Took a little mud detour on our way to Cajun Depot

[BlueLghtning]

Sarah and I decided it was time to go play on both of our new street bikes today. It started off a bit chilly, but was forecasted to be pretty nice. We wanted to go check out a restaurant up in Ellijay, GA and planned on taking the long and scenic route there.

I think it ended up being a bit more of an adventure then we were after, but it was all good.

When we left the house, my bike needed gas, so off to a gas station to fill up.
http://bluelghtning.smugmug.com/Motorcycle-Trips-and-Travels/Day-Trips-Gallery/2010-03-27-Cajun-Depot-Ft-Mtn/1001882/820910881_6wGXE-L.jpg

We had both of our GPS's programmed with the route and I let Sarah lead most of the way
http://bluelghtning.smugmug.com/Motorcycle-Trips-and-Travels/Day-Trips-Gallery/2010-03-27-Cajun-Depot-Ft-Mtn/1001885/820911516_P8oen-L.jpg

Out in the country enjoying the scenery
http://bluelghtning.smugmug.com/Motorcycle-Trips-and-Travels/Day-Trips-Gallery/2010-03-27-Cajun-Depot-Ft-Mtn/1001886/820911832_rwKPv-L.jpg

http://bluelghtning.smugmug.com/Motorcycle-Trips-and-Travels/Day-Trips-Gallery/2010-03-27-Cajun-Depot-Ft-Mtn/1001888/820912249_5grFS-L.jpg

Hey look, I only had 1 GPS! :D
http://bluelghtning.smugmug.com/Motorcycle-Trips-and-Travels/Day-Trips-Gallery/2010-03-27-Cajun-Depot-Ft-Mtn/1001889/820912604_VWzh3-L.jpg

Looking behind me
http://bluelghtning.smugmug.com/Motorcycle-Trips-and-Travels/Day-Trips-Gallery/2010-03-27-Cajun-Depot-Ft-Mtn/1001891/820912982_uXLdm-L.jpg

http://bluelghtning.smugmug.com/Motorcycle-Trips-and-Travels/Day-Trips-Gallery/2010-03-27-Cajun-Depot-Ft-Mtn/1001892/820913404_3XRZs-L.jpg

http://bluelghtning.smugmug.com/Motorcycle-Trips-and-Travels/Day-Trips-Gallery/2010-03-27-Cajun-Depot-Ft-Mtn/1001893/820913793_DCnSK-L.jpg

Pretty soon, we were on some nice gravel roads
http://bluelghtning.smugmug.com/Motorcycle-Trips-and-Travels/Day-Trips-Gallery/2010-03-27-Cajun-Depot-Ft-Mtn/1001895/820914586_2pPMa-L.jpg

With all the dirt biking we've been doing, I could really see it paying off in Sarah's riding. She was standing up a lot and really handling her BMW like a pro
http://bluelghtning.smugmug.com/Motorcycle-Trips-and-Travels/Day-Trips-Gallery/2010-03-27-Cajun-Depot-Ft-Mtn/1001896/820914986_MmrpY-L.jpg

http://bluelghtning.smugmug.com/Motorcycle-Trips-and-Travels/Day-Trips-Gallery/2010-03-27-Cajun-Depot-Ft-Mtn/1001897/820915287_N2KSC-L.jpg

We came up on where the Silver Comet Trail (bike trail) crosses the road we were on
http://bluelghtning.smugmug.com/Motorcycle-Trips-and-Travels/Day-Trips-Gallery/2010-03-27-Cajun-Depot-Ft-Mtn/1001898/820915505_if4KW-L.jpg

Wouldn't that be fun on a motorcycle! :)
http://bluelghtning.smugmug.com/Motorcycle-Trips-and-Travels/Day-Trips-Gallery/2010-03-27-Cajun-Depot-Ft-Mtn/1001899/820915884_GSdTZ-L.jpg

http://bluelghtning.smugmug.com/Motorcycle-Trips-and-Travels/Day-Trips-Gallery/2010-03-27-Cajun-Depot-Ft-Mtn/1001900/820916186_Xw88k-L.jpg

We stopped to take in the view
http://bluelghtning.smugmug.com/Motorcycle-Trips-and-Travels/Day-Trips-Gallery/2010-03-27-Cajun-Depot-Ft-Mtn/1001901/820916506_J9Buh-L.jpg

http://bluelghtning.smugmug.com/Motorcycle-Trips-and-Travels/Day-Trips-Gallery/2010-03-27-Cajun-Depot-Ft-Mtn/1001902/820916790_tW9pw-L.jpg

Mirror reflection
http://bluelghtning.smugmug.com/Motorcycle-Trips-and-Travels/Day-Trips-Gallery/2010-03-27-Cajun-Depot-Ft-Mtn/1001903/820917164_RGP4S-L.jpg

Off we go again
http://bluelghtning.smugmug.com/Motorcycle-Trips-and-Travels/Day-Trips-Gallery/2010-03-27-Cajun-Depot-Ft-Mtn/1001904/820917512_DKPEG-L.jpg

http://bluelghtning.smugmug.com/Motorcycle-Trips-and-Travels/Day-Trips-Gallery/2010-03-27-Cajun-Depot-Ft-Mtn/1001905/820917844_PNDWv-L.jpg

[BlueLghtning]

Pretty soon, the gravel road had turned into dirt
http://bluelghtning.smugmug.com/Motorcycle-Trips-and-Travels/Day-Trips-Gallery/2010-03-27-Cajun-Depot-Ft-Mtn/1001906/820918162_48zhW-L.jpg

It still wasn't bad, so we were trucking along
http://bluelghtning.smugmug.com/Motorcycle-Trips-and-Travels/Day-Trips-Gallery/2010-03-27-Cajun-Depot-Ft-Mtn/1001908/820918616_4jQ4T-L.jpg

We started to see a few deep ruts, but everything was still very manageable
http://bluelghtning.smugmug.com/Motorcycle-Trips-and-Travels/Day-Trips-Gallery/2010-03-27-Cajun-Depot-Ft-Mtn/1001909/820918975_wTwWu-L.jpg

Then we found some mud. We both are on Tourances which really are 90/10 tires and definitely nothing spectacular in the mud
http://bluelghtning.smugmug.com/Motorcycle-Trips-and-Travels/Day-Trips-Gallery/2010-03-27-Cajun-Depot-Ft-Mtn/1001910/820919096_dza7k-L.jpg

http://bluelghtning.smugmug.com/Motorcycle-Trips-and-Travels/Day-Trips-Gallery/2010-03-27-Cajun-Depot-Ft-Mtn/1001911/820919210_nUe8o-L.jpg

More ahead
http://bluelghtning.smugmug.com/Motorcycle-Trips-and-Travels/Day-Trips-Gallery/2010-03-27-Cajun-Depot-Ft-Mtn/1001912/820919532_ht44N-L.jpg

This could be interesting, but doesn't look terrible
http://bluelghtning.smugmug.com/Motorcycle-Trips-and-Travels/Day-Trips-Gallery/2010-03-27-Cajun-Depot-Ft-Mtn/1001913/820919820_m83kh-L.jpg

All was good until I tried to follow the tire tracks from one rut to another. My rear tire didn't want to follow and I got sideways in 2 ruts.
http://bluelghtning.smugmug.com/Motorcycle-Trips-and-Travels/Day-Trips-Gallery/2010-03-27-Cajun-Depot-Ft-Mtn/1001915/820920544_GpkWC-L.jpg

I'm stuck, so Sarah's walking up to come help me
http://bluelghtning.smugmug.com/Motorcycle-Trips-and-Travels/Day-Trips-Gallery/2010-03-27-Cajun-Depot-Ft-Mtn/1001914/820920200_D7JAF-L.jpg

Yeah, I'm pretty stuck
http://bluelghtning.smugmug.com/Motorcycle-Trips-and-Travels/Day-Trips-Gallery/2010-03-27-Cajun-Depot-Ft-Mtn/1001916/820920897_uZsNV-L.jpg

http://bluelghtning.smugmug.com/Motorcycle-Trips-and-Travels/Day-Trips-Gallery/2010-03-27-Cajun-Depot-Ft-Mtn/1001917/820921250_Hg4k8-L.jpg

We pull my bike backwards so I can put both wheels back in the same rut
http://bluelghtning.smugmug.com/Motorcycle-Trips-and-Travels/Day-Trips-Gallery/2010-03-27-Cajun-Depot-Ft-Mtn/1001918/820921571_Hr5eQ-L.jpg

Off I go
<object width="800" height="600" ><param name="movie" value="http://cdn.smugmug.com/ria/ShizVidz-2010012201.swf" /><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true" /><param name="flashVars" value="s=ZT0xJmk9ODIwOTIyNTU2Jms9U3JNb00mYT0xMTY0MzAyN19Q Z1FZVSZ1PUJsdWVMZ2h0bmluZw==" /><embed src="http://cdn.smugmug.com/ria/ShizVidz-2010012201.swf" flashVars="s=ZT0xJmk9ODIwOTIyNTU2Jms9U3JNb00mYT0xMTY0MzAyN19Q Z1FZVSZ1PUJsdWVMZ2h0bmluZw==" width="800" height="600" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowFullScreen="true"></embed></object>

[BlueLghtning]

Up ahead, we see more mud and its not looking very pretty. We decide before we bring Sarah's bike up here, we should check out this mud and see how soft it is and if we can make it through.

Here we are checking out the next mud hole
http://bluelghtning.smugmug.com/Motorcycle-Trips-and-Travels/Day-Trips-Gallery/2010-03-27-Cajun-Depot-Ft-Mtn/1001920/820922758_eGNcu-L.jpg

http://bluelghtning.smugmug.com/Motorcycle-Trips-and-Travels/Day-Trips-Gallery/2010-03-27-Cajun-Depot-Ft-Mtn/1001921/820923100_sgXZG-L.jpg

Sarah walks way up to see if there's any more and it looks clear, so I decide to give it a try. Sarah and I have headsets so that's why you hear her talking, but not me. She's talking on me over our Scala Q2's which I gotta say is so nice!

Listen for at the end where she says I can either go get her beemer or be picking it up! I decided to go fetch it! lol!

<object width="800" height="600" ><param name="movie" value="http://cdn.smugmug.com/ria/ShizVidz-2010012201.swf" /><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true" /><param name="flashVars" value="s=ZT0xJmk9ODIwOTI1NDYzJms9OGV3SGMmYT0xMTY0MzAyN19Q Z1FZVSZ1PUJsdWVMZ2h0bmluZw==" /><embed src="http://cdn.smugmug.com/ria/ShizVidz-2010012201.swf" flashVars="s=ZT0xJmk9ODIwOTI1NDYzJms9OGV3SGMmYT0xMTY0MzAyN19Q Z1FZVSZ1PUJsdWVMZ2h0bmluZw==" width="800" height="600" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowFullScreen="true"></embed></object>

This is me bringing the beemer through the mud. I know I could have done better on it. It actually handled it pretty well.

<object width="800" height="600" ><param name="movie" value="http://cdn.smugmug.com/ria/ShizVidz-2010012201.swf" /><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true" /><param name="flashVars" value="s=ZT0xJmk9ODIwOTI4OTE2Jms9eFRKcFImYT0xMTY0MzAyN19Q Z1FZVSZ1PUJsdWVMZ2h0bmluZw==" /><embed src="http://cdn.smugmug.com/ria/ShizVidz-2010012201.swf" flashVars="s=ZT0xJmk9ODIwOTI4OTE2Jms9eFRKcFImYT0xMTY0MzAyN19Q Z1FZVSZ1PUJsdWVMZ2h0bmluZw==" width="800" height="600" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowFullScreen="true"></embed></object>

After getting through that, it was clear sailing. Our boots were pretty muddy and my rubber mounted foot pegs reminded me of one more farkle I needed on my bike. Mud and rubber padded foot pegs don't work at all. We were also getting very warm, so we decided to stop at a gas station to shed some layers.

It turned out this guy was there to wash cars. He offered up his hose so that we could wash off our boots and bikes. We cleaned off the edge of our tires and washed our boots and pants legs of the mud before it dried!
http://bluelghtning.smugmug.com/Motorcycle-Trips-and-Travels/Day-Trips-Gallery/2010-03-27-Cajun-Depot-Ft-Mtn/1001925/820929589_EMjQ3-L.jpg

Our bikes
http://bluelghtning.smugmug.com/Motorcycle-Trips-and-Travels/Day-Trips-Gallery/2010-03-27-Cajun-Depot-Ft-Mtn/1001924/820929327_Chf4J-L.jpg

Getting ready to head back on the road.
http://bluelghtning.smugmug.com/Motorcycle-Trips-and-Travels/Day-Trips-Gallery/2010-03-27-Cajun-Depot-Ft-Mtn/1001926/820929927_JrTnp-L.jpg

On our way towards Ellijay
http://bluelghtning.smugmug.com/Motorcycle-Trips-and-Travels/Day-Trips-Gallery/2010-03-27-Cajun-Depot-Ft-Mtn/1001927/820930293_Ac8bf-L.jpg

We saw plenty of other bikes out. These guys came up behind us. I think that is a Triumph Sprint 1050 in the blue. I think the other one was a VFR maybe? Both of them had luggage bags.
http://bluelghtning.smugmug.com/Motorcycle-Trips-and-Travels/Day-Trips-Gallery/2010-03-27-Cajun-Depot-Ft-Mtn/1001930/820931101_SiGDB-L.jpg

http://bluelghtning.smugmug.com/Motorcycle-Trips-and-Travels/Day-Trips-Gallery/2010-03-27-Cajun-Depot-Ft-Mtn/1001931/820931515_YnLQA-L.jpg

http://bluelghtning.smugmug.com/Motorcycle-Trips-and-Travels/Day-Trips-Gallery/2010-03-27-Cajun-Depot-Ft-Mtn/1001932/820931875_7gKig-L.jpg

We found some nice back roads
http://bluelghtning.smugmug.com/Motorcycle-Trips-and-Travels/Day-Trips-Gallery/2010-03-27-Cajun-Depot-Ft-Mtn/1001933/820932256_cHk7Y-L.jpg

http://bluelghtning.smugmug.com/Motorcycle-Trips-and-Travels/Day-Trips-Gallery/2010-03-27-Cajun-Depot-Ft-Mtn/1001934/820932564_3BjXC-L.jpg

Downtown Waleska
http://bluelghtning.smugmug.com/Motorcycle-Trips-and-Travels/Day-Trips-Gallery/2010-03-27-Cajun-Depot-Ft-Mtn/1001938/820933674_h7Smu-L.jpg

http://bluelghtning.smugmug.com/Motorcycle-Trips-and-Travels/Day-Trips-Gallery/2010-03-27-Cajun-Depot-Ft-Mtn/1001939/820934116_WEEEr-L.jpg

We were getting hungry, so we made a b-line for Ellijay to get to the Cajun Depot Grill
http://bluelghtning.smugmug.com/Motorcycle-Trips-and-Travels/Day-Trips-Gallery/2010-03-27-Cajun-Depot-Ft-Mtn/1001943/820935238_bGvbm-L.jpg

It's a pretty cool restaurant
http://bluelghtning.smugmug.com/Motorcycle-Trips-and-Travels/Day-Trips-Gallery/2010-03-27-Cajun-Depot-Ft-Mtn/1001942/820935095_icMS3-L.jpg

This is just behind us
http://bluelghtning.smugmug.com/Motorcycle-Trips-and-Travels/Day-Trips-Gallery/2010-03-27-Cajun-Depot-Ft-Mtn/1001940/820934468_at27C-L.jpg

Train tracks
http://bluelghtning.smugmug.com/Motorcycle-Trips-and-Travels/Day-Trips-Gallery/2010-03-27-Cajun-Depot-Ft-Mtn/1001944/820935546_476EB-L.jpg

http://bluelghtning.smugmug.com/Motorcycle-Trips-and-Travels/Day-Trips-Gallery/2010-03-27-Cajun-Depot-Ft-Mtn/1001945/820935821_K83Yw-L.jpg

http://bluelghtning.smugmug.com/Motorcycle-Trips-and-Travels/Day-Trips-Gallery/2010-03-27-Cajun-Depot-Ft-Mtn/1001948/820936672_vRXoY-L.jpg

http://bluelghtning.smugmug.com/Motorcycle-Trips-and-Travels/Day-Trips-Gallery/2010-03-27-Cajun-Depot-Ft-Mtn/1001949/820937008_cpZ8j-L.jpg

[BlueLghtning]

Inside the Cajun Depot
http://bluelghtning.smugmug.com/Motorcycle-Trips-and-Travels/Day-Trips-Gallery/2010-03-27-Cajun-Depot-Ft-Mtn/1001950/820937325_k9MER-L.jpg

Today's Specials
http://bluelghtning.smugmug.com/Motorcycle-Trips-and-Travels/Day-Trips-Gallery/2010-03-27-Cajun-Depot-Ft-Mtn/1001952/820938049_atpZF-L.jpg

We were ready to eat
http://bluelghtning.smugmug.com/Motorcycle-Trips-and-Travels/Day-Trips-Gallery/2010-03-27-Cajun-Depot-Ft-Mtn/1001951/820937681_JErL9-L.jpg

We both decided to go for burgers. They were pretty good
http://bluelghtning.smugmug.com/Motorcycle-Trips-and-Travels/Day-Trips-Gallery/2010-03-27-Cajun-Depot-Ft-Mtn/1001967/820939613_yUUmL-L.jpg

http://bluelghtning.smugmug.com/Motorcycle-Trips-and-Travels/Day-Trips-Gallery/2010-03-27-Cajun-Depot-Ft-Mtn/1001971/820940207_ZgACj-L.jpg

After a nice lunch, we made a loop over Ft Mtn
http://bluelghtning.smugmug.com/Motorcycle-Trips-and-Travels/Day-Trips-Gallery/2010-03-27-Cajun-Depot-Ft-Mtn/1001974/820941200_CCozb-L.jpg

http://bluelghtning.smugmug.com/Motorcycle-Trips-and-Travels/Day-Trips-Gallery/2010-03-27-Cajun-Depot-Ft-Mtn/1001973/820940915_AsUPe-L.jpg

http://bluelghtning.smugmug.com/Motorcycle-Trips-and-Travels/Day-Trips-Gallery/2010-03-27-Cajun-Depot-Ft-Mtn/1001977/820941970_drAaK-L.jpg

http://bluelghtning.smugmug.com/Motorcycle-Trips-and-Travels/Day-Trips-Gallery/2010-03-27-Cajun-Depot-Ft-Mtn/1001978/820942318_mHw7r-L.jpg

http://bluelghtning.smugmug.com/Motorcycle-Trips-and-Travels/Day-Trips-Gallery/2010-03-27-Cajun-Depot-Ft-Mtn/1001980/820942851_EEr9q-L.jpg

Sarah coming around a curve
http://bluelghtning.smugmug.com/Motorcycle-Trips-and-Travels/Day-Trips-Gallery/2010-03-27-Cajun-Depot-Ft-Mtn/1001982/820943485_W77eE-L.jpg

http://bluelghtning.smugmug.com/Motorcycle-Trips-and-Travels/Day-Trips-Gallery/2010-03-27-Cajun-Depot-Ft-Mtn/1001983/820943831_BKFve-L.jpg

http://bluelghtning.smugmug.com/Motorcycle-Trips-and-Travels/Day-Trips-Gallery/2010-03-27-Cajun-Depot-Ft-Mtn/1001985/820944376_HgwhF-L.jpg

http://bluelghtning.smugmug.com/Motorcycle-Trips-and-Travels/Day-Trips-Gallery/2010-03-27-Cajun-Depot-Ft-Mtn/1001987/820944911_AN5pH-L.jpg

We had a great ride. Till next time
http://bluelghtning.smugmug.com/Motorcycle-Trips-and-Travels/Day-Trips-Gallery/2010-03-27-Cajun-Depot-Ft-Mtn/1001990/820945705_erGuR-L.jpg

[Derrick]

Cool..thanks for sharing...myself, and a few buddies including Reece and his wife stopped by there and ate last year...cool little place.

[Georgiacbr]

Always liked reading your ride report Dan and that look's like 4wd mud road's I take on my Tundra on and I enjoy messing with that truck but cleaning it ain't too fun (LOL).

How did u like dealing with the Wind today me and my friend on his r6 got pushed around pretty good . A few times the wind pushed me into his lane. I've been in conditions like this before but never this bad.

[BlueLghtning]

I forgot to add that Sarah got 66mpg on the back roads on her F650GS and I got 56mpg on my Vstrom! Not too shabby.

[Seca]

Looks like a good time.

[eddie98]

Nice. There is a bunch of nice roads up that way.

[The Lazy Destroyer]

Looks fun :)