- Joined
- Mar 20, 2005
- Location
- Hendersonville, NC
November 19 started out like many winter morning in the mountains of western NC. Frost on the windshield, tailpipes smoking and good ol' boys sipping coffee at a local diner. Only this day, those good ol' boys would be doing their best to keep a local OHV trail open.
Hurricane Creek is a moderate trail just off of I40 in Haywood County NC. A trail that winds through the woods alongside pristine waters. As the trail progresses you are rewarded with a gradual climb up the mountain with some beautiful views. Once the trail ends, you can elect to head back towards Waynesville or head up to the Max Patch/ Hot Springs NC area. Max Patch offers stunning 360 degree views of some WNC highcountry. You can take a short hike from the Max Patch parking area up to the Appalachian Trail and further enjoy the great outdoors. Tired and sore from all of this exercise? Hot Springs NC will reward you with a hot cup of coffee, good food and maybe even a dip in the hot tubs there in town. This makes for a nearly perfect day of wheeling.
So what does this have to do with a trail clean up? You see, you can take I40, to I26, to US 25/70 into Hot Springs. Get there quickly, hit Wal Mart and Subway along the way and be there in 45 minutes from Asheville. Or, you can lock your hubs, creep through the woods, enjoy tranquility and peace and take the long way. That's my choice personally. This is where Appalachian 4x4 comes into play...
Hurricane Creek is the adopted local trail of Appalachian 4x4. We maintain it, clear it, and keep it clean. We want to enjoy OUR ONLY LEGAL PUBLIC TRAIL in this part of the state for a long, long time. So we occasionally get the club members together and pick up trash left by others.
November 19th we started out with a fleet of vehicles. Jeep was well represented, as was Ford, Toyota, International and even Isuzu. We met at the Haywood Cafe on exit 24, got our bellies full on good diner breakfast and hit the trail. Each member recieved a couple of big orange trashbags and away we went.
Just as expected, we found beer cans, soda bottles, food wrappers, cigarette wrappers and other trash. We also found tires, batteries, gas tanks, and random pieces of scrap metal. My Trasharoo was heaping full after going just halfway down the length of the trail. All said and done, Appalachian 4x4 filled up 15 trash bags, drug out 4 tires and an estimated 50 pounds of scrap metal from Hurricane Creek. The trash was then disposed of by Sherrill's Tire in Canton.
New friends were made, good times had, and the fellowship was great. More importantly, Appalachian 4x4 made a statement: We wheelers care about the environment. We don't wish to destroy it, we wish to enjoy it. We don't want to abuse it, but rather be good stewards of it. This day, Appalachian 4x4 did just that, we made a statement and set an example for other enthusiasts to follow. Do something to keep our trails open.
Hurricane Creek is a moderate trail just off of I40 in Haywood County NC. A trail that winds through the woods alongside pristine waters. As the trail progresses you are rewarded with a gradual climb up the mountain with some beautiful views. Once the trail ends, you can elect to head back towards Waynesville or head up to the Max Patch/ Hot Springs NC area. Max Patch offers stunning 360 degree views of some WNC highcountry. You can take a short hike from the Max Patch parking area up to the Appalachian Trail and further enjoy the great outdoors. Tired and sore from all of this exercise? Hot Springs NC will reward you with a hot cup of coffee, good food and maybe even a dip in the hot tubs there in town. This makes for a nearly perfect day of wheeling.
So what does this have to do with a trail clean up? You see, you can take I40, to I26, to US 25/70 into Hot Springs. Get there quickly, hit Wal Mart and Subway along the way and be there in 45 minutes from Asheville. Or, you can lock your hubs, creep through the woods, enjoy tranquility and peace and take the long way. That's my choice personally. This is where Appalachian 4x4 comes into play...
Hurricane Creek is the adopted local trail of Appalachian 4x4. We maintain it, clear it, and keep it clean. We want to enjoy OUR ONLY LEGAL PUBLIC TRAIL in this part of the state for a long, long time. So we occasionally get the club members together and pick up trash left by others.
November 19th we started out with a fleet of vehicles. Jeep was well represented, as was Ford, Toyota, International and even Isuzu. We met at the Haywood Cafe on exit 24, got our bellies full on good diner breakfast and hit the trail. Each member recieved a couple of big orange trashbags and away we went.
Just as expected, we found beer cans, soda bottles, food wrappers, cigarette wrappers and other trash. We also found tires, batteries, gas tanks, and random pieces of scrap metal. My Trasharoo was heaping full after going just halfway down the length of the trail. All said and done, Appalachian 4x4 filled up 15 trash bags, drug out 4 tires and an estimated 50 pounds of scrap metal from Hurricane Creek. The trash was then disposed of by Sherrill's Tire in Canton.
New friends were made, good times had, and the fellowship was great. More importantly, Appalachian 4x4 made a statement: We wheelers care about the environment. We don't wish to destroy it, we wish to enjoy it. We don't want to abuse it, but rather be good stewards of it. This day, Appalachian 4x4 did just that, we made a statement and set an example for other enthusiasts to follow. Do something to keep our trails open.
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