NY Metro Dirt Tag-O-Rama

Discussion in 'Northeast - Greater Flugistan and home of the carp' started by docgonzo, Nov 29, 2008.

  1. docgonzo

    docgonzo Great Old Turtle

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    No wonder. Ducgonzo is a girl, you pervert! Not surprising she didn't talk to you much!:lol3 :lol3
  2. haystack

    haystack Just ride

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    NEW TAG***NEW TAG***NEW DIRT TAG***
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    <TABLE cellPadding=0><TBODY><TR><TD BORDER="0">Two roads diverged in a yellow wood
    And sorry I could not travel both
    And be one traveler, long I stood
    And looked down one as far as I could
    To where it bent in the undergrowth

    Then took the other as just as fair
    And having perhaps the better claim
    Because it was grassy and wanted wear
    Though as for that, the passing there
    Had worn them really about the same

    And both that morning equally lay
    In leaves no step had trodden black
    Oh, I kept the first for another day!
    Yet, knowing how way leads onto way
    I doubted if I should ever come back

    I shall be telling this with a sigh
    Somewhere ages and ages hence
    Two roads diverged in a wood
    And I took the one less traveled by
    And that has made all the difference


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  3. haystack

    haystack Just ride

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    Ducgonzo sat on the large rock in middle of the fork.
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    But he/she/it felt exposed, so he/she/it climbed underneath
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    After the duck was safely under the rock, I nested HER with some leaves to keep the animal lovers and hunters from finding her.
  4. RedPower

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    Great Job Haystack:clap See now was it that bad:huh You probably enjoyed yourself. Sorry to see you grabbed because I was looking forward to going up there today:D

    Which way did you go in. Struble road or 521?

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    Ah, the fine print (weather permitting*) :lol3
    come on, fair weather riders! will someone move the tag or should i move it somewhere else myself :evil
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    Tag sat all week badhabit were where you:dunno
  5. docgonzo

    docgonzo Great Old Turtle

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    Now, I need GPS coordinates!:wink:
  6. haystack

    haystack Just ride

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    THE CLUES***CLUES***
    At this fork bear left
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    Continue until the pavement ends.
    On the left side of the road will be signs like this
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    On the right side of the road will be signs like this
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    And if you continue until the end of the line, you will run into signs like this
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    (This is a public road and is the access to a State wildlife managment area.)
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    haystack Just ride

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    It was pretty bad going in. I went up the hill on Bevans Road from 521/West Owassa Turnpike. I would not have made it without TKC's. I went out heading west, I think I ended up on Struble road.

    I have them, but they are only for the last resort.
    Go find it, you're SuperEnduro will love this road.
  8. Matchbox

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    Way to go HAYSTACK :clap :clap :clap You are the TRUE ADVENTURER.
    No lowering the bar for you. :thumb

    Coming up on the KLR from Struble rd past the shelter wasn't easy on a worn stock tire at that rock passage. Leaving went down to 521, shorter distance but water and loose rock.

    Again, Congrats and thanks for keeping it moving :D
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    > 1 BAD HABIT Zadyma

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    i didn't have the 3 hrs (round trip) during the day this week - night tag was always an option, but i wasn't exactly sure if i can find the duck in her natural habitat at night..

    haystack, good clues and why did you got rid of her so quickly? is she one of the high maintenance and obnoxious? :lol3
  10. RedPower

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    Got to her in a nick of time......seen a pretty big bear just before the tag spot:eek2 It was crossing the trail then kept going into the woods:eek1

    Thanks Haystack! I wanted to go out for a ride on the dirt bike:D

    Tag was located at the end of Rock Lodge Road, Stockholm, NJ
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    I rode it to the end seen Haystacks tracks:clap
    Shame to see another '67 Firebird Convertible.... wasted:cry
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    Then took her for a little swim at the swamp at the end of trail
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    On the way home she made me stop here:lol3 trying to sneak a peek:kat
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    Stopped to meet some new friends
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    Then I had to save her from the tarantula:eek1
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    New tag tommorrow (weather permitting)
    Yeah us fair weather riders don't like to go out when the roads are icy to possibly get hit by cagers:cry
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    > 1 BAD HABIT Zadyma

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    nice and quick grab Red! :clap
    i hope the weather will give you a break before you hibernate for winter :lol3
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    RedPower Long timer

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    Thanks!
    I'm Not too worried about the weather can always use a FILE PHOTO like this:evil

    NOT THE TAG
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    haystack Just ride

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    Nice job Red. :thumb Very quick on the turn around, were you waiting by the door with your gear on.

    Do you already have a new duc nest picked out?
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    algunn Adventuring in NJ

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    I'll be damned if that ain't the same place:D Allamuchy Mtn?
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    On our way to the tag Little Miss Ducky wanted to stop by & see Jackass & almost got eaten up by a Giant Cat. Good thing the cat was occupied with the rat:lol3
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    Here's the New Tag!!
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    Here's a clue
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    The duck is nesting behind the rotten tree trunk to the left of the grave marker:deal
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    Here she is nesting around the backside under some bark
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    Here is another clue that is .3 miles south of the tag.... It just happens to be the Garden State Tag:clap Go for the double while you are there:freaky
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    P.S. Don't worry this road IS big bike friendly:clap
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    algunn Adventuring in NJ

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    Nope. I guess it's Kinnelon above Rt 287. On a clear day you can see NYC. The trail's been vandalized with hand laid piles of rocks and downed trees, so I don't bother trying to get up there anymore.

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    Memorial for John Rosenkranz, placed by the Sons of the American Revolution.
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    I had to look around. He is not buried in the Rosenkranz cemetary, which is further south on the old Mine Road. He is buried uphill from this plaque in a revolutionary war era grave yard. It was worth the short hike, if you go make sure you walk up and look around.
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    ...the duck has been found, again....
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    I left a little note in the ducks nest, for whoever comes next.
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  20. docgonzo

    docgonzo Great Old Turtle

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    Nice two-fur! And what a great day for riding around the woods. So jealous.

    By the way, Shawn, have you noticed how the front of our bikes has a remarkable resemblance to a yellow duck? :lol3 :lol3