I need to vent just a little. As everyone who unloaded at beaver on sat the DNR or park rangers or whom ever they are had 11 guys stopping everyone on the trail Sat. 1st off what a waste of tax payers money. There is no way that they could write enough tickets to pay for the wages of 11 people for the day. Not to mention they had enough food there to feed an army for a week.
My real gripe though was how they treated my kids. Anyone that rides that area or Tony Grove has probably seen my group because I usually have my kids with me unless the weather is real bad. My kids are 6, 8, and 10. Each of them have a Yamaha Bravo and they love snowmobiling. We usually meet my sister's family so we have 7 or 8 kids along all under 13 years old. Nothing is better than to see them learn to love the sport I have loved for so long.
I have been checked 4 times already this year for registrations. Usually it is the same guy. After the first time he has walked over, seen us and say "oh you again, have a great day I know you are registered." He happened to be the one that walked out of their tent and told me to pull over he was going to have to run a VIN check number on my sled because the month sticker has fallen off. Well its a 2014 and I have the year sticker so how could it be expired? What ever no big deal, I'm sure he just had to show off for his boss that was watching even though he knows darn well it is registered.
Shortly there after his boss walks out and goes over to my kids and asks how old they are. I only had my daughter who is 10 and my youngest son who is 6 because my middle son was sick. The guy asks Ryker how old he is and Ry told him 6. Then the guys asks him what are you doing ridding a snowmobile if you are only 6? He is scarred to death and starts crying. The guy walks over to me and proceeds to tell me how you can't drive a snowmobile until you are 8 and have passed the online test. He then proceeds to lecture me for 20 minutes on how dangerous it is to let him drive. Well the kid has been driving his own snowmobile since he was 4 years old and I'm positive he know more about snowmobile safety avalanche rescue and can probably out ride any of the blow hard's standing over in the tent. Live and learn I guess, I should have known he couldn't ride yet. I broke the law give me the ticket and let me be on my way. The guys then proceeds to tell me that he should give the ticket to my son and make him appear in juvy court but since he was nice he would give the ticket to me. He asks for my drivers license, I never carry my wallet while riding and tell him its in the truck all of a 1/4 of a mile back down the trail. He then proceeds to tell me how its against the law to ride without your drivers license on you and he could write me another ticket for that. Am I the only one who leaves their wallet in the truck?? He then says well I can process your paper work without it any way. Really, well then why did you ask for it. He goes over to his snow cat and calls it in. After 20 minutes he comes back and says we cant find you in our system (proves I'm not a hardened criminal I guess) you will have to go back to your truck and get your license. So I walk over and start my kids sleds and say we have to go back to the truck quick. He comes running over and says the kids have to stay here. Why i ask, because I might not come back if they go with me. I tell my kids to stay there I will be back in a few minutes and instantly they both dissolve into tears and beg me not to leave them. I tell them I will be back really soon and they will be able to hear my snowmobile the entire time i'm gone. I take off get my wallet come back and all the blow hards are sitting in their tent and my kids are sitting on their snowmobiles in the pounding snow storm. I was so mad at this point I couldn't even talk. I dry their tears and they ask me what they did wrong. I tell them nothing, I am just going to get a ticket and Ryker will have to ride with me for the day. After another 20 minutes he comes out of the snowcat with my ticket. I sign it and ask if Ryker can ride his sled back to the truck or if I need to leave it there until we are done for the day. He says "oh he can go ahead and ride today" Are you serious??? I just got a ticket for letting him ride and now you say go ahead and let him ride for the day. What a joke, to make my kids sit there while I went to the truck, then give me a ticket for the exact thing that you allow. I was soooo mad i couldnt stand it. No reason to treat little kids like that.
My real gripe though was how they treated my kids. Anyone that rides that area or Tony Grove has probably seen my group because I usually have my kids with me unless the weather is real bad. My kids are 6, 8, and 10. Each of them have a Yamaha Bravo and they love snowmobiling. We usually meet my sister's family so we have 7 or 8 kids along all under 13 years old. Nothing is better than to see them learn to love the sport I have loved for so long.
I have been checked 4 times already this year for registrations. Usually it is the same guy. After the first time he has walked over, seen us and say "oh you again, have a great day I know you are registered." He happened to be the one that walked out of their tent and told me to pull over he was going to have to run a VIN check number on my sled because the month sticker has fallen off. Well its a 2014 and I have the year sticker so how could it be expired? What ever no big deal, I'm sure he just had to show off for his boss that was watching even though he knows darn well it is registered.
Shortly there after his boss walks out and goes over to my kids and asks how old they are. I only had my daughter who is 10 and my youngest son who is 6 because my middle son was sick. The guy asks Ryker how old he is and Ry told him 6. Then the guys asks him what are you doing ridding a snowmobile if you are only 6? He is scarred to death and starts crying. The guy walks over to me and proceeds to tell me how you can't drive a snowmobile until you are 8 and have passed the online test. He then proceeds to lecture me for 20 minutes on how dangerous it is to let him drive. Well the kid has been driving his own snowmobile since he was 4 years old and I'm positive he know more about snowmobile safety avalanche rescue and can probably out ride any of the blow hard's standing over in the tent. Live and learn I guess, I should have known he couldn't ride yet. I broke the law give me the ticket and let me be on my way. The guys then proceeds to tell me that he should give the ticket to my son and make him appear in juvy court but since he was nice he would give the ticket to me. He asks for my drivers license, I never carry my wallet while riding and tell him its in the truck all of a 1/4 of a mile back down the trail. He then proceeds to tell me how its against the law to ride without your drivers license on you and he could write me another ticket for that. Am I the only one who leaves their wallet in the truck?? He then says well I can process your paper work without it any way. Really, well then why did you ask for it. He goes over to his snow cat and calls it in. After 20 minutes he comes back and says we cant find you in our system (proves I'm not a hardened criminal I guess) you will have to go back to your truck and get your license. So I walk over and start my kids sleds and say we have to go back to the truck quick. He comes running over and says the kids have to stay here. Why i ask, because I might not come back if they go with me. I tell my kids to stay there I will be back in a few minutes and instantly they both dissolve into tears and beg me not to leave them. I tell them I will be back really soon and they will be able to hear my snowmobile the entire time i'm gone. I take off get my wallet come back and all the blow hards are sitting in their tent and my kids are sitting on their snowmobiles in the pounding snow storm. I was so mad at this point I couldn't even talk. I dry their tears and they ask me what they did wrong. I tell them nothing, I am just going to get a ticket and Ryker will have to ride with me for the day. After another 20 minutes he comes out of the snowcat with my ticket. I sign it and ask if Ryker can ride his sled back to the truck or if I need to leave it there until we are done for the day. He says "oh he can go ahead and ride today" Are you serious??? I just got a ticket for letting him ride and now you say go ahead and let him ride for the day. What a joke, to make my kids sit there while I went to the truck, then give me a ticket for the exact thing that you allow. I was soooo mad i couldnt stand it. No reason to treat little kids like that.