Peter's Mill Run 7/2/22

[NachoRuby]

Any gas station in Edinburg should have it,

Permits
Permits for use of the Peters Mill Run/Taskers Gap OHV Trail System are available for purchase only at the following locations:

• 7-11 Inc. Store 28429, 340 W Reservoir Rd, Woodstock, VA 22664. (540)459-4800, Hours: Open 24 hours
• Big Apple Exxon, 403 N. Main Street, Edinburg, VA 22824. (540) 984-3862 Hours: MON-SAT 4:30 a.m. - 10 p.m.; Sun 6:30 am -10 p.m.
• Bo's Xpress, 60 Stoney Creek Road, Edinburg, VA 22824 (SHELL STATION). Hours: Open 24 Hours
• Cook's Exxon Inc., 446 W. Reservoir Road, Woodstock, VA 22664. Hours: Open 24 Hours (Closed Christmas)
• Family Convenience Store, 401 Stoney Creek Blvd, Edinburg, VA 22824. Call (540) 984-9056 for store hours
• Fort Valley Country Store, 7091 Fort Valley Road, Fort Valley, VA 22652. (540) 933-6464, Hours: MON-SAT – 7 a.m. - 7 p.m., SUN 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.
• Lee Ranger District Office: 95 Railroad Avenue Open 8 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
  • or by mail: Complete and return the Permit Order Form with your payment to 95 Railroad Avenue, Edinburg, VA. 22824. For additional information phone the Lee District office at (540) 984-4101.

Thanks. I just feel weird about not having it before. I was hoping there was like an online purchase form or something. Hopefully they dont sell out or get too full for the weekend, being a holiday

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[GOCAMPN]

Not sure how it works as far as selling out, I think the passes are likely unlimited but one gas station might run out of wristbands so you'd just need to go to the next station. I have been here multiple times and never ran into that issue. Fingers crossed. Also the majority of people here will be on quads, and they get a lot more trails than us so many of them won't be in our way.

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[GOCAMPN]

Well team, we are about 5 days away. I encourage you to save the following information:

Saturday morning at about 8am I will be getting my final fuel-up and "Peter's Mill ORV" day pass from Big Apple Exxon. This is a very small place with a very small parking lot so grab what you need and make room please. (403 N Main St, Edinburg VA 22824)
- This location also has an air station, no promises that it works though.

From the Exxon it is a short drive South to our meetup point on the right. The parking lot should come up correctly in GPS as Peters Mill Run/Taskers Gap OHV System Parking Area. Coordinates: 38.788344, -78.521616

Once there, please veer to the left into the parking area and continue counterclockwise around to the Southern half of the parking lot marked below in yellow. If you accidentally miss the left you will be on FR374 (marked in red) this is a gravel road with no access to the parking lot! Do not go this way. Haha.

We will wait at this point for everyone to arrive. At 930 I will hold a driver's briefing and discuss our route, radio channels, and emergency information, please be ready to roll after this briefing by conducting your personal checks / air downs beforehand.

Downloadable / printable map for you, this is what I will be briefing from and adding important locations to on Saturday morning.
- Printable Map

We will conduct a roll call at the briefing but will only wait for those we KNOW are coming. If you are running late, please call or text me directly at . @JTBurns if you would kindly watch this thread and on Friday night update post #1 with the names of everyone still coming just so I can get an accurate vehicle count, if you want to ping everyone who has responded to make sure they come back to this thread again before Friday night go for it. Everyone else please make sure your name is on that list (or if you are a passenger, that your driver's name is on the list).

Lastly, the weather is looking ok in the morning but with rain in the afternoon. The trail will be fine in rain but be prepared with a jacket or something. Let's get this trail done safely and have a great day!

Additional information:
George Washington & Jefferson National Forests - Peters Mill Run/Taskers Gap OHV System (usda.gov)

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[Rburns1776]

Looking forward to tomorrow yall. I've got some extra handheld radios I'll bring in case someone needs to borrow one, just ask. Looks like we'll have a pretty big group and it's bound to be busy this weekend so having good comms will be important. Also have an old 12v compressor I'll bring, and have on-board air as well. so if you want to air down and are worried about being able to air back up you're covered (not that you really need to for peters mill, but it makes the ride better). I also have an extra 13" Stubby antenna I don't need, if you want it you're welcome to it for free-fifty

 

[JTBurns]

Looking forward to tomorrow yall. I've got some extra handheld radios I'll bring in case someone needs to borrow one, just ask. Looks like we'll have a pretty big group and it's bound to be busy this weekend so having good comms will be important. Also have an old 12v compressor I'll bring, and have on-board air as well. so if you want to air down and are worried about being able to air back up you're covered (not that you really need to for peters mill, but it makes the ride better). I also have an extra 13" Stubby antenna I don't need, if you want it you're welcome to it for free-fifty

Awesome. I'm gonna play around with my handheld tonight and see if I can get it figured out. I might take you up on that stubby too!

Just passed @John in the Woods on the way down, so excited!

 

[John in the Woods]

Sitting in Woodstock now, getting ready to enjoy a Saturday on the trail. I’ll have extra handhelds too, and onboard air to share if anyone needs.

Awesome. I'm gonna play around with my handheld tonight and see if I can get it figured out. I might take you up on that stubby too!

Just passed @John in the Woods on the way down, so excited!

I thought that was you! Rig is looking good.
We’re getting some thunderstorms here tonight, so maybe we all get to play in a little mud tomorrow? Fingers crossed.

 

[NachoRuby]

I'll be at the Exxon as close to 8 am tomorrow as possible. Should be a good time.

 

[Rburns1776]

Awesome trip today guys. Was great to meet everyone. Here are some of the pictures/video I got today.

@John in the Woods I've got a video of you, its too big to post here so I'll drop a link to it in a little bit

 

[NachoRuby]

Awesome trip guys. Not a bad trail. Great scenery. Not too technical. I got home and realized I didn't get many pictures this time. I have this picture and one video.

 

[GOCAMPN]

I've got a few more but mostly doubles of the same stuff. Here are the best I have. I'll take a look at the video tomorrow and try to whip up something for Youtube.

 

[NachoRuby]

@GOCAMPN, thanks for leading the way, and thanks for sending me the coordinates. I definitely was on the back end of the trail when I started.

 

[GOCAMPN]

I'm glad I could help, crazy day! I just made the 5 hour trip back home. That kid I picked up was burnt out haha, apparently his quad broke down and he walked all the way out and around to the campground and his friend wasn't there. I took him down into town so he regained cell reception and he finally got a hold of his friend.

 

[John in the Woods]

A few more to add, including our pose at the start of the trail, a shot of the Blue Ridge Mountains from the top of the Woodstock Tower (thanks to @Rburns1776 for the tip), and a few short video clips courtesy of the sometimes unsteady iPhone on my dash ...

 

[JTBurns]

Great shots, guys! I have a few to add. And wanted to say thanks to everyone for making it an awesome day! Further confirmation the only thing as cool as Jeeps is the people that drive them.

 

[NachoRuby]

I'm wishing I would have taken that side detour early on when we stopped. I don't know why I didn't. Would have been fun. That was about the only thing technical on this trail, and I skipped it ? . This will be a nice one to bring the wife and kids back to, and get a badge for my wife's JKU. And only $5 for entry!

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