Adventure riding short rides and BS thread

[GB500guy]

Hey Bill,

Here's something I'll bet you can relate to, but which
kind of blew my mind ... on dave6253's last trip he rode 3000
miles and says he returned with 3000 pics on his
cameras ("a pic a mile, about average for me ...")
... think he said he spends about 40 hours
on one of his ride reports, editing and processing ...

... a first-principles, life-lesson there for me ...
creating impressive art involves what mere citizens
would consider an awsome level of effort ... arty

see you around
the campfire,
-- SFMCjohn

Wow! That is an astonishing amount of effort. Clearly he gets great pleasure from both the riding and the sharing, lucky for the rest of us! I do plan on copying a couple of his shooting techniques, but will stick with my comparatively low effort reports.

-Bill

-Bill

 

[GB500guy]

... here's some Death Valley motivation for you:
Chasing Thunderbirds & Trampling Wildflowers - Four Days in Death Valley

... a dave6253 superbloom DV ride report
from March, 2016 ... arty

... here's a rabbit-hole link to
dave6253's ADV ride reports
for those of us who think
ride reports are an art form:
http://advrider.com/index.php?threads/wanna-ride-death-valley-with-me.1047582/page-16#post-27227854

John, Have you followed any of Desert Dave's RR's over at ADV? Some really fantastic photography and narrative in them too.

-Bill

 

[SFMCjohn]

John, Have you followed any of Desert Dave's RR's over at ADV? Some really fantastic photography and narrative in them too.

-Bill

Wow, another artist ... thanks for the link!

... effort is necessary, but I suppose having some
talent helps ... I'd say you're up there in the
Pantheon with dave6253 and Desert Dave compared
with those of us who look but don't really see ...

"I've seen plenty of awesome photos from cell phones
and point and shoots because the
person was in the right spot/right time."

... some of us have to count on serendipity ...

 

[SFMCjohn]

... Happy Holidays!
... another ADV year in the books ...
2017 was awesome with an epic BARF Baja trip ...

... guess TWT has me motivated to
ride again after last weekend ...
heading off on the KLR toward
Mercey Hot Springs ... arty

see you around
the campfire,
— SFMCjohn

 

[two wheel tramp]

I do what I can, John. Have a great ride and take lots of photos.

 

[SFMCjohn]

I do what I can, John. Have a great ride and take lots of photos.

arty

... was actually winter
this weekend ...

 

[Eric B]

Great stuff John!

 

[two wheel tramp]

Wow John, your bike looks tired. I might be going down this weekend with Trey.

 

[SFMCjohn]

Wow John, your bike looks tired. I might be going down this weekend with Trey.

... Barbie wanted to use
her new pillow ...
(guess she does have a name, ha!)

... wish I could get away again ...
where you guys going?

... best bit of kit ever!

Great stuff John!

... thanks, Eric ...
... Thermo Bob forever!

... Doctor Seuss ...?

Christmas Day, 2017 ...

... could see the snow capped
Sierras across the Central Valley ...

... Christmas Eve, 2017 ...

... got super lucky with the
weather ... no wind and lots of
cool clouds ... slept warm ...

... always have big plans in this
part of the world to hit the
hot springs and visit Clear Creek,
but usually wind up watching
the day go by in the first place
I set up camp ... there's adventure
for you ...

 

[two wheel tramp]

I'm glad you liked your pillow!

We're thinking carrizo. The dr's carb is being weird. So I need to fiddle with it. We'll see.

I could go for some hot springs.

 

[Eric B]

Here's a few pics from a trip to Panamint Springs Resort, in early December -

1st stop - Alabama Hills, outside of Lone Pine.

 

[Eric B]

 

[Eric B]

 

[Eric B]

Day 2 -

Slab out of Panamint Springs Resort to Keeler -


Up Swansea road -

 

[Eric B]

1 Green, 6 Orange. No issues

 

[Eric B]

Remarkable piece of equipment some folks built here. Was built to take salt from Death Valley, to the Owens Valley. Built 1911-1913, 13 miles, 47 miles of cable.
Go check it out.

 

[ThumperX]

Awesome Eric

 

[Eric B]

Visited Cerro Gordo(forgot to take any pics ), chatted with the very knowledgeable caretaker, headed down the back side.




Once down the long gravelly hill, it's a fast run to Saline Valley road.


Stop and visit the Boxcar Cabin

 

[Eric B]

Back to camp in time to get some sun pics.
(The temps were very nice this weekend)

 

[SFMCjohn]

Awesome Eric

super-awesome!

... always wanted to find
the salt tram, Cerro Gordo
and the Box Car Cabin ...

 

[Eric B]

Day 3 -

Slab south a bit to Indian Ranch road




Fast and loose. Stand up and pretend to be Johnny Campbell


Ballarat

 

[Eric B]

Up Pleasant Canyon





Rodgers Pass

 

[Eric B]

These roads look fun, but I believe this is Middle Park Canyon, and are a dead end.

 

[Eric B]

How much?

 

[Eric B]

To South Park Canyon



Briggs Cabin. Way cool and well set up. Worth a look.