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Apr 27, 2008 | 06:23 PM
#372
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From: Faribault, MN
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Tri-County info:
http://www.kliers.net/smnatvr/...as/tricounty/index.htm
I was out there for a little while today. I'm not sure what type of riding you enjoy the most. Most of the area is sand, and a lot of rocks mixed in. Definitely not a trail ride. Lots of hill climbs if you like those. A few small jumps (probably need to be fixed up a bit ... bring a shovel if you like hitting them).
Depending on what kind of ride you're looking for, I can probably give you a thumbs up or thumbs down for the area.
http://www.kliers.net/smnatvr/...as/tricounty/index.htm
I was out there for a little while today. I'm not sure what type of riding you enjoy the most. Most of the area is sand, and a lot of rocks mixed in. Definitely not a trail ride. Lots of hill climbs if you like those. A few small jumps (probably need to be fixed up a bit ... bring a shovel if you like hitting them).
Depending on what kind of ride you're looking for, I can probably give you a thumbs up or thumbs down for the area.
Apr 27, 2008 | 07:46 PM
#374
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From: Faribault, MN
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Most people would find Tri-County boring after 3 hours or so. Again, it depends on your skill level and what you're looking to do. If you love steep hills, you could probably spend all day out there and not hit every single one. It takes about 5 minutes to get around the "trail" that they layout around the circumference of the pits. There are some fairly big water/mud holes right now, since it has been raining a ton.
A bit of a trip from Willmar for you. Certainly Tri-County is at least somewhere to go before the trails open, but not many people would probably make it a full day destination.
I used to go out there all the time with my 2000 Scrambler 400, and I personally had a blast just tearing around the pits. Now that I've moved more on the sport side of things, I hit more tracks than pits (At least with the quad). I find myself getting bored of it after 3 hours or so now...
Anyways, if you have any other questions, just fire them my way. I live like 5 miles from the pit...
A bit of a trip from Willmar for you. Certainly Tri-County is at least somewhere to go before the trails open, but not many people would probably make it a full day destination.
I used to go out there all the time with my 2000 Scrambler 400, and I personally had a blast just tearing around the pits. Now that I've moved more on the sport side of things, I hit more tracks than pits (At least with the quad). I find myself getting bored of it after 3 hours or so now...
Anyways, if you have any other questions, just fire them my way. I live like 5 miles from the pit...
Apr 28, 2008 | 06:55 PM
#376
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<div class="FTQUOTE"><begin quote>Originally posted by: klier
Most people would find Tri-County boring after 3 hours or so. Again, it depends on your skill level and what you're looking to do. If you love steep hills, you could probably spend all day out there and not hit every single one. It takes about 5 minutes to get around the "trail" that they layout around the circumference of the pits. There are some fairly big water/mud holes right now, since it has been raining a ton.
A bit of a trip from Willmar for you. Certainly Tri-County is at least somewhere to go before the trails open, but not many people would probably make it a full day destination.
I used to go out there all the time with my 2000 Scrambler 400, and I personally had a blast just tearing around the pits. Now that I've moved more on the sport side of things, I hit more tracks than pits (At least with the quad). I find myself getting bored of it after 3 hours or so now...
Anyways, if you have any other questions, just fire them my way. I live like 5 miles from the pit...</end quote></div>
I was out there with my buddy on the 20th. It was our first time there. I thought it was pretty fun. I could see going in the morning, BBQ-ing, and then riding a little while longer. We were only there for a few hours this time. After seeing those videos, I thought that table-top was open to other riders. I heard that it is privately owned. What's the scoop?
Most people would find Tri-County boring after 3 hours or so. Again, it depends on your skill level and what you're looking to do. If you love steep hills, you could probably spend all day out there and not hit every single one. It takes about 5 minutes to get around the "trail" that they layout around the circumference of the pits. There are some fairly big water/mud holes right now, since it has been raining a ton.
A bit of a trip from Willmar for you. Certainly Tri-County is at least somewhere to go before the trails open, but not many people would probably make it a full day destination.
I used to go out there all the time with my 2000 Scrambler 400, and I personally had a blast just tearing around the pits. Now that I've moved more on the sport side of things, I hit more tracks than pits (At least with the quad). I find myself getting bored of it after 3 hours or so now...
Anyways, if you have any other questions, just fire them my way. I live like 5 miles from the pit...</end quote></div>
I was out there with my buddy on the 20th. It was our first time there. I thought it was pretty fun. I could see going in the morning, BBQ-ing, and then riding a little while longer. We were only there for a few hours this time. After seeing those videos, I thought that table-top was open to other riders. I heard that it is privately owned. What's the scoop?
Apr 28, 2008 | 11:20 PM
#377
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Hi everyone...havent been here in a while. Just seeing how you all are doing? Im riding this weekend with friends in Winter WI...on the DeadHorse /Tuscobia Trail area... I know it's not a "quad" thing, but hey, we all love to ride. Im loving my new Can-Am...and I got a little 90 for my boys...should be a good start!
Take care all!! Talk to you later!
Take care all!! Talk to you later!
Apr 28, 2008 | 11:38 PM
#378
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From: Faribault, MN
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<div class="FTQUOTE"><begin quote>Originally posted by: workin_hard247
I was out there with my buddy on the 20th. It was our first time there. I thought it was pretty fun. I could see going in the morning, BBQ-ing, and then riding a little while longer. We were only there for a few hours this time. After seeing those videos, I thought that table-top was open to other riders. I heard that it is privately owned. What's the scoop?</end quote></div>
That land is owned by the same individuals that own the part of Tri-County ATV Park south of the main path that takes you down into the pit. It's only open to a certain group of individuals at this time that know the family. They have told me that they hope to get that area included in grant-in-aid as well, and then a whole track could be created, and funded, through DNR dollars. As probably anyone would be with private land, they are concerned about people getting hurt out there, which opens them up to liability. It would be completely awesome to build up some more jumps and a better rhythm section out there.
I was out there with my buddy on the 20th. It was our first time there. I thought it was pretty fun. I could see going in the morning, BBQ-ing, and then riding a little while longer. We were only there for a few hours this time. After seeing those videos, I thought that table-top was open to other riders. I heard that it is privately owned. What's the scoop?</end quote></div>
That land is owned by the same individuals that own the part of Tri-County ATV Park south of the main path that takes you down into the pit. It's only open to a certain group of individuals at this time that know the family. They have told me that they hope to get that area included in grant-in-aid as well, and then a whole track could be created, and funded, through DNR dollars. As probably anyone would be with private land, they are concerned about people getting hurt out there, which opens them up to liability. It would be completely awesome to build up some more jumps and a better rhythm section out there.
Apr 28, 2008 | 11:54 PM
#379
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<div class="FTQUOTE"><begin quote>Originally posted by: staremwi
Hi everyone...havent been here in a while. Just seeing how you all are doing? Im riding this weekend with friends in Winter WI...on the DeadHorse /Tuscobia Trail area... I know it's not a "quad" thing, but hey, we all love to ride. Im loving my new Can-Am...and I got a little 90 for my boys...should be a good start!
Take care all!! Talk to you later!</end quote></div>
how about a ride report for those that would like to know what that trail system is like when you get back.. photos?
anyone need any rear tires or Yamaha rims? Have a pair of stock rear YFZ tires with 9/32" tread depth and a pair of ITP Holeshot MXR4 19" with 10/32" tread depth. Also have front/back Yamah a rims. Have dune tires for Glamis if you need those too.
Hi everyone...havent been here in a while. Just seeing how you all are doing? Im riding this weekend with friends in Winter WI...on the DeadHorse /Tuscobia Trail area... I know it's not a "quad" thing, but hey, we all love to ride. Im loving my new Can-Am...and I got a little 90 for my boys...should be a good start!
Take care all!! Talk to you later!</end quote></div>
how about a ride report for those that would like to know what that trail system is like when you get back.. photos?
anyone need any rear tires or Yamaha rims? Have a pair of stock rear YFZ tires with 9/32" tread depth and a pair of ITP Holeshot MXR4 19" with 10/32" tread depth. Also have front/back Yamah a rims. Have dune tires for Glamis if you need those too.
May 1, 2008 | 08:38 PM
#380
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Story originally printed in the La Crosse Tribune or online at www.lacrossetribune.com
Published - Monday, December 03, 2007
State might expand ATV access to Mississippi headwaters
By The Associated Press
MINNEAPOLIS - Four-wheeler riders could get access to some roads and trails near the headwaters of the Mississippi River under a plan being considered by the state.
The draft plan from the Department of Natural Resources is aimed at keeping ATVs on marked paths along 84 miles of roads and trails in Mississippi Headwaters State Forest. But the plan goes against the advice of two DNR scientists who recommended in March that state lands within the forest be closed to off-road driving. And river advocates are upset.
"The last thing we need is to have is a bunch of ATVs buzzing up and down each side of the river," said Jerry Maertens, member of Mississippi Headwaters Protection Alliance, a grass-roots group trying to keep public lands near the Mississippi free of off-road driving.
Currently, riding is allowed on county trails and many state-owned corridors in the area. The draft plan would allow ATVs on 17 miles of state-owned roads and trails and 67 miles of county roads and trails.
DNR planner Bill Johnson said the agency coordinated its trail recommendations with Hubbard, Clearwater and Beltrami counties, which control most of the land in the Mississippi Headwaters State Forest. Three members of the five-person study team behind the DNR plan wanted to close the forest to ATVs earlier this year.
In March, Michael North of the agency's ecology division and Rob Naplin from its fish and wildlife division recommended closing ATV trails on state land. The headwaters area is "a sensitive natural resource of national significance," a long-term designated canoe route, and a stretch of wild river filled with wildlife such as trumpeter swans, red-shouldered hawks, goshawks and bald eagles, they wrote. Steep hills and sandy soil makes the area vulnerable to off-road driving, they wrote, and erosion already has occurred from illegal driving near and through the river.
They also wrote that hundreds of miles of ATV trails are already available on nearby county lands and in other state forests. "Remote and isolated canoeing opportunities are rare when compared to motorized riding opportunities in this part of the state," they wrote.
A third member of the team favored closing all state trails in the forest to help enforcement.
Two other team members from the forestry and trails and waterways divisions recommended that some trails be open and others closed, and that the DNR work closely with counties to provide connections and consistent rules for a much longer trail system that extends beyond the state forest.
Mike Carroll, DNR regional director in Bemidji, acknowledged that the staff had a "split decision" about what to do and said he made the final decision to propose keeping some trails in the forest open to ATVs. "I felt that keeping the corridor open for connectivity (with ATV trails on county lands) was a legitimate point," Carroll said.
He said that it didn't seem fair to exclude ATVs in an area of the state where highways cross the river and snowmobile trails cross the river on small bridges. Cooperating with counties and proposing clearly defined trails with buffer zones along the corridor will be better for the environment in the long run, Carroll said, and should make enforcement easier.
The plan was published Nov. 13 and is open to public comment for 60 days. It will be the focus of a public meeting Jan. 16 at Bemidji State University.
All stories copyright 2000 - 2006 La Crosse Tribune and other attributed sources.
Published - Monday, December 03, 2007
State might expand ATV access to Mississippi headwaters
By The Associated Press
MINNEAPOLIS - Four-wheeler riders could get access to some roads and trails near the headwaters of the Mississippi River under a plan being considered by the state.
The draft plan from the Department of Natural Resources is aimed at keeping ATVs on marked paths along 84 miles of roads and trails in Mississippi Headwaters State Forest. But the plan goes against the advice of two DNR scientists who recommended in March that state lands within the forest be closed to off-road driving. And river advocates are upset.
"The last thing we need is to have is a bunch of ATVs buzzing up and down each side of the river," said Jerry Maertens, member of Mississippi Headwaters Protection Alliance, a grass-roots group trying to keep public lands near the Mississippi free of off-road driving.
Currently, riding is allowed on county trails and many state-owned corridors in the area. The draft plan would allow ATVs on 17 miles of state-owned roads and trails and 67 miles of county roads and trails.
DNR planner Bill Johnson said the agency coordinated its trail recommendations with Hubbard, Clearwater and Beltrami counties, which control most of the land in the Mississippi Headwaters State Forest. Three members of the five-person study team behind the DNR plan wanted to close the forest to ATVs earlier this year.
In March, Michael North of the agency's ecology division and Rob Naplin from its fish and wildlife division recommended closing ATV trails on state land. The headwaters area is "a sensitive natural resource of national significance," a long-term designated canoe route, and a stretch of wild river filled with wildlife such as trumpeter swans, red-shouldered hawks, goshawks and bald eagles, they wrote. Steep hills and sandy soil makes the area vulnerable to off-road driving, they wrote, and erosion already has occurred from illegal driving near and through the river.
They also wrote that hundreds of miles of ATV trails are already available on nearby county lands and in other state forests. "Remote and isolated canoeing opportunities are rare when compared to motorized riding opportunities in this part of the state," they wrote.
A third member of the team favored closing all state trails in the forest to help enforcement.
Two other team members from the forestry and trails and waterways divisions recommended that some trails be open and others closed, and that the DNR work closely with counties to provide connections and consistent rules for a much longer trail system that extends beyond the state forest.
Mike Carroll, DNR regional director in Bemidji, acknowledged that the staff had a "split decision" about what to do and said he made the final decision to propose keeping some trails in the forest open to ATVs. "I felt that keeping the corridor open for connectivity (with ATV trails on county lands) was a legitimate point," Carroll said.
He said that it didn't seem fair to exclude ATVs in an area of the state where highways cross the river and snowmobile trails cross the river on small bridges. Cooperating with counties and proposing clearly defined trails with buffer zones along the corridor will be better for the environment in the long run, Carroll said, and should make enforcement easier.
The plan was published Nov. 13 and is open to public comment for 60 days. It will be the focus of a public meeting Jan. 16 at Bemidji State University.
All stories copyright 2000 - 2006 La Crosse Tribune and other attributed sources.