July 3, 2013 Goulds ATV Run: (1 Photo)

1.   Having just installed new Ricochet Skid plates and having the broken axel replaced at Bruce's Recreation in Clarenville, Maffer was eager to get out on the trails to log some miles on his Can Am Outlander.

Meanwhile I just finished installing Foreman ES model full floor boards (replacing the small metal foot pegs) on Project Foreman so I was eager to see how they felt while riding.

On this paticular evening we loaded up the bikes just after supper and headed to the Goulds for a quick ride. We unloaded by the pump house on Ruby line and headed in the farm roads to Bay Bulls Big Pond. Since the water was low, we were able to follow the old ATV path around the pond. Just after a notable boggy spot there is a trail through the woods that pops out on the old Southern Shore Rail Bed.

From this point the rail bed is in hard shape pockmarked with very deep water holes all the way back to the Goulds, and the bypass trails around them are not much better.

After a quick lunch we kept straight on the trail coming up from Bay Bulls Big Pond and continued on to the pole less pole line. Here we turned right and followed this route back to the Goulds, exploring a few side trails here and there to see where they went.

All in all it was a great drama free and break down free evening on the bikes!