Steep and Rocky's Winter Vegas Ride - Page 3

NotAllWhoWanderRLost · 01-04-2013, 06:47 AM

Great report and amazing photos, thanks for taking us along!

With the single digit temps were currently enjoying in the Central Oregon area the warmth of NV and AZ sound pretty enticing right now.

Apple Jam · 01-04-2013, 06:59 AM

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Originally Posted by NotAllWhoWanderRLost

Great report and amazing photos, thanks for taking us along!

With the single digit temps were currently enjoying in the Central Oregon area the warmth of NV and AZ sound pretty enticing right now.

Yeah, it's really not fair of them to do this to us, is it?
Freezing rain in the Hood this morning.

I remember staying at the pyramid shaped Luxor in 2003, and it was snowing HUGE snowflakes on that steep sloping glass. Just rain and 50 degrees 12-something floors lower, at street level.

Idahosam · 01-04-2013, 09:12 AM

Woke up this morning and it's 5 degrees so I thought I'd get a bit of sunshine through your RR, but sadly, you've decided to rejoin us here in the gloom of PNW winter. Anyway welcome home and thanks for the pictures it was most refreshing.

I must admit living in the PNW has been such a joy and still is, but it seems the older I get the more these winters hurt. I use to ski, snowmobile and all the other fun stuff, even worked outside in the harsh environment without complaint for many many years, but....... as one who use to laugh and make fun of those old farts going to Arizona at the first signs of winter, well now I understand.

Again thanks you two always a pleasure to follow along. Hope to see you guys sometime soon.

MortimerSickle · 01-04-2013, 10:18 AM

Good ride.

Thanks for the trip.

Idarider · 01-04-2013, 12:39 PM

Thank you!

Going to ride the DR tomorrow!

Ladybug0048 · 01-04-2013, 05:17 PM

Thanks for sharing your ride with us. I always enjoy seeing what the two of you are up to and those steep and rocky spots you find. Thanks for the flowers you had to work hard to find them.

Try to stay warm now that you are back home.

dammitdave · 01-06-2013, 05:21 PM

Thanks again for posting up! I would have written that area off as useless but you've showed us that there are lots of riding opportunities near Las Vegas. dd

Maxacceleration · 01-06-2013, 10:19 PM

Most excellent adventure.

Nice job of documenting your ride yet not giving it all away to everyone in the world.
Brings back memories in the Vegas area.

liv2rydktms · 01-07-2013, 05:31 PM

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Originally Posted by Maxacceleration

Most excellent adventure.

Nice job of documenting your ride yet not giving it all away to everyone in the world.
Brings back memories in the Vegas area.

All routes were planned using Nev & Arizona Benchmark Maps. This was an exploratory trip, we hope to go back and ride more, lots more out there!

liv2rydktms · 01-07-2013, 05:35 PM

Everyone for your words of encouragement, we normally have more time to plan, as well as more time to spend while on our annual winter trip,but it was nice to get away and very hard to come back to the dreary weather.

liv2rydktms · 01-07-2013, 06:08 PM

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Originally Posted by Idahosam

You Know! I love YOU guys, BUT, I have mixed emotions right now but only because your down there riding around, exploring and generally goofing off giggling, laughing, etc. This you do while I, as many are sitting up here in a sunless freezer hovering close to the single digits called Idaho. But then again while you guys are playing your providing visions of happier times ahead. So thank's for bringing us (me) along.

I'm not sure you guys want to come back up here just yet. It's cooold

and gray here. This must be payback for my last winter excursion to sunny Mexico.

Fixed

I'm a little disappointed we didn't get a

from you! It was very hard to come home!

We Love you as well and have enjoyed living vicariously through your adventures. Looking forward to your Death Valley RR.

effensteve · 01-09-2013, 09:48 AM

Sorry Livetoridektms, I don't mean to offend. Was the ktm in the shop

that looked like a steadfast and trustworthy drz to me

Idahosam · 01-09-2013, 10:19 AM

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Originally Posted by liv2rydktms

I'm a little disappointed we didn't get a

from you! It was very hard to come home!

We Love you as well and have enjoyed living vicariously through your adventures. Looking forward to your Death Valley RR.

Well, I guess I missed my opportunity on the

as I was more in line of envy, that and I am slipping into an apathetic state due to the weather of late. This is the first actual winter I've stayed home for in a couple of years now

You two brought some sunshine into my life and a smile on my face via internet, thanks for the ride guys.

liv2rydktms · 01-09-2013, 06:42 PM

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Originally Posted by effensteve

Sorry Livetoridektms, I don't mean to offend. Was the ktm in the shop

that looked like a steadfast and trustworthy drz to me

I do Liv2rydktms, I wish KTM had made a comparable replacement for the LC4-640, but alas they did not, I do miss my KTM suspension, however the DRZ is a good bike.

Now I know why they call you Effensteve, Mr. smarty pants!

liv2rydktms · 01-09-2013, 06:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Idahosam

Well, I guess I missed my opportunity on the

as I was more in line of envy, that and I am slipping into an apathetic state due to the weather of late. This is the first actual winter I've stayed home for in a couple of years now

You two brought some sunshine into my life and a smile on my face via internet, thanks for the ride guys.

Soon you will have all your bikes serviced, and we will be the envious ones. Glad the RR lifted your spirits!

01-04-2013, 09:12 AM	#33
Idahosam Set Adrift Joined: May 2006 Location: Here and There.. but mostly in the Desert Oddometer: 3,804	Woke up this morning and it's 5 degrees so I thought I'd get a bit of sunshine through your RR, but sadly, you've decided to rejoin us here in the gloom of PNW winter. Anyway welcome home and thanks for the pictures it was most refreshing. I must admit living in the PNW has been such a joy and still is, but it seems the older I get the more these winters hurt. I use to ski, snowmobile and all the other fun stuff, even worked outside in the harsh environment without complaint for many many years, but....... as one who use to laugh and make fun of those old farts going to Arizona at the first signs of winter, well now I understand. Again thanks you two always a pleasure to follow along. Hope to see you guys sometime soon. __________________ My Ride South of the Border To travel is to discover that everyone is wrong about other countries. Aldous Huxley

01-04-2013, 10:18 AM	#34
MortimerSickle Semi-Adventurer Joined: Dec 2005 Location: Rainville, Orygun, where moss is a road hazard. Oddometer: 9,841	Good ride. Thanks for the trip. __________________ I miss round headlights. "When I was a young man, I liked to race my horse...." - G.H.W.S. 1878-1962

01-04-2013, 12:39 PM	#35
Idarider R1200GS Joined: May 2005 Location: Lewiston, Idaho Oddometer: 1,453	Thank you! Going to ride the DR tomorrow! __________________ R1200GS, DR350SE

01-04-2013, 05:17 PM	#36
Ladybug0048 Bug Sister Joined: Nov 2005 Location: Spokane Valley, WA (the dry side of the mountains) Oddometer: 8,607	Thanks for sharing your ride with us. I always enjoy seeing what the two of you are up to and those steep and rocky spots you find. Thanks for the flowers you had to work hard to find them. Try to stay warm now that you are back home. __________________ 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

01-06-2013, 05:21 PM	#37
dammitdave Beastly Adventurer Joined: Sep 2006 Location: Port Townsend, WA Oddometer: 1,123	Thanks! Thanks again for posting up! I would have written that area off as useless but you've showed us that there are lots of riding opportunities near Las Vegas. dd __________________ ...what this really wants is an outgoing, gregarious, driven, type A; an extrovert, Alpha male P.T. Barnum salesman type with little time left to examine his life or to worry about knocking things off the coffee table with his tail....John Burns I got the right gal when gas WAS $19 cents a gallon she's has put up with me for 58 years...AK Bike

01-04-2013, 06:47 AM	#31
NotAllWhoWanderRLost Lost Joined: Sep 2011 Location: Bend, Oregon Oddometer: 235	Great report and amazing photos, thanks for taking us along! With the single digit temps were currently enjoying in the Central Oregon area the warmth of NV and AZ sound pretty enticing right now.

01-07-2013, 05:35 PM	#40
liv2rydktms Beastly Adventurer Joined: Jan 2007 Location: Payette ID Oddometer: 1,924	Thank you Everyone for your words of encouragement, we normally have more time to plan, as well as more time to spend while on our annual winter trip,but it was nice to get away and very hard to come back to the dreary weather. __________________ Obstacles are those frightful things you see when you take your eyes off your goal. Henry Ford IBA#33733 "R" Death Valley trip

01-09-2013, 09:48 AM	#42
effensteve Enjoying the ride Joined: Feb 2010 Location: The far east (of Oregon) Oddometer: 298	Sorry Livetoridektms, I don't mean to offend. Was the ktm in the shop that looked like a steadfast and trustworthy drz to me

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