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Title: Aetna GATR Ride June 7 General Discussion
Post by: RotorHead on March 28, 2008, 12:07:06 PM
Looks like we get two rides in June. Aetna will be the first. I created a check-in thread already, so here's a discussion thread.

Let's here what you think.

Thanks,

Mike
Title: Re: Aetna GATR Ride June 7 General Discussion
Post by: BigJerm on March 28, 2008, 12:38:45 PM
I am game. Hate to say it like this but atleast summer months mean less rain so it wont be so nasty this time around
Title: Re: Aetna GATR Ride June 7 General Discussion
Post by: Matt on March 28, 2008, 02:01:40 PM
Sounds fun to me.
Title: Re: Aetna GATR Ride June 7 General Discussion
Post by: Daniel on March 28, 2008, 04:39:37 PM
Could possibly drive Aetna, ride Tellico.  Until I get some sliders and more protection underneath at least.
Title: Re: Aetna GATR Ride June 7 General Discussion
Post by: Chris Hyde on March 28, 2008, 05:23:03 PM
Ride Tellico?  :o  You better get your butt in gear and plan to DRIVE!  You got one of my favorite rigs!  >:(
Title: Re: Aetna GATR Ride June 7 General Discussion
Post by: Daniel on March 28, 2008, 05:24:08 PM
You got one of my favorite rigs!  >:(

Right...

Well either way, I'm not driving both of 'em. 
Title: Re: Aetna GATR Ride June 7 General Discussion
Post by: Chris Hyde on March 28, 2008, 05:27:12 PM
Do we have a SMACK smiley?
Title: Re: Aetna GATR Ride June 7 General Discussion
Post by: Matt on March 28, 2008, 05:53:05 PM
 [hammer] ~>}
Title: Re: Aetna GATR Ride June 7 General Discussion
Post by: Matt on March 28, 2008, 06:08:30 PM
Or you could go here

 {:CH}   {;-(}
Title: Re: Aetna GATR Ride June 7 General Discussion
Post by: Jimmy on March 28, 2008, 06:20:58 PM
I'm not going to put my name on the check in list for either rides yet since they are both a long way out, but hopefully I can make one or both of them.
Title: Re: Aetna GATR Ride June 7 General Discussion
Post by: Daniel on March 28, 2008, 06:35:29 PM
Sorry Chris, but I just don't have the cash flow for both rides. 
Title: Re: Aetna GATR Ride June 7 General Discussion
Post by: Krawler00 on March 28, 2008, 11:13:30 PM
Sorry Chris, but I just don't have the cash flow for both rides. 

X2! Aetna was fun but I don't think it's worth the drive for me. Unless it's an overnighter.
Title: Re: Aetna GATR Ride June 7 General Discussion
Post by: Xterra on March 29, 2008, 02:32:31 AM
im up for aetna again. not to sure about tellico. i want my jeep to stay in one piece. aetna was fun but i still stalled several places. i heard tellico was harder so im gonna have a tougher time there.
Title: Re: Aetna GATR Ride June 7 General Discussion
Post by: BigJerm on March 29, 2008, 08:58:05 AM
im up for aetna again. not to sure about tellico. i want my jeep to stay in one piece. aetna was fun but i still stalled several places. i heard tellico was harder so im gonna have a tougher time there.

its not that bad up there. No you cant hit the big obstacles like some of the other guys could but you trailer your Jeep as well..... Several of us went last time on our daily drivers, had a blast and still drove them home.
Title: Re: Aetna GATR Ride June 7 General Discussion
Post by: Krawler00 on March 29, 2008, 02:29:10 PM
im up for aetna again. not to sure about tellico. i want my jeep to stay in one piece. aetna was fun but i still stalled several places. i heard tellico was harder so im gonna have a tougher time there.

Nothing your Jeep could not handle. You will have a blast! Just get that winched fixed. There are some really steep climbs like schoolbus and heading up to guardrail and helicopter but other than that you will be fine!
Title: Re: Aetna GATR Ride June 7 General Discussion
Post by: Will on March 29, 2008, 04:06:13 PM
im up for aetna again. not to sure about tellico. i want my jeep to stay in one piece. aetna was fun but i still stalled several places. i heard tellico was harder so im gonna have a tougher time there.

Nothing your Jeep could not handle. You will have a blast! Just get that winched fixed. There are some really steep climbs like schoolbus and heading up to guardrail and helicopter but other than that you will be fine!

school bus is closed  :(
Title: Re: Aetna GATR Ride June 7 General Discussion
Post by: Chris Hyde on March 29, 2008, 04:41:01 PM
Actually, Schoolbus is open.  Lower (2), Slickrock (9), part of (8) and Peckerwood (7) are all closed for 1 year.  Everything else is open.
Title: Re: Aetna GATR Ride June 7 General Discussion
Post by: Krawler00 on March 29, 2008, 10:48:28 PM
Will, don't do that! Schoolbus is one of my favorite trails, up is great... but down is even more fun! I want to go head up trail 4 to guardrail to helicopter then up the backside of schoolbus and down it. That was a fun ride for me last time!
Title: Re: Aetna GATR Ride June 7 General Discussion
Post by: lt99ls1 on March 31, 2008, 11:18:44 AM
I am holding out till it gets closer to the ride before I say I am in.

Tj under the knife getting repairs and a strech.  ;D
Title: Re: Aetna GATR Ride June 7 General Discussion
Post by: Will on March 31, 2008, 11:20:53 AM
Will, don't do that! Schoolbus is one of my favorite trails, up is great... but down is even more fun! I want to go head up trail 4 to guardrail to helicopter then up the backside of schoolbus and down it. That was a fun ride for me last time!

Sorry, thought that one was closed. Never hit school bus before. The only major obstacle I've done at Tellico is Slickrock, and I only actually drove about 10 yards of it  :D  I was winched the rest of the way, but it was pretty ridiculously wet.
Title: Re: Aetna GATR Ride June 7 General Discussion
Post by: Krawler00 on March 31, 2008, 03:57:27 PM
Oh Willy, you will be in for a treat! I will take you up guardrail to helicopter to schoolbus. You will have a blast.
Title: Re: Aetna GATR Ride June 7 General Discussion
Post by: Will on March 31, 2008, 04:58:44 PM
Oh Willy, you will be in for a treat! I will take you up guardrail to helicopter to schoolbus. You will have a blast.

..... i need a winch  :o
Title: Re: Aetna GATR Ride June 7 General Discussion
Post by: BigJerm on March 31, 2008, 05:01:52 PM
ill winch you for $5..
Title: Re: Aetna GATR Ride June 7 General Discussion
Post by: Krawler00 on March 31, 2008, 05:03:25 PM
I'll beat his price! I'm wheelin and dealin!
Title: Re: Aetna GATR Ride June 7 General Discussion
Post by: Will on March 31, 2008, 05:06:24 PM
ill winch you for $5..

Jerm, you coming this weekend?
Title: Re: Aetna GATR Ride June 7 General Discussion
Post by: BigJerm on March 31, 2008, 05:16:24 PM
ill winch you for $5..

Jerm, you coming this weekend?


naw man ill be on RiverStreet drunker than a fish in a wine barrel
Title: Re: Aetna GATR Ride June 7 General Discussion
Post by: lt99ls1 on April 17, 2008, 10:19:29 AM
I won't make this one. Going to be in Florida 4th thru the 9th.
Title: Re: Aetna GATR Ride June 7 General Discussion
Post by: DOUG on April 17, 2008, 11:41:32 PM
Oh Willy, you will be in for a treat! I will take you up guardrail to helicopter to schoolbus. You will have a blast.

..... i need a winch  :o

Got this Smittybuilt 8000# sitting here with a mounting plate.....both new in the box....  I'm going to go and write your name on the boxes.
Title: Re: Aetna GATR Ride June 7 General Discussion
Post by: Will on April 24, 2008, 11:55:17 PM
Oh Willy, you will be in for a treat! I will take you up guardrail to helicopter to schoolbus. You will have a blast.

..... i need a winch  :o

Got this Smittybuilt 8000# sitting here with a mounting plate.....both new in the box....  I'm going to go and write your name on the boxes.

Might as well. PM me about that plate. I will almost definitely take that off your hands. Thanks Doug  :D
Title: Re: Aetna GATR Ride June 7 General Discussion
Post by: Kat1030 on April 29, 2008, 01:43:05 PM
i dont know if i can make it, but if my schedule is open i'd be game again, gotta say im a little hooked, not a total
newbie, but i never been jeepin in the mountains, makes its alot more fun then going over the same bump all day long.
Title: Re: Aetna GATR Ride June 7 General Discussion
Post by: Will on April 29, 2008, 01:46:31 PM
I'm gonna do my best to make this one too! I've never made it up there and it looks so freakin awesome! I think I've missed 5 rides there since I've joined.
Title: Re: Aetna GATR Ride June 7 General Discussion
Post by: BigJerm on April 29, 2008, 01:52:21 PM
i dont know if i can make it, but if my schedule is open i'd be game again, gotta say im a little hooked, not a total
newbie, but i never been jeepin in the mountains, makes its alot more fun then going over the same bump all day long.

you need to make Tellico at the end of June! You will fall in love with that place
Title: Re: Aetna GATR Ride June 7 General Discussion
Post by: Kat1030 on April 29, 2008, 02:17:37 PM
well from what ive heard since i got to georgia, is tellico this, and tellico that, and the
have you been to tellico, so i know it should be right up my alley.
Title: Re: Aetna GATR Ride June 7 General Discussion
Post by: Chris Hyde on April 29, 2008, 02:19:00 PM
well from what ive heard since i got to georgia, is tellico this, and tellico that, and the
have you been to tellico, so i know it should be right up my alley.

Aetna is way better than Tellico and I have been wheeling Tellico for almost 10 years.
Title: Re: Aetna GATR Ride June 7 General Discussion
Post by: Matt on April 29, 2008, 02:20:40 PM
I would like to see Tellico on a dry day. Right now its not my fav.
Title: Re: Aetna GATR Ride June 7 General Discussion
Post by: RotorHead on April 29, 2008, 02:21:37 PM
well from what ive heard since i got to georgia, is tellico this, and tellico that, and the
have you been to tellico, so i know it should be right up my alley.

Aetna is way better than Tellico and I have been wheeling Tellico for almost 10 years.

Aetna's cool, but it ain't Tellico. Don't get me wrong. I really like Aetna and there's probably just as much difficult stuff there, but Tellico is much more scenic.
Title: Re: Aetna GATR Ride June 7 General Discussion
Post by: BigJerm on April 29, 2008, 02:23:29 PM
well from what ive heard since i got to georgia, is tellico this, and tellico that, and the
have you been to tellico, so i know it should be right up my alley.

I got to admit i was a little scarred of the place. All i heard were big rocks, rigs breaking, winches being used and I thought I was over my head but Chris lead us on the right paths and a few other members did some awesome spotting jobs when needed and we all got through it and now I cant wait to get back. We went late December to ride Slickrock and it was fun minus the mud.

I enjoyed Aetna as well but Ive been there once and it was during the rain.
Title: Re: Aetna GATR Ride June 7 General Discussion
Post by: Chris Hyde on April 29, 2008, 02:26:40 PM
Aetna's cool, but it ain't Tellico. Don't get me wrong. I really like Aetna and there's probably just as much difficult stuff there, but Tellico is much more scenic.

Ehh, scenery schmenery.  The wheeling at Aetna is WAY better.  Way more to do, doesnt beat you to death along the way and no lines to wait in.
Title: Re: Aetna GATR Ride June 7 General Discussion
Post by: lt99ls1 on May 07, 2008, 08:23:48 AM
I will be in FL 5th - 8th.   :'(
Title: Re: Aetna GATR Ride June 7 General Discussion
Post by: R_jeep on May 12, 2008, 07:18:45 PM
saving my dollars, and getting pump for another gatr ride.
Title: Re: Aetna GATR Ride June 7 General Discussion
Post by: Jimmy on May 12, 2008, 09:34:33 PM
I want to go, but it depends on if my front is regeared by then.
Title: Re: Aetna GATR Ride June 7 General Discussion
Post by: Krawler00 on May 12, 2008, 09:50:21 PM
Love to go but I can't do this one for gas and I will be in Indy for the Goodguys Indy car show for work. Savin pennies for the Tellico ride! Lookin forward to that one!
Title: Re: Aetna GATR Ride June 7 General Discussion
Post by: RotorHead on May 20, 2008, 08:34:21 AM
Ride Cancelled. See below.

http://www.gatrailriders.com/GTRForums/index.php?topic=1631.new#new
Title: Re: Aetna GATR Ride June 7 General Discussion
Post by: tgrt on May 29, 2008, 08:51:40 AM
I didn't see a general discussion thread for the new run to Mountainside on the weekend of June 7.  It looks like it will be a weekend trip.  Any chance that I could hook up with the group just for a day?  I can only swing a day trip.
Title: Re: Aetna GATR Ride June 7 General Discussion
Post by: RotorHead on May 29, 2008, 09:31:11 AM
No problem. One day or whole weekend. It's your option.
Title: Re: Aetna GATR Ride June 7 General Discussion
Post by: tgrt on May 29, 2008, 11:21:10 AM
Super.  I'll probably bring a few friends with me.
Title: Re: Aetna GATR Ride June 7 General Discussion
Post by: Chris Hyde on May 29, 2008, 11:54:15 AM
Super.  I'll probably bring a few friends with me.

Good deal.  ;) The more, the merrier.  Please make sure that anyone who attends and plans to ride with GATR can meet the following requirements.

http://www.gatrailriders.com/GTRForums/index.php?topic=1304.0

;)
Title: Re: Aetna GATR Ride June 7 General Discussion
Post by: Chris Hyde on May 30, 2008, 01:33:57 PM
One week guys.  We are staying at the Budget Inn in Gadsden for $44.95/night.
Title: Re: Aetna GATR Ride June 7 General Discussion
Post by: Matt on June 02, 2008, 10:12:56 PM
Is it clean?
Title: Re: Aetna GATR Ride June 7 General Discussion
Post by: Chris Hyde on June 02, 2008, 10:17:28 PM
Is it clean?

Yes, from what I hear from the park owner.  Why?  You coming?