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Lou,

Didn't need much plating but then again, I didn't try to jump many logs either. Could have used some LT/SUV All-Terrain tires.

Fred,

Unfortunately, most of the mud washed off as we rode in the rain between Altoona and State College. It took me a couple of hours to get all the stones and mud off.

Robb,

Actually the GPS bailed me out on my CR10/2 adventure. I was following 10/2 which was shown on the GPS. Along the way I passed many logging and drilling roads which made the back-tracking challenging. A couple of times I make a wrong turn but when I saw my position was no longer on the road, I would turn around and try a different road. Without the GPS I would have been in the backwoods a couple more hours until I tried all the options.

Robb,

No really, only when I look at some of the 'summer only' roads in the VT & NH mountains. Then again, I didn't get in trouble when CR10/2 was gravel. My downfall (literally) was when it turned to dirt and mud. I'm not kidding; the mud was 2-3 inches deep. Of course, my GPS has a dumb-a$$ indicator which kept going off. I just didn't pay attention.

Actually, it was a very good life experience. I got into trouble because I was too stupid to turn around and back-track. I didn't want to give up the ground I gained. According to the GPS, my next road was 10 miles away and I kept watching the distance decline as I made my way up the gravel and dirt mountain. When I hit the mud I knew I wouldn't make it all the way but I was going to try to 'walk' my bike up the muddy hillside, because according to my GPS, the road was 1.9 miles away. After dropping the bike two times I finally decided to backtrack.

I took this life lesson back to work the following week. We've been working on a huge project for 3-4 years which was under staffed and under funded. The firms partners were willing to part with 2.1 million for a package solution but unwilling to pony up the same kind of money for a custom software venture. Having 3-4 years invested in the project was making it hard to walk away from but the last 1.9 miles was going to be impossible. I applied my real life experience to the project, drew up some analogies and told the partners to quick jerking themselves and fund the project or scrap it.