June 22, first ATV ride

Earlier I mentioned that we have a sign hanging on the front of our trailer with our names & home location. We had it made by the fellow who has done so many of the business signs shown in an earlier post.

Our first ATV ride of the season was to Deer Lakes, an easy destination and a good one to get the feel of the machine again and get used to sitting it.

It's not like riding a horse, by any means, but you do use muscles that aren't used to it.

The latest "thing" in ATV's is what is called "side by side" configuration. They resemble a dune buggy but are built & equipped specifically for trail riding. People have said they love them and several we know have traded into this new model. Not to be outdone, we tried out one of these, seated side by side instead of back and front as on a motorcycle. Fortunately, neither of us liked it. We did not feel comfortable; it felt awkward and somewhat unstable, insecure. So we're happy with the one we have, and sure saved a bunch of $$.

The Deer Lakes area has been repopulated with moose, and we always hope to see one but never have. Yesterday 6, including 1 bull and some babies with moms were sighted by some of our campmates. We'll try again.