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Heh, I don't think the problem is with trucks "running through there and sinking." The problem is with people who go back there specifically because of the mudholes, get into them, and purposefully tear the shit out of them because that's what they think is fun. The forest is just an obstacle...

There are few times of year when crashing through the brush in the barrens is fun anyway. Last time I really bushwhacked, up near Union Clay, I got 19 attached ticks and a bunch of chigger bites. I usually stick to the fire breaks these days.

Why is it for the good of the forest for a hiker to stay on blazed trails? Animals walk through the forest. I assume humans can do do without causing undue harm. I agree with your safety point however.

Haha, my buddy are always saying how each time to the pines is like the first time, because we killed so many brain cells the last time that we don't remember it.

It's all about tax revenue, isn't it? A lot of these municipalities are getting low on undeveloped buildable land, so the only way for the politicians to keep the tax base growing is to create some more.

Agreed. I am in the camp of wishing a lot of the 4x4 thrill-seekers would go somewhere else, but this is stupid and counter-productive. Aside from the destructiveness and possible danger to life and limb, those things aren't going to keep any 4x4 owner out of the woods. It will just cause them...

Why doesn't someone put up a few wildlife cams around those holes? There's no way this guy isn't going to come by and check his handiwork at some point.

My first thought would be: I'm so glad to be alive! My second thought would be: Holy crap this sucks. My third thought would be: no pictures!

That dongle probably doesn't need a driver in Windows 7. Worth trying anyway.

Phenomenal video, man! What luck. Really enjoyed the segment of them filling up. Imagine the dead weight of that load of water. Now imagine it sloshing around. /hats-off. Guy, the blades on the chopper do seem slow because of the video. I don't know how many frames per second the Nikon is...

Allen Rd. is closed where it crosses the bog, or at least it was last time I was in there. There was some discussion here about it, and if I recall correctly the state/county vacated that stretch to the owners and they blocked it for safety/insurance reasons. So unfortunately there is no way...

Yes, even rarer than the average internet terrorist.

I think water is second only to fire in terms of "stuff that can ruin your day really thoroughly."

That might be putting it just a bit too emphatically. After all, there are 300+ million people in the U.S. Even if a viewpoint attracts just a quarter of one percent of them that's still 750k folks. Not too surprising to find a few freaks. Look at "Jihad Jane" in Philly the other day.

That's a great Doc Watson clip. I love his picking style. Can't even come close and I have eyes!

Wildlife cams aren't that expensive. The state ought to strap a few to trees at popular dump spots.

This is embarrassing to admit, because I usually pride myself on running a pretty tight network, but with the kids getting older and other devices and whatnot I now have like 10 interfaces connected to the net from inside the house. Anyway, I let the virus protection on my wife's laptop expire...

It's kind of flat from the crossing at Munion Field north. But Munion Field Rd. does dip when it crosses the Mill Branch, and then climbs back up to the crossing... so maybe they perceived that as a hill?

That's quite a piece of work, Jerseyman. Thanks a lot for transcribing it. As for setting it to music, it would be a player with the blood of bards in his veins who could remember that whole epic :). So... where is Munyon Hill?

Twice as fast? I'm thinking the ethernet adapter on the old machine was set to half-duplex.