Another day ride to the mountains

Last Saturday I was able to make it to the top of the mountain as we, me, Stacy and her father, took three of our quads to the top of Black Mountain.
Last weekend we'd had some problems with one of the other ATV's and I'd taken it back home while everyone else went on up.
So I told Stacy I'd really like to go up again so I could see the view from the top myself.

So we had some things to do in the morning while it was relatively cool outside and about 10:30 we were loading up to take the quads to the area we go to 'start' rides in that direction.
In our area ATV's, and ONLY ATV's not UTV's, the ones that are more like small trucks, are legal to drive on all the county roads. So many people drive them around town and the area in the summer. UTV's and the larger ATV's for whatever reason aren't legal. You do still see them on the road though with no apparent concern from the local Sheriff's office. But out of the town area it's not legal for them on the highway so we trailer them to the area and ride them from there.
Top photo was taken almost the same place as a stop last weekend on the way up the mountain. This time it was the Yamaha Grizzly, Honda Recon and the Polaris Sportsman on the ride.
Second photo is Stacy and her father talking about the quads. Stacy has lunch in the cooler on her quad.

The last two photos in this group were taken at the top of Black Mountain. About 6,500 feet above sea level and around 4,200 feet above the valley below. This day it was also about 15 degrees or so cooler at the top! It was nice!

Third photo is looking North Westerly at the Kootenai River Valley and towards Canada in the haze.
Summer warm with thunderstorms starting to build, it made it a little hazy with the moisture in the air.

Last photo in this set is looking down at the area our property is located. More photos on the way!

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