Common Sense Dirt Biking - Murphy , Idaho 12/29/2015

 

 

 

 

Loop ~ 32 miles

NO FLY LIST -  BRIAN , OFFROAD , SPODE DADDY

Photos- John , David , Brian
Video – David

My first ride in 3 weeks . David's first ride in 4 weeks since getting his knee cleaned up.

I set the KTM up with ice screws . Hauled it and the TE250 ( w/o screws ).

I hadn’t ridden the KTM in over a year maybe two years. It felt kind of ratty in the parking lot.
At 2800 feet the ground was frozen but no snow. I decided to ride the Berg.

 

David

 

Brian , David

We rode some gravel , rocky washes and I was glad I didn’t have the screws.

Following a single track just above Diamond Basin at ~ 4500 feet.

 

The snow was ~ 3-4 inches , powered and no tracks.
Deep enough you couldn’t see the ruts , rocks ………
Traction was ok but I sat and putted in 1st gear through most of it.

 

David wanted to ride the side hill single track above Diamond Basin.
I talked him into dropping into the sand washes .

 

We followed a few hundred yards of road by the corrals.
I went down hard, body slammed my right side.
One of those where you have to collect yourself to make sure your OK.
I stung my head/helmet  but didn’t ring my bell.
Made me more cautious and timid the rest of the ride.

BIG FUCKING RIDE 2016 - PLANNING

Rooms -
Monday 8/1- Almo Creek  Rooms 2&3
                       http://www.almocreek.com/

Tuesday  8/2  - Cokeville , Wy   The Hide Out    2 doubles & 1 single
                         http://www.hideoutmotel.com/

Wednesday 8/3  Lakeside Lodge   Island Park Res,  3 doubles
                          http://www.lakesidelodgeresort.com/HOME.html

Thursday  8/4   Salmon , Id -  Sacajawea Inn   3 doubles
                            http://www.hotelsalmon.com/

Friday  8/5          Stanley, Id   - Mountain Village Resort  2 doubles
                             http://www.mountainvillage.com/

EASTERN IDAHO LOOP ~1300-1500 miles / 6-7 days

WHEN – MID JULY – END OF AUGUST - SEVERAL PASSES ARE > 8000 FT WOULD NEED TO VERIFY WHEN THEY ARE OPEN




DAY1 ]  BOISE –CITY OF ROCKS /ALMO ~ 250 MILES
 
POI- SOUTH HILLS , CITY OF ROCKS
IF WE LEFT EARLY AND HAULED ASS WE COULD GET TO THE SOUTH HILLS BEFORE NOON &
THE CITY OF ROCKS BY MID AFTERNOON.

ROOMS - http://www.almocreek.com/ 



DAY 2 ] ALMO- COKEVILLE  ~ 250 MILES

Don’t think there is much wrt sightseeing , mostly a transfer day.



Preston – Bear Lake may be the most interesting leg.

DAY 3 | COKEVILLE  - MACK’S INN  ~ 260 MILES




Cokeville – Alpine via Smith  Fork & Grey River ~ 100 miles
Should be a spectacular leg on forest service roads

http://www.cheaprvliving.com/blog/smiths-forkgreys-river-road-part-ii/







The second half of the day is following pavement thru the Teton Valley.

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Day 4| Henry’s Lake – Salmon ~ 250 miles

SHOULD BE MORE SPECTACULAR RIDING



RED ROCK PASS
HENRY’S LAKE – DUBOIS  ~ 80 MILES




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DUBOIS – SALMON  ~ 145 MILES 







http://backcountry-byways.blogspot.com/2009/09/idaho-to-montana-on-old-bannack-road.html


DAY 5| SALMON- STANLEY   ~ 150 MILES





RIDE PANTHER/MORGAN CREEK AGAIN PLUS A THIRD ATTEMPT ON THE CUSTER MOTORWAY
(THE 1ST RIDE WAS IN RAIN , 2ND IN SMOKE BOTH OBSCURED THE SCENERY )  .
aLSO WOULD HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO RIDE TWIN PEAKS LO AGAIN.


DAY 6 STANLEY-BOISE

STOLE MY MONKEY–HILL CITY TO HAGERMAN

 

LOOP - ~265 MILE

Solo ride to explore some roads that might could be used on future rtrips.

 

School House Road just off HWY20.
I stopped to change gloves and drop the air pressure to 35 PSI.

 

Monument Gulch Road runs from Hill City to Bliss.
It transverses high desert terrain , much of the area is designated wilderness study area.

Looks desolate but lots of canyons carved into the Bennett Hills that might be interesting to explore on some jeep trails.

JJ ranch ?

The 1190 is a pleasure to ride.
Kept it in SPORT mode on the D&G roads, when I find my big boy britches I’ll ride it without the MTC.

SPODE DADDY IS ONLY PAWN IN GAME OF LIFE–LIME CREEK 10/9/2015

LOOP – 65 MILES
SLICK EAR , PORCUPINE,  VIRGINIA GULCH , NF LIME CREEK , PRESIDENT, MF LIME CREEK , IRON MOUNTAIN,
BREMNER , ROANHIDE , HOLE IN THE WALL 

RIDERS – JEFF , JOHN

 

Me coming up Porcupine. I just noticed my KTM orange pants are now Suzuki yellow.

 

 

Jeff on top of the ridge

 

Virginia Gulch * NF Lime Creek

 

 

 

 

Presidents

 

Me on MF Lime Creek

 

 

Jeff and me on Roanhide.

Back at the corrals we noticed the great migration on Pine highway for the Saturday morning
opening day .

HOW TO HAVE FUN–ATLANTA ADV RIDE 10/3/2015

LOOP ~ 255 MILES

TRAIL BOSS – Trent -2011 990

Riders – Travis -690
                 Dave- DR350
                 John- 1190R

photos – John, Trent

Rid’n with the Howie’s.
They all are Boise natives and racers – flat trackers , motocross ,……
Big Dave is 75 and makes good time on the DR350, never slows down through the corners.
Both Travis and Trent practice leaving long scratch marks sliding through turns .

I got a FB message from Trent to join him on an adventure ride Saturday morning.
Would be my first ride with the Howies’.
I was suppose to meet them near Ft Boise at 7AM. Of course I don’t recognize the
North End land marks in the dark. Travis and Trent find me on Shawn Mountain.

We ride over Rocky Canyon in the dark then HWY21 from Robie Creek to Idaho City.
It’s f’n cold on the highway, 35F when we roll into town. Just before we hit town
Trent gets a rear flat. It’s a framing nail that went thru the tread and side wall.

First stop was at Tom’s. Trent didn’t pack irons or patch kit. I just had a plug kit for my tubeless
tires. A group from Utah lent Trent some irons , but they didn’t have patches either.
With the small irons Trent could not break the bead. He decided to remount the tire and ride
back to Evergreen , the shop next to the ranger station.

We were lucky, they were there cleaning up tents used in fire fighting camps.
They let Trent have use of the shop. With the big truck irons he was able to break the bead.
I kept my helmet on while holding the tire. They also had patches and cement.

While breaking the bead it dawned on me the I’ve met Trent on the trail.
I tell him I think we crossed paths on Deadwood. David and I were just riding out of White Hawk
basin. Trent and his partner had started at Airline, poked a hole in the Honda’s case….
Trent remembered the encounter as well.

Travis and Big Dave had breakfast and warmed up at Trudy’s.
After the repair we went back to Tom’s for fuel. I guess we spent 90 minutes or more in Idaho City.
It warmed up to 50’s when we left town.

 

 

As we approach Atlanta we have some light showers and stopped under a tree to let them pass.

Had cheese burgers and coffee at the Beaver Lodge, I finally shake the morning chill.

 

Stop along ridge line on James Creek road. Trent said next stop would be Rocky Bar.

 

However he decided to stop at this water fall.
After the photo I realize I don’t have my tool bag on the rear rack any more.
I start back tracking in 1st & 2nd gear. A couple miles from the waterfall I flag down a UTV, asked him if
he saw a fender bag on the road . He did , said it was 5-6 miles back. It was  5.5 miles back and hadn’t been
run over ! I hadn’t strapped it properly when I had it off in Idaho City.  
Another 30-40 minutes of daylight burned up but I got to ride the James Creek road three times.

 

Rocky Bar

 

 

 

 

 

 

We rode along the west shore of Anderson Ranch, the SF of the Boise , Prairie and Blacks Creek.
Hit the pavement at sunset .

I got home ~ 8PM, without the delays it would have been around 6PM.