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Title: Your 1st time...
Post by: Krawler00 on December 01, 2011, 10:14:56 AM
 ;D So where was the 1st place you really got your feet wet in the driver seat? Not just the powerlines and hills but real wheeling? I was used to playing on powerlines and backwoods properties {no} until I happened across camp jeep online and read into a few places that they were going to be at. I saw Tellico on the list and it was pretty close. Did some research and found that there was a Dixie Run coming up (this was in '07) and figured I would give it a shot. Me and my buddy headed up and camped at Crawfords camp ground near the start of trail 1. The rides were already planned based on your trail choices from the sign up waiver etc. My 1st ride came on trail 4 and I was instantly hooked. Nothing difficult about trail 4 but it was a blast. It was the 1st time I saw real rocks on a trail of any kind. I was used to mud and and the occasional rock or 2 but this was awesome! By late in the day I was getting a bit bored with running these easy trails like 4, 5, 6. So at the end of the day we headed back to camp and met our neighbors in 2 built XJs. They had planned on running schoolbus, guardrail and helicopter the next day. I was stoked and nervous at the same time. Next morning we woke up earlier than anyone else there and got to the trails 1st. We had schoolbus all to ourselves! For those of you that know that trail, it was an absolute blast and never stopped with the obsticles. So here I was, day 2 of being on the rocks for the 1st time and loving it. I was instantly addicted! I was running my TJ with 1 rear locker (S35 kit) no front locker, 2" BB and 33's. Those memories will always be with me. I really wish Tellico was still around.

My 1st official "offroad video"  ;D
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Title: Re: Your 1st time...
Post by: kvom on December 01, 2011, 10:27:23 AM
Trail 4 at Tellico was also my first real rock trail, Easter 2004 in the snow.  Went as far as Fain's Ford then turned around.  Got high centered once.  Later that weekend did 5-6, then went to watch on Lower 2.  Also camped at Crawfords.  Open diffs on crappy 33s.
Title: Re: Your 1st time...
Post by: wideload on December 01, 2011, 10:34:38 AM
In Hibernia N.J. around and above the Iron Ore mines in 1964.
Title: Re: Your 1st time...
Post by: tjsahara00 on December 01, 2011, 11:14:04 AM
Mine would have Tellico trail #4 also in 2005. Me and my nephew went (by ourselfs) in my TJ with 2'' lift and 32'' tires on open axles (didn't know about lockers). Hell I got high centererd a bunch and was scared shitless. We also turned around at Fains Ford. Tore both my stock side steps off. Bent in my skid plate enough that later I had to take a sledge hammer to it. Went back several more times and done  #4 all the way "5, #6 and # 8 was pretty fun. I freaking hate it closed and I didn't get a chance to do it after I learned more and had a better prepared rig...
Title: Re: Your 1st time...
Post by: CopperCrawler on December 01, 2011, 11:30:09 AM
Niagara Rim Trail in Northern CA.

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Title: Re: Your 1st time...
Post by: Lhub36 on December 01, 2011, 03:03:57 PM
River Rock '08.
Title: Re: Your 1st time...
Post by: Danny Kinder on December 01, 2011, 06:54:01 PM
Tellico for me too. Dixie Run 2004 - I went with the Off-road shop I worked for. The first day there we meet up with Shane McCormick from Rancho. I got to ride their buggy around Crawfords camp! My first trail was 4 to Fain's Ford. I love that place!! The next trail we hit was Slick Rock - that was pretty intense for  newbie

It really sucks that Tellico is gone, seeing as how it affected so many peoples life's in the community and all over the Southeast  :'(
Title: Re: Your 1st time...
Post by: BigJerm on December 01, 2011, 09:00:23 PM
Beasley, then Tellico for my first weekend trip and then River Rock...
Title: Re: Re: Your 1st time...
Post by: Danny Kinder on December 08, 2011, 07:39:04 AM
Wow, I was wrong! I just found my registration for Dixie run 2002.

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Title: Re: Your 1st time...
Post by: Krawler00 on December 08, 2011, 08:56:44 AM
Should be in a frame with candles burning around it!  :'(