Fossil Creek- New Years Eve 2008

Jon Morgan , John Emery & I went on another short ride. More snow & ice than I expected.

It was ~31’ when we left the trucks & ~ 34-35” when we got back.

Crossing below the swamp. Decide to ride the ridge , but I went too slow , packed mud on the front forks & locked up the front wheel.

OH THANK GOD FOR GLOBAL WARMING, GORTEX & GRIP WARMERS

I had 50+ pounds of mud on the bike when I got back.

BIRCH CREEK 12 12 08

	JOHN EMERY & I DID A SHORT RIDE AT BIRCH CREEK FRIDAY BEFORE THE WEATHER HIT. MOSTLY POKING AROUND & EXPLORING SIDE WASHES, BLUFFS, ETC. IT WAS A GREAT DAY TO RIDE ! 40 DEG & NO WIND OR DUST.

HELLS CANYON JUNE 08

	HELLS CANYON ADVENTURE TOUR FRIDAY 6/6- SUNDAY 6/8   FRIDAY BOISE- LEWSITON 280MILES SATURDAY LEWISTON- OXBOW 184 MILES SUNDAY OXBOW – BOISE 155 MILES

FRIDAY WE MET AT THE CHEVRON AT BEACON LT & HWY55 THAD, CRAIG, BYRON (TAIL BOSS), ME, KURT & SHAWN WE TOOK THE BACK ROADS TO LEWISTON. HIT A FEW SHOWERS ALONG THE WAY. WE MET UP WITH AL IN COUNCIL .

 

DODSON PASS

 

 

 GRAVE CREEK ROAD

WE GASSED UP IN RIGGINS (WHERE BYRON SHOWED OFF HIS WOMAN)

AND HAD LUNCH AT THE “BACK EDDY”.

BYRON THEN TOOK US THE BACK WAY INTO LEWISTON – CANFIELD ROAD, RICE CREEK,

COTTONWOOD, WOA WOA LAKE.

WE GOT MOONED BY SOME KIDS ALONG RICE CREEK, THEN WE COULD TRACE THEIR BEER CANS INTO COTTONWOOD.

SOLDIER RES * WHAWHA LAKE ON THE WAY INTO LEWISTON.

WE STAYED AT THE INN AMERICA. THAT EVENING ONE OF LOCALS, RAY, COOKED BURGERS FOR SEVERAL OF THE RIDERS.

SATURDAY WE WERE ON THE ROAD ~ 8 AND MADE OUR WAY SOUTH ALONG THE WEST SIDE OF THE SNAKE.

SNAKE RIVER ROAD => GRAND RONDE RIVER => JOSEPH CREEK => HORSE CREEK => COLD SPRING CREEK =>

COLD SPRING RIDGE => BUCK HORN LO => ZUMWALT ROAD => JOSEPH for lunch.

  JOSPEH CREEK                                                     HORSE CREEK

TOP OF COLD SPRINGS ROAD

	BUCK HORN LO

WALLOWS ALONG ZUMWLAT ROAD

EMBERS IN JOSEPH

AFTER LUNCH WE TOOK FS ROAD 39 INTO HELLS CANYON. WE CLIMBED A COUPLE OF NEAR 6000 FT PASSES IN A COLD DRIZZLE.

	THIS OVER LOOK WAS SOCKED IN WITH DRIZZLE AND SNOW. WE BAGGED TAKING HESS ROAD DOWN WORRIED IT WOULD BE A BIT GREASY IN THE RAIN. SPOTS ON THE PAVEMENT WEREN’T MUCH BETTER WITH SLICK PINE NEEDLES AND LEAVES & THERE WAS ONE CATTLE GUARD IN A HIGH SPEED TURN. WE WERE GLAD TO See DUST AGAIN WHEN WE GOT TO THE BOTTOM !

 

SATURDAY WE STAYED AT THE HELLS CANYON BED & BREAKFAST - http://hells-canyon-bed-and-breakfast.com/

THERE WERE ~ 30 RIDERS CAMPED ON THE LAWNS.

FOR $20 WE GOT CAMPING, DINNER , BREAKFAST & THE FINEST SANITATION FACILITIES.

CAMP HOSTS :

AFTER DIINER WE WORKED ON KURT’S BLACK VELVET , PLAYED HORSE SHOES & ENJOYED THE EVENING

BEEMERS DO HAVE THEIR PLACE

SUNDAY WE HEADED HOME UP THE KLEINSSCHIMDT GRADE TO CUPRUM , BEAR, COUNCIL AND RETRACED OUR ROUTE THRU INDIAN VALLEY BACK HOME.

IT WAS MUCH WARMER AND DRY !

RANCH OUTSIDE CUPRUM.

CUPRUM , IDAHO

ABOVE BEAR , IDAHO. FROM HERE WE Connected WITH FS002/ HORNET CREEK INTO COUNCIL.

IT WAS PAVED ROAD WITH SWEEPING CORNERS THAT KEPT YOUR AVERAGE SPEED ~ 70 MPH.

IDAHO CITY RACE 2008

Tim & I had breakfast at Perkins then rode the dual sports up Highway 21 to meet Bob. Bob guided us to some of the key points along the course.

Road Crossing on Elk Creek Road.

The riders appeared easy & relaxed thru this section.

1st Gas Check on Warm Springs Road All the riders were pumped and whooping it up.

 

Waiting for their minutes.

Bob & his wife , Todd ( manages the trails for the state) my friend Tim

 

 

 

 

Corner ~ 10 miles before the next gas check. They were absolutely ripping thru this section.

Happen to have cell signal at this spot. A few lucky souls got this message.