1st day of 2012 MO ride with hillbillies

Discussion in 'Get togethers - Reports' started by lankydoug, Jan 1, 2012.

  1. lankydoug Husqvarna
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    Went riding with some Missouri hillbillies.

    We stopped at a huge cave and went in about 300 feet by the light of my IPhone
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  2. lankydoug Husqvarna
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    Here we are huddled around my I phone light way back in the cave.
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    Quentin Tinsley is the one in the blue closest to the camera. He is a local pro that makes everything on a bike look easy, that is when I was close enough to see it which was not very often.
  3. lankydoug Husqvarna
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    Here is Quentin making the Widowmaker Hill look easy.
  4. ray_ray Mini-Sponsor

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    That is a big cave! .. Funny how the PRO guys make everything look easy ....
  5. lankydoug Husqvarna
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    The cave keeps going for who knows how long. The group photo was at least 100yards back in and behind me was cave as far as you could see.
  6. ray_ray Mini-Sponsor

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    No tourist attraction? Your buddies just know about it? Caves always scared me .. bats, snakes, ....you know ...
  7. lankydoug Husqvarna
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    It's way out in the Ozark National forest. There are several bigger caves that are tourist attractions. My buddies know the trails and how they connect otherwise you could get seriously lost. We also went by the Big Piney river and rode some sand along the river. It was a day with a little of everything.
  8. ray_ray Mini-Sponsor

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    Sounds like a quite a good ride .... No pics of the river? ...That lost stuff must apply to you, as we all know there is no such thing as a lost hillbilly as long as he is in the hills :)
  9. lankydoug Husqvarna
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    I've always been kind of a hillbilly. When I was growing up in Colorado I went backpacking for weeks at a time and learned all kinds of survival tricks. I would always say I know exactly where I am.. "I'm right here".

    Sorry no pics of the river, it didn't occur to me to take pics until later when I got to the cave. Next time maybe.
  10. dartyppyt Husqvarna
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    Great, looks like a lot of fun!