Maple Springs Mishap

[FizzyCola]

Anyone of you guys come across this on Sunday morning?
"Said she was heading down the mtn alone the night before and caught a ride back from some strangers. Problem is just a few feet past this is a section I find unlikely she could get past and also her tires weren't dirty enough to have been past this area. If you know the area its real strange that a woman in a little car would be up there alone."

 

[doublewide]

Pretty sure she can park there....

 

[sir crashalot]

That’s an expensive tow

 

[Faust29]

One of the pictures I saw yesterday showed a bottle of Modelo on the dash. That may explain a few things...

That spot draws some strange behavior. For those who don't know, it's the end of the 3 mile pavement section on Maple Springs. That bridge is the transition to dirt. Some of the strangest behavior happens there... It's like they see dirt and panic. Just two weeks ago Mini Professor and I watched an F-350 do a 17 point turn before the bridge to avoid the dirt. If he'd gone 50 feet further, he could have practically done a circle...



And we thought it was crazy seeing a helo drop a rescuer into the canyon the day before... That's none other than Mr. @rossage on the bike. Don't know who's dangling from the perfectly good helicopter. One Moto guy was being tended to at the truck that's just visible. Not sure if the other was still down below.

 

[Faust29]

Pretty sure she can park there....

Pretty sure she doesn't even need an Adventure Pass!

 

[Cyclotourist]

Pretty sure she doesn't even need an Adventure Pass!

I don't see a port-a-potty, so no facilities!

 

[mtnbikej]

Nothing up there surprises me anymore. Citiots head out there to get into trouble.

 

[knucklebuster]

You know the county will get sued because no guard rails on that bridge. Which means they tear that bridge out and build a new one with super guard rails that can withstand a semi-truck impact, probably raise it and put a bigger culvert in underneath so the water doesn't run across it...

 

[mike]

SoCal Gold!!! TFPU!

 

[SnakeCharmer]

With all of the airbags deployed, the car is totaled. Might as well make a reef out of it now.

 

[Sasquatch9billion]

One of the pictures I saw yesterday showed a bottle of Modelo on the dash. That may explain a few things...

That spot draws some strange behavior. For those who don't know, it's the end of the 3 mile pavement section on Maple Springs. That bridge is the transition to dirt. Some of the strangest behavior happens there... It's like they see dirt and panic. Just two weeks ago Mini Professor and I watched an F-350 do a 17 point turn before the bridge to avoid the dirt. If he'd gone 50 feet further, he could have practically done a circle...



And we thought it was crazy seeing a helo drop a rescuer into the canyon the day before... That's none other than Mr. @rossage on the bike. Don't know who's dangling from the perfectly good helicopter. One Moto guy was being tended to at the truck that's just visible. Not sure if the other was still down below.

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That's a cool image! TFPU

 

[Old&InTheWay]

Here's a couple of pictures I took yesterday of the spot on Maple Springs where a lot of people like to park their vehicles at the bottom.

 

[Faust29]

Here's a couple of pictures I took yesterday of the spot on Maple Springs where a lot of people like to park their vehicles at the bottom.

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That corner needs a sign: Preferred Parking Below

 

[Derek13]

That corner needs a sign: "Smok'em if ya got'em...

 

[Danimal]

People do stupid Sh!t.
all of us have done stupid stuff, not like that, but hey...life is like a box of airbags waiting to go off.

 

[herzalot]

I don't see a port-a-potty, so no facilities!

I peed 30' past that spot on Saturday - right after the dirt started. Maybe I caused it?

 

[Cyclotourist]

I peed 30' past that spot on Saturday - right after the dirt started. Maybe I caused it?

See what happens when you ride inland like that!

 

[bvader]

KnuckleToolery

Looks like a Shreeee Punt Twurn gone bahhhhd.

 

[Faust29]

People do stupid Sh!t.
all of us have done stupid stuff, not like that, but hey...life is like a box of airbags waiting to go off.

Hmmm... When I was a kid spraying pesticides, I rolled several tractors... Thank God we didn't have cell phone cameras then. Those Internationals would stand back up and keep going, though.