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Review of D'Town Snowbird-Tellico Offroad Park
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<blockquote data-quote="mdo817" data-source="post: 344757" data-attributes="member: 2124"><p>All right my review won't be near as in depth as Brian's (Bman), he hit a lot of stuff dead on. So a good bit of my thoughts are just repeating what he has stated. I know that this was just a "pre-ride" and notes were being taken on feed back given. </p><p></p><p>First and for most, truck and trailer parking, and areas to turn around in. They did some work before we got there, so once you go past the single wide trailer and head up the hill they have cleared some parking areas, as of now most of it is really soft dirt and quick to stick a 2 wheel drive tow pig. With some packing down and loads of gravel this will work, still need clear out a big enough area so that you can get turned around because as it is now, it is much like a lot of camp grounds for travel trailers, unload your rig and back into the parking areas. </p><p></p><p>Camping areas for tent camping seems really nice, as long as you don't have a need to take your tow pig, if you are like a lot of adventure type campers or tent camping out of your Jeep, they are well back in the property, secluded and enough fields so you would not have to set up right next to your neighbor. For someone like me that either uses a slide in camper, or pitches my tent on my trailer not near as good. This will be a fairly easy fix as the parking areas near the front of the property is worked on. </p><p></p><p>Trails - Here is the kicker, we have asked for rock, they have it, but as stated above at the moment there were 3 ledges to challenge Livingston and I, I know that the bowl area has plenty more rock under the over growth, my only concern would be if this is the only area that rock trails are allowed to be developed it would make for a rather large congestion if 15 or more rigs were in there at the same time, then you throw spectators in it would/could get worst. There are many valley's, ravens... that are full of rocks similar to some of the ones at Hale Mtn. with a few trees here and there removed they would make for some technical trails and take hours to get up some, problem being with most of these will be the possible storm water run off. Time will tell after they evaluate where the water goes coming down these will end up. For the stocker, mildly modified trail runners that just want to get out and ride for hours and hours, with the whole mountain feel and view going over to the Upper Tellico area will fill that need. Not sure what is up some of the spider trails over there (upper Tellico area), or if we are even allowed to explore them (they may go on to some other private land) but there are several that turn off the Tellico Rd. </p><p></p><p>Motorcycles, RZR's versus Jeeps - here would be one of my major complaints after this weekend. I can and could deal with the RZR's SxS buggies, but the bikes on the same narrow trails as the Jeeps present a danger and law suit waiting to happen. It is posted and told that this is not a high speed park, their idea and my idea of high speed must be different. Some bikes would pass you with little regard to safety, mainly theirs for obvious reasons. We encountered courteous riders and pure pricks, and I must say the trails would be better off if we had accidentally bumped a few over the side. This being aid and I know that bikes have been Big Mike's money maker, should go on opposite weekends as Jeeps and SxS's. </p><p></p><p>Over all thoughts - for my rig size up, it will need the dedication and monies thrown at it to develop stuff, for bikes, SxS's and nearly stockers it is a little peace of heaven. I am hoping that some things work out so we can get some longer trails that have a moderate amount of difficulty to traverse. I have an open mind and will wait patiently to see how this all works out, I will return if asked, even on non-ride weekends if they want some of us to come up and flag stuff like some of the guys on here did on the new side of DTown.</p><p>_________________</p><p>A few of our pics</p><p></p><p><a href="http://s1257.photobucket.com/user/KennethXJ/media/ResizedImage951382921726671_zpsa7b3d9b4.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://i1257.photobucket.com/albums/ii503/KennethXJ/ResizedImage951382921726671_zpsa7b3d9b4.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p><p></p><p><a href="http://s1257.photobucket.com/user/KennethXJ/media/ResizedImage951382921727550_zps75e3ac73.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://i1257.photobucket.com/albums/ii503/KennethXJ/ResizedImage951382921727550_zps75e3ac73.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p><p></p><p><a href="http://s1257.photobucket.com/user/KennethXJ/media/ResizedImage951382921701010_zpsca0f75cf.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://i1257.photobucket.com/albums/ii503/KennethXJ/ResizedImage951382921701010_zpsca0f75cf.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p><p></p><p><a href="http://s187.photobucket.com/user/SeminoleMike/media/Jeep%20Pictures/Durhamtown%20Tellico%20October%202013/2013-10-26144105_zps34782a9b.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://i187.photobucket.com/albums/x164/SeminoleMike/Jeep%20Pictures/Durhamtown%20Tellico%20October%202013/2013-10-26144105_zps34782a9b.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p><p></p><p><a href="http://s187.photobucket.com/user/SeminoleMike/media/Jeep%20Pictures/Durhamtown%20Tellico%20October%202013/2013-10-26131228_zps238ca580.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://i187.photobucket.com/albums/x164/SeminoleMike/Jeep%20Pictures/Durhamtown%20Tellico%20October%202013/2013-10-26131228_zps238ca580.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p><p></p><p><a href="http://s1195.photobucket.com/user/MidGaOffroad/media/DTown-Tellico%202013/DSCN3293_zps68efd2b3.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://i1195.photobucket.com/albums/aa391/MidGaOffroad/DTown-Tellico%202013/DSCN3293_zps68efd2b3.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p><p></p><p><a href="http://s1195.photobucket.com/user/MidGaOffroad/media/DTown-Tellico%202013/DSCN3300_zps2db03abb.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://i1195.photobucket.com/albums/aa391/MidGaOffroad/DTown-Tellico%202013/DSCN3300_zps2db03abb.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="mdo817, post: 344757, member: 2124"] All right my review won't be near as in depth as Brian's (Bman), he hit a lot of stuff dead on. So a good bit of my thoughts are just repeating what he has stated. I know that this was just a "pre-ride" and notes were being taken on feed back given. First and for most, truck and trailer parking, and areas to turn around in. They did some work before we got there, so once you go past the single wide trailer and head up the hill they have cleared some parking areas, as of now most of it is really soft dirt and quick to stick a 2 wheel drive tow pig. With some packing down and loads of gravel this will work, still need clear out a big enough area so that you can get turned around because as it is now, it is much like a lot of camp grounds for travel trailers, unload your rig and back into the parking areas. Camping areas for tent camping seems really nice, as long as you don't have a need to take your tow pig, if you are like a lot of adventure type campers or tent camping out of your Jeep, they are well back in the property, secluded and enough fields so you would not have to set up right next to your neighbor. For someone like me that either uses a slide in camper, or pitches my tent on my trailer not near as good. This will be a fairly easy fix as the parking areas near the front of the property is worked on. Trails - Here is the kicker, we have asked for rock, they have it, but as stated above at the moment there were 3 ledges to challenge Livingston and I, I know that the bowl area has plenty more rock under the over growth, my only concern would be if this is the only area that rock trails are allowed to be developed it would make for a rather large congestion if 15 or more rigs were in there at the same time, then you throw spectators in it would/could get worst. There are many valley's, ravens... that are full of rocks similar to some of the ones at Hale Mtn. with a few trees here and there removed they would make for some technical trails and take hours to get up some, problem being with most of these will be the possible storm water run off. Time will tell after they evaluate where the water goes coming down these will end up. For the stocker, mildly modified trail runners that just want to get out and ride for hours and hours, with the whole mountain feel and view going over to the Upper Tellico area will fill that need. Not sure what is up some of the spider trails over there (upper Tellico area), or if we are even allowed to explore them (they may go on to some other private land) but there are several that turn off the Tellico Rd. Motorcycles, RZR's versus Jeeps - here would be one of my major complaints after this weekend. I can and could deal with the RZR's SxS buggies, but the bikes on the same narrow trails as the Jeeps present a danger and law suit waiting to happen. It is posted and told that this is not a high speed park, their idea and my idea of high speed must be different. Some bikes would pass you with little regard to safety, mainly theirs for obvious reasons. We encountered courteous riders and pure pricks, and I must say the trails would be better off if we had accidentally bumped a few over the side. This being aid and I know that bikes have been Big Mike's money maker, should go on opposite weekends as Jeeps and SxS's. Over all thoughts - for my rig size up, it will need the dedication and monies thrown at it to develop stuff, for bikes, SxS's and nearly stockers it is a little peace of heaven. I am hoping that some things work out so we can get some longer trails that have a moderate amount of difficulty to traverse. I have an open mind and will wait patiently to see how this all works out, I will return if asked, even on non-ride weekends if they want some of us to come up and flag stuff like some of the guys on here did on the new side of DTown. _________________ A few of our pics [URL=http://s1257.photobucket.com/user/KennethXJ/media/ResizedImage951382921726671_zpsa7b3d9b4.jpg.html][IMG]http://i1257.photobucket.com/albums/ii503/KennethXJ/ResizedImage951382921726671_zpsa7b3d9b4.jpg[/IMG][/URL] [URL=http://s1257.photobucket.com/user/KennethXJ/media/ResizedImage951382921727550_zps75e3ac73.jpg.html][IMG]http://i1257.photobucket.com/albums/ii503/KennethXJ/ResizedImage951382921727550_zps75e3ac73.jpg[/IMG][/URL] [URL=http://s1257.photobucket.com/user/KennethXJ/media/ResizedImage951382921701010_zpsca0f75cf.jpg.html][IMG]http://i1257.photobucket.com/albums/ii503/KennethXJ/ResizedImage951382921701010_zpsca0f75cf.jpg[/IMG][/URL] [URL=http://s187.photobucket.com/user/SeminoleMike/media/Jeep%20Pictures/Durhamtown%20Tellico%20October%202013/2013-10-26144105_zps34782a9b.jpg.html][IMG]http://i187.photobucket.com/albums/x164/SeminoleMike/Jeep%20Pictures/Durhamtown%20Tellico%20October%202013/2013-10-26144105_zps34782a9b.jpg[/IMG][/URL] [URL=http://s187.photobucket.com/user/SeminoleMike/media/Jeep%20Pictures/Durhamtown%20Tellico%20October%202013/2013-10-26131228_zps238ca580.jpg.html][IMG]http://i187.photobucket.com/albums/x164/SeminoleMike/Jeep%20Pictures/Durhamtown%20Tellico%20October%202013/2013-10-26131228_zps238ca580.jpg[/IMG][/URL] [URL=http://s1195.photobucket.com/user/MidGaOffroad/media/DTown-Tellico%202013/DSCN3293_zps68efd2b3.jpg.html][IMG]http://i1195.photobucket.com/albums/aa391/MidGaOffroad/DTown-Tellico%202013/DSCN3293_zps68efd2b3.jpg[/IMG][/URL] [URL=http://s1195.photobucket.com/user/MidGaOffroad/media/DTown-Tellico%202013/DSCN3300_zps2db03abb.jpg.html][IMG]http://i1195.photobucket.com/albums/aa391/MidGaOffroad/DTown-Tellico%202013/DSCN3300_zps2db03abb.jpg[/IMG][/URL] [/QUOTE]
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