Big South Fork 7/04/2009

[Carl Guffey]

<font size="2">I only had one guide trip this weekend, but I got in a couple of good rides. Sat. was a busy day with many preparations being made for a benefit pig roast on that evening. We had a couple of rides during the day as well and I was able to get a four hour ride in with Cindy and Dewayne from middle Tennessee. We rode the Overlook trail to the swimming hole on North White Oak Creek. The weather was perfect but mother nature threw us a few curves. The White Oak overlook was closed due to an explosion in the bee population around the area. Also, this is the third trip I have taken on this trail since the middle of May and it is the third time I have ran into a rattlesnake. My wife lead a trip on this trail one week ago and ran into another one. I think that all of the rain in the Big South Fork area is causing the small game to move up and away from the creeks and the snakes are following them. The curves in the road keep life interesting, it was a great ride.</font></p>

<font size="2">We awoke to rain and a lot of yawning on Sunday morning. The weather soon subsided and we went to the barn fed and readied the horses and set off on another adventure. We rode Rock House and part of the Spruce Creek Trail in the morning followed by the Cumberland Valley Trail and White Oak Loop in the afternoon. A tremendous day with overcast skies, light wind, and cool temperatures. </font></p>

 

[fisherpal2k]

Sounds like you had a nice trip Carl. Just wish the snakes would leave you alone. emoLaugh That was a nice one in the pic. thanks for sharing.

 

[ukfod1]

Cool pics, especially the snake!!

 

[Fat Albert]

<font face="comic sans ms,sand" color="#ff0033" size="4">carl, you and your wife are sooooooo blessed to be able to ride and see all the good sights......nice rattler..... this is probably the craziest question, but what is that round black/brown thing that you have pictured???? Fat Albert...emoRedface </font>

 

[Carl Guffey]

<font size="2">Albert, I believe that is a dark mushroom. It is the first one I have ever seen and there was only one of them at the location that I found it in. I am still doing some follow up information gathering. I was also playing with the macro feature on my Canoncamera, it is really cool with a infrared sensor to focus with.</font>