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Adventure riding short rides and BS thread

Great pics as usual, looks like a lot of fun, except for maybe the "will I be able to get back out of here" part! I don't think I'd have the nerve to do stuff like this without a partner or two along, Murphy's law says that'd be the time I'd do something wrong and find myself stuck :-D
 
Thanks John! Great pic of the Crags! Have fun and be safe up there.
 
John, ever considered doing some free lance photography for Sunset magazine? These pictures are inducing some serious wanderlust in me.

SFMCjohn said:
spent the night last night on Blue Ridge at the abandoned watch tower, my new favorite place,

Blue Ridge is north of the Trinity Alps, above Cecileville, Forks of the Salmon and Sawyers Bar ... fun big ADV bike suitable place, surrounded by big mountains. :party
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I must find this place!

Great stuff as always:thumbup
 
N4teTheGreat said:
Great pics as usual, looks like a lot of fun, except for maybe the "will I be able to get back out of here" part! I don't think I'd have the nerve to do stuff like this without a partner or two along, Murphy's law says that'd be the time I'd do something wrong and find myself stuck :-D
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yes, foolish to ride alone, for sure ... :thumbup

that’s why I like looking for watchtowers or old watchtower sites ... even if I’ve never been there, I know they’ll be reasonable to get to on a loaded KLR, and there will be a view. :laughing

got lucky with the Boulder Peak spot, not really knowing if I’d even find a view, and being up a trail that was tough for me:

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sky reflected in the little lake next to Lake Helen.

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Mt Shasta with no snow ...

someone else thought this was a special place, apparently:

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made a new friend who’s urn was keeping vigil ... :angel


elemetal said:
Thanks John! Great pic of the Crags! Have fun and be safe up there.
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:thumbup

matty said:
I must find this place!
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that’s what I said! :toothless

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hope to see you soon, matty. I try to do this BARF Weaverville Hoho Rally every year ... :ride
 
More great pics!

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yes, foolish to ride alone, for sure ...
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Not foolish necessarily, I don't get the sense you're the "I'm just gonna send it" type when riding alone. I don't have confidence in my dirt abilities as of yet (nor my tendency to get caught up in a fun section and realize all too late I may have over-sent my abilities)

A good solo trip is good for for the soul in my opinion.
 
Secret camping spot from a couple of weeks ago. 1st pic is when arriving in the evening and last pick is early in the morning with the fog in it's full glory.
I'll only tell John in person where it is at....
 

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Nice Oobus :thumbs

SFMCJohn thanks for towing me up to the eatchtower. I eed to get out more.
 
oobus said:
Secret camping spot from a couple of weeks ago. 1st pic is when arriving in the evening and last pick is early in the morning with the fog in it's full glory.
I'll only tell John in person where it is at....
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Your secret spot looks great 👍
 
Saltwater and I took a spin up 1 today and over to Tin Barn to King Ridge Road. King Ridge was closed last year so I thought for sure it would be open by now. Wrong!

Photo Credit: Saltwater aka Mark


After the traffic free coastal run up north we turned inland



We pulled over and I had a feeling Mark wanted to get his ADV on..







Then when we were right outside of Cazadero we ran into this..



Mark wasn't having it..



He talked the Backhoe guy into moving over and making a path for us and we squeezed past..
 
Cabrito said:
Saltwater and I took a spin up 1 today and over to Tin Barn to King Ridge Road. King Ridge was closed last year so I thought for sure it would be open by now. Wrong!

Photo Credit: Saltwater aka Mark

Mark wasn't having it..

He talked the Backhoe guy into moving over and making a path for us and we squeezed past..
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haha. go Mr Saltwater! :thumbup
I’m sure the backhoe guy would’ve just laughed at me ... :nchantr
 
got to hang out with the usual StonyBARF suspects this weekend, put some new faces with BARF handles, and ride a couple new dirt roads, thanks to Mr SotoMoto and Mr Dogfeathers ...

here’s the Relive computer animation of Huffmaster Road, that I got to ride for the first time, with the guidance of Mr Dogfeathers, which includes Old Leesville Grade, which I got to ride thanks to Mr SotoMoto’s recent heads-up thread here:
Huffmaster Road to SF

Leesville Grade, old and new, is the quick loop after the pic of the gate in the middle of the animation.

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Old Leesville Grade, Wednesday, 09/29/2021 ... thanks, MotoSoto!

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got to hang out with and enjoy Mr m0t0_ryder’s company and hospitality in Mr Cabrito’s famous site #5 at the North Fork Campground on Wednesday night ... thanks, guys! :thumbup

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spent StonyBARF 14 riding up and down St. John Mountain to watch sunrises and sunsets.

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Mr MotoSoto charging up one of the loose, steep pitches toward the top, with his gnarly CB500X and shagged rear TKC80 ... :party

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MotoSoto and the sunset ...

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Dogfeathers showing me how to manage the gate in the middle of Huffmaster Road. He was kind enough to insist I ride first, since I was a “Huffmaster virgin,” and therefore deserving of a dust-free experience ... :angel

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m0t0_ryder, showing how to do things with style and class out in our national forests. the Forest Service approved propane fire pit and solar powered holiday lights were awesome, as were the dinners he prepared and the swimming hole he discovered 1/2 mile away at South Fork Campground.

StonyBARF events are epic for us ADV types. can’t wait for StonyBARF 15 ... :afm199
 
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I really gotta stop being lame and make it out. Looks like lots of fun!
 
Adventure riding short rides and BS thread -

I went adventure riding and some BS happened... I'm okay.. Don't ask me what happened because I don't know, my eyes were closed.

 
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SFMCjohn said:
m0t0_ryder, showing how to do things with style and class out in our national forests. the Forest Service approved propane fire pit and solar powered holiday lights were awesome, as were the dinners he prepared and the swimming hole he discovered 1/2 mile away at South Fork Campground.

StonyBARF events are epic for us ADV types. can’t wait for StonyBARF 15 ... :afm199
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m0to_ryder's set up was inspiring, I definitely need to get one of those propane fire pits and that swimming hole was just what the doctor ordered, thanks for showing me the location.:thumbup

Cabrito said:
Adventure riding short rides and BS thread -

I went adventure riding and some BS happened... I'm okay.. Don't aske me what happened because I don't know, my eyes were closed.

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I won't ask, but I want to
 
matty said:
I won't ask, but I want to
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Sounds like I fared a bit better than you did at StonyBarf, sorry to hear about your injury. I'm working through a sprain of some sort, but no broken bones thank goodness. Heal up man!
 
A bunch of great pics, narration & bs. Thanks for sharing all.
 
WTF Cabrito!? Glad to hear no serious injury, looks like you ran wide. Time to learn how to flat track that thing....
 
SFMCjohn said:
here’s the Relive computer animation of Huffmaster Road, that I got to ride for the first time, with the guidance of Mr Dogfeathers, which includes Old Leesville Grade, which I got to ride thanks to Mr SotoMoto’s recent heads-up thread here:
Huffmaster Road to SF
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With that Relive thing, do you just need to down load the app and turn it on and magic happens?

Cabrito said:
I went adventure riding and some BS happened... I'm okay.. Don't ask me what happened because I don't know, my eyes were closed.
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Were you able to hear anything over the screaming and swearing?
 
berth said:
SFMCjohn said:
here’s the Relive computer animation of Huffmaster Road, that I got to ride for the first time, with the guidance of Mr Dogfeathers, which includes Old Leesville Grade, which I got to ride thanks to Mr SotoMoto’s recent heads-up thread here:
Huffmaster Road to SF
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With that Relive thing, do you just need to down load the app and turn it on and magic happens?
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yes, just an easy app on my iPhone ... the hardest thing is to remember that I have it and to remember to use it. :ride

berth said:
Cabrito said:
I went adventure riding and some BS happened... I'm okay.. Don't ask me what happened because I don't know, my eyes were closed.
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Were you able to hear anything over the screaming and swearing?
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:laughing
 
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