June 12, 2011




Sunday. This was a long day! The day started early with the Rally's Trophy competition. The events included, personal preparation, vehicle knowledge, orienteering, a driving course and self recovery. The really cool part? I won the whole thing! My prizes included a set of Maxtrax (see below) and a pair of Mountain Khaki pants. After lunch I went for a short hike along the Linville River before biking the Blue Ridge Parkway and then hiking the Linville Gorge to see the falls.

June 11, 2011 Part 2



Advance off-road driving class.

June 11, 2011





Saturday.
Classes, Re-seating a tire bead using starter fluid (very cool), my favorite truck (after mine of course) during the weekend and a lost Maxtrax. (http://www.maxtrax.com.au/) As you saw in the post above, these are super cool and work really well, and now I am the proud owner of a pair!

June 10, 2011


It was time for a weekend in the woods. The North Carolina Overland Rally was held near the Tennessee and North Carolina border, what better chance to ride, hike and drive in some dirt!

June 9, 2011


This old school bus made into a hide out with fireplace is on my new house main ride loop. (*** If you have tried to leave a comment and can't there is a problem with Blogger/Google. Try to go through http://podbyjay.blogspot.com and see if that works ***)