Alone in the Mojave Desert; Death Valley & Mojave National Preserve

Excellent pix and narrative THANK YOU !!!!!

The Mojave and DV is home turf for me but this is one of the best ride / photo reports I've seen.

Well done!

RobStar

Hey,DAVE~ well done!
Fantastic photos! amazing sight! beautiful color!
I like your RR, thanks for bring so many magic moment!!!


moOn""

I love your photos!
and the ride report!

Now I wan't to know how you manage to take the photos when you're riding the bike!

What camera do you use? I don't think I want to use my huge Canon 1Ds while riding, as I'm sure it would cause an accident :)

woooww.. great pics

Awesome ride report and FANTASTIC PHOTOS.

I give you 10/10

Simply awesome. Each DV report that I read gets me one step closer...

Thumps up!!!!

Great adv trip.Great story & photos!

Hi Dave,

I think I've read all of your RR's and have really enjoyed everything that I've read. Your photos are a real treat too. Thanks for taking an old man to places I'll never make it to on my own bikes!

Gary

Great RR, I've added Death Valley to my "list".

awsome RR love the combination of pictures and words, nicelly done

What can I say that hasn't already been said. I'm in and what awesome pics and fantastic RR. I'll be there with several frieds in less than a month. So looking forward to it. DV here I come!

Dave:
thanks for the awsome adventur and letting me come along, your photos are wonderful, and I am enjoying this, I only wish..........I may keep my XR1200...(yes I will) but I may have to get a Kawasaki KLR650!!!!!!! I am looking into Craigslist
Mike

Faaaaaaaannnnnn-TAS-TIC!!

Beautiful photography. Makes me want to go there too.

thanks for posting.

Hey Rob! I watched all 4 of your Lippencott Grade VIDEOS again last night to re-live that ride. Great Videos! I got scared all over again. I made the mistake of letting the wife watch Lippencott Grade 3. She cussed me out and declared I'll never get to leave the house again!

If you guys haven't seen Larryboy's Videos they start on this page of his RR: http://www.advrider.com/forums/showthread.php?t=644457&highlight=calls&page=20

Don't let your mother see them.

jealous .....have fun be safe!! still Jealous

Ahem... Where were we? Dangling off the side of the mountains?










The Yamaha pitches down the next grade.





I round the corner to an unexpected obstacle and must rein the big beast in on the slippery slope.










I see a mine entrance!





Just when you think





All the fun is over





Lippencott Road





throws more rocks at you!




Saline Valley Road

Great pics and ride report Dave... All in my backyard too, fantastic!

A lot of folks don't realize what an amazing place the desert can be.

awesome RR..........

150 nOObs will be in DV this weekend....

That Yamaha has a beautiful patina, huh?














I rounded one corner and saw a dip ahead just like the thousands before. I didn't realized it was a water crossing until I was splashing across. Surprise! I whipped out the camera just in time to catch the Yamaha taking a bath.




Willi snapped some shots of me getting soaked from head to toe in this crossing. Brisk! I haven't heard from Willi yet, but I hope to have the pics he shot someday.



















The snow is almost gone.








The Bikes Admire the View













I just had to document the morning's top speed from a straight section of Saline Valley Road just before it turned to asphalt. Guess I'd better pull over a wait for the Yamaha. 78 MPH on DV Dirt!









Blue Yammy




Big Grin