The Mobius Trip - Page 387

DR. Rock · 11-14-2012, 07:14 PM

was between Winnet and Melstone. It was wide, fast, and dusty.

Our intercoms weren't connecting, so we had a comic moment

while I tried to get a photo of LDF riding along with these guys:

DR. Rock · 11-14-2012, 07:27 PM

At Melstone, we gassed up at Jake's

DR. Rock · 11-14-2012, 07:48 PM

between Melstone and Custer

we crossed the Yellowstone river, just before we hit I-94 at Custer,

Is it just me, or does the water level look really low?

In order to cross the Bighorn river, we had to hop on the innerstate for one exit. ONE. At Custer we were supposed to take a frontage road to the next interchange, get on, and get off at the next one. Apparently, though, if you have a WR250R, you actually like to ride innerstate -- The Big Dog in front was navigating so perfectly up to this point, I refuse to believe it was an oversight that he jumped on the innerstate at Custer and made us ride it for two whole exits.

Once back on the dirt, we had another cool little ride-along with these guys,

Not as much fun as riding with the horses, gotta say.

DR. Rock · 11-14-2012, 07:58 PM

Does this...

look like a good place for a rest stop...

for a girl?

Something tells me the Big Dog doesn't have a whole lot of experience riding with wimmin.

We laughed about it later.

DR. Rock · 11-14-2012, 08:12 PM

between Custer and Colstrip got a little twisty,

and a little less wide.

just some tasty two-track

j2beers · 11-14-2012, 08:16 PM

Wonderful news on the return to near normality. East coasters are too tough to stay down for long. Keep up the good fight.

DR. Rock · 11-14-2012, 08:25 PM

closer to the "Coal" of Colstrip, land use got a little tighter. We had a re-route, and then tied in to a bigger dirt road... there were some cool rock formations,

In the distance we could see the heavy metal that digs the dirt,

DR. Rock · 11-14-2012, 08:41 PM

we gassed up, and got a couple of rooms at a motel. This would be our rendezvous with the next member of the Mobius team...

MTRider, Dave W! Our local ringer. We set him up with his anti-hassle tassels... and he gave us our requested replacement spare rear tube... and for Dingweeds, a very much appreciated new visor to replace the one he scratched in his crash.

We enjoyed some local wildlife, had some dinner, and got some showers.

It was a pretty awesome day.

DR. Rock · 11-14-2012, 08:53 PM

Not a super-long day,

Not a whole lot of elevation changes, either,

.GPX track for the day available here.

BigDogAdventures.com · 11-15-2012, 03:17 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DR. Rock

The Big Dog in front was navigating so perfectly up to this point, I refuse to believe it was an oversight that he jumped on the innerstate at Custer and made us ride it for two whole exits.
]

Hey-----I was just making sure that 5th and 6th gear still worked

Made me nauseous--------but they still worked .

BigDog

TwilightZone · 11-15-2012, 07:01 AM

Always wondered how they move those buckets around.
Glad to see you're back again.

SloMo228 · 11-15-2012, 08:45 AM

Finally got caught up with this thread, and I've gotta say that it was one of the most entertaining things I've read in a while. Doc, your photography is incredible and your storytelling is right up there too. Glad you all were able ride out the storm, too.

Spinalcracker · 11-15-2012, 01:21 PM

Great ride Doc !!

When you'r planing the trip how many miles or how much time do try to ride each day?

DockingPilot · 11-15-2012, 03:37 PM

Back to the regularly scheduled programming

MTrider16 · 11-15-2012, 05:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TwilightZone

Always wondered how they move those buckets around.
Glad to see you're back again.

The company is out of Bozeman MT, well Belgrade actually; but that little shovel handler is pulled by a medium sized haul truck.

- David

11-14-2012, 07:14 PM	#5791
DR. Rock ^OP Part of the problem Joined: Aug 2006 Location: NYfC, yff Oddometer: 5,342	The route was between Winnet and Melstone. It was wide, fast, and dusty. Our intercoms weren't connecting, so we had a comic moment while I tried to get a photo of LDF riding along with these guys: __________________ "I came into this game for the action, the excitement; go anywhere, travel light... get in, get out... wherever there's trouble, a man alone... Now they got the whole country sectioned off; you can't make a move without a form."--Robert De Niro as Archibald 'Harry' Tuttle in Brazil, 1985. The Mobius Trip index \| Spot tracking live 4/6-4/21/13 \| AdventureLoft™ Tent Space

11-14-2012, 07:27 PM	#5792
DR. Rock ^OP Part of the problem Joined: Aug 2006 Location: NYfC, yff Oddometer: 5,342	King of the hill! At Melstone, we gassed up at Jake's __________________ "I came into this game for the action, the excitement; go anywhere, travel light... get in, get out... wherever there's trouble, a man alone... Now they got the whole country sectioned off; you can't make a move without a form."--Robert De Niro as Archibald 'Harry' Tuttle in Brazil, 1985. The Mobius Trip index \| Spot tracking live 4/6-4/21/13 \| AdventureLoft™ Tent Space

11-14-2012, 07:48 PM	#5793
DR. Rock ^OP Part of the problem Joined: Aug 2006 Location: NYfC, yff Oddometer: 5,342	Some good sections between Melstone and Custer we crossed the Yellowstone river, just before we hit I-94 at Custer, Is it just me, or does the water level look really low? In order to cross the Bighorn river, we had to hop on the innerstate for one exit. ONE. At Custer we were supposed to take a frontage road to the next interchange, get on, and get off at the next one. Apparently, though, if you have a WR250R, you actually like to ride innerstate -- The Big Dog in front was navigating so perfectly up to this point, I refuse to believe it was an oversight that he jumped on the innerstate at Custer and made us ride it for two whole exits. Once back on the dirt, we had another cool little ride-along with these guys, Not as much fun as riding with the horses, gotta say. __________________ "I came into this game for the action, the excitement; go anywhere, travel light... get in, get out... wherever there's trouble, a man alone... Now they got the whole country sectioned off; you can't make a move without a form."--Robert De Niro as Archibald 'Harry' Tuttle in Brazil, 1985. The Mobius Trip index \| Spot tracking live 4/6-4/21/13 \| AdventureLoft™ Tent Space

11-14-2012, 07:58 PM	#5794
DR. Rock ^OP Part of the problem Joined: Aug 2006 Location: NYfC, yff Oddometer: 5,342	I ask you, Does this... look like a good place for a rest stop... for a girl? Something tells me the Big Dog doesn't have a whole lot of experience riding with wimmin. We laughed about it later. __________________ "I came into this game for the action, the excitement; go anywhere, travel light... get in, get out... wherever there's trouble, a man alone... Now they got the whole country sectioned off; you can't make a move without a form."--Robert De Niro as Archibald 'Harry' Tuttle in Brazil, 1985. The Mobius Trip index \| Spot tracking live 4/6-4/21/13 \| AdventureLoft™ Tent Space

11-14-2012, 08:12 PM	#5795
DR. Rock ^OP Part of the problem Joined: Aug 2006 Location: NYfC, yff Oddometer: 5,342	The section between Custer and Colstrip got a little twisty, and a little less wide. just some tasty two-track __________________ "I came into this game for the action, the excitement; go anywhere, travel light... get in, get out... wherever there's trouble, a man alone... Now they got the whole country sectioned off; you can't make a move without a form."--Robert De Niro as Archibald 'Harry' Tuttle in Brazil, 1985. The Mobius Trip index \| Spot tracking live 4/6-4/21/13 \| AdventureLoft™ Tent Space

11-14-2012, 08:16 PM	#5796
j2beers Taxpayer Joined: May 2009 Location: North Vancouver, BC Oddometer: 34	Good to have you back Wonderful news on the return to near normality. East coasters are too tough to stay down for long. Keep up the good fight.

11-14-2012, 08:25 PM	#5797
DR. Rock ^OP Part of the problem Joined: Aug 2006 Location: NYfC, yff Oddometer: 5,342	As we got closer to the "Coal" of Colstrip, land use got a little tighter. We had a re-route, and then tied in to a bigger dirt road... there were some cool rock formations, In the distance we could see the heavy metal that digs the dirt, __________________ "I came into this game for the action, the excitement; go anywhere, travel light... get in, get out... wherever there's trouble, a man alone... Now they got the whole country sectioned off; you can't make a move without a form."--Robert De Niro as Archibald 'Harry' Tuttle in Brazil, 1985. The Mobius Trip index \| Spot tracking live 4/6-4/21/13 \| AdventureLoft™ Tent Space

11-14-2012, 08:41 PM	#5798
DR. Rock ^OP Part of the problem Joined: Aug 2006 Location: NYfC, yff Oddometer: 5,342	At Colstrip we gassed up, and got a couple of rooms at a motel. This would be our rendezvous with the next member of the Mobius team... MTRider, Dave W! Our local ringer. We set him up with his anti-hassle tassels... and he gave us our requested replacement spare rear tube... and for Dingweeds, a very much appreciated new visor to replace the one he scratched in his crash. We enjoyed some local wildlife, had some dinner, and got some showers. It was a pretty awesome day. __________________ "I came into this game for the action, the excitement; go anywhere, travel light... get in, get out... wherever there's trouble, a man alone... Now they got the whole country sectioned off; you can't make a move without a form."--Robert De Niro as Archibald 'Harry' Tuttle in Brazil, 1985. The Mobius Trip index \| Spot tracking live 4/6-4/21/13 \| AdventureLoft™ Tent Space

11-14-2012, 08:53 PM	#5799
DR. Rock ^OP Part of the problem Joined: Aug 2006 Location: NYfC, yff Oddometer: 5,342	M10, Day 6 stats Not a super-long day, Not a whole lot of elevation changes, either, .GPX track for the day available here. __________________ "I came into this game for the action, the excitement; go anywhere, travel light... get in, get out... wherever there's trouble, a man alone... Now they got the whole country sectioned off; you can't make a move without a form."--Robert De Niro as Archibald 'Harry' Tuttle in Brazil, 1985. The Mobius Trip index \| Spot tracking live 4/6-4/21/13 \| AdventureLoft™ Tent Space

11-15-2012, 07:01 AM	#5801
TwilightZone Beastly Adventurer Joined: Dec 2008 Location: Behind the Redwood Curtain Oddometer: 1,950	Always wondered how they move those buckets around. Glad to see you're back again. __________________ Whales were everywhere. On the beach, on the hillsides. One crossed the road in front of us… it was a big beluga!

11-15-2012, 08:45 AM	#5802
SloMo228 World Class Cheapass Joined: Sep 2012 Location: SE Michigan Oddometer: 258	Finally got caught up with this thread, and I've gotta say that it was one of the most entertaining things I've read in a while. Doc, your photography is incredible and your storytelling is right up there too. Glad you all were able ride out the storm, too. __________________ - Steve GL1000 x2 GL1500 DR350

11-15-2012, 01:21 PM	#5803
Spinalcracker former redriderofma Joined: Oct 2007 Location: Western MA Oddometer: 1,012	Great ride Doc !! When you'r planing the trip how many miles or how much time do try to ride each day? __________________ Unless we change direction, we are likely to end up where we are headed. It's county Fair time in New England

11-15-2012, 03:37 PM	#5804
DockingPilot Hooked Up and Hard Over Joined: Mar 2004 Location: Andover, N.J. Oddometer: 7,451	Back to the regularly scheduled programming __________________ Frank Reinbold "Every bike I ever had, was the best bike I ever had, when I had it" *2010 FOREVER WEST* NEW ENGLAND AND CANADA OFFROAD F800GS 14 DAY IDAHO ADVENTURE KTM 950 TRANS AM TRAIL WEST TRANS AM TRAIL VID CLIP THE DEAN OF WESTERN ADVENTURE ROUTES

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