Steep and Rocky's Black Rock Desert Ride

650x · 11-03-2012, 08:40 PM

Its that time of year again for our anniversary ride. This year we decided to explore around the Black Rock Desert area. Left Denio this morning and are currently in Gerlach NV. Put in right at 200 miles today and a lot of it was steep and rocky. Don't have very good internet here so I am just doing a short teaser report for now. Here is a small sample of some of our pictures.

Some of it was flat and very fast riding.

Stay tuned for the full report once we get back home.

Squishy · 11-03-2012, 08:51 PM

Nice trails, good effort.

MortimerSickle · 11-03-2012, 09:59 PM

Ladybug0048 · 11-04-2012, 01:27 AM

You give us a taste of a little good stuff and now we have to wait?

OK fine, I'll wait.

Idarider · 11-04-2012, 03:54 AM

Nearly every time you start a ride report I need to open Google Earth and I learn of another cool place to ride close to where I live.

Tom Edison · 11-04-2012, 07:40 AM

Tuned in

, great looking country.

Loud Al · 11-04-2012, 08:05 AM

southforkspeedster · 11-04-2012, 08:18 AM

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Originally Posted by Loud Al

ditto

oldmonkeybut · 11-04-2012, 08:29 AM

Looks like fun! I spent a week riding around there quite a few years ago. We parked the truck at Trego Hot Springs and rode all directions from there. That is HUGE country with lots to see. I'm patiently waiting for the rest of your report and pictures...Have fun.

oldx · 11-04-2012, 09:38 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by southforkspeedster

ditto

x3

MasterMarine · 11-04-2012, 09:54 AM

Nice!

Looks like you took the tour of the lakes on your way down. That sure is a beautiful stretch.

Did you stop at Soldier Meadows and meet the new owners?

Bob · 11-04-2012, 10:50 AM

Nice start!

Idahosam · 11-04-2012, 03:22 PM

Awesome! sitting by for more

650x · 11-04-2012, 08:25 PM

Made it back to Denio by 5 pm. 180 miles for the day. Decided we didn't want to spend a second night in the Denio motel. (the bed was bad and was very expensive for what it was) Loaded the bikes and hit the road. Just barely got home. Parked the truck with the bikes and all of our stuff including the cameras in the big shop. Won't look at it again until tomorrow, so no pictures from todays ride for now. Tired, but had a great trip. Will try to post a real ride report within the next few days.

Stay tuned.

liv2rydktms · 11-05-2012, 07:03 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by oldmonkeybut

Looks like fun! I spent a week riding around there quite a few years ago. We parked the truck at Trego Hot Springs and rode all directions from there. That is HUGE country with lots to see. I'm patiently waiting for the rest of your report and pictures...Have fun.

We were hoping to do something like this three years ago on our anniversary but we were to far away living in Pendleton. This was the ride we had planned then, but we decided to go to Juntura instead. Yes it is huge country and we will go back lots more to see and do!

Quote:

Originally Posted by MasterMarine

Nice!

Looks like you took the tour of the lakes on your way down. That sure is a beautiful stretch.

Did you stop at Soldier Meadows and meet the new owners?

We were finally able to hit some of the sites I longed to see three years ago.

A little late to see the leaves on the Aspens but there were still some fall colors for us to enjoy, We rode through Soldier meadows property and got a pictures of the Guest Ranch, we did not stop but plan to go back and stay, next year.

Since I'm a map girl it is nice to have a sweetheart who can connect the dots and put together some amazing tracks, not certain how he does it, and don't really want to know, our system works for us.

11-03-2012, 08:40 PM	#1
650x ^OP Studly Adventurer Joined: Apr 2007 Location: Payette ID Oddometer: 716	Steep and Rocky's Black Rock Desert Ride Its that time of year again for our anniversary ride. This year we decided to explore around the Black Rock Desert area. Left Denio this morning and are currently in Gerlach NV. Put in right at 200 miles today and a lot of it was steep and rocky. Don't have very good internet here so I am just doing a short teaser report for now. Here is a small sample of some of our pictures. Some of it was flat and very fast riding. Stay tuned for the full report once we get back home.

11-03-2012, 08:51 PM	#2
Squishy Projector head. Joined: Mar 2008 Location: Out there! Oddometer: 638	Nice trails, good effort. __________________ ......

11-03-2012, 09:59 PM	#3
MortimerSickle Semi-Adventurer Joined: Dec 2005 Location: Rainville, Orygun, where moss is a road hazard. Oddometer: 9,938	__________________ I miss round headlights. "When I was a young man, I liked to race my horse...." - G.H.W.S. 1878-1962

11-04-2012, 01:27 AM	#4
Ladybug0048 Bug Sister Joined: Nov 2005 Location: Spokane Valley, WA (the dry side of the mountains) Oddometer: 8,722	You give us a taste of a little good stuff and now we have to wait? OK fine, I'll wait. __________________ 2013 Hells Canyon/Wallowa Valley Gathering: http://www.advrider.com/forums/showthread.php?t=843668 "Always be a first-rate version of yourself, instead of a second-rate version of somebody else." - Judy Garland

11-04-2012, 03:54 AM	#5
Idarider R1200GS Joined: May 2005 Location: Lewiston, Idaho Oddometer: 1,472	Nearly every time you start a ride report I need to open Google Earth and I learn of another cool place to ride close to where I live. __________________ R1200GS, DR350SE

11-04-2012, 07:40 AM	#6
Tom Edison No hurry, no worry Joined: Jul 2008 Location: NW WA. Oddometer: 2,074	Tuned in , great looking country. __________________ Ride while you can - ozo

11-04-2012, 08:05 AM	#7
Loud Al . Joined: Aug 2005 Location: Forest Grove, OR Oddometer: 3,634	__________________ Allan

11-04-2012, 08:29 AM	#9
oldmonkeybut Laredo Sanchez Joined: Jan 2009 Location: Western Rain county, Oregon Oddometer: 1,652	Looks like fun! I spent a week riding around there quite a few years ago. We parked the truck at Trego Hot Springs and rode all directions from there. That is HUGE country with lots to see. I'm patiently waiting for the rest of your report and pictures...Have fun. __________________ Laredo Sanchez

11-04-2012, 09:54 AM	#11
MasterMarine Studly Adventurer Joined: Jan 2007 Location: Now serving just Snohomish County Oddometer: 815	Nice! Looks like you took the tour of the lakes on your way down. That sure is a beautiful stretch. Did you stop at Soldier Meadows and meet the new owners? __________________ MasterMarine 2013 KTM 500 EXC Exploring Amazing Northern Nevada and SE Oregon 2011 Returning to the desert – Nevada and Oregon 2012

11-04-2012, 10:50 AM	#12
Bob Formerly H20Pumper Joined: Sep 2002 Location: Corral de Tierra Oddometer: 2,035	Nice start!

11-04-2012, 03:22 PM	#13
Idahosam Set Adrift Joined: May 2006 Location: Here and There.. but mostly in the Desert Oddometer: 3,875	Awesome! sitting by for more __________________ My Ride South of the Border To travel is to discover that everyone is wrong about other countries. Aldous Huxley

11-04-2012, 08:25 PM	#14
650x ^OP Studly Adventurer Joined: Apr 2007 Location: Payette ID Oddometer: 716	Made it back to Denio by 5 pm. 180 miles for the day. Decided we didn't want to spend a second night in the Denio motel. (the bed was bad and was very expensive for what it was) Loaded the bikes and hit the road. Just barely got home. Parked the truck with the bikes and all of our stuff including the cameras in the big shop. Won't look at it again until tomorrow, so no pictures from todays ride for now. Tired, but had a great trip. Will try to post a real ride report within the next few days. Stay tuned.

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