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Navaho6
10-30-2006, 11:55 AM
Being that LA was flooded, we headed up to Hot Springs for the weekend. We got a taste of everything - rocky atv trails, gravel roads, creek crossings, and a wide variety of singletrack in the foothills.

The Fall colors are brilliant right now and should get even better in the next two weeks. I'm short on time right now but here are just a few pictures:

http://www.dualsportridersoflouisiana.com/photopost/data/500/Hot_Springs_2006_020.jpg

http://www.dualsportridersoflouisiana.com/photopost/data/500/Hot_Springs_2006_029.jpg

http://www.dualsportridersoflouisiana.com/photopost/data/500/Hot_Springs_2006_026.jpg


One of the few trails that wasn't covered with softball-sized rocks:

http://www.dualsportridersoflouisiana.com/photopost/data/500/Hot_Springs_2006_047.jpg



More Fall colors on the trail.

http://www.dualsportridersoflouisiana.com/photopost/data/500/Hot_Springs_2006_045.jpg

http://www.dualsportridersoflouisiana.com/photopost/data/500/Hot_Springs_2006_019.jpg

http://www.dualsportridersoflouisiana.com/photopost/data/500/Hot_Springs_2006_005.jpg



Late-afternoon on Lake DeGray:

http://www.dualsportridersoflouisiana.com/photopost/data/500/Hot_Springs_2006_008.jpg

http://www.dualsportridersoflouisiana.com/photopost/data/500/Hot_Springs_2006_014.jpg
Juice
10-30-2006, 11:57 AM
Beautiful Pat......... Man, how I miss the seasons.......
Fitty
10-30-2006, 02:18 PM
Really nice!! Thanks for posting these.
iridefar
10-30-2006, 05:59 PM
Those are great shots. The colors blend so well with the KTM orange.
scootertrash
10-30-2006, 08:20 PM
Nice PAt, when did you get the KTM?
Navaho6
10-31-2006, 09:20 AM
Nice PAt, when did you get the KTM?

I bought it new in Feb. 2004. We ride almost every weekend during the cooler months but right now the Natl. Forest is closed (too wet).
Flying Low
10-31-2006, 10:43 AM
great pics. i just got back from the smokey mts. the colors up there were beautiful. just like the pics you posted. there's just something about riding around during this time of the year that can make all you other troubles just fade away.
kenwelshons
10-31-2006, 04:46 PM
How about some directions as to where the trailheads are that y'all went too?
Navaho6
10-31-2006, 08:23 PM
How about some directions as to where the trailheads are that y'all went too?

The trails were on private land, and I was invited by the local enduro club that maintains them. Honestly, I would not have attempted these trails on my DR650. Many sections of the trails were very narrow, steep and rocky. A couple of guys on 450 motocross bikes bailed out before lunch because it was too technical for their liking. I enjoyed the ride myself but was challenged to my limits several times. Anything more technical than that would have been "work" and not "play".

The county roads however are all over the place just South of Hot Springs. Take your pick really. If you want a good dual-sport trail ride, Mt. Magazine OHV area in the Ozark National Forest South of Clarksville is the BEST!! Last weekend they had the "Fall Colors Tour" dual sport ride in that area. Check out the ride report on Adventure Rider. The gps route is given in someones post. The pictures are great: http://www.advrider.com/forums/showthread.php?t=177412
Ozark12002
06-06-2008, 06:12 AM
Awsome pics. I am planning a family vacation to Hot Springs when I get off work in about 3 weeks, but I am rideing my v-strom overthere while the wife and kids go in her pathfinder. I am hopeing to dissapear for awile down there and do some rideing on some trails any directions would be appreceiated
Navaho6
06-06-2008, 02:04 PM
PM sent.