Kenny Carlile

We met some friends from Thumper Talk out at the Grassy Flat staging area of the Upper Nestucca OHV area outside Carlton, OR today. It was a great day with some crazy weather: sun, rain, sun, rain, sun, rain…. Dena got to do her first woods riding and she did fantastic. We spent most of the day riding with Theresa on some good beginner trails to get her familiar with the bike and riding off-road. She even got to try Brandon and Theresa's Raptor 250 quad, which she really liked.

I also got to head off the the guys and tackle some more difficult trails, which was a blast, but then we started hitting some dead end trails and a lot of gnarly hills, so I headed back after a little while to check on Dena. I didn't feel like potentially ruining my fun day with her because I got hurt or broke something on a wicked hill climb.

We got to see some beautiful scenery and do a little exploring in an area that neither of us had been before. It was a great day.