Quote Originally Posted by 2001400exrida View Post
OZ-T you've got some beautiful countryside where you're at. I envy the mountain views you must get from some of the lookouts. Around here trail riding is the most popular thing to do. While we don't have big mountains we do have enough foothills and valleys to make for some great trails.

Trail riding is different things to different people. I remember taking a friend out who had never been to an ATV park. He was trail riding at home in his own woods, and while he called it trail riding, he was not aware of what trail riding was actually like until he hit some of the real trails and hills that we have around here. I've found that trail riding aggressively is probably the most physically and mentally demanding way to ride an ATV. Sure MX is tough and you've got to have some balls on the big jumps, but try shooting the woods for over an hour at a grueling pace....it's exhausting!
I agree, thing about trail riding that I've observed in 15 years of riding is that the trails always have new challenges each time you ride them it seems like. Around here it's most prominent in the spring after the heavy snows and windstorms that knock lots of trees over. Some days we spend more time clearing the trails or hopping over downed trees than doing any relaxed riding. There are some hills I climb that 4 wheel drive trucks never go near, it's kinda amazing where these little 2x4 quads will go if you are determined enough.