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Forum: Pacific Northwet - Where it's green. And wet. 04-01-2013, 02:23 PM
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Posted By Sideoff
Hood River, White Salmon, & The Gorge... Anybody Live Here Too??

Hey guys -

Any other adv riders here in the Columbia River Gorge? Like Hood River, White Salmon, Stevenson, The Dalles, etc?

I'm assembling a group of local riders to help brainstorm ideas...
Forum: Ride reports 03-28-2013, 10:08 AM
Replies: 73
Views: 6,743
Posted By Sideoff
Looking back over this RR I realize how little...

Looking back over this RR I realize how little actual "riding" is in it. ha! I promise there was 9,000 miles of continuous riding leading up to all this... really there was!!! haha.

In...
Forum: Ride reports 03-28-2013, 09:42 AM
Replies: 73
Views: 6,743
Posted By Sideoff
Wow looks like we really do have a broken leg...

Wow looks like we really do have a broken leg club here!



i was wearing crossfires. without those and other gear this whole thing would've been a real mess.



That was my take too:...
Forum: Ride reports 03-26-2013, 10:32 AM
Replies: 73
Views: 6,743
Posted By Sideoff
Totally!

Totally!
Forum: Ride reports 03-26-2013, 10:28 AM
Replies: 73
Views: 6,743
Posted By Sideoff
In the hospital in Miami I got my first look at...

In the hospital in Miami I got my first look at the leg since they splinted it in Honduras. My left calf looked like it had eaten my right calf.
...
Forum: Ride reports 03-26-2013, 10:09 AM
Replies: 73
Views: 6,743
Posted By Sideoff
The next day I got a call in the morning from the...

The next day I got a call in the morning from the travel insurance company. A plane was in the air and headed to the base. After two nights on the base just sitting there without being able to move...
Forum: Ride reports 03-26-2013, 09:52 AM
Replies: 73
Views: 6,743
Posted By Sideoff
Yeah I booked it online through World Nomads. The...

Yeah I booked it online through World Nomads. The policy was issued by a company called Travel Guard. I cannot say enough good stuff about how these guys handled this situation. More on the specifics...
Forum: Ride reports 03-26-2013, 09:49 AM
Replies: 73
Views: 6,743
Posted By Sideoff
Forgot to mention that. they left three soldiers...

Forgot to mention that. they left three soldiers with the bike and then when we got back to the base they sent out a guy who could ride it back to the base. Bike is basically ok except that there...
Forum: Ride reports 03-22-2013, 11:04 AM
Replies: 73
Views: 6,743
Posted By Sideoff
Things I remember: staring at the blinking lights...

Things I remember: staring at the blinking lights on the spot beacon; speculating about how long I could stretch the half-camelback of water I had left; wondering if the first person to come along...
Forum: Ride reports 03-22-2013, 09:26 AM
Replies: 73
Views: 6,743
Posted By Sideoff
Thanks for the comments guys! wow, crazy...

Thanks for the comments guys!


wow, crazy similar. yeah uggghhh... the boot sucked!!
Forum: Ride reports 03-21-2013, 10:14 AM
Replies: 73
Views: 6,743
Posted By Sideoff
It's a long, all-dirt ride from PL down into...

It's a long, all-dirt ride from PL down into nicaragua and I was really excited to get back on the road!! After all those days on boats i couldn't wait to get back on the bike and actually ride.
...
Forum: Ride reports 03-21-2013, 09:20 AM
Replies: 73
Views: 6,743
Posted By Sideoff
Here's the boat launch for getting to puerto...

Here's the boat launch for getting to puerto lempira. Some of these spots I was like how the F are we going to get my 450 lb bike into that boat???
...
Forum: Ride reports 03-20-2013, 10:29 AM
Replies: 73
Views: 6,743
Posted By Sideoff
I wanted to record my recollection of prices here...

I wanted to record my recollection of prices here for future travelers who decide to take this interesting route across Honduras.

In general, the standard rate for person + large piece of cargo...
Forum: Ride reports 03-20-2013, 10:21 AM
Replies: 73
Views: 6,743
Posted By Sideoff
That's coming up after Puerto lempira. quite a...

That's coming up after Puerto lempira. quite a mess. not sure I could've picked a worse spot in central america to go over the bars, but obviously all turned out fine since i'm here posting!
Forum: Ride reports 03-20-2013, 10:19 AM
Replies: 73
Views: 6,743
Posted By Sideoff
From Belen, the next step was to get to Brus...

From Belen, the next step was to get to Brus Laguna. There's a boat that leaves very early in the morning from belen for brus, getting there in time to catch the brus-ahuas-puerto lempira boat.
...
Forum: Ride reports 03-19-2013, 11:00 AM
Replies: 73
Views: 6,743
Posted By Sideoff
Sadly yes it is closed now. I guess the original...

Sadly yes it is closed now. I guess the original owner moved back to NZ a little over a year ago. This really cool kiwi lady named Kat has been managing it since then, but now Kat is ready to move...
Forum: Ride reports 03-19-2013, 10:49 AM
Replies: 73
Views: 6,743
Posted By Sideoff
I wanted to share some pics from my nights in...

I wanted to share some pics from my nights in Belen with Kevin and his family. <?xml:namespace prefix = "o" ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /><o:p></o:p>

This is really a special...
Forum: Ride reports 03-19-2013, 10:08 AM
Replies: 73
Views: 6,743
Posted By Sideoff
Thanks for the comments! I recognize several of...

Thanks for the comments! I recognize several of you guys from the Michoacán thread.
Swamp: I've learned some Spanish. Just enough to get around, get directions, and answer/ask the basic questions...
Forum: Ride reports 03-18-2013, 09:05 AM
Replies: 73
Views: 6,743
Posted By Sideoff
Continuing along the road to Batalla ...

Continuing along the road to Batalla

http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c2/sideoff/La%20Moskitia/DSC00358.jpg

It's a really nice ride along the beach
...
Forum: Ride reports 03-17-2013, 10:54 AM
Replies: 73
Views: 6,743
Posted By Sideoff
copan ruins ...

copan ruins

http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c2/sideoff/La%20Moskitia/DSC00267.jpg

southern honduras dirt roads

http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c2/sideoff/La%20Moskitia/DSC00273.jpg
...
Forum: Ride reports 03-17-2013, 08:52 AM
Replies: 73
Views: 6,743
Posted By Sideoff
La Moskitia Honduras (Plus Broken Leg)

A few weeks ago I broke a leg on a 4 month trip from Oregon down to Panama. The broken leg happened in a really interesting and remote area called La Moskitia (aka Mosquito Coast) in northeast...
Forum: Latin America 01-23-2013, 05:26 PM
Replies: 28
Views: 1,173
Posted By Sideoff
Right on, totally agree. Looking at the map now....

Right on, totally agree. Looking at the map now. Where I talked to the ranchers was in turicato, and they pointed me onto a really nice little dirt road with great views that put me onto the main...
Forum: Latin America 01-23-2013, 02:26 PM
Replies: 28
Views: 1,173
Posted By Sideoff
Pic of map. You can see faint blue circle with x...

Pic of map. You can see faint blue circle with x through it. That's where the rancher/farmer guys said was sketchy.
...
Forum: Latin America 01-23-2013, 02:13 PM
Replies: 28
Views: 1,173
Posted By Sideoff
Hey Emiliano thanks again for the advice! I...

Hey Emiliano thanks again for the advice! I ended up getting lost yesterday outside of tucambaro on some back roads. Beautiful area but I lost some time there before I got onto the correct road to...
Forum: Latin America 01-22-2013, 06:19 AM
Replies: 28
Views: 1,173
Posted By Sideoff
Now you're talkin!

Now you're talkin!
Forum: Latin America 01-21-2013, 11:32 AM
Replies: 28
Views: 1,173
Posted By Sideoff
dang, and here i was hoping i could find some...

dang, and here i was hoping i could find some good meth for cheap! oh well, maybe in oaxaca hahaha :)

seriously thanks again for all the info and the specific road advice guys. much, much...
Forum: Latin America 01-20-2013, 12:02 AM
Replies: 28
Views: 1,173
Posted By Sideoff
I see the road you're talking about from...

I see the road you're talking about from tacambaro. That's the one I was originally looking at actually but rerouted to the pavement in the interest in staying on main roads. That photo looks sweet...
Forum: Latin America 01-19-2013, 11:57 PM
Replies: 28
Views: 1,173
Posted By Sideoff
Awesome. Thanks again guys! Hey misery goat I...

Awesome. Thanks again guys! Hey misery goat I met you in I think it was northeast Argentina a few years ago. We hung out with loic from France. Pretty sure it was Argentina. I was on a honda...
Forum: Latin America 01-19-2013, 11:31 AM
Replies: 28
Views: 1,173
Posted By Sideoff
Awesome, thanks for the input guys. On my map, ...

Awesome, thanks for the input guys. On my map, Uruapan looks to be on a pretty linear southern route around Mexico city from where I am now in Zacatecas. What does DF stand for?

Do you guys...
Forum: Latin America 01-19-2013, 09:59 AM
Replies: 28
Views: 1,173
Posted By Sideoff
Basically I'm trying to find an interesting route...

Basically I'm trying to find an interesting route on small fun roads that cuts south of Mexico city that gets me to Oaxaca. Doesnt matter if it's dirt or paved, just interesting. Here's what I was...
Forum: Latin America 01-19-2013, 09:41 AM
Replies: 28
Views: 1,173
Posted By Sideoff
Northern Michoacan Advice??

Hi all -

Anyone available to provide some road & safety advice on northern michoacan by telephone today? I'm in zacatecas and planning my route to Guatemala. It's Saturday jan 19th, i'm leaving...
Forum: Orange Crush 11-28-2012, 10:26 PM
Replies: 82
Views: 12,384
Posted By Sideoff
My voltage regulator just went out on a ktm...

My voltage regulator just went out on a ktm 950se. Boiled battery, whistling under seat, bad fumes. About to leave on a long trip and could only get my hands on a used VR from a ktm adventure. I...
Forum: Ride reports 04-15-2011, 11:09 AM
Replies: 51
Views: 6,036
Posted By Sideoff
And finally, to complete the trip report, here...

And finally, to complete the trip report, here are just two photos to summarize the entire ride from Mendoza back to Buenos Aires.

First, gas lines!! I've never waited so long for gas in my life....
Forum: Ride reports 04-11-2011, 10:06 AM
Replies: 51
Views: 6,036
Posted By Sideoff
From Valparaiso it was time to head back toward...

From Valparaiso it was time to head back toward Buenos Aires to drop off the bike. This involved crossing the Andes one more time, although this time over a very well-traveled and paved pass.
...
Forum: Ride reports 04-11-2011, 09:59 AM
Replies: 51
Views: 6,036
Posted By Sideoff
Glad you're enjoying it! The rental bill was not...

Glad you're enjoying it! The rental bill was not nearly as bad as I expected... Without sharing the actual numbers I'll just say that Mariano is a great guy and was extremely reasonable about...
Forum: Ride reports 04-08-2011, 02:58 PM
Replies: 51
Views: 6,036
Posted By Sideoff
Thanks for the nice comments! I stopped in...

Thanks for the nice comments!

I stopped in Valparaiso, a little town on the Chile coast maybe 1.5 hours from Santiago. Cool architecture and street art.
...
Forum: Ride reports 04-03-2011, 04:29 PM
Replies: 51
Views: 6,036
Posted By Sideoff
From Iquique I worked my way down the northern...

From Iquique I worked my way down the northern Chile Coast, camping on the beaches at night. Parts were nice with some fast, fun riding... parts were boring, long paved straight sections.
...
Forum: Ride reports 03-28-2011, 11:06 PM
Replies: 51
Views: 6,036
Posted By Sideoff
Cool! On a motorbike? Was it wide open to...

Cool! On a motorbike? Was it wide open to vehicles then?
Forum: Ride reports 03-28-2011, 07:52 PM
Replies: 51
Views: 6,036
Posted By Sideoff
From Oruro, Bolivia I headed over the main pass...

From Oruro, Bolivia I headed over the main pass back into Chile... can't remember the name.

http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c2/sideoff/S%20America/SAmerica1476.jpg
...
Forum: Ride reports 03-28-2011, 09:15 AM
Replies: 51
Views: 6,036
Posted By Sideoff
Here's a fun one... this is a 3 minute...

Here's a fun one... this is a 3 minute compilation of clips from riding across the Salar de Uyuni. Riding straight into that huge lake without being able to see the bottom is a total trip. But then...
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