Near Chevlon Lake Sept 06
We went camping for the Labor day weekend on the rim behind Woods Canyon Lake off of 169 towards Chevlon Lake. The weather was nice and cool plus we got rained on quite a bit. It was nice to see all the rain for our forests. It was very green and lush.
Usually we go further away on holiday weekends and now I remember why. There were so many people all around us it was a bit insane. There were people riding 3 at a time on sport quads (sometimes 2 kids and 1 adult or 2 adults with a kid sandwiched in the middle) without helmets or goggles and racing back and forth on the FS road. We were fortunate that we had a spot away from the road.
On Saturday we rode to Woods Canyon Lake to see our friend with his 3 grandkids fishing at the lake in a rental boat. About 10 minutes after we left the lake. There was thunder and lightning and a bolt hit a guy in a canoe. They then started blasting a horn to get everyone off the lake. We found out later that the guy survived thank god. On our way back to camp we got poured on.
I took some photos of a guy in a hummer and one on a Rhino playing in the mud. BTW they are not part of our group. I thought you might enjoy seeing a hummer dirty for a change.
The kids had fun catching snakes in a pond behind us. They played with them for a couple of hours and we made them put them back.
We took a few rides mostly in between the rainstorms but the roads were full of puddles. I managed to stay out of the mud but the kids could not resist. I'm glad they were not my quads because of the clean up. Azgolfer would have had a blast.
Read MoreUsually we go further away on holiday weekends and now I remember why. There were so many people all around us it was a bit insane. There were people riding 3 at a time on sport quads (sometimes 2 kids and 1 adult or 2 adults with a kid sandwiched in the middle) without helmets or goggles and racing back and forth on the FS road. We were fortunate that we had a spot away from the road.
On Saturday we rode to Woods Canyon Lake to see our friend with his 3 grandkids fishing at the lake in a rental boat. About 10 minutes after we left the lake. There was thunder and lightning and a bolt hit a guy in a canoe. They then started blasting a horn to get everyone off the lake. We found out later that the guy survived thank god. On our way back to camp we got poured on.
I took some photos of a guy in a hummer and one on a Rhino playing in the mud. BTW they are not part of our group. I thought you might enjoy seeing a hummer dirty for a change.
The kids had fun catching snakes in a pond behind us. They played with them for a couple of hours and we made them put them back.
We took a few rides mostly in between the rainstorms but the roads were full of puddles. I managed to stay out of the mud but the kids could not resist. I'm glad they were not my quads because of the clean up. Azgolfer would have had a blast.
