Dusy Ershim Trail Photos

[ScorpioVI]

That's some hardcore riding! Thanks for sharing.

 

[skarkburmer]

Nice! I want to do the Dusy sometime soon. Anyone want to ride it with me sometime in Sept.?

Im on it like a fat kid on cake!
My september weekends are entirely open so whenever works for you.
6th, 7th would be best for me, then i wouldnt be missed on the Friday or Monday, otherwise if we are going to keep it to 2 days it dosent matter.

Wanna start a new thread about it?

 

[WoodsChick]

Im on it like a fat kid on cake!
My september weekends are entirely open so whenever works for you.
6th, 7th would be best for me, then i wouldnt be missed on the Friday or Monday, otherwise if we are going to keep it to 2 days it dosent matter.

Wanna start a new thread about it?

Too funny!

Just a word of unsolicited advice, if you don't mind
The elevation is very high on the trail. 8400' at the lowest and up to over 10000' at one point. Most of it is well over 9000'. As a comparison, Donner Summit is at 7200'. Unless you're used to physical exertion at altitude I would suggest getting there a day or two ahead of time so you can get acclimated before jumping on the Dusy. There's lots of fun stuff to ride from camp on Dinky Lakes Road if you're plated, and it's all at about 8000'. It'll give you time to sort out your jetting, too, as you'll want it nice and crisp for the rock ledges and step-ups.


WoodsChick

 

[luckett]

I'm in! Do you need a plate or green/red sticker for that?

Im on it like a fat kid on cake!
My september weekends are entirely open so whenever works for you.
6th, 7th would be best for me, then i wouldnt be missed on the Friday or Monday, otherwise if we are going to keep it to 2 days it dosent matter.

Wanna start a new thread about it?

6/7 works for me. What about you diablo?

 

[budman]

What a fantastic adventure

Great pics and write up! Worthy of the best of barf!

 

[kurbycar32]

im thinking ATV that bad boy. is there any camping available? google maps link: http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?msa=0&msid=114827329203942891207.0004438ce09b4bb4f2dd5&hl=en&ie=UTF8&ll=37.256156,-119.153788&spn=0.012604,0.026886&t=h&z=16

 

[tj-los]

Man, I always wanted to run that trail in my TJ also! nice pics..I may now wanna consider trying that trial with both my TJ and bike. Thanks for those pics

 

[WoodsChick]

im thinking ATV that bad boy. is there any camping available? google maps link: http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?msa=0&msid=114827329203942891207.0004438ce09b4bb4f2dd5&hl=en&ie=UTF8&ll=37.256156,-119.153788&spn=0.012604,0.026886&t=h&z=16

Wow! Zombie Thread!

Yeah, there's camping all along the corridor...as long as you don't need tables, fire rings or toilets. It would be semi-difficult to carry camping gear on this trail, but I'm convinced it is to-able and will do that very thing one of these days. We saw 2 guys on kwads but they did not look like they were having a very good time. I'd much prefer to do it on the much-lighter
2-wheeled machine.

Man, I always wanted to run that trail in my TJ also! nice pics..I may now wanna consider trying that trial with both my TJ and bike. Thanks for those pics

It's a blast, for sure! Your TJ would need to be built to the hilt, according to the CA jeepers forums. As it was, we saw a pretty nicely done-up FJ that was stuck on Thompson Hill. His buddies backtracked out to get parts for him, but they ended up breaking down, too, and using the parts they just bought for the guy in the FJ. He'd been there a few days already.


WoodsChick

 

[lemonhead]

bicycling Dusy- Ershim

Hey, Just wondering. I have been riding dirt around the Sierra for a couple of summers now on my camping bicycle and I wanted to do the Dusy. I am curious if there is enough trail between the real technical stuff(which I'd walk the bike), to justify hiking the harder,rockier portions. I am pretty used to riding remote 2 and 3 day-out fire roads and such. I would have asked other cyclists but they always give me a "your crazy" look. --Rob

 

[WoodsChick]

Hey, Just wondering. I have been riding dirt around the Sierra for a couple of summers now on my camping bicycle and I wanted to do the Dusy. I am curious if there is enough trail between the real technical stuff(which I'd walk the bike), to justify hiking the harder,rockier portions. I am pretty used to riding remote 2 and 3 day-out fire roads and such. I would have asked other cyclists but they always give me a "your crazy" look. --Rob

Wow...that's a tough question...

I know there wouldn't enough trail to make it worth it for me...but that's just me; I prefer a throttle on my bike. There are lots of other trails in the area, and I would imagine the road out to Mono Hot Springs from Kaiser Pass would be really fun on a bike if there were no cars on it. It's pretty remote...I've never seen another car or bike on the road. Bald Mt would be fun if you like climbing. It's not too technical...I did it on my SV650 Brewer Lake is a nice mellow one, too. None of them could be considered fire roads, though. Here's a link to some photos of Brewer Lake...

http://www.thumpertalk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=550437

And some more photos of The Dusy...

http://www.bayarearidersforum.com/forums/showthread.php?t=219160

I know I wouldn't want to hike up or down Thompson Hill with a day pack on. I sure as hell wouldn't want to do it with a bicycle on my back



WoodsChick