RESPECT YOURSELF–MURPHY, IDAHO 1/4/2014

 

LOOP – 40 MILE
TRAIL BOSS – DAVID
RIDERS – BRIAN , JOHN

I PICKED UP DAVE ~ 11, HE HAD HIS GEAR AND BIKE IN THE DRIVE.
     ME,” YOU GOT AT HEADLIGHT ?”
  DAVID “ AND A NEW FRAME …”
HE HAD A 2014 KTM 200WXC ! TODAY WAS THE FIRST RIDE.

 

 

DAVID GET SMELLING ANTIFREEZE. HE FOUND SOME IN THE OVERFLOW TUBE , BUT THE RADIATORS  WEREN’T HOT.

 

DAVID AND BRIAN SWAPPED CAPS. THAT WAS IT !
DAVID ADJUSTED THE TAPS ON THE CAP. SEEMED TO HAVE FIXED IT.

 

THE GATE ABOVE SINKER CREEK.
        I TALKED DAVE OUT OF RIDING THE SLOT DOWN INTO THE CANYON. I WASN’T INTERESTED IN NEGOTIATING ICE   
        IN THE CREEK. WE DECIDED TO A LOOP ABOVE DIAMOND BASIN. 

 

STOPPED FOR LUNCH IN A CANYON ABOVE THE CORRALS. THE WIND MADE IT COLD.
THE NORTH SLOPES HAD 2-4 INCHES OF SNOW . MANY OF TRAILS HADN’T BEEN RIDDEN AND THE COLD TEMPS MADE THE TRACTION OK , EVEN ON THE CLIMBS.

Naked & Afraid in Murphy, Id - 1/1/2014

LOOP ~ 40 MILES 
 

Trail Boss -Terry Sinsel

RIDERS – I THINK WE HAD ~ A DOZEN.

Grady called me Tuesday and said they had a ride set up on New Year at Rabbit Creek.
Got to meet a several Micron folks I had seen in a while. Stayed at lower elevations to avoid snow and frozen washes.
Still went down once  when I stabbed the front wheel on a frozen patch. I did ok for not having ridden for 2 months !

Stacy grilled burgers after the first loop. Fun day.

Murphy was on the edge of the inversion. Mid 20’s when I arrived almost 40 at the end of the ride.

Standing on the pegs really helped my back. No discomfort at all even on the drive back home.

BIG (SPODE) PAPI RIDES IDAHO CITY 11/2/2013

RIDERS – GERALD , JOHN

LOOP ~ 55 MILES

ORIGINALLY I HAD GRAND PLANS FOR A 3 DAY WEEKEND IN THE SAWTOOTHS.
A NUMBER OF ITEMS CONFLICTED – OPENING SEASON OF ELK
                                                                 WORK
                                                                 WEATHER WAS THE FINAL NAIL. THE COLD FRONT HAD MORE PUNCH & UPPER     
                                                                 ELEVATIONS WOULD LIKELY BE ICY
                                                                 WYMAN TOLD ME THERE WAS SNOW AT 6300FT SATURDAY NEAR THEN TRINITYS 

GERALD & I DECIDED TO RIDE IDAHO CITY ON SATURDAY. MET AT THE GRANITE CREEK PARKING LOT AT 10AM.
IT WAS ~ 25F & CLEAR. HAD TO JUMP START GERALD'S 450 BERG OFF OF HIS FORD. BY THE TIME WE LEFT THERE WAS PROBABLY A DOZEN RIDERS IN THE LOT.

HEADED ACROSS THE CREEK FOLLOWING DIFFERENT TRIALS, SOME I RECOGNIZED BUT I EVENTUALLY GOT TURNED AROUND. HOWEVER WE POPPED OUT AT THE RABBIT CREEK SADDLE, AT LEAST THAT’S WHAT I ALWAYS CALLED IT.

MADE OUR WAY DOWN TO GERMAN CREEK THEN UP ON THE RIDGE

VIEW FROM THE RIDGE

AFTER THE FIRST BIG DROP ON SHORT CREEK

GERALD PSYCHED ME OUT ABOUT THIS OFF CAMBER CLIMB THAT RANDY HAD SPUN OFF

 

I POKED UP IN 1ST WAY TO SLOW & HAD TO PADDLE

 

GERALD AND ME ON THE SIDE HILL.

 

GREAT VIEWS OF THE NORTH FORK OF THE BOISE RIVER

WE HAD TO DOUBLE TEAM THE BIKES OVER THIS OFF CAMBER STEP UP.

 

THE BIG LOG ON HUNGARIAN .
GERALD SCOUTED FOR A PATH AROUND. WE ENDED UP HAVING TO HOIST THE BIKES OVER.

ME , JUST AFTER PADDLING THRU THE LOOSE ROCK GARDEN ON HUNGARIAN.
RIGHT AFTER THIS THE SNOW ROLLED IN.

 

ME TOP OF HUNGARIAN TRYING TO SPOT GERALD'S TACKS TO THE SUNSET LO

 

GERALD SHELTERED UNDER THE LO’S DECK

 

THE GROUND WASN’T SLICK BUT I HAD ALL SORTS OF PROBLEMS WITH MY GOGGLES.
THEY WOULD FOG UP , ICE UP. TRIED NO GOGGLES BUT THE SNOW STUNG MY EYES.

LOWER ELEVATION WAS BETTER, THEN I FOGGED UP AGAIN PANICKED , SPUN THE OFF THE TRAIL.
DIDN’T MAKE ANY PROGRESS GETTING ON THE TRAIL UNTIL GERALD CAME BACK TO HELP.

THE STORM TAPERED OFF UNTIL WE HIT THE ROAD BACK TO THE TRUCK. PRETTY WET RIDE BACK, THEN IT GOT HEAVIER
AS WE LOADED UP.

KIRKHAM/WARM SPRINGS 10/20/2013

RIDERS – DAVID , JOHN

LOOP ~ 42 MILES

GREAT INDIAN SUMMER DAY. IT WAS ~ 30F WHEN LEFT THE TRUCK AND 60+ WHEN WE GOT BACK.
HAD A BIT OF SNOW AT THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS ON THE NORTH SLOPES.

DAVID'S SUMMARY -

“The weather was close to perfect, the dirt was too! The fall colors are in full swing up there. We saw 3 guys on quads at end of the Kirkham ridge trail at Bull Trout and one guy on foot at the bottom of Warm Springs but other than that we had the place to ourselves. Diner at Trudy's in Idaho City on the way home capped off a great day in the mountains of Idaho.”

VIEW OF SAWTOOTHS FROM LINKS TRAIL

DAVID ON KIRKHAM

BRIDGE AT BOTTOM OF A CANYON. CLIMB OUT A FEW STEP UPS TO NEGOTIATE

 
ME – I SWEAR I WAS YOUNGER AND PRETTIER

DROPPING INTO WARM SPRINGS CANYON

MID WAY THROUGH THE CANYON. I HAD TO STOP AND SHED MY JACKET & TAKE A PICTURE.

SIDE HILL CLIMBING OUT OF CANYON.

“BARRY LOVES ME YES I KNOW……” - LIME CREEK 10/6/2013

Riders – David , Brian , John

Loop ~ 48 miles / 15 mph avg

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Brian and David  - South Fork Lime Creek.

 

1st down tree of the day on Roanhide. Brian showed us how to pop the front wheel over.

Top of Roanhide

 

Deer Park - Ross Peak is capped in snow.

 

 

 

 

Another set of down trees, these we could ride over. Obvious effect of Government Shutdown.

Great view from top of President.

 

David on President

Jubal Brown  at the bottom of President - works at Vurb Offroad.  He blew past me up the trail. “Caught up” with him when was getting David’s (Jones) bike back on the trail.  DJ launched his bike and landed the bike on a stump.  Near the bottom of the President Jubal’s riding buddy put a pass on me then crashed ! Banged up his hand. We guided  Dave out to the road that would take him to Hill City.

Side Note : Got some of those “tag less” underwear at Walmart. They prove to be confusing – harder to tell front from back & inside from outside