On The Pegs February 2019 - Volume 4 - Issue 2

On The Pegs P 30 the favorite areas we’ve used for past club events, we have cleared some spec- tacular new locations for national sections. In particular, there are a couple really cool lookout areas with great views on the loop where you might want to take your helmet off and relax for a bit with your hair Blowin’ in the Wind. We have all 24 section areas, as well as the additional pro shootout sections, defined and cleared. While the loop trail will be on the long side for a national, it’s easy riding because much of the loop uses existing OHV trails and roads that for the most part can be navigated with a two-wheel-drive truck or car. Here and there, to keep things interesting, you’ll find some stretches of fairly steep two-track with loose gravel. We aren’t the only ones who use the Gilbert OHV and we’ll be inviting other groups that use the site’s 36 miles of trails and roads … like four-wheeler and jeep clubs … to come out and spectate the national event. One of these other clubs, in particular, hosts a big 4x4 event every year at the OHV called Crawl 4 the Cure which you can read about at https://www.crawl4cure.org . Given everything you’ve read here so far, you probably can guess what the national sections will look like: ROCKS! Big rocks, small rocks, rock hills, jump- ing from one rock to the next rock, and then some more rocks. You might look at your minder and think, I Can’t Make It Alone, but hopefully your minder will say I Believe in You. And when you see the giant rock hillsides with your class arrows at the top, Don’t Think Twice, It’s All Right as the rocks aren’t as hard as they look. It’s a phenomenal place to ride trials and we are excited to welcome the trials community to our new national location. A bit of advice: when possible, we suggest you avoid riding through the red-colored puddles on the loop. Up on “the range,” coin-operated laundromats have separate machines for the min- ers to wash clothes that have been stained red by those puddles. Now that you’ve learned a bit about the Iron Range and what to expect for the Minnesota national, make sure June 1 and 2 is blocked on your calendar. Because if you miss it, one thing is for sure ... you will be Tangled Up in Blue ... whatever that means. And in case you haven’t figured out my not-so-subtle hints so far, the famous singer-songwriter Bob Dylan is from the Iron Range town of Hibbing, just a few miles from Gilbert. You can find the event’s logistical information on our website: https://umta. org/national n On The Pegs Vol. 4 Issue 2 - February 2019 P 31

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