March 2013 – Olde North State Cruisers

Charlotte Meeting

Due to the weather yesterday our charlotte meeting was a little smaller than normal but still full of great people.

Thanks to Quinton for the use of his farm on the venue.

Just wanted to thank everyone who came out to the 2013 Meet and Greet! We had a blast, learned how to Tread Lightly, and got to meet some new faces!Just coming back from the last work weekend before opening weekend at Uwharrie, and we got a lot accomplished on Wolf’s Den. New guide rail on the entrance, tail ditches cleaned out along with the creek crossing, the stinky mud hole was trenched for easy drainage, and a new Kiosk. Trash was of course cleaned out along the way. Keep these points in mind when traveling, and make it a point to stop and inspect them. A little monthly check and cleaning should keep these areas in good shape!

Thanks to Johnny and Joe who rolled out the new updated ONSC website!

Next event is the Leith Toyota Truck Show, sponsored by the NCFJ Cruiser club. I’d like for a good turnout, especially for our nicer older model Cruisers.

And the following weekend is the 2013 Spring Tide Ride. Yes, it’s still on, and more information will be coming on that. It’ll be the first weekend of May, however those wishing for a full week at the beach, I’ll have more information…

So, that being said, Spring is almost here! Get the final touches on your rig as Uwharrie opens in two weeks and it’ll be wheelin’ time again!

Brian Keefer

ONSC President

March 2013 Uwharrie Work Weekend

Thank you to everyone in ONSC who came out to help with the work day at Uwharrie! With the sponsorship of a number of regional clubs and John Deere, we got a ton of work done today at three different sites in Uwharrie National Forest.

The ONSC crew, among many volunteers, worked on the Wolf’s Den Trailhead, which is our club sponsored trail in Uwharrie. We did a number of things:

Removed an old rotten tree
Removed all the old split-rail fencing, which has proven to be ineffective at keeping out vehicles
Cleaned up a bunch of brush
Dug out the tail ditches
Packed the tail ditches with hay bails
Installed a brand new information kiosk
Started the installation of all new wooden guardrail fencing

One bit of bad news is that Terry ( USFS ) told us that Rocky Mountain Loop will be temporarily closed between Sawmill and Slab Pile ( Kodak Rock section ) due to the archaeological sites located around Kodak. We were told that the trails would be opened as soon as the new guardrail is finished around that area. THIS IS THE REASON why it is IMPORTANT that we continue volunteering at Uwharrie. Our volunteering efforts help KEEP UWHARRIE OPEN for many years to come.

Overall we had a great time! Thanks again to everyone who came out and enjoy the pictures!

The trucks: