Dear Fellow RRMT, Inc. Blog Readers...per our blog on Thursday, we have heard everyone's desire to see more pictures posted....so here you go...we really feel that the pictures really depict the conditions at the park....Please note that all of these photos were taken today, Saturday, July 21.
ENJOY!
These first four pictures pretty much sum up the conditions that can be found on the TRAILS at RRMT, Inc. Per our blogs and the pictures, you can see that with NO rain this week except for those brief rain sprinkles we received today, we have had no moisture this week. So out on the trails, riding will be good. In fact, we even happened to capture this picture below that in fact, it is even so dry out on the trails that it is DUSTY...the picture below proves it...
These dry, dusty conditions are typical of what can be found out on the TRAILS. However, we also took the three pictures below of the random dried up mud puddles and then one bigger puddle that we did encounter on our ride today. But other than these three mud/puddles, we did not find any other mud or puddles out on the TRAILS themselves. See below...
Now onto the ever popular question of how's the creek & what does it look like? We really feel that the pictures speak for themselves. While we have addressed the fact that the trails are dry....the part of the creek down closer to the Red River is a different story. As we have been reporting...parts of the creek up by the main old campgrounds by the sand pit area and by the second gate area...no problem riding in these parts of the creek. It is the other parts of the creek area on down past Pump Jack Hill that we advise people do NOT ride in. Even though the water level has receded (which you will see from the pictures below), the creek is still very MUDDY and is still trying to completely dry out from all the water that has been backed up in there. As a result, many riders are getting their recreational vehicles stuck in this part of the creek area.
We've said it numerous times, but we'll say it again...QUICKSAND at RRMT, Inc. is NOT a myth. It really does exist. In fact, the people that got this recreational vehicle below stuck will testify to that. Luckily, this recreational vehicle was finally able to get un-stuck and the riders were well on their way to finally being able to enjoy a day of riding after getting out of this mess. But getting stuck is NOT fun, and even the most experienced riders, much like this one that never had got stuck before, are capable of getting stuck, because the wet clay in our creek area...it creeps up on you before you realize that your too far into it. And FYI...you see the shovel in the picture by this recreational vehicle...we will assure you that it took much more than this shovel to finally get this thing out of this muddy mess.
Also, the other pictures below sum up how the creek looks closer down to the river. Again, the entire creek area does not look like this. It is only the parts of the creek area down closer to the river. To see pictures of the creek area that are extremely muddy...see below:
These are all pictures taken of the creek down close to the mouth of where the Red River and the creek meet. You will also see pictures of the Red River (yes, the river's water level is going down...slowly but surely).
Now that we have shown pictures of the creek that are still muddy and where riding is not advisable...now we can emphasize that parts of the creek that are away from the river, people can ride in and also in these areas, riders can cross the creek to access the trails on the east side of the park. The following pictures tell the story and even show that the other creek area parts are pleasant. All but the first picture posted was taken by Pump Jack Hill. If you go back and look at the pictures posted on our blogs from June 28th and July 2nd, we feel that you will be amazed at what it use to look like with all the water in that area and now it is quite different with riding in this part of the creek...no problem.
And lastly, we end this photo blog with a picture of the beloved sand pit area....many riders enjoyed this section of the park today...
In summary, after posting all these pictures, we hope that everyone gets a feel for what conditions are like at RRMT, Inc. But basically in a nutshell, the trails are great...(maybe a little dusty), but better than being water logged. ALL trails are open on both the north and east sides as the creek can be easily crossed in many areas as people may ride in the majority of the creek area. However, the parts of the creek area that are down closer to the river and that are still muddy (and where QUICKSAND lurks), it is NOT advisable that you ride in these areas due to giving these parts of the creek additional time to completely dry out.
Happy Trails,
RRMT, Inc. Staff
