I joined Pennyrile Off Road for a trip to Land Between the Lakes last weekend. We did about 26 miles and all of it but about 2 miles was on dirt! Probably the most fun I've ever had during an off road day trip.
Land Between the Lakes
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It only takes me about 2 hours to get to the northern edge of it. We're going to "overland" it for spring break. I think if you had time to take a long weekend it would probably be worth the trip down.
I live at the northern part of the state so it'll be at least 5 hrs, it would have to be a 3 day thing for me.
Nice area. I’m about 2 hrs away from it. If you have the time while there great fishing near Barkley Dam.
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jenisjeep
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Was this an organized ride or did you just happen to meet up with a while bunch of other folks while out there? Looks like a blast and not too far from Cincinnati!
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It was an organized ride that was hosted by Pennyrile Off Roaders. It is a facebook group. They just did 3 days on the Daniel Boone Backcountry Byway last weekend too. It is a pretty active group. You should look them up if you're on Facebook.
jenisjeep
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Was this an organized ride or did you just happen to meet up with a while bunch of other folks while out there? Looks like a blast and not too far from Cincinnati!
Excellent! Thanks for the info.
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You're welcome. This is the only ride I've done with them but everyone I met was extremely friendly and welcoming. I would definitely suggest joining them for rides if you can. I plan to do more with the group in the future.
jenisjeep
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Sorry for thread jacking, but it sounds like you had a fabulous time. And it sounds like they were pretty receptive to new people. Do you feel this is typical Jeep culture? Totally new to owning a Jeep, bought one to flat tow behind our motorhome. My husband and I are both semi-pro mountain bike racers so we are definitely adventurous, trail type people. Not sure how to find out more on how to actually "drive/negotiate" some of the stuff out there.
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This group was definitely receptive and yes it does seem like the norm in jeep culture. My norm is going offroad solo with just my 2 sons in the backseat so when I do a group ride I rarely know anyone else in the group. I don't remember a time that I did not feel welcomed by a group that I met up with for a ride.
jenisjeep
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Perfect! We've joined the Cincinnati Jeep pages, hopefully we'll get to do one of these sometime soon!