Hey Akunin, been a while. Sorry we werent able to link up last November when we were down in Rapid. Wasn't much of a pleasure trip. We had to go down and move the inlaws out of their house, was not a pleasant ordeal. Went from 5500 sq. ft to about 950. Spent 8 days there getting things packed up, a few home repairs, a little plumbing. Hadn't a minute to ourselves, we were ready to get home that's for sure. Saw you bumped this thread I'll add a bit to it. We took our first ride of 2021, it ended up being the same place as last year, took a bit of a different route but went out about 2 1/2 weeks ago officially making it the earliest we have ever been out. It was a great day, was about 32 degrees when we started but warmed to about 70 as a high. Was an interesting ride, I didnt expect as much snow as we ran into. Some of the trails we went on were labeled Black diamond, have been on them before but being's they are nestled in the trees, many were solid ice making the decent on some of them way more technical than what I'm normally used to. Planning how to maneuver a turn when corners are sharp and dry is one thing, planning how your going slide around it without flying off the edges is another. Made for an exciting but tiring day. My Maxxis Bighorn 2.0 tires performed flawlessly. Since I was the designated leader I also doubled as the Guinea pig, made several walking trips back up the hill to guide others down and to ride my wife's machine down through several tricky areas. Was some of the best riding I've had to date, just had to think clearly and be careful. We stopped at a spot called "The Lunchroom" an area between these big slabs of rock with a couple of rudimentary tables to eat lunch. Am growing more fond of this area each time we ride it. Rode from about 9 until 4:30, with the slippery trails that was plenty. Got home about 5:30 spent 4 1/2 hours cleaning up the machines. Looking forward to the next ride.

Hello everyone!. I am glad that I joined such a great community. I have a Polaris Phoenix 200. Thanks!

And last one. Fun day just playing with the drone and riding about 45 miles. 2021_03_04_13_30_14_Cache.mp4

This thread needed a bump! Lets see if a panoramic turns out. Took this off the drone today. My favorite riding area! And if the pano doesnt work than this other one will do

Favorite ride is Sand Creek near Paragould AR... "Clay Mountain" serves as the backdrop in this pic: Pictured are my two running ATV's... 2012 Polaris Ranger 800xp and 2004 Honda Recon. Hopefully I'll be posing pics like this to include my new "project"... 1995 Polaris Magnum 425!

@Freedomflyer great pictures, just beautiful! I would really enjoy riding there, maybe one day! Love these two, like out of a magazine:

The only bummer part of where we live as we have such a short Riding season. Our trails open June 16th and close around October 16th, depending on the area. Some stay open till Dec 1st, they close them down for a couple reasons, safety and so they don't get torn to shreds. We do have one area that stays open most if the year that is BLM/Forest Service area. That is an hours drive. It does get to a point that trails are impassable due to snow, but parts of it are usable almost year round. Only problem is temperatures are pretty miserable to be out during the Winter . We do on occasion have stretches of 0 to -30 for weeks at a time. Don't care how you dress not that pleasant to be out.🥶😁. The area is more high desert then transitions into the forest. Great area but heavily used in the summer. This ride was the earliest ride we've ever taken, it was in May.