Tony Schaber on the way up to the bald spot before we
split into two rides.
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Important Note:
The land around Monteagle is private land and is not open for public use!
DO NOT TRESPASS! You may be arrested and the land owners will close the trails to everyone! We go there with local people that have permission to use the trails. If you do not have permission, you are trespassing. |
The Renegade 4WD Club joined the Middle Tennessee Trail Runners in a winter ride at Monteagle. Word had gotten out about this ride and nearly 30 vehicles showed up Saturday morning, including about 10 vehicles from the Renegades. The weather was nice and not too cold. We didn't see any snow or ice like we had in years past.
Most of these pictures are of the Tunnel Hill or the dry creek bed. The Tunnel Hill is so called because there is a steep and rocky hill over a mountain under which is a train tunnel. The dry creek bed is always a challenging ride since it's full of rocks and steep ledges.
All the Renegades started out on the same ride, but after a while we split into a medium ride and a hard ride. These pictures here are of the "medium" ride, if you can call it something less than difficult. The Jeeps shown here aren't super-duper tall, but they handled these difficult trails really well. The creek bed is well known for the punishment is dishes out to vehicles. No one on the harder ride took any pictures, so we don't have any here.
Thank you to Sam Houston for these pictures and descriptions:
Tony Schaber on the way up to the bald spot before we
split into two rides.
Patrick Corkren getting a tug - before we split up.
Tony S. in a muddy spot on a log, just before we split
into two groups.
Patrick in the same spot.
Tony S. and passenger (Angie Barker) making the "wimp"
climb to the bald spot.
Patrick making the same climb.
Richard Bagby (of the Middle Tennesse Trail Runners) at the bottom of Tunnel
Hill ... it's steeper than the picture makes it look.
Richard led this trail ride. Thanks!
Sam Houston starting down Tunnel Hill.
Sam continuing down the Tunnel Hill.
A shot of the easy part of the creek that would be great
if it was better focused.
Another shot in the easy part of the creek.
Thank you to Patrick Corkren for these pictures and descriptions:
Defender 90 on first big rocks.
Patrick on muddy approach.
Patrick on ledge to Bald.
Defender on same ledge.
All of us at top of THE HILL (Richard is going over the edge).
Patrick going down the hill.
Patrick on the dry creek bed.
All of us where we turned around.
Thank you for visiting!!!
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