BLACKS CREEK 5/6/10

LOOP – 52 MILES

GOOD DIRT & GOOD RIDE. SPOTTY SNOW SHOWERS.

CAME ACROSS THE GOODALE'S CUTOFF OF THE OREGON TRAIL

HEAVY SNOW SHOWER ROLLED IN JUST AFTER WE GOT TO THE TRAILER.

BLACKS CREEK 5/2/10

LOOP ~ 38 MILES

RIDERS –DAVID, LOYAL, JOHN

 

BESIDES A LACK OF FOCUS I WAS RIDING WORST THAN NORMAL. COULDN'T EVEN STAY ON THE ATV TRAIL. WHEN I ROLLED UP TO ONE OF THE INTERSECTIONS  LOYAL SAID- “YOU HAVE A FLAT !”

MADE A STAND FROM A COUPLE OF ROCKS & DECIDED TO CHANGE OUT THE TUBE.

ADD FOR MOTO TECH.

LOYAL- LUNCH STOP AT DEVILS HOLE

TRAVELING TEUTONIC BROTHERHOOD 2010 SEASON INAUGURAL RIDE

 

THE TRAVELING TEUTONIC BROTHERHOOD KICKED OFF THE 010   SEASON WITH A RIDE     TO   WICKAHONEY .

SATURDAY 5/1/2010

LOOP ~ 280 MILES, FARTHER FOR THE NORTH SIDE BOYS. SKIRTED JACKS CREEK CANYONS AND BRUNEAU CANYON.

RIDERS – BYRON, KURT, THAD & JOHN

MET FOR BREAKFAST AT SHARI'S IN MERIDIAN.

 

1ST RIDE FOR MAJOR KONG FITTED WITH THE SAFARI TANKS .

300+ MILES W/O HITTING RESERVE.   I LIKE THEM !

 

 

 

 

 

PHOTO OP ALONG SHOOFLY CANYON ROAD.

 

CREW AT LITTLE JACKS CREEK CROSSING

UNCLE KURT & UNCLE BYRON ALONG THE CRACK.

PARKER RANCH HOUSE

 

LUNCH STOP AT HOLE IN THE ROCK

 

 

 

CATTLE TAGGING  ON THE WAY TO WICKAHONEY

 

WICKAHONEY STAGE STOP RUINS.

WINDY AND SNOW SHOWERS.

“AREA 51” BUILDINGS.

GREAT DEBATE ON WHAT IT IS.

 

 THAD TOOK SOME SOIL SAMPLES WITH HIS BMW, BUT WASN’T THOUGHTFUL ENOUGH DO IT IN FRONT OF US.

MADE A COUPLE OF STOPS AT OUT OF WAY OVERLOOKS ON BRUNEAU CANYON.

STILL MORE ROADS TO EXPLORE.

BLACKS CREEK 4/24 & 4/25/10

 

MOUNTAIN SEASON HAS ARRIVED !

SATURDAY I JOINED THE TVTMA WORK DAY FOR BLACKS CREEK.

I WORKED WITH A CREW ON TRAIL 302. WE HAD 2-3X THE MANPOWER NEEDED SO IT WENT FAST.

MOST OF WORK WAS DEVOTED PUTTING A CULVERT OVER A STREAM. SEEMS LIKE MAKE WORK BUT IT WINS POINTS WITH THE MOUNTAIN HOME RANGER DISTRICT.  THEY HAVE BEEN RECEPTIVE ON TRAIL REQUESTS IN OTHER AREAS OF THE BOISE FORESTS.

DAVID WANTED TO RIDE SUNDAY SO I HEADED HOME SOON AS THE WORK WAS COMPLETE. ONLY GOT 8  MILES IN.

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SUNDAY DAVID & I RODE OUT OF THE WILLOW CREEK TRAIL HEAD. I HAD HOPES OF STAYING RIGHT ON DAVID’S TAIL, BUT IT DIDN'T HAPPEN.

WE DID 38 MILES IN ~3 HRS.

TEMPS WERE NICE. RODE IN WINDBREAKER ALL DAY.

 

 

TRAIL SIDE OPTIC REPAIRS. DAVID’S GLASSES NEEDED TIGHTENED UP.

VIEW FROM TRAIL 316 , ONE OF THE REMAINING SINGLE TRACKS OF ANY LENGTH.

SOON AFTER THIS I STALLED MY BIKE IN A CREEK CROSSING. DAVID FOUND A VENT HOSE KNOCKED OFF THE CARB. SOMETHING ELSE TO ADD TO THE PRE RIDE CHECK.

LUNCH STOP ON DEVILS HOLE.