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mikeminyard
02-09-2006, 11:09 AM
Anyone been to Florence lately? I am going the last weekend in Feb and was wondering what to expect as far as the condition of the sand goes?
400EX QUADER
02-09-2006, 02:23 PM
lots of quicksand, witches eyes and finky looking dunes. be aware!!
mikeminyard
02-09-2006, 03:42 PM
So pretty much the same as always lol. What about drop offs? Are they worse than normal? Last time I was there was September. Thanks.
400EX QUADER
02-09-2006, 05:11 PM
dude it's 10x worse than usual... yes theres dropoff's and alot of other dangerous things. Just go, have a good time and be careful. ;)
440EXjay
02-13-2006, 11:44 PM
I just got back and the weather was awesome. The dunes on the other hand were very unusually soft and choppy. It made for some fun and fatigueing ridin'. Lots of like holes everywhere. I caught one at about 50mph and got tossed about 50ft. I was fine but my quad now needs a new steering stem, bars, clutch lever, brake line, sub frame, and grab bar. Limped it back to camp and got my other quad and proceeded to have a good time.

So in my ramblings, what i'm saying is you can always have a good time there. As 400EX Quader said "have a good time and be careful"
400EX QUADER
02-14-2006, 02:18 PM
sounded like a sweet trip. sorry about ur bike... I'll at sandlake for the march 25th weekend like thurs-sun. wanna meet-up? lemme know. and the dunes arent as bad I heard as a few weeks ago. sweet weekend to ride.
thanx
440EXjay
02-26-2006, 04:02 PM
Pic of damage.....
400EX QUADER
02-26-2006, 04:38 PM
wow that sux!:eek:
mikeminyard
03-06-2006, 04:52 PM
Man, that sucks. At least you had a spare to ride.

Well, we went and the riding wasn't that good. There really weren't even the jumps that Florence is known for. Everything was smooth as could be. Just goes to show how quickly the sand can change and why we always need to be aware of what is coming up next.