d-dub's great adventure

It all started off innocently enough with the following e-mail:
DW
tried call you
just rang & rang & rang & rang & rang & rang & rang & rang & rang & rang & rang & rang & rang & rang & rang & rang
with no answer
what is YOUR suggestion
looking for advice from the ol' wise one
jason

and a follow up email:
Where are we going to meet wise one? There’s always Bent Creek into Mills River?

well the ol'wise one decided to do a ride that no one had ever done. this ride was mapped using map quest and the navigational abilities of the ol ' wise one.
the group d-dub(the ol'wise one) crash, bedslow and mj met at guion farm @ 7 am. the group was bright eyed and bushy tailed ready for adventure. everyone entrusted their fate to the ol'wise one (hehehehe) silly youngsters!

we made it through dupont forest with only one flat.from here we took dupont to staton rd left on cascade lake rd and rt on rock quarry rd. bedslow asked i knew where we were and i said no, you should've seen the look of panic in his face. rule #1 as ride leader-never let anyone know you have no idea where you are at.we had a good chuckle and i assured him i knew our exact location.

we made a left turn on rich mtn rd and connected to 276 where we made a left and headed for south carolina. after crossing into sc we made a left on jones rd. this rd turned into ymca rd and we ended up at a chapel overlooking a gorge. i think this is called "pretty place". from here we were unable to find the road (shoal crk road) that would lead us to green river road. we did find a road(?) called ccc road and a trail called Hospital Rock. we decided to continue on ccc road since it headed in the general direction we wanted to go. again bedslow asked if i knew our location and i assured him we were just south of green river rd. i did not want to tell the group i had now idea where we were! Rule # 2 as ride leader-never tell the group you do not know where you are at! this leads to Rule # 3-make sure no one has any sharp objects or any other instruments that could cause you bodily harm when you get the group uhmm disoriented.

after taking some celestial readings to get my bearings we decided to take a well used gravel road. this road took us to green river road, my original plan. Rule #4(for ride leaders)-always act like you knew exactly where the trail/road would come out regardless if you did or not. this helps the group have confidence in your navigational abilities and also avoids bodily harm the group wants to inflict on you.

from green river road we made our way back to Dupont Forest and back to Guion Parking area.everyone was in good spirits and commented on how much fun the ride was!