Boise ride this weekend...

Let's see: 432 miles divided by 14.5 hrs = 29.8 miles per hour. How are we ever going to win the Baja 1000 with that kind of average. We might have to cut out the lunch stops, gate stops and breakdowns.

... and no more water breaks... who needs water, anyway?

You guys were a hoot to ride with... thanks for your patients when we were lost too.

Hey everyone - not sure if all of you knew - I'm in Europe right now! I have been to Italy, I'm on a cruise ship on my way to Greece. I have been taking lots of pics of European bikes and will post them all when I get home!!
We get back to Boise on the 16th.



Joe

Nice!

I know ~ it's bizarre. A terrible design flaw...

It's all open now... so unless he was complaining about a fine that he got last month... I can't imagine was he was mumbling about?

Sounds like you guys had an awesome time. Glad you enjoyed the west fork of Bennett creek. From the pics it looks that the road was in prime shape and no problem finding your way out.



best of luck on all the bike repairs. Hope to ride with you soon.

tom

Ya, thanks for the heads-up on the route, Tom. It was a good one.

Oh man don't put it that way. It makes you guys look like old ladies and I KNOW you were hauling ass

If I did that math for my rides I would stil be trying to get out of the driveway.

Wow Joe have a great time. Try to find some Euro Wee photo's! Take lot's of pics of Greece. That where the first donuts were fried you know-


-"In grease"

Ya, but we got gas a few times, stopped for lunch.. stopped for repairs, blah blah, blah.

I'd like to set my GPS next time, to record only the moving speed average, and see what we average.

My guess is 44.6945921 mph on the dirt only sections.

That's funny... but I bet you're pretty close, really. We were doing 30ish through Tollgate to Hammett, the fast gravel was 65+, the easy double was 50+, and the rough double was 30+.

Next time I'll remember to set my GPS.

Hey guys... this is the first time I'v checked this post since the Poker ride. Ryan you guys look like you had a great ride. I wish I could have been there. Im really interested in the whole "south" idea and the ICT route. Sorry to hear about the technical difficulties, but hey, unless we push the limits are we having fun? OK, no need to answer that... Looks like a great new back tire though.

Thanks for some great pics!!!

andy

Hi Andy,

I was just telling Heath during the ride, that you'd have been a great addition to that group. You'd have loved it, and wouldn't have had any problem keeping up. Heath, Ed, and Bob are a great group of guys to ride with... youd like them.


Anytime you want to do it, just let me know! I know you 'work' on Sundays... but I'm out of school soon, and we could do it on a Monday or Tuesday (or both... for that matter, there are lots of great spots to camp down there).


Later this summer, I'd like to do Jarbidge to Elko too... but that'll have to be around July when all of the passess are melted off for sure.

I'm looking forward to the summer and getting to know those back roads. I'll keep you posted, and I'll keep my eyes on the post here more consistently.

andy

Took a ride today. Huntington, Malheur Reservoir, Bridgeport, Durkee and tried to get through Lookout Mountain Road.

Malheur Reservoir







Pretty elaborate markers







Bridgeport







Burnt River

Snake with no rattles.









West side of Lookout Mountain





Deep snow, end of this route. Time to backtrack.







North side of Lookout Mountain



Avalanche






The avalanche was up about 15 feet on this tree.

Looks to me you went to the top of Lookout Mtn Rd. and the backside is still snowed in. Great ride and awesome pics. My favorite place in Eastern Oregon. Did you make it past the Daly creek turnoff?

I got 1/2 a mile past the Daly Creek Turnoff.