it is the first stop light.

and i heard they were now cops busting people in purcell on the weekends. as soon as you cross the railroad tracks you are breaking the law. just a heads up.

 

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3 of us went to crossbar on Sat. Great riding. It is getting dry and dusty, but the rain today should fix that. The water crossings were about normal as they are somewhat elevation controlled by the rocks.

I am designing a new type of ATV trailer that can be easily backed up when pulled behind a travel trailer or 5th wheel. It wont be one of those flimsy swivel wheel models. This will elimate the need of buying a toy hauler if you already have a travel trailer.

Love these warm riding days.

charlie

 

The whole river thing really does suck. I don't ride a whole lot there, but I have had some GREAT riding days there.

Charlie,
Remember that when pulling multiple trailers, one is required to have a CDL with the proper endorsements. I know for a fact that the fine, if stopped by a trooper, is well over $500.00. Just don't want anyone to get caught unaware and get a monster fine.

Jason "what's next, closing Little Sahara?" Brinker

 

I know a few secret spots in Norman that get to the river. I do know that at hwy9 & 24th street they will give you a trespassing ticket if you park on that guys property (the open grass field by the apts). I just take my truck down to the river and park it there

 

What a bunch of a-holes! Parkin n unloadin yer wheeler in the open field by the apts tresspassing....he should have it fenced off then. And are there signs posted no tresspassin? Thats just bein stupid. [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-mad.gif[/img]

 

Ronnie,
Thanks for the head up. What about the parking area on the NORTH side of the river. Are they going to put a stop to that too? How about parking at the Rivermist Truck Stop on the hill and riding down to the river. Could we get away with that? Or would the cops simply wait for us to come off the river and give us a ticket for riding on the right-of-way?
I realize you may not know the answers to these questions. Maybe Brinker could find out for us. How 'bout it Brink? Can you help us find out about this?

I know of a place south of Holdenville that we can get on the river at, but you have to know the guy who owns the property - or go with someone who does. Once you go a couple times with a "host" and they get to know your face, you can start going by yourself. Great place and great people there. They cook a big meal and feed everyone on Saturday evenings. And they won't even let you pay for it. But, he only allows people access on Saturdays. That's the only drawback. Plus, it's a 33 mile ride on the river back to Rivermist where all my buds like Ronnie and his crew hang out.

What about access from Francis, Atwood, Allen or Calvin? We rode all the way to Calvin once, rode into town and gassed up and headed back to Rivermist. Anybody know if there's a place to park there and ride down to the river?

I know the cops in Asher won't hassle you unless you get on the highway. I believe you can park up by one of the quickstops (preferrably the one on the west side of the road because the access trail down to the river from the right-of-way is on the west side of the highway).
We rode to Asher from Rivermist a couple times and then rode up to the quickstop there to get something to eat. One of the cops there stopped us and told us he didn't mind if we rode down the right-of-way, but if we crossed the road, we were to "walk" our quads across, not ride. Walking one accross seems more dangerous to me, but hey, it's his town and his rules. As long as he'll let us ride from there, I can live with it. But, it's 32 miles to Rivermist from Asher.

Anybody else got any ideas??

James

 

I got an idea for the River in Norman there on 24th at the apts...just park at the apts like you live there n unload yer ride n go play, **** on parkin in the field......???

 

I wouldn't park at the apartments. shady characters in there. you can park in the street as long as you're not by the fire hydrant. some people unload then take their truck over to Atwoods and walk back over. There's a road out by tri-city that goes down to the river through an oil field but would need 4x4 to get on the riverbed. There's a couple other ways in Norman but you'd need a short wheelbase 4x4 and no trailer (or at least I havent tried it with a trailer yet). The best way is to just drive through at 24th st and take your truck down to the river. I pull my trailer down there and as long as you dont get in the soft sand 2-wheel drive is fine, even with a trailer.

 

Jason, I'm sure you are right about the towing. I and many others have towed boats and atv trailers behind our 5th wheels for years. The DPS says that it has to be under 65' with the center trailer having brakes, nothing about the CDL unless the combined weight is over 26001#.
This new type of trailer just makes backing as if you only had the RV. I would like to clarify this grey area if possible.

thanks
charlie