Clayton early Saturday morning. Breakfast was good , as usual, and I recommend the pancakes. The weather was great, thank goodness! After breakfast we met at Steve’s shop for safety inspection and discussed where we were going. Next stop was the shop near the entrance to Rough Canyon or as some are calling it Green Acres, to pay the fee. Members present were Jim &Juanita Mongold, Joe & Jeanie Dobson, Phil Bargman, Ken & Mary Alice Moore, Gene Wilson, Larry & Hunter Long, and Dale &Tanja Williams. This was to be a day of running some new trails that the Dallas club had cut and Mike Green had told us that they were challenging and tight. We should have known what to expect by this comment. The very first trail we ran was Cakewalk and it was rated a 4+.  Ken was designated leader and tried the gnarly entrance from an awkward spot on the road. Instant high center on the front diff with no more forward motion. According to Joe, Phil, and Gene we weren’t even officially on the trail, but I would call it 50/50. The front of their Toyota was on the trail and the rear was on the road. After a little goodhearted kidding we were off to see what CakeWalk was all about. I’m here to tell you it isn’t a cake walk! I want to meet the guy who named that trail. It is quite a challenge for vehicles with less than 40 inch tires. We spent ½ the time doing a lot of rock moving and tree trimming. I’m thinking we could have qualified for the brick mason’s union. Needless to say the big tire boys had a much easier time. After reaching the top we tried a trail named (g or 8), not sure which. It was a trail rated 3+. The obstacles were fun but the tight trees dampened our spirits somewhat. We had left the chainsaws behind this trip, and everyone’s arms were tired of using the one bowsaw. Next we tried a trail named Walk in the Park, Wench needed. Mary Alice and I wondered about the spelling. It was close to right. You needed a Wench and a WINCH. Every one wanted that one to be over after about 150 yards into it. Phil and Gene continued on and the rest of us turned around. Steve is a wonderful spotter and we were glad to have him along, Plus he keeps Joe in line when Jeannie is not along. Did I mention Offcamber? I should have. Throw Offcamber in with TREES and some of the largest and meanest rocks around and it describes most of our day. To finish the day we ran the Trailchaser trail we had cut in January. It was fun and a little less challenging than the previous trails and we were ready to head back to town  for food and rest. We met some of the people we were on the trail with at dinner. I enjoyed seeing kids with their parents. Kids learn by example and the teamwork that went into getting everyone down from the trail that day was a great life lesson. In all we had changed 2 tires, trimmed some trees, moved some rocks, and winched some, but it was fun. Gene had to let us all know Phil had to use his winch close to the top of Wench/Winch trail. That really made his day. We ended the day with a group of men talking axles, gears, and what works. I’m happy we chose the Trailchasers.