Thanksgiving Weekend Options

[Stang849]

For those interested in going wheeling the weekend after Thanksgiving, here is some info about where we are looking at going. Our plans right now are to leave early Saturday morning, and come home Sunday afternoon or evening, depending on where we go. I think the first two are out only due to the time they close. If anyone has any other ideas or suggestions please add them to the thread.

Badlands
Wheeling from 9am to 5pm
$30 per person for 2 day pass
$5 per passenger
We can't go to Badlands due to the no alcohol policy this would eliminate half of the people that mentioned about going (Bob and Sarge) :D :D
Big Rock
Wheeling from 9am to 5pm
$20 for Driver and one passenger

Haspin
Wheeling from 6am to 9pm
$15 per person

Slade
Unlimited Wheeling
Free

[fabricator]

We go to Slade every Thanksgiving and stay at Lil' Abners
If you guys plan on staying there, I would suggest you call them soon. They was getting full.
Last year we had 22 rigs I believe
Doesn't mean you have to ride with a group that large.
You are more than welcome to get in line but, It does mean you will not get much sleep, for the neighborhood is drunk friday and saturday.........

[tjjeepjeep]

It does mean you will not get much sleep, for the neighborhood is drunk friday and saturday.........

Sleep is overrated anyway ;)

[hardluck]

big rock is no alcohol as well, but i think you can ride till dark... and i think the second day is like half price

[hardluck]

also thought you could wheel all night at haspin

[jfiscus]

also thought you could wheel all night at haspin
*Bob Dylan voice* At Haspin anything's legal, as long as ya don't get caught.

Yeah, we always wheel late into the night. Last time I was there a few months ago the old guy at the front desk said nobody was allowed to leave the campground after entering after 10:00 IIRC, but he said if ya camp anywhere else you could drive till whenever. They were long gone @ 10:00 though, & we had no trouble making a few trips that night. Getting lost in the woods @ 2am wasn't that fun though, lol, everything looks the same... Finally found a trail back towards the main trail though. When night wheelign we always stay in the back of Haspin away from the main trails, so I doubt they'd even know you were out unless you had a loud exhaust.

[carwash]

lost at Haspin... now that is funny. Like getting lost at your house.

[94Dodge Truggy]

The old guy at the front desk at haspin is Pete and as long as you are not a main trail wheeler in the front gate area you will be fine wheeling all night till the sun comes up. :) I have been lost late at night (few beeeveerages may be the problem) at haspin before on a trail that I swear loops around back to itself. Hit it 3 times till I got dizzy and the trail was a nasty one to complete at that! The group made it back finally but a radiator, clutch, winch and front inner axle shaft were lost by a few in the group when it was all said and done! :D

[carwash]

how surprising... truggy lost at haspin...

[xj-up]

*Bob Dylan voice* At Haspin anything's legal, as long as ya don't get caught.

Yeah, we always wheel late into the night. Last time I was there a few months ago the old guy at the front desk said nobody was allowed to leave the campground after entering after 10:00 IIRC, but he said if ya camp anywhere else you could drive till whenever. They were long gone @ 10:00 though, & we had no trouble making a few trips that night. Getting lost in the woods @ 2am wasn't that fun though, lol, everything looks the same... Finally found a trail back towards the main trail though. When night wheelign we always stay in the back of Haspin away from the main trails, so I doubt they'd even know you were out unless you had a loud exhaust.

I remember that night, We made several laps around and around. Stall had a blast on four wheelers or on my doors. :D

Later,
Shane

[drmeece]

lost at Haspin... now that is funny. Like getting lost at your house.

I've been lost at Haspin...But then again I've been lost in my house too..And it's really small..

[tjjeepjeep]

Should we just hit Slade then and not even try Haspin? I have two votes for the more challenging/variety terrain of Slade. Although I'm thinkin this is gonna be cold camping...

[94Dodge Truggy]

Slade sounds nice!

[fredrader]

Is anyone able to post up some good directions to Slade???

[Stang849]

Should we just hit Slade then and not even try Haspin? I have two votes for the more challenging/variety terrain of Slade. Although I'm thinkin this is gonna be cold camping...

Slade sounds nice!

So it looks like we have 5 votes to go to Slade, does anybody object? If we go are we camping where we camped in Sept? When do we want to leave, Friday afternoon or Saturday morning early?

I'd like to get it decided, since I leave town on Saturday and won't be back until the day before Thanksgiving. Knowing how this group takes its time making decisions :p , I know I'm asking a lot. :D :D

[tjjeepjeep]

We go to Slade every Thanksgiving and stay at Lil' Abners

Purely out of curiosity....Where/what is Lil' Abners? I'm assuming this isn't the same place we camped when we were there over Labor Day. But I've been wrong before.

[carwash]

lil abners is a motel. you pass it on the way, right after you get off the bluegrass parkway. it's about 10 minutes from the trailhead where everyone usually camps.

[fabricator]

http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&hl=en&geocode=&time=&date=&ttype=&saddr=45237&daddr=1000+Natural+Bridge+Rd,+Slade,+KY+40376&sll=37.0625,-95.677068&sspn=33.572881,59.238281&ie=UTF8&z=8&om=1

[94Dodge Truggy]

I will be camping on the right side of the beginning of the trail head.

[sarge]

count me out for what ever trip is planned . I will be making one last trip with the Jeep this year and I'm either going to Kevin Carders in Mt. Vernon KY and wheel with him at the new 909 ??? or I got some info on a place in Pickett Co. Tenn. ( which is a stones throw from where my boat is ) . The only reason I get to make that trip is , I have to go down and winterize my boat anyway.
I'm tapped out and Christmas is around the corner :eek:

[AFTERSHOCK151]

Comeon Sarge I figured we would go to Haspin after Thanksgiving, I'll tow one of the other Jeeps (Steve or John) and you can charge them admission to stay in the mobile Sheraton. Most of the guys I race with are going to Haspin then, just a thought but if your interested we need to get our ducks in a row.

[tjjeepjeep]

We go to Slade every Thanksgiving and stay at Lil' Abners
If you guys plan on staying there, I would suggest you call them soon. They was getting full.
Last year we had 22 rigs I believe
Doesn't mean you have to ride with a group that large.
You are more than welcome to get in line but, It does mean you will not get much sleep, for the neighborhood is drunk friday and saturday.........

We're at Lil' Abners on Saturday night. I said I was with the "Jeep people" coming in so I hope it's ok to crash the party there. :D Something about keeping us all close together so I translated that to mean "drinking; no sleeping". :rolleyes:

I will be camping on the right side of the beginning of the trail head.

Looks like you're on your own camping in the cold, Truggy.

[fabricator]

"Jeep people" is ok I guess...lol
will be a good time
truggy you can stay there too
we will let ya..

[94Dodge Truggy]

"Jeep people" is ok I guess...lol
will be a good time
truggy you can stay there too
we will let ya..

Thanks Fabricator!

[67fastback]

well I here there will be that leroy group from that other site there st haspin this weekend and thanksgiving weekend too. so there will be a group there..
But no one has mentioned HillznHollarz to ride. It seems to be set up for jeeps and cutting new trails all the time. beer not sure have to check there web site. well just another though for something new....



oh yeah is there a map of slade out there or is a public park area... I love free places to ride so just looking for more inf on it.


Im up to haspin bot this and next weekend!

[mike shelton]

no beer at H.N.H... helmits are required for atv,s and it is not free. mike

[tinbeater]

no beer at H.N.H... helmits are required for atv,s and it is not free. mike

Hey Mike, are you going to Slade Thanksgiving weekend?

[fabricator]

Ok...who's all goin and when
am leaving friday afternoon
hopefully sooner

[Stang849]

Right now I know Lisa and I are going, we are heading down with Jamie and Scott Armstrong around 11am on Friday. Truggy is planning on coming down later Friday night. Lisa can correct me in the morning if I got anything wrong with people or times.

[94Dodge Truggy]

I am leaving late friday night! Truggy is ready to run. See yall there! ;)

[drmeece]

Tammy and I will be heading down around noon on friday

[mike shelton]

Hey Mike, are you going to Slade Thanksgiving weekend?

yep, i should be there around 9,ish. i,m ready to ride !!!!

[94Dodge Truggy]

Guess I will be camping on the right side when you come in so I keep out of trouble with the ranger patrol! Like to hit carbuerator and something more challenging than hatbox if possible.

[mike shelton]

try devils brew, it can be fun !!!!! mike

[94Dodge Truggy]

try devils brew, it can be fun !!!!! mike

The name sounds like it will be a good one. Gotta see if fabricator knows how to get there.

[fabricator]

yea i think i can get you close
camp in the lil Abner parking lot ..Truggy

[94Dodge Truggy]

Do they allow camp fires and dynamite on the blacktop? I guess Jamie could repair the blacktop when I destroy it for em.

[tjjeepjeep]

yea i think i can get you close
camp in the lil Abner parking lot ..Truggy

Do they allow camp fires and dynamite on the blacktop? I guess Jamie could repair the blacktop when I destroy it for em.

We're never gonna be allowed back....

[95blackyj]

The name sounds like it will be a good one. Gotta see if fabricator knows how to get there.

I have always known it as Witches Brew but I am sure it is the same thing..lol It is easy to get to it. Truggy I met you at the benefit in Trenton I got the Black yj on the RTI ramp in the middle pic on your guys home page. My self and another Jeep will be at slade on Saturday Morning and also since the last minute decision to go have no sleeping plans so we will be camping as well. Care if we setup where you are? And do you know what cb channel you guys run normally? Thx Ken

[95blackyj]

I have always known it as Witches Brew but I am sure it is the same thing..lol It is easy to get to it. Truggy I met you at the benefit in Trenton I got the Black yj on the RTI ramp in the middle pic on your guys home page.
http://www.cincyoffroad.com/gallery/files/9/7/P1030307.jpg My self and another Jeep will be at slade on Saturday Morning and also since the last minute decision to go have no sleeping plans so we will be camping as well. Care if we setup camp where you are? And do you know what cb channel you guys run normally? Thx Ken

Also Moonshine Hill is fun... That is where my member pic over to the left is from.

[mike shelton]

I have always known it as Witches Brew but I am sure it is the same thing..lol It is easy to get to it. Truggy I met you at the benefit in Trenton I got the Black yj on the RTI ramp in the middle pic on your guys home page.
http://www.cincyoffroad.com/gallery/files/9/7/P1030307.jpg My self and another Jeep will be at slade on Saturday Morning and also since the last minute decision to go have no sleeping plans so we will be camping as well. Care if we setup camp where you are? And do you know what cb channel you guys run normally? Thx Ken

Also Moonshine Hill is fun... That is where my member pic over to the left is from.

(moonshine hill) is closed !!!!!!!! no more on that one. mike

[Rubi06]

Wish I could make it but I have to work. Happy Thanksgiving everyone and have a good trip! :D

[94Dodge Truggy]

I have always known it as Witches Brew but I am sure it is the same thing..lol It is easy to get to it. Truggy I met you at the benefit in Trenton I got the Black yj on the RTI ramp in the middle pic on your guys home page. My self and another Jeep will be at slade on Saturday Morning and also since the last minute decision to go have no sleeping plans so we will be camping as well. Care if we setup where you are? And do you know what cb channel you guys run normally? Thx Ken

Hey sounds great! I may not get there till early in the morning. I will stay till sunday. We run channel 12. See ya there!

[95blackyj]

kool same here we prob show up early sat morn.

[94Dodge Truggy]

I will be there at 7:30 am saturday ready to wheel!

[mike shelton]

great time in the woods guy,s. truggy and every one with you, thanks man... gabby

[95blackyj]

I also had a great time meeting and ridn in the woods with you guys...

[tjjeepjeep]

Had a wonderful time and it was great meeting up with everyone. Defintely saw more of the area this time out. (Including Tombstone at night. Which I owe the crazy Sami driver I was with, for that one. :rolleyes: )

Scott and I are sifting through pics and will be posting some up soon.

[94Dodge Truggy]

It was short but fun! Mike Shelton "gabby" showed us a challenging new line in damnation or whatever the heck it is called and the trail "blazer" and my right foot got the best of the 4 wheel locked status of the truggy. Scott Armstrong and Jamies rig worked very well in the terrain that we had encountered and put on a great show. Met up with 95blackyj for a little bit and ran "carbeurator" too. 21 degrees in the morning and frost thicker than I have seen in a while! Good Times! (all these trail names seem to be different than what some of the locals call em) :rolleyes:

[fabricator]

Any other names for Tombstone?
probably been there but may know it
as something else....
Also had a blast
Truggy heard you guys on widowmaker
we was on carburator
glad to meet all of you again
still hav a hard time with names
I believe the motel was pretty full

[94Dodge Truggy]

Tombstone is in the rocky creek called damnation I believe. I just remembered that I have a unopened box of cheezits still that was given to me on the trails! I am hungry here at work and just might have to get in the trailer when it quits raining and find em! :D

[tjjeepjeep]

Yea that's where Tombstone is.

You know...I was looking for those later that afternoon. Had a case of the munchies going on and realized they were prolly headed north by that time.

[Stang849]

Son you are a brave soul if you open those cheezits with out her there. May some higher power have mercy on you.

[94Dodge Truggy]

Son you are a brave soul if you open those cheezits with out her there. May some higher power have mercy on you.

UH OH! :o

[Redriverranger]

Tombstone is in a movie. Damnation is in Harlan. Widowmaker is in Slade.... :D

[94Dodge Truggy]

Tombstone is in a movie. Damnation is in Harlan. Widowmaker is in Slade.... :D

Hey thanks for showing us around and pulling all of us up on blazer when we couldn't make it and you throttled right up it like it was nothing!

[tinbeater]

Tombstone is in a movie. Damnation is in Harlan. Widowmaker is in Slade.... :D

Thanks for clearing that up Casey, I started to think we was calling them the wrong name's all these years.:D

[94Dodge Truggy]

Tombstone is a new obstacle that mike shelton created and a local stated that noone had climbed.

[Stang849]

Tombstone is a new obstacle that mike shelton created and a local stated that noone had climbed.

This rock is what we are calling Tombstone

This is Mike climbing it for the first time.
http://www.cincyoffroad.com/gallery/files/1/6/6/DSC_1919Large_thumb.jpg (http://www.cincyoffroad.com/gallery/showimage.php?i=1084&c=42)

It's on the trail that continues straight up the creek. What the Cincy guys were calling Damnation (which I'm assuming is incorrect :D :D )

[95blackyj]

94truggy we met back up with the sami guys (after you broke and we got new belts and alternator on the cj I was with) and ran devils brew and found out how tight we could all grab a hold of the seats with our butt cheeks....:D it is a really kool trail. anyway thx again

[tjjeepjeep]

94truggy we met back up with the sami guys (after you broke and we got new belts and alternator on the cj I was with) and ran devils brew and found out how tight we could all grab a hold of the seats with our butt cheeks....:D it is a really kool trail. anyway thx again

Well gee I didn't think devils brew was that bad. Oh wait, that is the one that I decided my driver would be better alone so I walked up. :D Personally the first run up carburator is the one that had me tasting leather. Odd since the second time at night seemed to go better. :rolleyes:

[drmeece]

Well gee I didn't think devils brew was that bad. Oh wait, that is the one that I decided my driver would be better alone so I walked up. :D Personally the first run up carburator is the one that had me tasting leather. Odd since the second time at night seemed to go better. :rolleyes:


I'm still farting cotton from Carburator!!!!! :D :D

[tinbeater]

I'm still farting cotton from Carburator!!!!! :D :D


You did good Melvin. We are real happy with you.
We have bigger and better things planned for you now.:D

[fabricator]

I'm still farting cotton from Carburator!!!!! :D :D

You did good, Daryl

[SWOhioJeepDude]

I was the white CJ out there, wanted to say thanks also!

Had a great time, even though it was an expensive weekend for me. Add to the alternator, battery, fuel pump, rear driveshaft... :eek:

It seems I now also need to get a rebuild kit for my quick airdowns on the tires too, I have a flat on the front, LOL

I can hear Ken now though... "when you going to get that thing off the trailer", I still haven't unpacked from this weekend. :rolleyes:

Scot

[mike shelton]

i know i had a great time. i (think) i will travel to harlan this weekend. wait on the weather.... tombstone sounds like a good name for that rock. gabby

[95blackyj]

I was the white CJ out there, wanted to say thanks also!

Had a great time, even though it was an expensive weekend for me. Add to the alternator, battery, fuel pump, rear driveshaft... :eek:

It seems I now also need to get a rebuild kit for my quick airdowns on the tires too, I have a flat on the front, LOL

I can hear Ken now though... "when you going to get that thing off the trailer", I still haven't unpacked from this weekend. :rolleyes:

Scot

I bet you have some mud on the driveway from the free car wash falling from the sky the past 2 days....