Hey guys.
Just got back from the big 'final' run at Paragon. Was anyone else there?? I know you said you couldn't make it TC. That's a shame, this place was unbelievable and the turnout was HUGE!! Kyle gave a great speech at the staging lanes before everyone headed out and they raffled off a ton of stuff. Unfortunately I didn't win anything, oh well.
I went with a "Green" group, and I have to tell you it was a lot rougher than I thought it would be for a 'novice' group. Of course, the fact that Paragon got 3-4" of snow Friday night made things even more interesting. It was also COLD!!! Made for some challenging wheelin'.
I had a blast though, made it through the mud bogs and hill climbs without having to be pulled out. I did end up pulling the TJ in front of me out once
. I did get hung up a couple of times, but I was able to work myself free without any external help. Best of all, I didn't hold the group up which was my main concern. Really, the only problem our group had was a bone stock cherokee that got stuck pretty good on two seperate occasions, and the aforementioned TJ that was in front of me that I had to pull out once. Also there was a Jeep I didn't see in the back of the group that apparently got stuck pretty good at one point because we all pulled over so the leader could go back and help and they were gone for 30 minutes or so.
Anyway, bottom line, the trails were awesome, the people were great and it's a real shame if this place does close down for good. Hopefully they'll at the very least be able to build a new park in the same area.
The real bad news (other than the fact that I may not be able to go back for a 2nd trip!) is that I forgot to bring my camera .
I'll try to take some pictures of the aftermath tomorrow if it's not too cold. I got away without any damage to the Jeep (I think), other than a small scratch on the driver's side from a branch scraping along...nothing that won't buff out (I hope).
So was anyone else there?? If so, how did your run go?
Just got back from the big 'final' run at Paragon. Was anyone else there?? I know you said you couldn't make it TC. That's a shame, this place was unbelievable and the turnout was HUGE!! Kyle gave a great speech at the staging lanes before everyone headed out and they raffled off a ton of stuff. Unfortunately I didn't win anything, oh well.
I went with a "Green" group, and I have to tell you it was a lot rougher than I thought it would be for a 'novice' group. Of course, the fact that Paragon got 3-4" of snow Friday night made things even more interesting. It was also COLD!!! Made for some challenging wheelin'.
I had a blast though, made it through the mud bogs and hill climbs without having to be pulled out. I did end up pulling the TJ in front of me out once
. I did get hung up a couple of times, but I was able to work myself free without any external help. Best of all, I didn't hold the group up which was my main concern. Really, the only problem our group had was a bone stock cherokee that got stuck pretty good on two seperate occasions, and the aforementioned TJ that was in front of me that I had to pull out once. Also there was a Jeep I didn't see in the back of the group that apparently got stuck pretty good at one point because we all pulled over so the leader could go back and help and they were gone for 30 minutes or so. Anyway, bottom line, the trails were awesome, the people were great and it's a real shame if this place does close down for good. Hopefully they'll at the very least be able to build a new park in the same area.
The real bad news (other than the fact that I may not be able to go back for a 2nd trip!) is that I forgot to bring my camera
. I'll try to take some pictures of the aftermath tomorrow if it's not too cold. I got away without any damage to the Jeep (I think), other than a small scratch on the driver's side from a branch scraping along...nothing that won't buff out (I hope).
So was anyone else there?? If so, how did your run go?
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