*** New Dates! *** Spring Fling Husky Ride, Stonyford, CA, May 13,14,15

Aw, c'mon...man up! Put your pillow on it!

I'll call in sick if you will

Oh yeah! I didn't even think of that! That's it, isn't it?...you guys just don't wanna let me ride your bikes

Well, he'd have probably taken you up on that a few months ago. Now that he has the RB carb mod and the FWW he's pretty happy. He needs one more tooth on the rear and he'll be ready to rock

Yeah, Lonnie...stand more. I mean, it's only 437 miles.

Well, that's what I'm thinking/hoping. As long as we don't get dumped on we'll be sittin' pretty!

Yeah, maybe. Your forecast is for Willets, and that's on the western side of the forest. Stonyford is on the eastern side. Not to say it won't be raining in Stonyford but it tends to be a little less wet than the western side.
I don't mind the rain (as long as the FS doesn't close down the trails) since Stony drains well and doesn't get all sticky and gooey; It's the snow that makes it un-fun.

Yep, I don't doubt it.

Well, kids, I think we're moving into Wait-And-See mode right now I just got off the phone with a ranger at the Stonyford Work Station and she said they're getting a lot of rain and snow right now. The snow is at 2600' at the moment. For those of you that know the place this means there is measurable snow on Potato Hill That does not bode well for our ride. If it stops raining/snowing right now (the coldest part of the storm is supposed to be right now so maybe there will be no more snow) things could be fantastic. As it is, NOAA is predicting quite a bit of rain between now and next week. I am fine with the rain, and the trails really do handle it pretty well there, but if the snow if closing off half the trails available to us, it might not be such a great experience for those that are driving a long way to get here. Just something to think about. If the area gets 2" of rain or more in a 24-hour period the trails (and our campground) will be closed for the following 48 hours. If there is no measurable precipitation in those 48 hours the trails will open back up again. However, if there is measurable precipitation within that 48 hour window the trails will be closed for another 48 hours. I will keep an eye on the situation and will let y'all know what's going on as soon as I know. Eric and I wanted to go up there this weekend to keep an eye on the trails but with non-stop rain and snow in the forecast we decided to stay home and prepare for next weekend's ride

Hey, neighbor! Would love to ride with you next weekend! If you can't figure out the no-spark thing drop me a PM (oops...it's called "start a conversation" on this software we're using) and maybe Eric can look at it for you.

Ok, things aren't looking so good...

I just called the recorded OHV information line for the Upper Lake Ranger District of the Mendocino Nat'l Forest (where the Middle Creek riding area is) and it says that all trails are closed due to +2" of rain from this recent storm. Unfortunately the Grindstone Ranger District, just to the east where the Stonyford trails are, doesn't have a recorded message to call. I will call them later today and try to get some concrete information.

Keep your fingers crossed, boys and girls!

Ok. That's it. If Bryan ain't comin' then neither am I

Bummed to hear about the roof, but happy to have Haiku here on CafeHusky I had you pegged as a poet from a mile away

On a serious note, I'm thinking the best thing to do is to postpone this ride. I personally enjoy riding in the rain and/or sloppy conditions. However, I know that most people don't, and it doesn't exactly lend itself to fun camping conditions, either. And with half the trails under snow (the better half, I might add...) I'm just thinking postponement is the way to go. The ranger station said the trails were still open when I called this afternoon, but she also said "they may as well be closed, what with half of it under snow."

I'd like to hear from the riders that had planned to come to this ride. Please speak up soon and let me know what you are thinking.

Thanks!

Thanks for the quick reply, Daniel! The first available weekend for the group campground is May 13,14,15. I'd rather take our chances with Davis Flat and ride in the end of April, maybe. I don't think the snow will be gone by April 10th, judging from what we saw last weekend and from what the rangers are saying.