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Ride report, Earth Day
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We decided to go riding today so we called today "Dirt Day". The
weather was clear with a lot of wind blowing but that didn't bother us
much. Since we sere headed to above 10,000 feet I droped the main jet
one size. After the top end rebuild I needed to break it in. Desert
dirt roads were deep sand which turned into lots of uphill sections
and lots of rocks.. We worked our way higher and higher until the
desert sage turned into pines.We rode in sections that had snow down
to the edge of the road and a small narrow single track through it.
The view which can be seen in some of the pictures was awsome. Inyo
valley with Bishop at the bottom was flanked by the White mountains in
the background. We rode until it got late in the afternoon and then
turned around for lower elevation and warmer climate. This ride will
just get better as the weather warms up. I have not ridden for quite
some time and am out of shape. After the ride was over I just neede
some food and a place to lay dow and sleep which felt pretty good.
Hope everyone else had a good Dirt Day. OF
We decided to go riding today so we called today "Dirt Day". The
weather was clear with a lot of wind blowing but that didn't bother us
much. Since we sere headed to above 10,000 feet I droped the main jet
one size. After the top end rebuild I needed to break it in. Desert
dirt roads were deep sand which turned into lots of uphill sections
and lots of rocks.. We worked our way higher and higher until the
desert sage turned into pines.We rode in sections that had snow down
to the edge of the road and a small narrow single track through it.
The view which can be seen in some of the pictures was awsome. Inyo
valley with Bishop at the bottom was flanked by the White mountains in
the background. We rode until it got late in the afternoon and then
turned around for lower elevation and warmer climate. This ride will
just get better as the weather warms up. I have not ridden for quite
some time and am out of shape. After the ride was over I just neede
some food and a place to lay dow and sleep which felt pretty good.
Hope everyone else had a good Dirt Day. OF
On Sun, 20 Apr 2008 01:25:56 -0700 (PDT), oldfart
<alan.westcoast@gmail . com > wrote:
> * s288.photobucket . com /albums/ll196/b8es/earth%20day/
>
>We decided to go riding today so we called today "Dirt Day". The
>weather was clear with a lot of wind blowing but that didn't bother us
>much. Since we sere headed to above 10,000 feet I droped the main jet
>one size. After the top end rebuild I needed to break it in. Desert
>dirt roads were deep sand which turned into lots of uphill sections
>and lots of rocks.. We worked our way higher and higher until the
>desert sage turned into pines.We rode in sections that had snow down
>to the edge of the road and a small narrow single track through it.
>The view which can be seen in some of the pictures was awsome. Inyo
>valley with Bishop at the bottom was flanked by the White mountains in
>the background. We rode until it got late in the afternoon and then
>turned around for lower elevation and warmer climate. This ride will
>just get better as the weather warms up. I have not ridden for quite
>some time and am out of shape. After the ride was over I just neede
>some food and a place to lay dow and sleep which felt pretty good.
>Hope everyone else had a good Dirt Day. OF
Cool pix. Gorgeous bike. The terrain there is 100% incredibly
different than it is here.
----
Go fast and aim for where the trees aren't.
----
<alan.westcoast@gmail . com > wrote:
> * s288.photobucket . com /albums/ll196/b8es/earth%20day/
>
>We decided to go riding today so we called today "Dirt Day". The
>weather was clear with a lot of wind blowing but that didn't bother us
>much. Since we sere headed to above 10,000 feet I droped the main jet
>one size. After the top end rebuild I needed to break it in. Desert
>dirt roads were deep sand which turned into lots of uphill sections
>and lots of rocks.. We worked our way higher and higher until the
>desert sage turned into pines.We rode in sections that had snow down
>to the edge of the road and a small narrow single track through it.
>The view which can be seen in some of the pictures was awsome. Inyo
>valley with Bishop at the bottom was flanked by the White mountains in
>the background. We rode until it got late in the afternoon and then
>turned around for lower elevation and warmer climate. This ride will
>just get better as the weather warms up. I have not ridden for quite
>some time and am out of shape. After the ride was over I just neede
>some food and a place to lay dow and sleep which felt pretty good.
>Hope everyone else had a good Dirt Day. OF
Cool pix. Gorgeous bike. The terrain there is 100% incredibly
different than it is here.
----
Go fast and aim for where the trees aren't.
----
"oldfart" <...
> * s288.photobucket . com /albums/ll196/b8es/earth%20day/
>
> We decided to go riding today so we called today "Dirt Day". The
> weather was clear with a lot of wind blowing but that didn't bother us
> much. Since we sere headed to above 10,000 feet I droped the main jet
> one size. After the top end rebuild I needed to break it in. Desert
> dirt roads were deep sand which turned into lots of uphill sections
> and lots of rocks.. We worked our way higher and higher until the
> desert sage turned into pines.We rode in sections that had snow down
> to the edge of the road and a small narrow single track through it.
> The view which can be seen in some of the pictures was awsome. Inyo
> valley with Bishop at the bottom was flanked by the White mountains in
> the background. We rode until it got late in the afternoon and then
> turned around for lower elevation and warmer climate. This ride will
> just get better as the weather warms up. I have not ridden for quite
> some time and am out of shape. After the ride was over I just neede
> some food and a place to lay dow and sleep which felt pretty good.
> Hope everyone else had a good Dirt Day. OF
That looks like a mighty fine place to ride, Alan. Thanks.
> * s288.photobucket . com /albums/ll196/b8es/earth%20day/
>
> We decided to go riding today so we called today "Dirt Day". The
> weather was clear with a lot of wind blowing but that didn't bother us
> much. Since we sere headed to above 10,000 feet I droped the main jet
> one size. After the top end rebuild I needed to break it in. Desert
> dirt roads were deep sand which turned into lots of uphill sections
> and lots of rocks.. We worked our way higher and higher until the
> desert sage turned into pines.We rode in sections that had snow down
> to the edge of the road and a small narrow single track through it.
> The view which can be seen in some of the pictures was awsome. Inyo
> valley with Bishop at the bottom was flanked by the White mountains in
> the background. We rode until it got late in the afternoon and then
> turned around for lower elevation and warmer climate. This ride will
> just get better as the weather warms up. I have not ridden for quite
> some time and am out of shape. After the ride was over I just neede
> some food and a place to lay dow and sleep which felt pretty good.
> Hope everyone else had a good Dirt Day. OF
That looks like a mighty fine place to ride, Alan. Thanks.
>On Sun, 20 Apr 2008 01:25:56 -0700 (PDT), oldfart <alan.westcoast@gmail . com > wrote:
>
> * s288.photobucket . com /albums/ll196/b8es/earth%20day/
>
>We decided to go riding today so we called today "Dirt Day". The
>weather was clear with a lot of wind blowing but that didn't bother us
>much. Since we sere headed to above 10,000 feet I droped the main jet
>one size. After the top end rebuild I needed to break it in. Desert
>dirt roads were deep sand which turned into lots of uphill sections
>and lots of rocks.. We worked our way higher and higher until the
>desert sage turned into pines.We rode in sections that had snow down
>to the edge of the road and a small narrow single track through it.
>The view which can be seen in some of the pictures was awsome. Inyo
>valley with Bishop at the bottom was flanked by the White mountains in
>the background. We rode until it got late in the afternoon and then
>turned around for lower elevation and warmer climate. This ride will
>just get better as the weather warms up. I have not ridden for quite
>some time and am out of shape. After the ride was over I just neede
>some food and a place to lay dow and sleep which felt pretty good.
>Hope everyone else had a good Dirt Day. OF
*************************************************
Thanks for the ride report. I enjoyed it and the photos. It's
pretty, but sort of desolate. Great views!
Please keep them up. The IT looks good.
I spent the day yesterday working trail in preparation for our
enduro in June. It was a lot of fun, but since it was mostly on a
brand new mountain ridge and off-camber side hill section, it included
a lot of "walking/working time", along with the riding.
Our three man crew cut in one new mile of enduro trail.
During the recreation ride after a late lunch, my ride was cut short
when I had a flat on the rear trials tire. That was okay with me, my
hands, wrists, and arms were terribly tired already.
Wudsracer/Jim Cook
Smackover Racing
'06 Gas Gas DE300
'82 Husqvarna XC250
Team LAGNAF
>
> * s288.photobucket . com /albums/ll196/b8es/earth%20day/
>
>We decided to go riding today so we called today "Dirt Day". The
>weather was clear with a lot of wind blowing but that didn't bother us
>much. Since we sere headed to above 10,000 feet I droped the main jet
>one size. After the top end rebuild I needed to break it in. Desert
>dirt roads were deep sand which turned into lots of uphill sections
>and lots of rocks.. We worked our way higher and higher until the
>desert sage turned into pines.We rode in sections that had snow down
>to the edge of the road and a small narrow single track through it.
>The view which can be seen in some of the pictures was awsome. Inyo
>valley with Bishop at the bottom was flanked by the White mountains in
>the background. We rode until it got late in the afternoon and then
>turned around for lower elevation and warmer climate. This ride will
>just get better as the weather warms up. I have not ridden for quite
>some time and am out of shape. After the ride was over I just neede
>some food and a place to lay dow and sleep which felt pretty good.
>Hope everyone else had a good Dirt Day. OF
*************************************************
Thanks for the ride report. I enjoyed it and the photos. It's
pretty, but sort of desolate. Great views!
Please keep them up. The IT looks good.
I spent the day yesterday working trail in preparation for our
enduro in June. It was a lot of fun, but since it was mostly on a
brand new mountain ridge and off-camber side hill section, it included
a lot of "walking/working time", along with the riding.
Our three man crew cut in one new mile of enduro trail.
During the recreation ride after a late lunch, my ride was cut short
when I had a flat on the rear trials tire. That was okay with me, my
hands, wrists, and arms were terribly tired already.
Wudsracer/Jim Cook
Smackover Racing
'06 Gas Gas DE300
'82 Husqvarna XC250
Team LAGNAF
On Apr 20, 1:25 am, oldfart <alan.westco...@gmail . com > wrote:
> * s288.photobucket . com /albums/ll196/b8es/earth%20day/
Nice report and photos! I really like it out there. The eastern Sierra
is drop-dead gorgeous, especially when you've got the White Mountains
right on the other side.
I'd really like to come out there sometime and ride with you.
Thanks for posting the link to your photos.
Tami-
> * s288.photobucket . com /albums/ll196/b8es/earth%20day/
Nice report and photos! I really like it out there. The eastern Sierra
is drop-dead gorgeous, especially when you've got the White Mountains
right on the other side.
I'd really like to come out there sometime and ride with you.
Thanks for posting the link to your photos.
Tami-
In article
<54694a19-26c1-4770-90de-db460d44f376@t12g2000prg.googlegroups . com >,
oldfart <alan.westcoast@gmail . com > wrote:
> * s288.photobucket . com /albums/ll196/b8es/earth%20day/
>
> We decided to go riding today so we called today "Dirt Day".
Very nice photos--thanks for posting.
--
Charles
'99 YZ250
<54694a19-26c1-4770-90de-db460d44f376@t12g2000prg.googlegroups . com >,
oldfart <alan.westcoast@gmail . com > wrote:
> * s288.photobucket . com /albums/ll196/b8es/earth%20day/
>
> We decided to go riding today so we called today "Dirt Day".
Very nice photos--thanks for posting.
--
Charles
'99 YZ250
On Sun, 20 Apr 2008 01:25:56 -0700 (PDT), oldfart
<alan.westcoast@gmail . com > wrote:
> * s288.photobucket . com /albums/ll196/b8es/earth%20day/
>
>We decided to go riding today so we called today "Dirt Day". The
>weather was clear with a lot of wind blowing but that didn't bother us
>much. Since we sere headed to above 10,000 feet I droped the main jet
>one size. After the top end rebuild I needed to break it in. Desert
>dirt roads were deep sand which turned into lots of uphill sections
>and lots of rocks.. We worked our way higher and higher until the
>desert sage turned into pines.We rode in sections that had snow down
>to the edge of the road and a small narrow single track through it.
>The view which can be seen in some of the pictures was awsome. Inyo
>valley with Bishop at the bottom was flanked by the White mountains in
>the background. We rode until it got late in the afternoon and then
>turned around for lower elevation and warmer climate. This ride will
>just get better as the weather warms up. I have not ridden for quite
>some time and am out of shape. After the ride was over I just neede
>some food and a place to lay dow and sleep which felt pretty good.
>Hope everyone else had a good Dirt Day. OF
I'm no expert on the Sierra Nevadas, but if you've never been
through Lone Pine, up to Bishop, and on up to the Mammoth Lakes
turn-off and eventually, Lee Vining, then you may not really grasp how
radically the Nevadas rise on their eastern side. It's incredible.
From Lone Pine up to Bishop it looks as if there's literally no way to
get into the Nevadas short of climbing nearly straight up. And that'd
be a helluva climb. Like a 20k' Window Maker with granite cliffs and
glaciers at the top!
It's not until you get just north of Bishop that you begin to
envision a *reasonable* route leading into the Nevadas. It's still
incredibly steep though and I imagine OF's photos don't fully capture
the degree of vert. It's truly beautiful country though and, I'm
certain, well worth the effort to find a way into the mountains there.
Oddly enough, for you east coast guys that have never ventured
west, the same sort of terrain in OF's photos can be found from
eastern Washington, Oregon, and California, as well as throughout
Idaho, Wyoming and parts of Utah, Montana, South Dakota, Colorado, and
Nevada. You could take general terrain photos in any of those places
and, without obvious background landmarks, you'd be hard pressed to
guess which state they were taken in. I know a place in eastern Oregon
where I could go right now and take a photo that would fit right in
with OF's photos and you'd never be able to tell that it was taken
over 650 miles away! I'd even have snow-capped mountains in the
background like his White Mountains. And you could do the same in
Boise (ID), Ten Sleep (WY), and various other locales. The west is
truly grand (imho).
Congrats on the great ride, OF, and on the revived IT. Sure wish I
could've spent the day up there with ya :-)
Fred Bradford - CrashTestDummy
fjbradfordREMOVE@tx.rr . com
<alan.westcoast@gmail . com > wrote:
> * s288.photobucket . com /albums/ll196/b8es/earth%20day/
>
>We decided to go riding today so we called today "Dirt Day". The
>weather was clear with a lot of wind blowing but that didn't bother us
>much. Since we sere headed to above 10,000 feet I droped the main jet
>one size. After the top end rebuild I needed to break it in. Desert
>dirt roads were deep sand which turned into lots of uphill sections
>and lots of rocks.. We worked our way higher and higher until the
>desert sage turned into pines.We rode in sections that had snow down
>to the edge of the road and a small narrow single track through it.
>The view which can be seen in some of the pictures was awsome. Inyo
>valley with Bishop at the bottom was flanked by the White mountains in
>the background. We rode until it got late in the afternoon and then
>turned around for lower elevation and warmer climate. This ride will
>just get better as the weather warms up. I have not ridden for quite
>some time and am out of shape. After the ride was over I just neede
>some food and a place to lay dow and sleep which felt pretty good.
>Hope everyone else had a good Dirt Day. OF
I'm no expert on the Sierra Nevadas, but if you've never been
through Lone Pine, up to Bishop, and on up to the Mammoth Lakes
turn-off and eventually, Lee Vining, then you may not really grasp how
radically the Nevadas rise on their eastern side. It's incredible.
From Lone Pine up to Bishop it looks as if there's literally no way to
get into the Nevadas short of climbing nearly straight up. And that'd
be a helluva climb. Like a 20k' Window Maker with granite cliffs and
glaciers at the top!
It's not until you get just north of Bishop that you begin to
envision a *reasonable* route leading into the Nevadas. It's still
incredibly steep though and I imagine OF's photos don't fully capture
the degree of vert. It's truly beautiful country though and, I'm
certain, well worth the effort to find a way into the mountains there.
Oddly enough, for you east coast guys that have never ventured
west, the same sort of terrain in OF's photos can be found from
eastern Washington, Oregon, and California, as well as throughout
Idaho, Wyoming and parts of Utah, Montana, South Dakota, Colorado, and
Nevada. You could take general terrain photos in any of those places
and, without obvious background landmarks, you'd be hard pressed to
guess which state they were taken in. I know a place in eastern Oregon
where I could go right now and take a photo that would fit right in
with OF's photos and you'd never be able to tell that it was taken
over 650 miles away! I'd even have snow-capped mountains in the
background like his White Mountains. And you could do the same in
Boise (ID), Ten Sleep (WY), and various other locales. The west is
truly grand (imho).
Congrats on the great ride, OF, and on the revived IT. Sure wish I
could've spent the day up there with ya :-)
Fred Bradford - CrashTestDummy
fjbradfordREMOVE@tx.rr . com
Thanks for all your postings folks. That ride goes up to a place
called "Coyote Flats" which is over eleven thousand feet. This is the
trip I intended to take folks on for the West Coast Mini Spode Fest.
We were actually traveling on a road that is marked on maps. My buddy
Russ was on his 83 XT 550 which means we had two old rat bikes and
made it to the top. We turned around early as it was getting late but
for the West Coast Spode Fest I was planing to have a picnic back in
the flats. Did I mention the old mine? We rode by an old closed down
mine on the trip. WCSF date? I don't know but pretty soon. Happy Earth
Day to ya.
OF
called "Coyote Flats" which is over eleven thousand feet. This is the
trip I intended to take folks on for the West Coast Mini Spode Fest.
We were actually traveling on a road that is marked on maps. My buddy
Russ was on his 83 XT 550 which means we had two old rat bikes and
made it to the top. We turned around early as it was getting late but
for the West Coast Spode Fest I was planing to have a picnic back in
the flats. Did I mention the old mine? We rode by an old closed down
mine on the trip. WCSF date? I don't know but pretty soon. Happy Earth
Day to ya.
OF
Hi Alan!
On Sun, 20 Apr 2008 01:25:56 -0700 (PDT), oldfart wrote:
> * s288.photobucket . com /albums/ll196/b8es/earth%20day/
Awesome pictures of a wide open land. Thanks for sharing those impressions
and your ride report. Reminds me to put a focus on enduroriding again. At
least I had some fun at the "Panzerwiese" again yesterday. Practised
ascends and descends, berms and stuff, A+ weather, no biffs, no (military)
police interaction, KTM 620 SC performed flawlessly.
Greets,
Volker
--
@: I N F O at B A R T H E L D dot N E T
3W: w w w .bartheld . net
On Sun, 20 Apr 2008 01:25:56 -0700 (PDT), oldfart wrote:
> * s288.photobucket . com /albums/ll196/b8es/earth%20day/
Awesome pictures of a wide open land. Thanks for sharing those impressions
and your ride report. Reminds me to put a focus on enduroriding again. At
least I had some fun at the "Panzerwiese" again yesterday. Practised
ascends and descends, berms and stuff, A+ weather, no biffs, no (military)
police interaction, KTM 620 SC performed flawlessly.
Greets,
Volker
--
@: I N F O at B A R T H E L D dot N E T
3W: w w w .bartheld . net
On Apr 20, 4:25 am, oldfart <alan.westco...@gmail . com > wrote:
> * s288.photobucket . com /albums/ll196/b8es/earth%20day/
>
> We decided to go riding today so we called today "Dirt Day". The
> weather was clear with a lot of wind blowing but that didn't bother us
> much. Since we sere headed to above 10,000 feet I droped the main jet
> one size. After the top end rebuild I needed to break it in. Desert
> dirt roads were deep sand which turned into lots of uphill sections
> and lots of rocks.. We worked our way higher and higher until the
> desert sage turned into pines.We rode in sections that had snow down
> to the edge of the road and a small narrow single track through it.
> The view which can be seen in some of the pictures was awsome. Inyo
> valley with Bishop at the bottom was flanked by the White mountains in
> the background. We rode until it got late in the afternoon and then
> turned around for lower elevation and warmer climate. This ride will
> just get better as the weather warms up. I have not ridden for quite
> some time and am out of shape. After the ride was over I just neede
> some food and a place to lay dow and sleep which felt pretty good.
> Hope everyone else had a good Dirt Day. OF
"Boundless jealosy" about covers it.
Dave
> * s288.photobucket . com /albums/ll196/b8es/earth%20day/
>
> We decided to go riding today so we called today "Dirt Day". The
> weather was clear with a lot of wind blowing but that didn't bother us
> much. Since we sere headed to above 10,000 feet I droped the main jet
> one size. After the top end rebuild I needed to break it in. Desert
> dirt roads were deep sand which turned into lots of uphill sections
> and lots of rocks.. We worked our way higher and higher until the
> desert sage turned into pines.We rode in sections that had snow down
> to the edge of the road and a small narrow single track through it.
> The view which can be seen in some of the pictures was awsome. Inyo
> valley with Bishop at the bottom was flanked by the White mountains in
> the background. We rode until it got late in the afternoon and then
> turned around for lower elevation and warmer climate. This ride will
> just get better as the weather warms up. I have not ridden for quite
> some time and am out of shape. After the ride was over I just neede
> some food and a place to lay dow and sleep which felt pretty good.
> Hope everyone else had a good Dirt Day. OF
"Boundless jealosy" about covers it.
Dave
On Apr 20, 5:25 am, oldfart <alan.westco...@gmail . com > wrote:
> Hope everyone else had a good Dirt Day. OF
Lots of dust?
Thanks for the pics! I enjoyed seeing them.
* s288.photobucket . com /albums/ll196/b8es/earth%20day/?action=view¤t=131_3170.jpg
you?
I spent earth day pounding suspension links bearings for a friend. And
drinking cachaca.
I need a bigger hammer...
-- Tiago
> Hope everyone else had a good Dirt Day. OF
Lots of dust?
Thanks for the pics! I enjoyed seeing them.
* s288.photobucket . com /albums/ll196/b8es/earth%20day/?action=view¤t=131_3170.jpg
you?
I spent earth day pounding suspension links bearings for a friend. And
drinking cachaca.
I need a bigger hammer...
-- Tiago
>
> Lots of dust?
Almost no dust. The wind was blowing it all away and there were only
two of us riding.
OF
