BIRCH CREEK 11 28 09

 LOOP- 56 MILES

RIDERS J AITON , J COTNER

HAD THE WHOLE DESERT TO OURSELVES.

EVEN THOUGHT WE WERE LOST BUT WE WEREN’T

JUST DIDN'T KNOW WHERE WE WERE. ON THE WAY BACK TO THE TRUCK COULDN’T FIGURE OUT HOW TO DROP INTO THE BIG BIRCH CREEK WASH. RAN INTO TO SOME TALL, STEEP WATER FALLS.  KNEW WE WERE CLOSE BUT DIDN’T WANT TO RUN COTNER OUT OF GAS.

 JUST NEED A COUPLE OF MORE RIDES TO LEARN THE TWISTS AND TURNS.

THERE ARE A FEW TRACKS IN THE HILLS TO LEARN AS WELL.

 

 GOOGLE EARTH SHOWS A TRAIL ABOVE WHERE WE TURNED AROUND.

 

BACK AT THE TRUCK.  I WOULDN'T MIND A WINTER CAMPOUT HERE.

MURPHY WED 11/25/07

SHORT 34 MILE LOOP  OUT AT MURPHY.

DAVID TOOK A HIGH SPEED GET OFF NEAR THE TRUCK, CROSSING A SAND WASH WITH A SQUARE EDGE HIDDEN BY TUMBLE WEEDS.

THOUGHT WE WERE TAKING A TRIP TRIP TO THE ER, BUT HE WAS ”OK”.

 

 

 

 MONDAY BRIAN KLINGER AT REKULSE WENT THRU THE CLUTCH SETUP. HE REMOVED 3 BALLS, THE CLUTCH ENGAGEMENT IS MUCH SMOOTHER NOW. BEFORE IT CAME ON IMMEDIATELY OFF THE BOTTOM & FELT LIKE YOU WERE POPPING THE CLUTCH.

LUNCH STOP ON SINKER CREEK.

OBAMA JOBS SUMMIT –BLACKS CREEK 11 17 09

46 MILES.

ROAD ON BACK SIDE OF THREE POINT MT ICED OVER IN THE SHADY SPOTS SO WE PARKED AT BENDER INSTEAD OF WILLOW CREEK.

                  RODE OUT OF BENDER CREEK INTO DEVILS HOLE                                      

                     (NO MAP,GPS TURNED OFF AT 18 MILES)

                 SUPER TRACTION WHEN YOU WERE ON DIRT !

                 NORTH SLOPES AND SHADY SPOTS SNOW COVERED.

 

                       RIDERS-MURRAY, DAVID, JOHN C., JOHN A.

 

ME TOP OF TRAIL 316.

ME ON SIDE HILL INTO DEVILS HOLE.

CANYON UPPER DEVILS HOLE TRAIL

TRAIL INTO DEVILS HOLE.

CONTER DEVILS HOLE                              ME DEVILS HOLE

MURRAY  , DAVID , JOHN LUNCH DEVILS HOLE

WATER FALL TRAIL

BLACKS CREEK TUESDAY 11 10 09 ( TEAM OBAMA )

 GOOD LOOP WITH MURRAY AND DAVID.

~ 43 MILES

GREAT DAY. STARTED OUT IN JACKETS BUT RODE MOST THE DAY IN JERSEY'S.

I NEED TO RIDE A COUPLE TIMES A WEEK TO GET MY LEGS BACK.                  

STILL TOO CAUTIOUS SINCE MY GET OFF.

BUT I WAS ABLE TO DRESS MYSELF AT THE END OF THE RIDE !

 

~ ONE MILE UP WILLOW CREEK I STOPPED TO SCOPE OUT A GNARLY STRETCH OF SIDE HILL.  WHILE I WAS SITTING ON THE BIKE DAVID SHOUTED IT WAS TRICKY. WITHOUT MAKING A MOVE THE REAR WHEEL SLIPPED OUT. I WAS UPSIDE DOWN  ON MY BACK WITH ONE HAND ON ROCK AND A ONE FOOT UNDER THE BIKE TO KEEP EVERY THING FROM SLIDING INTO WILLOW CREEK.

TOOK ME ON A TOW STRAP AND MURRAY WALKING THE BIKE TO GET IT BACK ON THE TRAIL.

STARTED DOING BETTER WHEN I GOT INTO 2ND & 3RD STAYING ON THE PEGS & GAS.

WE STOPPED FOR LUNCH ON DEVILS HOLE ABOVE THE SOUTH FORK OF THE BOISE.

RENEWABLE BRAKE DISC ?

SILVER CITY 11 1 09

SHORT LOOP UP TO SILVER CITY ~ 42 MILES

RIDERS – MURRAY, KATHARINE, LANE ,ME

1st ride since my get off 2 weeks ago.

Some what timid the 1st half of the ride.

I like my new KLIM helmet. 

 

I need to work on the REKLUSE set up. Take a couple of balls out  to soften the engagement.

 

 

 

 MAIN STREET SILVER CITY LUNCH BREAK AT IDAHO HOTEL.

 

BARRY  -"Why can't I just eat my waffle ? "

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