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| - My friends and I used our groupons today for Stellar Adventures' ATV tour, and we had a blast! It was the first time riding for all four of us (plus another family of three), so before we actually went off on the trail, we all met up at the staging area to sign waivers, get instructions etc.
After all that smorgasborg, we helmeted up and hopped on our ATVs. We all started off slow to get a feel of our rides, but before long, we came across our first challenge of taking a dip from the paved road onto the trail. Everyone passed the test, albeit slowly, and we were off to a stellar adventure (two hours of riding time).
After a few stop and gos, a few of us felt more comfortable than others, and so our tour guide told us to go in front of everyone so that we could zoomzoom while the others could go at a slower pace.
I could tell our tour guide had gone on this trail many times, because he always stopped for everyone to catch up when the paths forked off (or he'd tell everyone to take the left trails), and he knew all of the areas where people had trouble. He let us (the speed racers) dink around while we waited for everyone else, and helped guide the way for everyone across icky areas (not too many). He seemed to really like his job (I would too), but he also definitely wanted it to be a fun experience for everyone else, which I thought he provided.
If you feel adventurous and don't mind a little (okay, a lot) of dust on your pants, shoes, jackets, and teeth, take a stab at Stellar Adventures' ATV tour. It's a little costly at $165/person (our groupon took it down to $75/person), but it was incredibly fun, and I would do it again. Just don't run into the mountain or flip your ATV over, like one of my friends did!
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