COMPLETED: Hiawatha National forest-4th of July weekend 2010

[lil_freak_66]

First off,i apologize for the lack of pictures and video,it is rather difficult to drive and hold a camera.

This is in Michigan's Upper Penninsula,just north of Manistique,Hiawatha National forest,has many many 2 tracks,orv trails and unmaintained roads to check out.

i set up camp at 46° 3'17.88"N 86°32'29.52"W

couldnt tell you all the trails i did,i spent a good portion of the weekend driving them.

my favorite place that i found though,was a pond located 46° 4'3.59"N 86°30'27.96"W
great bass fishing,and the pond is practically untouched.
coincidentally,that is where the only picture of the tb over the entire weekend was taken.


Here is a picture of the pond itself.



And a picture of the girl,and future daughter(look at the stomach) at the above pond.



Heres a bit of video.

[KE7WOX]

Cool.

I won't get to see my TB for another 7 weeks, so it's cool to see other people's (instead of the local majority of runningboards-equipped-stock-height-LTZ's).

[fishsticks]

Cool.

I won't get to see my TB for another 7 weeks, so it's cool to see other people's (instead of the local majority of runningboards-equipped-stock-height-LTZ's).

Easy on the LTZ's tiger... you're gonna hurt my feelings.

[The Roadie]

First off,i apologize for the lack of pictures and video,it is rather difficult to drive and hold a camera.

I always deputize my passenger as the trail photographer. Promise her picture credit for anything published in a calendar. Surely you trust your GF with a camera? You drop her off after a particularly tough patch, back up through it, and do it again for the camera. Or park in the middle of the tough patch, get out, walk to a good vantage spot, and take the pic yourself. It's how I've gotten a few thousand pics when going alone.

[lil_freak_66]

Next time i take her she will probably be the photo guru.

Do you think it would be safe to bring her on the trailvoy/ortb bundy hill trip the first weekend of September? baby is due first week in November.

Considered bringing her then.

[KE7WOX]

Cool.

I won't get to see my TB for another 7 weeks, so it's cool to see other people's (instead of the local majority of runningboards-equipped-stock-height-LTZ's).

Easy on the LTZ's tiger... you're gonna hurt my feelings.

Is yours stock height? does it have running boards? stock Contitracs?
I assume your answer is (No)^3. So you're cool. Mine is like almost an LTZ, just missing a couple of things. It's just that I'm sure that no one has heard of lift kits here in Mexico, at least I have yet to see a lifted TB. Most of them are stock mall cruisers. Hurts my eyes.

Do you think it would be safe to bring her on the trailvoy/ortb bundy hill trip the first weekend of September? baby is due first week in November.

I'd be worried about bringing her, that many vibrations, plus going over large obstacles might cause issues for the baby, at least from what I've heard, but you can (probably the best thing to do) ask her doctor.

[lil_freak_66]

we'll ask her doctor before we go.

[bartonmd]

Definately ask her doctor, but I there are a couple doctors on the motorcycle boards, and they have said "the baby is well protected", when asked about women riding motorcycles while pregnant... I'm sure I wouldn't do it in the 9th month, just in case of a premature labor out in the middle of nowhere, but YMMV...

Mike

[johnburgelin]

Cool.

I won't get to see my TB for another 7 weeks, so it's cool to see other people's (instead of the local majority of runningboards-equipped-stock-height-LTZ's).

Hey now I've got an LTZ, but I did take the running boards off, and mark's kit is finally going on tomorrow, (Bilstein's showed up today!)

[KE7WOX]

I'm sure I wouldn't do it in the 9th month, just in case of a premature labor out in the middle of nowhere,
Mike

That's for sure. Although the baby might get free NF passes for life (like airplane-born kids), consider that as a plus.