FATS IS CLOSED

[seenvic]

The homepage is not opening for me, is it for you?

I put the signs up at the south lot today. I hope Brian Williams can get them up at the North Lot.

USFS is enforcing these closures now as of about a month ago. You do not want to get caught in there on a day FATS is closed. This enforcement caught me by surprise.

FATS will reopen either Thursday evening or Friday if we don't get more rain (which we may). The forecast looks like more rain today, maybe. The goal is to have FATS open for the July 4th weekend. Keeping off it for 24-48 hours will be good for it. There isn't a dry inch out there right now as I type this.

[wala]

I can't get the homepage to load either.

[dsquaredmsquared]

Homepage is up again.

[seenvic]

I got the signs up in North Lot after work. No cars in either lot. I peaked at Big Rock and it was saturated.

[brianW]

thanks, I was planning on stopping tomorrow before work. How much rain did you get? very little on my side of the river

[seenvic]

I am guessing 5ish + inches since last Friday.

Edit to add: www.edgefielddaily.com/county062910.html

Pics above show what I described on Monday night. This is Woodlawn Rd, about 2 miles from FATS South Lot.

[brianW]

Big difference in rain fall with these isolated storms. At my house (about 4 miles as a crow flies from FATS) 6/25 33.2mm, 6/28 .5mm, 6/29 2.1mm, 6/30 2.8mm total 38.6mm (1.52 inches)

[seenvic]

I recall when BR/T first opened I was meeting some riders from Aiken in that lot to ride. When I got to 661, it was pouring rain and about 75 degrees. We ended up not riding.

When I drove home, I drove out of the storm and back into 90 degree heat at my house just a few miles away. It was weird.

But I'd say we got 2-3 inches on Monday night alone.

[seenvic]

FATS is open. Friday AM July 2.

[bikerpanda]

Jul 2, 2010 7:40:14 GMT -5 seenvic said:

FATS is open. Friday AM July 2.

you sir, just made my day.

[neal1975]

REJOICE!! putting the bike on the car right now! someone come out there and ride with me

[neal1975]

I rode Great Wall and Skinny last night around 6-7 and both trails were in perfect condition, except for one or two mudholes. Didnt see many riders out there which was suprising considering the nice weather.