Thanksgiving Day Ride

[Chapomis_imp]

Well it looks like I wasn't the only one to get out. Great.

Chapomis, neat CL 350. What are Moors? (besides the spotted man in Costner's Robin Hood) sand dunes?

In other parts of the world it would be forests and fields, here its grass, scrub brush, and an occasional patch of black pine. If it can grow in very sandy soil and likes temperate conditions, it grows here. Most of the hardwood growth never gets beyond 5' tall and the pines grow to about 25' and die. Years ago it was sheep pasture, but very unlike mainland pastures. There are probably more unpaved roads here than there are paved roads. A lot are passable with 4 wheel drive, if you don't mind getting what we call "Nantucket Pinstripes". Other roads (more like trails) are pretty well suited for motorcycles, but are generally deeply rutted on either side with a tall hump in the middle. Lots of big puddles after a rain and the occasional deep patch of sand. Perfect for the TW, but I don't know how ACKCB does it on his R9T, even with knobbies.

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Last picture is taken from our highest elevation, about 50' above sea level