(reprinted from last year)

I am looking for some extreme riders to experience Big Cypress National Preserve

I say extreme riders because a beginner would never make it.

Requirements are as follows:

(cost/procedures have since changed a little since last year)

permit from the preserve = $50 per year and a 45 minute video explaining the rules
4 wheel drive ATV (must be approved by the ranger)
GPS and the knowlege of how to use it


Rewards:
900,000 acres of riding, some hardpacked trails, some wet trails, some swamp trails
and wilderness like you've never seen
expect riding through oak hammocks, cypress swamps, prairies and more
I have personally seen more alligators there than I could ever count
I came within 50 yards of a huge black bear
this is panther habitat, so it's possible, but unlikely to encounter one
fox, deer, turkey and hog encounters are common - bring the cameras

Anyone want to test their endurance (both bike and body)?

Expect five hours of bumpy, rock infested, swampy, desolate trails which will
give you stories for life, and aches for weeks.

This ride requires map reading/GPS abilities, a machine with skid plates and unquestionable reliability, spare fuel and food, mud tires and more.

Let me know and we will start the wheels turning....

See ya on the trails

Gary Mudder