Off-Road Trip: The Tin Cup Trails
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I went 4-wheeling with a friend of mine several years ago, but I got back into it recently when my friend, Sam, messaged me, saying he just got a new set of General AT/2 All-Terrain tires on his truck. He wanted to test them out, so he invited me along on a trip up to Luther, Mi to the Tin Cup ORV trails. |
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Sam has a 2006 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 Z71 with the 5.3L Aluminum block V8, Four-Wheel Drive and factory locking rear differential. |
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I was impressed with what the truck was able to get through in 2WD. In fact, we were in 2WD for a good 95% of the trail. |
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Our road trip was in the height of the Northern Michigan Fall colors, so I had to take a ton of pictures. |
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Sams truck started out pretty clean. I don't think he had really tested the trail capabilities of the truck before this point. |
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The woods of Northern Michigan are quickly becoming my favorite part of the state. Part of me wants to own property up there. |
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The terrain on the trails changed back and forth between sandy fire roads and soft dirt two-tracks. Not really all that much mud, but I'd imagine it's quite muddy in the spring. |
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I learned the hard way, on the hike up the trail to get this next sequence of shots, why it's a good idea to wear boots instead of Vans skateboard shoes... |

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We did find some mud and a few deep puddles to play around in... |
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This definitely was not my last Off-Road-Trip of the year. Stay tuned for more posts. The plan is to have at least one up a week until events become more regular things. Until next time. -Phil |
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