Returning to the desert – Nevada and Oregon 2012 - Page 6

805gregg · 10-04-2012, 06:53 PM

Great ride, and cool report keep it upo.

blaisew · 10-04-2012, 07:22 PM

Great RR guys. I was just stunned by northern NV on the TAT last year and found it some of the prettiest, and most difficult, sections of the trail. Have to do it again some day soon.

DUCKSPANKER · 10-05-2012, 02:20 AM

Day 3

Day started with a great breakfast at the Outdoor Inn and after helping Mike get his bike turned around on that nasty powerline road we hit the main road up the pass, we stopped about half way and layered up and put on jackets the wind was kicking up and the temps were dropping fast.

Made it!

Notice the SAW on Dr Dan's backpack it came in handy last year but I'm sure the only reason he took it this year is he thinks it makes him look badass.

Wild Bill ready for action!

WOW! that gear is almost as tall as Scott.

Exploring the ridgeline covered with pea sized gravel

We lost alot of time on this road the views were Amazing!

I dont think Mark put his camera back in his case for over an hour.

Get a good look at Marks Husky its one of the last times you will see it for a few days with a kick stand in action.

Back to the heat of the valley floor.

I did not take my camera out too much after this, I was getting beat down from a long days ride I think we all were at this time so Dr Dan was on the look out for a camping spot before we run out of daylight.

Camp! and just in time the sun was on the way down, great spot but the ground was as hard as steel, bent a few tent stakes and cut my hand good on one but lucky for me Dan and Scott helped me set up the rest of my tent while I mended my wound. Some how my bike turned into the a battery charging station for everyones gps,gopro and camera batteries good thing I had a newer battery on the bike on the morning of day 4 it was below freezing and everything was covered in frost.

jtb · 10-05-2012, 03:56 AM

Nice report! Sounds like a great ride with some great mates in a great part of the world!!

KTMarty · 10-05-2012, 06:22 PM

Were the video?

ugo1st · 10-05-2012, 06:48 PM

only crummy $20 camera pics from me from me Marty, sorry

thanks for checking in though

This was one of the places the guys hit deep water last year, was just a trickle so no wet boots.....

don't remember where this was, but if there was a way up to the top of that hill we were there shortly

nice road, wind must have been blowing dust off quickly

we hauled but on this road, it was fairly rock free for a change and we were making time late in the afternoon

this was a hill that we had come down the 1st day, of course the pic doesn't show the gnar, But Mike had asked me the 1st day if I thought I could get the KLR back up it. No problem other than I had a clogged filter foam and was riding using 1/4 throttle trying to beat nightfall so didn't want to fuss with it.

this one was a classic case of picking the wrong line, doesn't look like much but there was a shelf right there, the good line was on the right,

ADVENTURE FINDER · 10-05-2012, 07:30 PM

The pics are great and the RR is well written but get to the good part, like when you guys try to stuff "5" bikes on the trailer this year!!

MasterMarine · 10-05-2012, 07:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ADVENTURE FINDER

The pics are great and the RR is well written but get to the good part, like when you guys try to stuff "5" bikes on the trailer this year!!

Hi ADVENTURE FINDER,

It took me a minute to figure out what you were talking about. That was last year. Look here for that story.

Wait, that was only 4 bikes. I am still confused...

ADVENTURE FINDER · 10-05-2012, 08:14 PM

you guys were sucessfull in getting 4 bikes on it last year just thought you would want to challange yourself and fit 5 on there this year,it looked like there was plenty of room for another

Skowinski · 10-05-2012, 08:22 PM

What an incredible trip! Shows that you don't have to cross international borders to have a serious adventure. Thanks for taking us along.

MasterMarine · 10-05-2012, 11:50 PM

Thanks for all the positive comments! They really help to keep these ride reports going.

Hey Mark,

How about if you put up some more of your cool pictures while we wait for Scott to come back from wherever he is??

I know you have more!

10-05-2012, 03:56 AM	#79
jtb Beastly Adventurer Joined: Dec 2003 Location: Hawkesbury NSW Australia Oddometer: 1,798	Nice report! Sounds like a great ride with some great mates in a great part of the world!! __________________ If you always do what you always did, you always get what you always got!

10-05-2012, 06:22 PM	#80
KTMarty Gnarly Adventurer Joined: May 2007 Location: Renton,WA Oddometer: 320	Were the video? __________________ Marty 2010 KTM 450EXC (FSL) 06 KTM 950 Adventure (Orange) Fire Road Closure Report Dual Sport Tire price comarison 2008 Idaho ride Camp Chair

10-05-2012, 08:22 PM	#85
Skowinski Tetrapod Joined: Nov 2009 Location: creeping about on the surface Oddometer: 3,432	What an incredible trip! Shows that you don't have to cross international borders to have a serious adventure. Thanks for taking us along. __________________ "It's not what you look at that matters, it's what you see." - Thoreau

10-05-2012, 11:50 PM	#86
MasterMarine ^OP Studly Adventurer Joined: Jan 2007 Location: Now serving just Snohomish County Oddometer: 809	Thanks for all the positive comments! They really help to keep these ride reports going. Hey Mark, How about if you put up some more of your cool pictures while we wait for Scott to come back from wherever he is?? I know you have more! More from day 3 from me: A happy Dan is a good Dan! Everyone is trying to figure out where the hell we are! Actually, I think we are all changing routes on our GPS units. __________________ MasterMarine 2013 KTM 500 EXC Exploring Amazing Northern Nevada and SE Oregon 2011 Returning to the desert – Nevada and Oregon 2012

10-06-2012, 03:00 AM	#88
BUSdriver Pop Copy Manager Joined: Aug 2007 Location: Gig Harbor, WA Oddometer: 63	I guess I'll throw up a few more shots from Day 3 while I'm sitting here in the New Delhi Hyatt Regency... __________________ As soon as you're born you start dying, so you might as well have a good time. I wake up in the morning with nothing to do, and by noon I'm only half done. http://mototrailadventures.blogspot.com/

10-04-2012, 06:53 PM	#76
805gregg Just Stroming along Joined: Jan 2006 Location: Ojai, Ca Oddometer: 1,307	Great ride, and cool report keep it upo.

10-04-2012, 07:22 PM	#77
blaisew Gnarly Adventurer Joined: Jan 2010 Location: Houston, Texas Oddometer: 398	Great RR guys. I was just stunned by northern NV on the TAT last year and found it some of the prettiest, and most difficult, sections of the trail. Have to do it again some day soon.

10-05-2012, 02:20 AM	#78
DUCKSPANKER Adventurer Joined: Mar 2008 Oddometer: 19	Day 3 Day started with a great breakfast at the Outdoor Inn and after helping Mike get his bike turned around on that nasty powerline road we hit the main road up the pass, we stopped about half way and layered up and put on jackets the wind was kicking up and the temps were dropping fast. Made it! Notice the SAW on Dr Dan's backpack it came in handy last year but I'm sure the only reason he took it this year is he thinks it makes him look badass. Wild Bill ready for action! WOW! that gear is almost as tall as Scott. Exploring the ridgeline covered with pea sized gravel We lost alot of time on this road the views were Amazing! I dont think Mark put his camera back in his case for over an hour. Get a good look at Marks Husky its one of the last times you will see it for a few days with a kick stand in action. Back to the heat of the valley floor. I did not take my camera out too much after this, I was getting beat down from a long days ride I think we all were at this time so Dr Dan was on the look out for a camping spot before we run out of daylight. Camp! and just in time the sun was on the way down, great spot but the ground was as hard as steel, bent a few tent stakes and cut my hand good on one but lucky for me Dan and Scott helped me set up the rest of my tent while I mended my wound. Some how my bike turned into the a battery charging station for everyones gps,gopro and camera batteries good thing I had a newer battery on the bike on the morning of day 4 it was below freezing and everything was covered in frost.

10-05-2012, 06:48 PM	#81
ugo1st Adventurer Joined: Apr 2008 Oddometer: 26	only crummy $20 camera pics from me from me Marty, sorry thanks for checking in though This was one of the places the guys hit deep water last year, was just a trickle so no wet boots..... don't remember where this was, but if there was a way up to the top of that hill we were there shortly nice road, wind must have been blowing dust off quickly we hauled but on this road, it was fairly rock free for a change and we were making time late in the afternoon this was a hill that we had come down the 1st day, of course the pic doesn't show the gnar, But Mike had asked me the 1st day if I thought I could get the KLR back up it. No problem other than I had a clogged filter foam and was riding using 1/4 throttle trying to beat nightfall so didn't want to fuss with it. this one was a classic case of picking the wrong line, doesn't look like much but there was a shelf right there, the good line was on the right,

10-05-2012, 07:30 PM	#82
ADVENTURE FINDER n00b Joined: Oct 2012 Location: Lawrenceville,Georgia Oddometer: 6	The pics are great and the RR is well written but get to the good part, like when you guys try to stuff "5" bikes on the trailer this year!!

10-05-2012, 08:14 PM	#84
ADVENTURE FINDER n00b Joined: Oct 2012 Location: Lawrenceville,Georgia Oddometer: 6	you guys were sucessfull in getting 4 bikes on it last year just thought you would want to challange yourself and fit 5 on there this year,it looked like there was plenty of room for another

10-06-2012, 04:35 AM	#89
quasi_inrem And then suddenly.... Joined: Jul 2006 Location: Pittsburgh, PA Oddometer: 345	I'm In!!! What a great part of the Nation!!! And thanks for giving us such a great look at it!! __________________ Quasi_Inrem "There is no road to happiness...Happiness is the road."

10-06-2012, 08:52 AM	#90
trailrider383 867-5309 Joined: Jan 2008 Location: NP, ID Oddometer: 2,536	Looking good, I am enjoying it! __________________ DO WHAT YOU LIKE - LIKE WHAT YOU DO Explain to me again why enjoying life when I retire is more important than enjoying life now?

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