What did you do today?

[hihobaron]

Hello All
Good News from here.
I did a initial scouting mission on Chestnut Ridge Preserve Trails.
Nice Day for a walkabout here (No Goats) with me.
Next time the boy's go along. No Packs, well maybe Pete will carry a soft pack with a Bottle of Champagne to commemorate our first pack trip.
Trail Report:
Took the Restricted access ATV trail (Fire Road) Nothing about walking it though. NO ATV TRACKS
I took the main foot trail a year ago and it was ok, but had some tree's down on it. They have been cleared.
The ATV trail is easier to walk and I did not go to the end of it. From some map reading I spotted a cut across trail to the walking trail. Took that short cut down to the walking trail walked back out to the trail head crossed 2 creeks on nice plank bridges good water there.
The ATV Trail (Now outlawed for ATV use)  Had a nice flat campsite at the trail junction. No water though.
I figure I can pack water up from creek for camp usage and goat boys can learn to tank up from the creek.
Plenty of dead wood around. Camp fire not a problem.
It is a good site and off the trails "City Folk use"
To all you Elk Hunters:
North Carolina is issuing 5 Elk Permits by Drawing for the NFS lands just north of Chestnut Ridge this fall.
It was a restocking program started about 5 years ago with elk from out west. They figure there are 300 running around now.
Happy Trails
hihobaron and the Goat Boys.