There is football on TV again today and I do not know if we are going to decide to have another camp day and watch them (my shoulders would like that!!) or go for yet another ride on the surrounding trails. There are still a few more we can explore around here.
We chose to ride today although we both agreed that it would be a short ride. The trail that lies behind the trailer will take us north then should point us in a westerly direction and kind on
"skirt" the forest. We accessed the one trail heading south first and ended up on the plane crash trail so ended up redoing some of it until we hit the road and came back to the camper.
Just before we got to the camper there was a short trail leading to what I would describe as some sort of historic water turbine. There appeared to have been at some point in time, a water supply coming down the hill, entering the cement structure and eventually flowing through this huge round turbine thing. It was rather interesting and yet another site to see here in this area. We managed to get a few good pics at the site so that anyone can make a guess at what this structure used to be.
We then headed down the north trail and quickly found ourselves in a huge open field that had obviously been a victim of clear cut as there were stumps and left over logs everywhere. This area had yet to show any regrowth so was probably cut within the last few years. This trail eventually led us into the surrounding forest and we found ourselves on a very tight trail that left very little room to maneuver. It was not a trail for a side by side as the standing healthy forest simply was too dense. There were trees everywhere and it gave off a very gloomy, eerie feeling. I felt like little Red Riding Hood on her way to Grandmother's house and I was always looking for the big bad wolf!!
We eventually got through this forest trail with only a few scratches on the fenders and the box. Of course we found a bit of muskeg here too and I once again required the winch to extricate myself from the sucking abyss of the mud!! Man....I hate that shit!!
We soon popped out into the open, picked our way through more stumps and eventually found a very well used trail and headed towards the camper. It was along this trail that we encountered the biggest group of quadders to date. Five quads passed us headed in the opposite direction. We waved and continued along our way.
We got back to the camper without any trouble just in time to enjoy the last of the sunshine before it slipped below the surrounding hills. Once that was gone, the chill took to the air and we headed into the trailer to watch the second game of the football double header.
Another good day on the trails has come and gone and I think that John and I have done
"The Crowsnest" trails up pretty well for this particular area. There are tons more trails further down the road and I think I heard John say something about coming back here with "the kids". Now that would be fun.
Tomorrow, the Riders play so we have a quiet day planned although there may be some cheering and perhaps some cursing going on if the Riders don't perform as we hope.
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| Heading South - into the unknown |
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| I always pack for "just in case"!! |
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| More vistas to enjoy |
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| The water turbine |
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| What once could have been the water supply for this huge turbine. |
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| John exploring the inside of this cement structure. Another piece of the turbine. |
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| Taken from a different angle |
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| A bird's nest inside the structure. |
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| The cement structure that housed the turbine. |
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| The last part of this massive turbine. Looks like some sort of counter balance thing. |
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| The structure was crumbling but I did manage to frame John in this pic, |
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| Heading into what became a very "tight" trail |
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| Yes, we found muskeg and YES, I got stuck again!! |
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| A small body of water near the trail |
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| Another awesome view |
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