The Weekend is coming!

The weekend is just another day away and right now the weather forecast is looking GREAT! Can't wait.... looks like I will get in a FULL weekend of riding for a change.... both days, Saturday and Sunday. Going to head down to Mtn. Drive in Bell county and ride Saturday. Jim, Terry, Pam, Doug and his wife are coming. I've posted on the "Holler Crawlers" site and I think that some of them are going to try to make it too. We are supposed to meet up at 10 in the morning. Can't wait to meet some new people and ride with them too. I've got a good feeling about this new club starting up. Looks like a bunch of good honest hard working people are behind everything. I sure hope it does well.

Sunday I plan on riding with Dellis and the gang. I'm pretty sure that there is one person that will NOT be happy to see me again.... but you know what.. I've lived over 53 years without even knowing this person and right now I don't give a hoot if they like me being there or not! I'm riding and that is that!

But before I can even think about riding I've got to get this nasty house cleaned up. Ok, so I'm not a fan of doing house work.... but who is? I'd rather be out riding Miss Kitty. Hummm if it would warm up just a little bit more I might even go out and unlock and take her for a spin around the yard. But then again... it looks like it is warmer than it is! My reading says it's only 38 degrees outside right now. Brrrrrrrr to cold for me to be out in the wind. Maybe tomorrow I can sneak in a few minutes riding.

The picture above is of my husband Jim and his new Arctic Cat 400.

1st weekend without riding! Feels weird.

This is the first weekend that I've not gotten to go riding at all. It sure feels weird. I honestly don't like not getting to go at all. Saturday we, my husband and I, took his daughter and her husband down to Bass Pro. They had never been there and I love that place! So it wasn't so bad. Spent way to much money there...... that's for sure! But it was a good day after all. I'll admit it was a little to long of a day..... got home at about 1:15 A.M. Sunday morning..... but it was a good day still no matter how late we got home.
Today I kept my word and went to church with my husband. I was supposed to go with him last week but he was sick and didn't go himself. So of course what did I do? Go riding of course! But this Sunday the forecast was for rain and cooling temps. It started raining a light drizzle early in the day. Rained off and on but more off. I had thought about coming home and loading up Miss Kitty and taking off and finding the group. But I was having such a hard time keeping my eyes open from the late night on Saturday that I opted to just stay home.
Maybe next week I can get Kitty out and go for a ride.

Till then...... ride long..... ride hard..... but always ride safe!

Now THAT'S what I'm talking about!

Well good folks........ he did it! He finally did it! On Wednesday, Nov. 28 my hubby and I went with two friends down to the area of Bell County Kentucky known as Mtn. Drive. I've been there several times over the summer/fall months..... even went this past Sunday. Hubby had been there one time before.... we borrowed his son in laws Brute Force and he rode it. I think he saw then WHY I love riding so much. Ever since then he's been talking about getting one. Well as you know he did indeed finally break down and bought himself a Brand new Arctic Cat 400.

Yesterday was a good day to ride. The weather warmed up nicely and the sun was shining so brightly. We got to the trail head at a little after 12 noon. Unloaded and took off. One thing that I'm most proud of is that everyone wore their helmets! That is one thing that I'm going to put my foot down about...... NO HELMET...... NO RIDE! I know, I know, there has been times I could have bitten his head off...... but I do honestly love and care for that man of mine and I need to keep him in one piece.

We met up with Terry and Pam at the trail head and had a really good days riding. With all the rain that we have finally been getting the dust that he had such a bad time with the first time there was gone. NOW he had lots of mud/water holes to go through. I'll admit that if it had been a LOT warmer I could have gotten him soaking wet. But I'll save that treat for next spring/summer/fall when it is a lot warmer.

Didn't get many photos of the group. We were to busy riding and looking. Saw some parts of Mtn. Drive that I've never seen before. Heck for that matter I saw more new trails the other day too! For those that like to ride for several hours and see some great views.... this is the place to go.

And speaking of going...... I heard from the newly elected president of the newest ATV Club in our area.... The Bell County Holler Crawlers. They are listed in the forums of the "Kentucky Outdoors" site. Sounds like they have the makings of a great ATV club. I intend on becoming a paying member. Anyhow they are working with the owner of the area of Mtn. Drive. I intend on doing what ever I can do to help them not only spread the word about what a great area that we have here in our own back yard, but to help the club grow and do well. I hope that they can keep open that area. Until you've riden there and saw for yourself how many trails that there are you wouldn't belive it!

Now that we are a TWO CAT family hopefully we will enjoy riding even more together.

It's here! Introducing "Tom Kat"!!

If you've been reading my blogs you know that a while back I was talking about finding our latest addition to our rides. While on a day out we stopped at Bass Pro and was really checking out the Arctic Cats..... and fell in love with the 400's. I'll admit that at the time I honestly thought that it was nothing more than a dream of owning a brand new AC. I'm here to tell you that DREAMS DO COME TRUE! While out Saturday doing a little Christmas shopping we stopped by the Arctic Cat dealer in Kingsport, TN. At that time we really had no intention on actually buying one now..... just stopped to see what they had and to kill a little time. Found out that they had some really good offers for financing. That was Saturday. We talked..... and talked....... and did some more talking. The talking continued into Sunday. Come Monday morning we called the dealer and did our paperwork over the phone. A little bit later they called back to tell us that we got it! They would have it ready for us by the time we got there to pick it up. That is the photo that I've got posted..... they just had loaded it on to the trailer at the dealer. Even though we both had sat on it I swear it seems bigger now that it is here. I've got a 5 by 12 trailer and when we got it home we found out that "Tom Kat" as we are now calling the new one, and "Miss Kitty" mine will just barely fit onto the trailer! And I do mean just barely! For the time being to haul both of them we are going to have to load them both end to end and then take the ramp off and tie it to the side. The tires prevent us from getting the ramp anywhere near closed! Thank goodness a month or so back I bought some REALLY strong straps to tie anything down with. Without them there is no way that we could take them both anywhere to ride! But I've always heard that were there is a will there is a way. Guess it's true. Honestly we need to do some work to find a better way to load and haul both bikes safely. That will for the time work, but is going to be a lot of extra work on both of us to get them to anywhere to ride. OH well... it's worth it no matter what we have to do!

Am I tickled? YOU BET CHA! I honestly don't think that husband will go with me every time I go riding..... but now at least he will have one when he does want to go. And if anything happens to Miss Kitty that would prevent her from going I'll have a back up to take. Hope you like what we picked out. I love it!

Sunday Nov. 18, St. Charles Area ride

After being sick for a week and getting very little sleep Saturday nights sleep was a blessing. That and the the fact that Sundays temps were a lot warmer than I thought they were going to be. I had no other choice than to get up, load up and go riding! I had told one of the gals the night before that I wasn't going.... so I decided to find another place to ride for the day. I hated to show up after telling them that I wasn't going two weeks in a row. Called Jason and he either couldn't or wouldn't go...... so then I called David. For those that have no clue, David is the husband of my very best friend here in the county. We all have the same last name, but are NO relation. Anyhow.... we met up at the St. Charles Elem. school parking lot and left from there. Found the trail head and let me tell you...... the trails/roads goes on forever and ever! We did some back tracking seeing as how neither of us knew a thing about where we were. And I've learned a lesson.... don't let me pick which way to go when coming to an intersection! Every time I said go "that way" it turned out to be a dead end... and most times really quickly! Thank goodness I had my GPS with me. Our goal was to go across the mountain into Kentucky. We finally made it...... but just barely. Found a trail that went in the right direction, but not to long after we crossed the Kentucky line the tail came to an end! NOT FAIR! I know that there is a trail up there somewhere that goes all the way into Evarts. One of these days I'll find it. May take me a while, but I'll find it! Anyhow, we did just under 40 miles today.... weather was really nice.... lots of water holes to go through! I cheated on those.... made David go through first to test to see how deep they were! I know.... that was mean of me! hehehe But it really is a nice place to ride..... I'll go back as soon as I can get the chance... maybe next time I can talk my hubby into going with me. MAYBE. Doubt it.... but I'll try. If not then there is always David I can call to go!

Till I ride again...... or something happens..... ride long... ride hard.... but always ride safe!

The Barn Quilts are UP and in place!!

OH happy day! We finished today putting up the second of two "Barn Quilts" at Mom & Dad's farm at the Dot intersection today. OH do they look Fantastic! I love them!!!! If everyone hadn't gotten busy with other things for a couple of weeks we would have had them both up in a matter of days of each other. Instead it took a couple extra weeks but we did it! Yesterday it was my husband, myself, Mom & Dad. Today we had my son Danny, one of my sisters, myself, Mom & Dad. The hardest part was climbing up and down the ladders. Heights don't bother me that much...... I love the view from up high like that.. but it is the getting there and then back down that I'm not crazy about. My back is killing me.... I've had to help move the ladders several times and I know I shouldn't have done it. But nobody else was in any better shape to do it so it had to be done! OH well... I'll eat a pain pill here in a little bit to ease things off I bit.

Hope you like the pictures!

Playing in the MUD at Martins Fork

Well, I have to say that I'm one happy person. I got to go riding yesterday with the gang. I didn't decide to actually try to catch them until 9:05 AM! Now that may not sound so bad, but they leave the parking lot in Rose Hill at 10:00 AM! I didn't have Kitty loaded..... No lunch packed.. really wasn't dressed to go riding that early on a November morning either! But I made it! The gang was pretty well ready to leave by the time I got there. I asked which way they were heading and told them that I'd catch up with them, not to wait on me. They were taking their normal break at the top of Crows Foot when I got there. Then headed on over to the back waters of Martins Fork Lake in Cawood Kentucky.

There was some really good mud there so they decided to stay there and play instead of heading on into Cawood. At first I just sat and watched everyone play and sling mud. I kept sitting there...... knowing that it really wasn't so deep to get stuck in, watching and thinking.... well it's ONLY MUD! Finally I locked Kitty into 4 wheel drive..... and hit the mud myself! I'll admit.... it was FUN!

Only bad thing is that I've already made one trip to the car wash..... spent $6.00 and still don't have all the mud off Kitty! Going to have to break out the pressure washer here tomorrow evening and finish the job. The seat is going to have to come off and wash down inside a lot better. Got a feeling that I'll go back to WATCHING everyone play in the mud next time! It's just to hard to get all that mud off.

Not sure if the weather is going to hold out for another ride anytime soon. Forecast is for the temps to go down several degrees by the weekend to the mid to lower 50's. I'm not a big fan of riding in that cool of weather. Not to bad if your sitting still, but moving the wind will cut you to the bone. Guess I'll just have to wait and see how things goes.

Till next time...... ride long...... ride hard... but ride safe!