awesome pics kevin.thanks for the ride.thanks to all who cooked and made us feel welcome.see you all again.

Good Pics Kevin. I didn't take my camera with me so I hope some of you got a few good pictures.
Thanks to all that helped make this another great ride. Thanks to Pro-Am for donating the Kawasaki Mule and Kerry for hauling all of the stuff in. Gina and Donna for helping with the cooking and hauling in more stuff.
There were just a few minor problems with the borrowed trailer. Good thing I went and got a couple of new tires for it on Friday evening. I made a record time trip back to where we staged from and back to Margaret Lake with the spare tires. Love the ride of the Grizz.

Again Thanks to all that came and made this another excellent event.

Don

Thanks to all for another terrific day with the CQS, nothing better than sharing a day of quadding with family and friends. The weather co operated, great leading by Bob no one was hurt and no one got lost. This was probably the last ride for six months to play in the mud, the ice did break with a little help especially if you were third or fourth and the mud was ready for a challange. We managed to win most but oh that one was deep, thanks Brad for the tow we really needed that. Hope there is another ride this year so we can play in the snow.

Hey guys, I had a great time yesterday. Thanks to all who did the organization and planning - great job! I've got some pics to post as well. Thanks Toadman for the gallon of gas, I'll pay you back next time.

Well I enjoyed my California trip as the weather was too nice but still missed this trip. Looks the the weather was nice a warm compared to other years. How many people were there?

thanks for the ride everyone and thanks for pulling me out of the mud and ruts lol
there was about 55 people i beleive
good turnout and lucky it was warm
see ya next ride

07Blkfx4 wrote:

Thanks everyone for a great ride today. Sorry to Terry & his family group that had to keep waiting for me while I kept overheating. Thanks for the help from the guy that was willing to sacrifice his Gatorade to help me cool my rad. Also, sorry I left in such a hurry from the staging area. I promised my wife a date tonight & had to get home very quickly. -Chris

It was sacrificed for a good cause. I'm leaving the empty bottle in the quad trunk for the next time I need a emergency rad cleaning.

Techi wrote:

07Blkfx4 wrote: Thanks everyone for a great ride today. Sorry to Terry & his family group that had to keep waiting for me while I kept overheating. Thanks for the help from the guy that was willing to sacrifice his Gatorade to help me cool my rad. Also, sorry I left in such a hurry from the staging area. I promised my wife a date tonight & had to get home very quickly. -Chris It was sacrificed for a good cause. I'm leaving the empty bottle in the quad trunk for the next time I need a emergency rad cleaning.

Thanks again for that. It would have taken a lot longer to get out of there without it. I'm going to get one of those bottles as well. It was very helpfull.

Ill report for the intermediate group and say the leader did a great job in getting us there on time. A dozen in the group were held up for a 1/2 hr while I plugged 2 flat tires I got from catching a rock and slicing the sidewalls. Hoadley Bob led with Goetech1 running the tail end. Thanks to the members, volunteers and supporters of the event.

I had the same problem last ride out but only one flat Mudlite. I be thinkin Big Horn now

PJMAXLTD07 wrote:

I had the same problem last ride out but only one flat Mudlite. I be thinkin Big Horn now

I think that you will like the BH's John! They should stand up better to the sidewall cuts on the sharp rocks. I now drive to either miss the sharp sidewall slasher rocks when possible or hit them directly on the tread face.

Here is a write up on the event from one the members, Thanks Ron!

5th Annual REBELS Ride to Margaret Lake a Tremendous Success
By RedRon (Ron Edwards), CQS Member

On Saturday morning, November 8, 2008, under ideal weather and trail conditions for November, 58 riders on 55 quads assembled at the South Ghost PRA staging area in the Ghost Forest Land Use Zone (FLUZ). The riders ranged in age from 11 to 70, and from novice to expert skill levels.

Shortly after 10:00 a.m., the advanced group of riders, led by Toadman (Todd Lamond) and Mudbath (Bob Jackins) roared off westwards towards Waypoint #11. Because of their expected speed, the route for advanced and intermediate groups was 13 km longer than the family group route, and with more and steeper hills. The plan was that all the groups would arrive at Margaret Lake for the BBQ at the same time as the Family groups led by Skiboat (Kevin Fex) and Terry Becker and followed up by 07Blkfx4 (Chris Lemay). The Intermediate group followed the same trail as the advanced group, which was led by Hoadley Bob (Bob Bolton) and Geotech (Christine Ross). The plan worked well. The groups were delayed by two sidewall slits and a blown fuse in the faster groups.

The Family group, of which I was a part, headed north to 4-corners and then west to Waypoint #129 before heading north east to Margaret Lake. The faster groups headed north from Waypoint #11 to Waypoint #167 before heading southwest in Margaret Lake. In the meantime, Calgary Quad Squad President Don McKay (DonsQuads), having collected the event registration papers, headed up the road to Camp Chamisol. He, along with his assistants, hauled in the tables, BBQs, prizes, 6 dozen hotdogs, 10 dozen smokies, and three big containers of Tim’s coffee and hot chocolate. Transportation was accomplished with a trailer behind Don’s ATV and with Gina and Kerry volunteering their Rhino and Mule. A blown tire and bent axle on the trailer would create a challenge for the return trip. Don, assisted by Gina Peters, Kerry Davis and Donna Bartholomeu, had a bonfire roaring, the smokies bbq’ed and other food ready by the time the hungry riders descended on the Lake from various directions.

The group wolfed down the smokies and coffee, exchanged stories and advice, threw sticks for Taffy the Quad Dog, and generally had a great gabfest. GrizzlyBill and Angel told me about their good experience in the ATV certification course offered by Hidden Trails Adventures Ltd., with discounts for CQS members. After lunch, nearly everyone won one or more prizes in a prize draw conducted by Toadman. The generous prize contributors included: GPS Central, , Pro-Am Motorsports, Ralph’s Motorsports, GW Cycle, Bow Ridge Sports in Cochrane, Blackfoot Motorsports, Universal Cycle, Coca-Cola, Mac Tools, ATV Frontier, Enerplus and Siggi Perchout of the 2nd Gear Club, Food and drinks were graciously supplied by ATV Frontier and Rocky Developments Ltd.

On the way back to the staging area, we took the cut line straight east from 139 to 141. At times, I thought it was as much straight up and straight down as it was straight east, but I am sure the hills look steeper to 62 year old novices like me than they do to the rest of the riders. On the return leg, I actually PASSED Toadman! But only because, he had de-beaded a tire and his machine was on its side while under repair. Somehow he and the 53 other quads beat me back to the staging area. We loaded our machines in the near darkness, and headed back to our homes, feeling great about the wonderful scenery and camaraderie we had enjoyed in the Alberta foothills.

The comment most often heard during the day: “When is the next event?!!!”