Gettin' Dirty with the Wans: 8400 miles - UTBDR, KLIM rally, Canada, WABDR, OBDR +

[TwilightZone]

Amazing you can handle that 2 up... what does the pillion do? Sit tight? lean?... or bail off!

[oldtrucks]

Originally Posted by LittleWan

Okay, I think I’m gonna leave you guys at this shack...

That cabin looks familiar, someone added a nice bar-b-que since we were there

[redog1]

For you Kelly For hanging in there in that Porcupine Rim Trail.
For both You and Matt.. Holy Crap what an awesome job of riding and muscling that beast through there. I need to go ride that. I'll probably a lot and break things but OH WELL.

Great ride report as usual

[larryboy]

Originally Posted by LittleWan

and some music...




pepto bismal gabba gabba my wallet!

New creatures for you to leave in DV this winter!!!


You heard that the park has been massaged by flash floods, right?

[alcanrider]

I had strong suspicion you two were absolutely insane, but the last video just confirmed it for me. You two are great riders!

[sierrasommets]

Can you see him? So cute. I still love me some squirrels.




http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TjQ-DBiO894

[acesandeights]

I like rabbit better, but squirrel aint bad.

[Alleycatdad]

Yeah, I love mine on the 990 but it don't help a bit with the arm pump and fatigue I get reading your reports and watching the videos!

Two up? I don't ride that fast or well (hmmmm....maybe theres a relationship there....) by myself!

S

Originally Posted by BigWan

Hi JG,

Sand and rocks are where steering dampers really shine. I can't speak for all the different dampers on the market, but I have been happy with the Scotts Steering Stabilizer. The Scotts damper allows you to adjust both the low and high speed hits separately. Once you get it dialed in the way you like it, you'll never go back.
I find it allows me to have a slightly looser grip on the bars, this helps with arm pump and fatigue at the end of the day.
Matt

[LittleWan]

Originally Posted by dustyrider

Norm seems to be having a bit of fun with you this trip. Did you drop him on his head somewhere along the way?

Hmmm. His head does turn all the way around sometimes...
(ooh, that scene is too scary.)
OK. Sometimes he does seem like the Devil Himself...
Now I'm going to have nightmares.
Stupid ride report!

Originally Posted by scottmac

Beware of the Sleestaks!

More nightmares!

Originally Posted by TwilightZone

Amazing you can handle that 2 up... what does the pillion do? Sit tight? lean?... or bail off!

haha, hold on and stay loose! not easy to do both.
Oh, I don't bail. Ever.
As I mentioned in the Death Valley RR, if I ejected every time I thought we were going to crash,
I'd be jumping off all over the place!

And that was a nice short section of mud.
When we were on the CDT, we had miles of mud.




Even more nightmares!

Originally Posted by oldtrucks

That cabin looks familiar, someone added a nice bar-b-que since we were there

I knew someone else would have a photo of that thing!
Also - what's the call?
shave ice - does it count as an ice cream pic?

Originally Posted by redog1

I need to go ride that. I'll probably a lot and break things but OH WELL.

Great. I give you the voice of reason and now he's already broken.

Originally Posted by larryboy

You heard that the park has been massaged by flash floods, right?

Poor Lippincott Coney!
I hope he's okay.
Matt says that the top of the mountain is the best place to be, but I'm still worried...

SOMEBODY BETTER GO CHECK ON HIM!!

Originally Posted by alcanrider

I had strong suspicion you two were absolutely insane, but the last video just confirmed it for me. You two are great riders!

Hmmm... I thought you meant the Lost in Onion Creek/Land of the Lost video ,
but you must mean the Porcupine Rim Trail?
Thanks!

(actually, I really thought you meant the one with the Ukelele guys, but that one isn't ours )

Originally Posted by sierrasommets

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TjQ-DBiO894

One word for you. Ewww.

Originally Posted by acesandeights

I like rabbit better, but squirrel aint bad.

My copy of the Joy of Cooking has recipes for squirrel and porcupine and raccoon...



Um. Don't get mad at me, acesandeights.
I don't want you to come visit us in your truck again...


EVEN MORE nightmares!

Originally Posted by Alleycatdad

Yeah, I love mine on the 990 but it don't help a bit with the arm pump and fatigue I get reading your reports and watching the videos!

haha, I had to read that twice before I got it!







Whew, now I'm too tired to do the ride report.









Day 15: 7/6/12 continued
Moab, UT to Cedar Mountain, UT 233 miles




Looks like we’re in UTBDR section 3 now...
Okay, I was looking at the video and I had no recollection of any bridge.
Here it is - good thing I try and snap photos of everything...
(this should be sandwiched between those 2 slab photos)






The historic Dewey Bridge.
Apparently some kid burned it down in 2008.






OK - back in the shack...













Here’s lunch - another mushy, melty Cliff bar






Some moist sand...













This looks like something that would be in a ride report...






This looks like the Nevada TAT...






Guess we’re heading to Thompson Springs...






















Woo hoo! here comes a train!






More





I wasted a bunch of time making a video, but it’s too boring to use.
you can watch the riveting 28 seconds if you really want to...
for the train nerds.








































I’m not sure why I took this photo, but here it is...






We were looking for the ghost town of Sega.
Oh, sorry. Sego. Some actual info here.







Here it is! There wasn’t a lot to see...
I think this was the general store?






I thought this was also part of Sego, but from that link above, it looks like this is at Boot Hill (the cemetery)?






We stopped at the petroglyphs












Signed the book.





We didn’t have enough fuel to make it to Green River, so we drove into Thompson Springs.
It was kind of a ghost town itself, but with a gas station.






Lots of pronghorn were just walking around and hanging out near the tracks.






View from the gas station






This was a long day of riding, I still have 25+ photos to foist on you...
Shoot, I ran out of time...I think we’ll finish up tomorrow.
It’s still a holiday weekend! Go do something fun!

[larryboy]

Originally Posted by LittleWan

Woo hoo! here comes a train!







I wasted a bunch of time making a video, but it’s too boring to use.
you can watch the riveting 28 seconds if you really want to...
for the train nerds.

Imma train nerd, it's marked as private on u toob.

[dustyrider]

Love the photos.
Yah, the video is marked private. Me likey trains, too.

[LittleWan]

Oh, sorry!
I was in a big ass hurry this morning...


Okey dokey,
Nerd away...
HD, even!





Hope it was everything you expected it to be....
(I had edited out about half the cars in an attempt to make it more watchable)

[larryboy]

Originally Posted by LittleWan

Oh, sorry!
I was in a big ass hurry this morning...


Okey dokey,
Nerd away...
HD, even!




Hope it was everything you expected it to be....
(I had edited out about half the cars in an attempt to make it more watchable)

Thanks, Kelly!!!

I once left town by the railroad tracks.

[oldtrucks]

Originally Posted by LittleWan

Also - what's the call?
shave ice - does it count as an ice cream pic?

Look at that face and the way he's holding that thing up, no question that counts.

Just like the Freeze Dried Ice Cream Sandwich, sometimes it's a combination of the intent, location, and attitude,

[acesandeights]

Wow, nice catch on my post from a couple years ago with the truck and hockey mask! I forgot how funny I thought was!