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NAC does the Mohawk Valley

BrokenXJ

NAXJA Forum User
Location
Massachusetts
I'm posting on behave of Earl Duperron from RI. Here's the scoop.

There will be an all day ride Saturday June 29. Old Florida Road, Ice Cream Trail and possibly some trails in Vermont(20 minutes). Sunday morning there will be a short ride.

Camp Sites.
1.) [b:208f6e3571]Mohawk Trail State Forest [/b:208f6e3571](Base Camp) 65 camp sites.
2.) [b:208f6e3571]Savoy Mt. State Park [/b:208f6e3571](This camp ground is located at the end of Old Florida Road)
3.) [b:208f6e3571]Mt Greylock[/b:208f6e3571]

The number to book all of these campgrounds is 1-877-422-6762.

I booked the Mohawk and it was $10/site/night.

We need a count of how many people may show. We also need to know how many stockers, for a possible alternate trail ride on Saturday. The Old Florida Trail can be done with a slightly lifted XJ, w/ open differentials.

For people day tripping, or not staying at the base camp, we will meet for the Saturday ride at "The Big Y" supermarket on route 2, in North Adams Ma. at 9:00 - 10:00AM.
 
Correction and Update

1) Earle will be arriving early to mid-afternoon on Friday. If enough people can make it Friday, a short trail run is possible that day.

2) Meeting place both Saturday and Sunday mornings will be the Big Y supermarket on Route 2 in North Adams. BUT -- meeting time will be from 8:30 to 9:00. There will be a short drivers' meeting promptly at 9:00 and we hope to be rolling by 9:15 or 9:20 at the latest.

3) This will be a NAXJA-NAC event. NAXJA safety and equipment rules will apply. The rules say CB radios are recommended but not mandatory so we can't require them, but I do strongly recommend that everyone have a working CB. (Look who's talking -- mine doed on the way to Mohawk last time.) If you have an FSR and want to bring it for around the campground, fine -- forget about using it on the trail. Ditto GMRS radios. I've been on two trail rides where people tried to use them instead of "real" CBs, and they didn't do the job. If you want to use them in camp, fine -- they're useless on the trail.

4) This is a members and invited guests only run. Each member may invite one guest.

5) Old Florida Road is probably not passable for an XJ with a "slight" lift. The smallest one that made it through two weeks ago had a 3-inch lift and 31s, and I believe he had rock rails -- and he had some problems. I'd say that's an absolute minimum, and if you want a reasonable shot at making it without damage you should have 4-inches of lift, skids and rock rails, at least one locker, and a minimum of 31-inch tires but preferably 32-inch.

Earle is considering Mohawk Trail State Forest the "headquarters" camp ground. It's 45 minutes outside of North Adams. Savoy Mountain is smaller, but only 15 to 20 minutes outside of town. Both are Massachusetts state forests -- NO ALCOHOL ALLOWED. This rule is strictly enforced, so please don't even think of trying to get away with something -- you'll just give NAXJA a bad name.

There are several trail selection possibilities so Earle would like some idea of who is coming and what mods (if any) are on the Jeeps so he can plan routes. There is no entry fee or anything, we're just looking for an approximate head count so he can know what to expect and plan for.
 
Further correction -- and apologies to GMRS radio in general.

In the post above I labeled them "junk" because I saw people using them and they couldn't talk to each other. The following article explains why not:

http://www.provide.net/~prsg/wi-gmrs.htm#Frequencies

First, "Channel 4" on one person's GMRS radio may or may not be the same frequency as "Channel 4" on someone else's GMRS radio. That would explain why just telling everyone to "Use Channel 4" as if we were on CB didn't work.

Similarly, people were using GMRS Channel 4 trying to talk to CB radios on Channel 4. Apples and oranges -- CB is AM technology, GMRS is FM technology.

All of which means that I still would like to see everyone with a working CB radio on the trail so we can actually communicate, but the reason for leaving the GMRS units in camp isn't that they're "junk," just that they're the wrong tool for interfacing and communicating with CB radios.
 
So Eagle....

who are you riding with on the trail ride? If I show up I prolly wont bring my Jeep through since I have the bare minimums :oops: .... and no rock rails.. who can i ride with!??
~Joe~
 
Not sure yet, I may not be going an ideal route, because I might pick up a friend in CT.
 
Hopefully...

I plan to come regardless of whether or not my fuel pump gets installed before my upcoming matrimonials. If my XJ is running, then I will bring that and the trailer w/ BBQ supplies, or tow it w/ the MJ... if not, then I will bring the MJ and ride with someone else on the trails. Since this is an official NAXJA event, do we have the budget to cover a box of burgers, etc.?
 
Mark --

It's a NAC event. It is sanctioned by NAXJA as a chapter event, but we're not charging any fee so there's no budget. I'd suggest we ask those who plan to attend if they're interested in chipping in a few pesos to avoid cooking chores. I'd gladly chip in.

I suggest you discuss this with Earle, our fearless leader for the event. He's not on-line so I'll e-mail you his phone number. (It's unlisted and I don't have his permission to post it.)
 
Mohawk meeting time 8:30 -9:00 at "Big Y" North Ad

The original meeting time has been changed to [b:11aba8d616]8:30-9:00 at the "Big Y"[/b:11aba8d616] in N. Adams. The new events web page is referencing the old time.
 
I plan on attending Saturday but am not sure if I'll be able to stay over this time.

Can someone clarify NAXJA's policy on bringing guests to an event. I understand that a member can bring one non-memeber as a guest. Does this apply only to someone you wish to bring who will have their own vehicle or to anyone you'd like to bring. For instance, could a few of my friends ride along in my XJ or can I only bring one? It would seem a little absurd if you're only allowed one rider, but if that's hoiw the rules are written, so be it.
 
[quote:9485894550="JabaThaHut"]I plan on attending Saturday but am not sure if I'll be able to stay over this time.

Can someone clarify NAXJA's policy on bringing guests to an event. I understand that a member can bring one non-memeber as a guest. Does this apply only to someone you wish to bring who will have their own vehicle or to anyone you'd like to bring. For instance, could a few of my friends ride along in my XJ or can I only bring one? It would seem a little absurd if you're only allowed one rider, but if that's hoiw the rules are written, so be it.[/quote:9485894550]

I'm pretty sure that refers to one guest vehicle. The reason for the policy is that if a guest becomes too much of a problem on a trail, the trail master has the authority to boot them off the run but we don't want to abandon anyone so we require the host member to escort his/her guest off the trail (or at least away from the group).

You can put as many people in your XJ as you can comfortably and safely fit. Haven't checked the by-laws to confirm but I think I recall that seatbelts are mandatory, so don't try to fit seven people if you only have belts for five. That's about it.
 
Okay - my trip to Vermont just got postponed a couple of weeks, so I think I will be there on Saturday the 29th, coming down from Warren, VT early that morning - probably U.S 7 from Brandon. Heading back north that evening - no Sunday ride for me.

Mike in NJ
 
Mohawk Update

Shortly after tying the knot Saturday evening, Lawn Cher' confirmed that he and Jen will be at the Mohawk event and that he will assemble a BBQ for Saturday night. This means we DO need a fairly accurate head count, so mark can plan the food requirements.

Whether or not you have previously indicated your attendance, if you are coming please post here NOW, and please include both the number of people in your party (for menu planning purposes) and also level of modification of your rig, and trail degree-of-difficulty preference (for Earle's use in deciding trails to run).

Thanks.
 
Well ??

How about it, folks -- is anyone planning on showing up for Earle's inaugural effort as trailmaster?
 
Hey Folks, I am heading up to Mass with East Coast 4x4 tomorrow to run Florida Rd and some other local trails. I should be back on sunday and will try to post a trail report before you guys/gals head up next weekend. I'll post a pic or two if I get anything good.
 
Eagle:

Doesn't look like you're getting many takers for this ride. In any event, I'll be in Vermont that weekend and will head down to N. Adams on Saturday, IF it's still on.

Mike in NJ
 
I still plan on attending...unless something tragic happens to stop me from heading up.

I'll be pulling my transfer case this weekend to fix a leak.

I'll run whatever level trail Earle decides on...

Eagle...still riding with me right?
 
[quote:7e1a0cf125="John B"]Eagle...still riding with me right?[/quote:7e1a0cf125]

Si, Senor
 
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