March 23, 2005, 10:03:37 PM

QuoteWe camped about 2 miles up river last year. myself, yunt and moose all pulled trailers up the river. The only problem is make sure you put your trans in low gear, let All but about 5 pounds of air out of your tires (enough to keep the bead seated) and youll do fine. first time, i over heated my trans with all the wheel spinning going on. On the way back i let all the air out and didnt spin a wheel.

im ready for a camping weekend up there, and an opportunity to watch some of pimpins wacky tricks hehehe.

Digitalsniper

Yea I think that was one of the best rides I have been on yet. I wish it would stop raining! Well hopefully it will dry up eventually. When it does I'll be there every weekend.

yesitsfast · March 30, 2005, 12:36:58 PM

hey guys went that way today when i went to see my dad. water level is droping so i would say mid april if it stay sunny and warm we will be able to get in there. let me know a date when some of yall want to get together and i will bring the madison and panama city boys

yunt2ride · April 02, 2005, 07:21:00 AM

Bump, just ready to ride Jasper

Hollywood · April 13, 2005, 11:44:22 PM

Any new updates?

Moose · April 14, 2005, 06:17:59 AM

Well I didn't make it over to the river, but there is water everywhere like I have never seen it before. I'm sure it's flooded, as the Suwannee is over the banks all the way down to US 19. If this rain doesn't stop, we might have to wait till next year to ride it.

Limolarry · April 14, 2005, 02:16:23 PM

I went up the Alapaha river last weekend in a 26 ft cabin cruiser boat and the depth sounder was saying 25'-30' deep. This river is really flooded. Thats the only way we could ever get a boat of this size in there. The Suwannee River is running anywere between 35'-55' deep. Suwannee River management is saying it could be 45 days before river levels drop back to normal if it stops raining today. This water really sucks for me as a river property owner. They have got a no wake rule in effect now for all the north Florida rivers from the Georgia border south to the Gulf.
It might be next year before we get to do any riding out there.

GSPKurt · April 14, 2005, 09:06:29 PM

The Santa Fe river where it passes under US129 in Branford is almost up to the bridge. It wasn't this high after the hurricanes last year.
Kurt

kicking_dirt · May 11, 2005, 10:21:20 PM

has anyone check the area we ride a lot but we are looking for a new spot its six of us let me know we can all meet up their

yunt2ride · May 12, 2005, 10:44:32 AM

Noone has checked it out lately but last time someone did they said it was about 25-35 feet deep. Maybe next year.

yesitsfast · May 12, 2005, 01:33:04 PM

aight fellas here the deal. the water level has been dropping rapidly lately i rode to day and check around. starting to see alot of improvement we keep getting these sunny hott days and i think we can ride by mid june maybe sooner. will keep in touch

yunt2ride · May 12, 2005, 03:31:56 PM

Quoteaight fellas here the deal. the water level has been dropping rapidly lately i rode to day and check around. starting to see alot of improvement we keep getting these sunny hott days and i think we can ride by mid june maybe sooner. will keep in touch

WOOOOHOOOO

kicking_dirt · May 12, 2005, 06:07:51 PM

well me and the kicking dirt crew looking for a new place to ride anybody know of a good place we like trails hit me back asap we can all ride