all alone in Johnston Valley

buck moberly · 12-28-2008, 11:52 PM

The spot messenger I ordered came in the mail so I took a ride to one of the many empty places around these parts.

I had a great time, covered over 200 miles and connected trails I had not yet connected.

I like the freedom that spot messenger gives to go a little further than one should alone. It was a little lonely, so here's my photo and video essay.

GB · 12-29-2008, 06:19 AM

Gotta love riding in those wide open spaces! Thanks for posting

kwakbiker · 12-29-2008, 01:39 PM

Thats an awesome first pic

Colemanfu · 12-29-2008, 02:57 PM

Nice. Like how you added the vid and clear pictures. What a great place to ride, plenty "out there" as well. Looks very dry.

buck moberly · 12-29-2008, 07:59 PM

It actually very damp out in the desert, well for such a dry place. Tons of traction and no dust. The sand dunes I rode were soft and sublime, enough traction to get around but soft enough to absorb ruts and such. That lake bed had more grip than pavement, at least with dirt tires.

simpson · 12-29-2008, 08:03 PM

Nice pics!

dcarver · 12-29-2008, 08:22 PM

Gotta love it.
Keep supporting your right to ride on public lands..

Been there and still doing it, 40 years later..

larryboy · 12-30-2008, 02:35 PM

It's a shame we'll be losing that area to a bombing range soon.

Glad you got to ride it!!

The guys at work loved your video when I showed it to them last night. We played it about 20 times in a row!!!

MotoMike · 12-30-2008, 04:16 PM

Those sand dunes are out by Means Dry Lake. I just rode an enduro out there a little over a month ago. Wish it would have been wet then!

mbabc · 12-30-2008, 08:13 PM

I really liked those images, especially the last one!

12-28-2008, 11:52 PM	#1
buck moberly ^OP Adventurer Joined: Sep 2006 Location: joshua tree Oddometer: 71	all alone in Johnston Valley The spot messenger I ordered came in the mail so I took a ride to one of the many empty places around these parts. I had a great time, covered over 200 miles and connected trails I had not yet connected. I like the freedom that spot messenger gives to go a little further than one should alone. It was a little lonely, so here's my photo and video essay. __________________ te250

12-29-2008, 06:19 AM	#2
GB Mod Squad Joined: Aug 2002 Location: Toronto, ON Oddometer: 53,498	Gotta love riding in those wide open spaces! Thanks for posting __________________ ADV decals, patches & flag? Here

12-29-2008, 02:57 PM	#4
Colemanfu King of all manfu Joined: Jan 2006 Location: DAYTONA USA Oddometer: 2,724	Nice. Like how you added the vid and clear pictures. What a great place to ride, plenty "out there" as well. Looks very dry. __________________ Guns keep society safe.

12-29-2008, 07:59 PM	#5
buck moberly ^OP Adventurer Joined: Sep 2006 Location: joshua tree Oddometer: 71	It actually very damp out in the desert, well for such a dry place. Tons of traction and no dust. The sand dunes I rode were soft and sublime, enough traction to get around but soft enough to absorb ruts and such. That lake bed had more grip than pavement, at least with dirt tires. __________________ te250

12-29-2008, 08:22 PM	#7
dcarver Adventurer Joined: Oct 2007 Oddometer: 85	Abuser! Gotta love it. Keep supporting your right to ride on public lands.. Been there and still doing it, 40 years later..

12-29-2008, 01:39 PM	#3
kwakbiker Studly Adventurer Joined: Oct 2008 Location: Birmingham,UK Oddometer: 511	Thats an awesome first pic

12-29-2008, 08:03 PM	#6
simpson wild rover of hell Joined: Aug 2008 Location: Fyffe, AL Oddometer: 510	Nice pics!

12-30-2008, 02:35 PM	#8
larryboy Paint it black. Joined: Jan 2005 Location: Über Alles,Ca Oddometer: 13,035	It's a shame we'll be losing that area to a bombing range soon. Glad you got to ride it!! The guys at work loved your video when I showed it to them last night. We played it about 20 times in a row!!!

12-30-2008, 04:16 PM	#9
MotoMike Washed Up Desert Racer Joined: Sep 2004 Location: The Black Palm Springs Oddometer: 4,686	Those sand dunes are out by Means Dry Lake. I just rode an enduro out there a little over a month ago. Wish it would have been wet then! __________________ Lost Coyotes MC

12-30-2008, 08:13 PM	#10
mbabc Curmudgeon trainee Joined: May 2007 Location: Louisville, KY Oddometer: 1,273	I really liked those images, especially the last one! __________________ Mark B. "I have never seen a Kentuckian without a gun and a pack of cards and a bottle of whiskey." - Gen. Andrew Jackson '08 WR250R - '12 Super Tenere Little Blue goes looking for Orange

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