Box Turtle Road ???
Box Turtle Road ???
So I've heard lots of guys talking about box turtle road. So I downloaded Safiri route and was planning on trying it out this Saturday morning. Can anyone tell me what to expect on this road any updated conditions like tons of mud??? If anyone want to go with me I'll be leave from lawrence on Saturday morning around 9 am
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Troy and I were swimming in a creek near our farm. I'm thinking he was about 11 which would make me about 9. What must have been the largest snapper I have ever seen came swimming towards us. All we could see was his enormous scaly shell and top of his fat scary head. We couldn't have jumped out of that water any faster!! We ran the 1/4 mile back to the house, screaming all the way that there was an ALLIGATOR in the creek!
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Thanks for the memory, Kyle!
Great photo, Jason! Glad you survived the encounter.
Harm, you ride a KLR650, right? I can't speak to current mud conditions, but I will say that in my opinion, some have hyped the difficulty of that road. I will agree that it is probably the roughest road I've personally ever seen in Kansas, but it is a road. Now, muddy and badly rutted, it could definitely provide a challenge. Dry, however, I really don't see you having any issues.
Let us know what you find.
Great photo, Jason! Glad you survived the encounter.
Harm, you ride a KLR650, right? I can't speak to current mud conditions, but I will say that in my opinion, some have hyped the difficulty of that road. I will agree that it is probably the roughest road I've personally ever seen in Kansas, but it is a road. Now, muddy and badly rutted, it could definitely provide a challenge. Dry, however, I really don't see you having any issues.
Let us know what you find.
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Troy, is right the rep of box turtle is over blown. It is rutted but is diffently an average rider on a KLR should be fine. This type of road you will encounter often if you do one of the rides in Arkansas.troy wrote:Thanks for the memory, Kyle!
Great photo, Jason! Glad you survived the encounter.
Harm, you ride a KLR650, right? I can't speak to current mud conditions, but I will say that in my opinion, some have hyped the difficulty of that road. I will agree that it is probably the roughest road I've personally ever seen in Kansas, but it is a road. Now, muddy and badly rutted, it could definitely provide a challenge. Dry, however, I really don't see you having any issues.
Let us know what you find.
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Thanks for the heads up Troy. I'd personally like to say my dual sport riding skills have increased tremendously since the Atchinson ride last year. Although I still hate mud. I have atempted to increase my skills by hitting harder terrain and doing some motorcross riding. If I can ever figure out how to share pics I'll post some pics of my rides in douglas county and trails in butler county. Even though I anxious about hitting Box Turtle road, I'm still going to try it and do everything I can to increase my abilities. I know the KLR is heavy and not the greatest dual sport bike. I still enjoy it. Maybe after my Subari WRX is payed off I'll get an even bigger stable of bikes. As of right now I plan on learning on the KLR. If I can ride the KLR through half the stuff I plan on I might be a semi-decent dual sport rider. All I know is I love motorcycles and I love back roads!!!
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Re: Box Turtle Road ???
There is one intermittent stream crossing on Box Turtle. If it has rained, that will be a mess. Near the north or west end if IIRC. Hayden, one heck of a rider, ended up backwards after sliding through it several years ago.The Harm wrote:So I've heard lots of guys talking about box turtle road. So I downloaded Safiri route and was planning on trying it out this Saturday morning. Can anyone tell me what to expect on this road any updated conditions like tons of mud??? If anyone want to go with me I'll be leave from lawrence on Saturday morning around 9 am
Once up on top of the hill (southbound? eastbound?), the road can be muddy, but not too bad. We did after a lot of rain and I got through as a newby. Took some time, but I stayed upright.
One of the "dangers" is that PI (poison ivy) inhabits the edges of the road. Some places you have a choice ... easy route with poison ivy on my pant legs or harder route without.
As posted, Box Turtel Road is a road. It is difficult for a road, but not difficult when rated against trails at OHV or USFS areas.
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I spent 10 years sipping poison-ivy tea to build up an immunity to it. At first, I would only use 1/100th of a leaf in 6 ounces of boiling water. I could only do this once a week and only after a steroid shot.
Now, I use the leaves as toilet paper. Sometimes I wrap bunches of the leaves together and use as a shower brush.
Now, I use the leaves as toilet paper. Sometimes I wrap bunches of the leaves together and use as a shower brush.
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I thought you also smoked the stuff.troy wrote:I spent 10 years sipping poison-ivy tea to build up an immunity to it. At first, I would only use 1/100th of a leaf in 6 ounces of boiling water. I could only do this once a week and only after a steroid shot.
Now, I use the leaves as toilet paper. Sometimes I wrap bunches of the leaves together and use as a shower brush.
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South of Manhattanajayhawkfan wrote:West of Topeka That is quite a large area. Can you narrow it down a little.The Harm wrote:west of Topeka
North of Wichita
East of Kanorado!
Yeah, I'm a smartass. As soon as I get Lars a bottle, I will attempt to find BT Rd on Google Earth.
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Current: 01 F650-GSDakar-RWB; 02 EXC-453 (orig. MXC 400); 05 EXC-450 ; 13 CRF-250L; 17 CRF-125FB; 06 KLX-110 (132); 02 TTR-125L
Gone and missed (but no regrets): 01 LC4E-400-Grey
Gone and not missed: 73 AT3, 85 K100RS
Current: 01 F650-GSDakar-RWB; 02 EXC-453 (orig. MXC 400); 05 EXC-450 ; 13 CRF-250L; 17 CRF-125FB; 06 KLX-110 (132); 02 TTR-125L
Gone and missed (but no regrets): 01 LC4E-400-Grey
Gone and not missed: 73 AT3, 85 K100RS