Recent content by CGarbee

If all goes to plan, I will be meeting up with Chris J. on Saturday morning, August 23. to do some mowing and trimming of the trails... We'll meet at the Syria Mercantile for breakfast at 7:00AM when it opens, and should be heading onto the trails by 8... Let me know if you would like to join...

Looking forward to seeing you! Your registration arrived on Saturday... :)

I just placed the shirt order for the rally. We will be featuring a modified Will Eisner design with our favorite “Connie Rodd” again in a return that has been a few years in the making… Hoping to keep the prices the same this year. We’ll have them at the HQ tent….

I’m a bit behind in my updates…it’s been hot and I have been wrenching on vehicles. Steve, Mike, and a bunch of Mike’s family members joined me on July 4 weekend for some trail inspection and maintenance. We had a good time and got the big stuff cut off the trails although they will need a bit...

The thread for this year's rally at Graves Mountain is up at Graves Mountain Rally Syria Virginia 2025 | SteelSoldiers We will be having a few preview/trail clearing weekends between now and the Labor Day weekend, so jump on over to the event thread or holler at me if you want to join in the...

While my "official" residence is in Raleigh, NC, I have family in Charlottsville and Syria....and a cabin in Madison County. I host the Graves Mountain MV/Jeep Rally every year .... Graves Mountain Rally Syria Virginia 2025 | SteelSoldiers I'll shoot you an email using the address you posted...

So, it looks like Steve and I will be doing some trail checks/clearing on the 4th Holiday weekend.... Trying to see if we can convince Blake and others to join in. Remember, it will be hot, but there will be shade and a breeze on the mountain. The water in the swimming hole in the river...

The mailing of registration forms/info sheets via USPS occurred last Tuesday...from Hartford, CT (I was at a conference for work...). Hopefully, everyone who has attended in the past few years received a copy or will soon. Next year, I am thinking that we should email it to most folks unless you...

I have managed to update the website to show the correct dates and to have this year's registration/info form. I think that I also managed to delete all the references to "social distancing"... I may come back in a week or two and update the page with the shirt info once the design is set...

I will be at Graves for the 4th of July. Mom asked me to take her up for the festivities, so I will be in her Honda, NOT in one of my MV or Jeeps.... If you want to come up to the Lodge for a trail preview/trimming or to just check out the fireworks and other festivities, please let me know...

The dates for the 17th Annual Graves Mountain MV Trailrides and Rally are Wednesday, August 27, through Monday, September 1, 2025. I'll be updating the website soon.... The thread for last year's event (for reference) is located at Graves Mountain Rally Syria Virginia 2024 | SteelSoldiers...

I'm undecided about attending this year. It's a tight fit with my work schedule. Hauling the MKT over and setting it up isn't worth the effort to me if there aren't a bunch of folks camping in the Steel Soldiers area who want to partake of my cooking... I skipped last year, only the second...

One of the best weeks that I had traveling was with Ron when we helped move a buddy from NJ to NE... Ron and I bobtailed a M915 back to NJ and he had me in stiches for the entire trip (minus one hill where we were really glad that he fixed the Jake brake before we hit the road...). I'll...

I put my photos and some that I snagged from others who attended on the event photo page located at: https://www.flickr.com/photos/124394777@N06/collections/72157723099437663/

Thanks for posting the photos! It's great seeing where everyone went over the weekend, especially since we have such a variety of trails and places for folks to drive and visit. Hope to see you again at the event next year!