Cochise County AZ Ride Coordination

[lightfighter]

friday, saturday, or sunday?

[Hucker]

Originally Posted by lightfighter

friday, saturday, or sunday?

Sunday for me, please!

[ravenranger]

Hey guys -

Just wanted to let y'all know that things are set for the 2013 Dual Sport Desert Daze.

Official thread is here:
http://www.advrider.com/forums/showthread.php?t=844407

Hope to see y'all there!

[lightfighter]

where to go?

Geronimo trail, lunch in portal?

[Hucker]

That works. You lead, I follow.

[lightfighter]

Ok, I'm thinking this might turn into a recon ride for a New Years campsite....

0900 departure sound ok? If you want to meet up at my place i don't drink the whole pot of coffee by myself anymore.

Anyone else?

[Hucker]

0900 start is good. Not a coffee drinker, so don't make any extra on my behalf.

[AZ-Twin]

New Year Camping, now you are talking.

I vote for Rucker canyon!

[cms81586]

Where's Rucker Canyon and have any plans been put together yet?

[lightfighter]

I'm out for this Sunday. Sorry, I have to make some money.

New Years Rucker canyon ride sounds good!

[AZ-Twin]

Originally Posted by cms81586

Where's Rucker Canyon and have any plans been put together yet?

Rucker Canyon is in the Chiricahua mountains.

This link is not a suggested route, just a way to show you where it is.

https://maps.google.com/maps?saddr=8...ra=ls&t=m&z=12


I wonder if that worked.

[Hucker]

It worked.

Lightfighter - money? Who needs it? According to the Mayans, we only have 21 more days to ride.

Let me know the next time you ride and I'm in.

[SpeedySteve]

Ride Name: Big Bend Christmas Trip
Date: Departing December 23/24? TBD
Meeting time: 0600
Meeting location: Houghton parking area north of I10
Estimated Length of Ride: 12-14 days
Difficulty: 1000 miles+ of dirt! 3,000ish total miles. Should be easy(er). I am riding a 600 lb bike with camping gear and food provisions
Notes: read below


Howdy Folks -

I'm in the midst of planning of a Christmas Holiday on the motorcycle. 6 days of vacation from work net me a total of 15 consecutive days off from work. Needless to say, I plan to spend those day living out of the motorcycle; the way a proper holiday should be spent . Right now, I don't have any companions on this trip . Even my SO is unable to take time off, so this is currently a solo trip. I apologize for the late posting given the potential magnitude of the trip. My original plans to Baja with a few buddies fell through due to scheduling and prep time. So, last weekend I start planning my backup trip, which is now my only trip, and the trip that I currently don't have any buddies tagging along with.

I have spent a fair bit of time researching routes and things to do. My goal is to get to Big Bend National Park area from Tucson using as many feasible dirt roads as possible. That is my reason for posting most of the daily routes with Bing Maps, they allow routing with smaller secondary/tertiary roads.

So, If you have a wide open Christmas break and want to tag along on a well planned trip - hit me up! I am a bit type A with planning, well, more like researching; while out on the trail I may deviate from the plan with knowledge of the surrounding area. I suppose the route doesn't deviate that much, but the timing may (you know how it is, finding fun alternative smaller dirt roads to the plan and spend more time exploring those and not really progressing along the planned route while the sun continues to set and you find a place a hundred or so miles from your planned destination for the night). This will be a cooler trip - I will be sporting heated gear. I also plan to tent most/all of the nights with the exception if a storm rolls through; in that case I will probably be in a hotel keeping dry / not snowy.

Anyways, this trip should be a good hearty chunk of hella fun man time. If you want to tag along for the whole route - yay! If you have time for a few days - great! Come out and have fun, then ride home to entertain the inlaws or whatever responsible grown ups do

Here is a link to the public dropbox folder that contains the word doc that acts as notes/itinerary and the good earth files that I will convert to .gpx format and toss on the GPS.

I have national forest maps for Lincoln National Forest in NM, Delorme Atlas & Gazetteers for NM and TX, AAA state maps, and a specific map for Big Bend. I am very much a bing sat map/google earth road researcher, so the entirety of the route thus far seems to be reasonably passible by bikes.

The itinerary and GE files are works in progress. I hope to finalize the Big Bend trip research this weekend and update the dropbox folder with the latest itinerary and Google Earth files.

If you're interested in a Christmas motorcycle holiday, hit me up! All parties interested, we will meet in person December 21 or 22 to discuss any pending matters and to allow me time to discuss the objectives and details of the route. Of course, we can be in contact by email/phone beforehand to discuss whatever.

Cheers,

Speedy

[lightfighter]

Originally Posted by Hucker

It worked.

Lightfighter - money? Who needs it? According to the Mayans, we only have 21 more days to ride.

Let me know the next time you ride and I'm in.

Gas money, and food for New Years camping.

[barko1]

Originally Posted by SpeedySteve

Ride Name: Big Bend Christmas Trip
Date: Departing December 23/24? TBD
Meeting time: 0600
Meeting location: Houghton parking area north of I10
Estimated Length of Ride: 12-14 days
Difficulty: 1000 miles+ of dirt! 3,000ish total miles. Should be easy(er). I am riding a 600 lb bike with camping gear and food provisions
Notes: read below


Howdy Folks -

I'm in the midst of planning of a Christmas Holiday on the motorcycle. 6 days of vacation from work net me a total of 15 consecutive days off from work. Needless to say, I plan to spend those day living out of the motorcycle; the way a proper holiday should be spent . Right now, I don't have any companions on this trip . Even my SO is unable to take time off, so this is currently a solo trip.

Cheers,

Speedy

Hey Speedy I'm just North of Las Cruces so if you need anything let me know. A few comments on your plans: Stahman Farms closed their shop, lots of trees though. Soledad Canyon is hiking only, Lake Lucero would require reservation I believe, the BLM campsite next to the Missile Range Hq and museum is a nice little ride, great views, and a good campsite, the Lincoln NF may be snowed out although still dry but certainly cold, Bahlmorhea is very interesting. I am planning to do a short trip toward BB or BBRSP next week, will be getting too chilly for me in this area so BB is always (well usually) a bit warmer.