I was invited to ride with a new guy, with cousin in laws buddy from back home that happened to have a place up north too, he was the local, family been there for years, ok so he led, I was last in the group. Not 30 seconds in, we're blowing up some private road with no trespassing signs then off trail through some woods over to some other trail. He got us lost, then went by a giant gate and no trespassing sign that was at least 4 ft x 4 ft. I just stopped my sled and let them figure out I wasn't following them past that. Maybe it was the fact the owner tore the ground up into giant ice chunks with his tractor, but that bro he kept on going. I didn't need to find out what 'deliverance up north' meant when he came across his grow or meth operation. I asked him if he saw the no trespassing signs, he was like we've been up here forever it's no big deal, we grew up here riding those trails. At that point I figured any way out was trespassing if I left them and just turned around, plus they were on one of my sleds, still so let's get to the main trail.
Lesson learned was to not assume anything, ask what trails we'll ride. I thought it was pretty simple, there was one trail where we started, I figured we'd ride that like any normal person would assume. But nope, trespasser shortcut was taken immediately, and no radio no way as last in line other than maybe the first sign was someone he knew, but nope, not the second sign or any after that. I stopped my sled and they eventually figured out I wasn't behind them.
