Houston, Texas...just moved here from Califas...help

KyleT

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Feels like you are walking in a vat of petroleum jelly.

Unfortunately the closest fire roads are north of there but eh are honda civic type of roads and don't really go anywhere. Angelina Forrest.

Don't know of any off road trails though.

Welcome to tx, I hate it here.
 

LRflip

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none of your fucking business
If you want to have the worst/best night of your life...let me know and I'll give you a number to call.

Don't ask any questions, just do what he says and I promise you'll have a stripper doing lines off your dick within the evening.

But, this is not for the faint of heart/married/infants/nursing mothers....so make your choice wisely.
 

blauvelt

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...:rofl:


If you want to have the worst/best night of your life...let me know and I'll give you a number to call.

Don't ask any questions, just do what he says and I promise you'll have a stripper doing lines off your dick within the evening.

But, this is not for the faint of heart/married/infants/nursing mothers....so make your choice wisely.
 

blauvelt

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yeah...working half office/ half field. 108 relative heat. BLEH.

one thing I really love about northern California/ southern Oregon is the endless amount of fire trails and mountains to climb.

Feels like you are walking in a vat of petroleum jelly.

Unfortunately the closest fire roads are north of there but eh are honda civic type of roads and don't really go anywhere. Angelina Forrest.

Don't know of any off road trails though.

Welcome to tx, I hate it here.
 

SGaynor

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The bad thing about TX is that 97% (no exageration) of the land is privately owned. That means the public land is essentially parks, and therefore, off limits to 4x4.

And since most is private land expect to pay to use it (especially for hunting). Your best bet is to get to know people that have access to off road trails.

You can drive on the beaches however, access at Surfside is good and you can go for miles. Along those lines, Padre Island National Seashore offers 60 miles of coast line that is 4x4 only.


And where in Houston? You can be in Pearland or The Woodlands, but they are two hours apart.
 

blauvelt

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nice note on the private land bit!!!

LIving in the Heights with a freind but work is split between The Woodlands and Cedar Bayou/Pasadena/Baytown areas.

checked out driving up into the states near by. Seems that 8 hours can get you to some neat places. 500 miles and change to Roanoake.

Suggestions on places to see nearby, not in Texas?

The bad thing about TX is that 97% (no exageration) of the land is privately owned. That means the public land is essentially parks, and therefore, off limits to 4x4.

And since most is private land expect to pay to use it (especially for hunting). Your best bet is to get to know people that have access to off road trails.

You can drive on the beaches however, access at Surfside is good and you can go for miles. Along those lines, Padre Island National Seashore offers 60 miles of coast line that is 4x4 only.


And where in Houston? You can be in Pearland or The Woodlands, but they are two hours apart.
 

SGaynor

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My kids were real little when I lived in TX (Lake Jackson), and I was only there two years, so we didn't do much beyond the beach and trips to Matagorda, San Antonio and TAMU.

TX has great people and food, but the heat/humidity, and lack of outdoor recreation that doesnt cost a fortune or is 8 hours away were the deal breakers for me.
 

ERover82

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I know a guy that just moved from southern oregon, the land of endless mountain roads, to texas. The rover isn't being used as much anymore. Texas physically has areas to good terrain explore, they're just off-limits.
 

DonC

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I just moved to the Woodlands last year. I have not been able to find any local wheeling spots other then General Sams out east of Houston. That place from my understanding is mostly just a mud pit for the local jeeps. Austin has a few places like Hidden Falls and then towards Dallas there is Barnwell Mountain. Check out the texasrovers website for more information. Typically trips are few and far between during the summer months due to the heat. Also check out HLRC as they do have some trips planned throughout the year as well.