In the sea of brochures and coupon books and online searches, we happened across Bluff Mountain Adventures. We thought it sounded like fun, so we gave them a call and ran over to the ticket office to reserve our spot for the noon "Mountain Trail Adventure" ride. We opted for a two-seater so that I could take pics and film while Big T drove. We were given directions to their facility, which is just off of Wears Valley Road. Once we arrived, we took a short walk to the building where we would leave from and return to. We picked out our helmets and safety glasses and then watched a safety video with everyone in our group. Then we went outside and received our assigned vehicles. We actually ended up with their Teryx, a four-seater. Big T says it was like we were in a Cadillac and everyone else had a sports car. We were excited regardless.
When we first left, the guide took us through a little warm up course so that everyone could get used to their particular ATV. Then we were on the trail to the bluff. For the first few minutes, it was clear, but then it started raining. And it continued to rain. I was using the point and click camera during transit, so unfortunately, all of those were blurry. But when we got to the bluff, this was our view.
It was a bit foggy, but still gorgeous.
I had to lose the helmet for our break.
And somebody was REALLY having fun.
On the return trip, I decided to attempt to take some film. This first one is as we are leaving the bluff.
This next video is about halfway on the return trip, and Big T is pleading to the viewers to convince me that we should add an ATV to our inventory. I also get popped with a limb when I say "That's gonna leave a mark."
This last video is toward the end of the ride. It can only be described as F-U-N.
Hubs had to take this pic, to show how much mud was on my face.
If you choose to try this adventure yourself, be sure to check out their rules and regs on their homepage at the link at the beginning of the blog. We were surprised to learn that many people come there and totally disrespect the machines. Not cool.
Things I am glad we did:
Watertight container for the point and click camera.
Frog tog poncho, because it is quick drying.
Wore hiking boots.
Things I would have done differently:
Brought beach towels for the ride back to homebase. Fortunately we had a picnic blanket that served the purpose.
Water shorts or quick drying shorts. Soggy denim is heavy.
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