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Is it open camping or a campground? And if so do you need to prebook a site?
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It is 100% guaranteed to be faster from Woodbridge up 234 to 66 than going 495 to 66! I am on Route 1 between Dale and Dumfries (234) and from here I can get to I-81 and my biggest set backs are lights. If you want a route path to avoid heavy traffic hit me up.
Sorry I've been MIA guys. Was stressed figuring out this Steering Rack issue for the Tundra ($2000+ [emoji30]), then did the Appalachian Toyota Round Up last weekend. But I'm back now. Gonna figure out my schedules and see if I can make this trip.
David C
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Also, if you're coming from different directions the two best meetups without complication are at the Sheetz in Haymarket off of US-15 or the Walmart outside Front Royal which is right next to the highway and has tons of gas and food. Or just a big parking lot. ;)
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I have done about 350 miles of that, mostly on the western track.
How's the camping situation working out? Do we need to make reservations or just show up?
I really wish I had seen this thread sooner! I'll be taking a similar trip later in the fall once the leaves turn but I am always game for a few runs up flagpole a year. The camp site is a large field to the right just after you pull onto the trail. It's pretty tough to miss. There are dozens of youtube videos that show you not on the trail but also what the entrances and exits look like so if you're arriving after dark you have an idea of where you're going. I have a commitment on Saturday otherwise I'd sign up! Maybe I can get out of it!
Camping in the field at the entrance is first come, first served, but I really doubt you'll have an issue on a Friday night.
Pathfinder I
So there's a field we can set up camp just inside the trail, so we don't need to stay at Stokesville Campground? I'm game if that's the case. @DRJ sound good to you?
Thanks man good to see you back in the forums hahaIt is 100% guaranteed to be faster from Woodbridge up 234 to 66 than going 495 to 66! I am on Route 1 between Dale and Dumfries (234) and from here I can get to I-81 and my biggest set backs are lights. If you want a route path to avoid heavy traffic hit me up.
Sorry I've been MIA guys. Was stressed figuring out this Steering Rack issue for the Tundra ($2000+ [emoji30]), then did the Appalachian Toyota Round Up last weekend. But I'm back now. Gonna figure out my schedules and see if I can make this trip.
David C
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Next time we hang out I want to hear exactly what happened to your power steering that day out in Clifton!
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38°29'07.9"N 79°13'12.1"W is the campsite.
You can also check out this youtube video...
Sounds good to me. I'm good with any camp spot. If there is a free site off of the trail that's open for use, then why not! I may be getting the entire day off of work on Friday (if I get called into work tomorrow), so I may even head up early and meet up with @Bennett and anyone else that heads up early and have some time to check out the trails.
@KephartRC
Are you going to be available on Friday (daytime) if we can find out who's showing up early and run some trails in the daytime before other OB members arrive in the evening?
Are you going to be available on Friday (daytime) if we can find out who's showing up early and run some trails in the daytime before other OB members arrive in the evening?
I had to work today (normally my day off), so it looks like I'm taking Friday off instead. I checked the RSVP, and so far it looks like @geekyadam, @wk2blackpearl, @KephartRC, @Nick80, @Bennett, and I are definite's. @TerryD, and @WK2EcoD RSVP'd as maybe's.
@Bennett, I'll send you a PM so we can coordinate a meeting spot in NOVA that day. If anyone else is planning to leave early that day, let us know. If you are ok with this plan, we can check out the sites near the trails and claim an open site that will be big enough to accommodate the number of rigs that will be joining us. Then we can post the coordinates to the site for the rest to plug into their GPS. Hopefully we can find a spot that can accommodate ~6 rigs (?). If not, I suggest we head out to Stokesville and camp out there. Thoughts?
Pathfinder I
We're. Just remember, the meeting point for Saturday morning was going to be that Stokesville Market, so if we keep that meet point and stay in the field on the trail, we'll have to all drive from the trail to the market in the morning then back to the trail. Maybe we scrap the market meet point for Saturday morning? Just like Kephart said, the campground was just a good location near that market.
Agreed, if most of the group shows up at the campsite the night before, we can switch the Saturday meet up spot to be at the site. The only thing is that since the free sites aren't guaranteed to be open, we won't know until we get there on Friday. The trick will be to find a site that isn't too tough to get to. We have people rolling in at night time and possibly on their own and I personally wouldn't want the trail leading to the site to be too rough and possibly get people stranded without cell signal.
Hopefully @Bennett or I will get good enough cell signal to notify everyone of the new site. If not, I'll head out towards town to plug in the GPS location and then head back to the site. There is a possibility that there just won't be any open spots in which case, we'll provide an update and head out to Stokesville campgrounds.
