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[user not found] wrote: Fri Aug 17, 2018 9:59 am Finally have the full version of the Trans-NJ trail in my possession. :fuckyeah:
TrannyTail = :dong: ? :iono:
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This thread makes me wanna get a wrangler
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MexicanYarisTK wrote: Fri Aug 17, 2018 3:55 pm This thread makes me wanna get a wrangler
You won't....
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Apex wrote: Fri Aug 17, 2018 4:32 pm
MexicanYarisTK wrote: Fri Aug 17, 2018 3:55 pm This thread makes me wanna get a wrangler
You won't....
I'll sell him mine.
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[user not found] wrote: Fri Aug 17, 2018 9:03 pm
SAWCE wrote: Fri Aug 17, 2018 5:00 pm

I'll sell him mine.
You over the :jeep: life already? :notsure:
Used is worth more than new. :profits:
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Apex wrote: Fri Aug 17, 2018 9:14 pm
[user not found] wrote: Fri Aug 17, 2018 9:03 pm

You over the :jeep: life already? :notsure:
Used is worth more than new. :profits:
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[user not found] wrote: Mon Aug 20, 2018 11:00 am stuff
Looks like it was an awesome time.

If the weather had been different up at Blue we definitely would have been there. Wifey is interested in doing some of this fun off-roady type stuff with the Renegade - and when I suggested she tried driving on some of it she seemed in to the idea.
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5/7 day was 5/7. Looking forward to the next time we do this! Wifey's bringing her GC next time, as long as we get her front skid and shackle mounts for the front.
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Those pics make me wish I had a place closer to me, as well as more time on the weekends, to do stuff like that.
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Looks fun. Wish I lived near you guys for stuff like this.
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Damn looks fun. Wish I still had the taco. Also whoever came to blue mountain and didn't say hi is dead to me
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dtraill27 wrote: Mon Aug 20, 2018 3:14 pm Damn looks fun. Wish I still had the taco. Also whoever came to blue mountain and didn't say hi is dead to me
Hi. I'm dead to you.
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fledonfoot wrote: Tue Aug 21, 2018 9:23 am
dtraill27 wrote: Mon Aug 20, 2018 3:14 pm Damn looks fun. Wish I still had the taco. Also whoever came to blue mountain and didn't say hi is dead to me
Hi. I'm dead to you.
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[user not found] wrote: Mon Aug 20, 2018 11:00 am Real trail talk: Apex and I met up and tackled a section of the TNJT yesterday. Some of the other local dirt-surfing DFD contingent went to Blue Mountain to tumble off their bikes, but we decided to take advantage of an otherwise :moist: and useless day and hit the dirt in a different way.

The TNJT is a route that was originally constructed by two-wheeled adventure riders, and it's since been amended to be both more legal (no private property) and also accessible to four-wheel vehicles. It stretches over 400 miles from end to end, from High Point State Park in the north, to Cape May in the south, twisting and winding it's way through all kinds of terrain. Paved, unpaved, dirt, sand, mud, and... even water. The section that we chose to tackle ran from Jackson NJ to Barnegat, NJ, through Colliers Mills Wildlife Management area, Whitesbog Historic Village, and Brendan T. Byrne State Forest. Most of this part of the TNJT is unpaved; we hit fireroads and doubletrack, with the occasional stretch of asphalt in between. We saw areas of the state that most don't even know exist: 100+ year old cranberry bogs, decommissioned nuclear bunkers, and miles and miles of sandy fireroad that take you deep into the most isolated areas of New Jersey.

Overall, we had a fantastic ride - the trail was in good shape with only the occasional downed log that was cleared with a quick tug, and although it's been a very wet summer, the water crossings and wet sections we did encounter weren't impossible to navigate. I would not suggest doing this in a car, though. Clearance and elevation are... somewhat necessary.

Anyways, onto the photos!
Next time I'm out that way for a few weeks lets do this! Unfortunately I've been stuck in FL lately.
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fledonfoot wrote: Tue Aug 21, 2018 9:23 am
dtraill27 wrote: Mon Aug 20, 2018 3:14 pm Damn looks fun. Wish I still had the taco. Also whoever came to blue mountain and didn't say hi is dead to me
Hi. I'm dead to you.
I live 10 mins from blue in Palmerton. I probably could have seen the orange jeep from my house
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[user not found] wrote: Mon Aug 20, 2018 3:41 pm
dtraill27 wrote: Mon Aug 20, 2018 3:14 pm Damn looks fun. Wish I still had the taco. Also whoever came to blue mountain and didn't say hi is dead to me
Get a mountain bike bro. :doit:
I've got a sweet road bike from Walmart that's like 8 years old
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[user not found] wrote: Tue Aug 21, 2018 10:13 am
Dbest wrote: Tue Aug 21, 2018 10:06 am

Next time I'm out that way for a few weeks lets do this! Unfortunately I've been stuck in FL lately.
You have access to a 4WD when you're out here? :popcorn:
He's gonna ride in the bed of your truck like :manuel:
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[user not found] wrote: Tue Aug 21, 2018 10:13 am
Dbest wrote: Tue Aug 21, 2018 10:06 am

Next time I'm out that way for a few weeks lets do this! Unfortunately I've been stuck in FL lately.
You have access to a 4WD when you're out here? :popcorn:
No, I have access to a shity rental car, but that rental car can get me to your 4WD :)
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Dbest wrote: Tue Aug 21, 2018 3:04 pm
[user not found] wrote: Tue Aug 21, 2018 10:13 am

You have access to a 4WD when you're out here? :popcorn:
No, I have access to a shity rental car, but that rental car can get me to your 4WD :)
Only if it's a :jizz: mini.....
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Dbest wrote: Tue Aug 21, 2018 3:04 pm
[user not found] wrote: Tue Aug 21, 2018 10:13 am

You have access to a 4WD when you're out here? :popcorn:
No, I have access to a shity rental car, but that rental car can get me to your 4WD :)
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Just rent the Lowe's Silverado get as much mud on it as possible in an hour
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[user not found] wrote: Tue Aug 21, 2018 3:11 pm
Dbest wrote: Tue Aug 21, 2018 3:04 pm

No, I have access to a shity rental car, but that rental car can get me to your 4WD :)
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If wifey isn't able to ride bikes on Sunday, anyone interested in heading out for some exploration?
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fledonfoot wrote: Mon Aug 27, 2018 10:46 am If wifey isn't able to ride bikes on Sunday, anyone interested in heading out for some exploration?
Weather may push us to 4 wheels instead of 2 this weekend anyway. We're in.
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