Photos of your bike on location

[Gary856]

San Antonio Valley Rd

Kincaid Rd. Chip sealed surface was still pretty loose so I didn't go far.

 

[Gary856]

Santa Cruz County Fair will run from next Wed to Sun

 

[Gary856]

East Lake Ave, Watsonville. Tuttle Mansion - So many architectural details
https://www.santacruzghosthunters.com/tuttle-mansion.html
https://pajaronian.com/tuttle-mansion-a-haunted-piece-of-history/

Kearney St

The hood shows "GMC"

 

[Gary856]

Pajaro Valley

Lee Rd. I did it! Always wanted to get a pic of this house up close!

Found this about the Redman Hirahara House:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Redman_Hirahara_Farmstead

Beach Rd, Near Pajaro Dunes

Sunset Beach Rd

 

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Bet that old house could tell some crazy stories

 

[ratpick]

Old Coast Rd

 

[ratpick]

More old coast rd

 

[Spike]

A distraction on the way to Virginia City from the south.

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[CDONA]

The local fish hatchery in Spearfish, 125th anniversary party coming up.
All down in the city park about 6 blocks long, including ball fields, RV park, stage, shaded banquet seating, and a year round creek.
They used rail cars to transport fish in buckets before roads got them there with trucks. All free but the fish food sold to tourists.
It takes about a year for the fry to grow to 8/10" for release, they are kept in the covered raceways by size.
The underwater viewing was a live pix, while they were fed.

 

[CDONA]

More of the creek as it flows thru,

 

[berth]

It takes about a year for the fry to grow to 8/10" for release

I'd love to go for a ride on one of those High Sierra fish stocking aerial bombing runs.

 

[SFMCjohn]

A distraction on the way to Virginia City from the south.

great pic ...

thinking I need a Goldwing in the garage. six cylinders, yes please.

 

[bikewanker]

I'd love to go for a ride on one of those High Sierra fish stocking aerial bombing runs.

Flying fish have always fascinated me.

 

[kpke]

great pic ...

thinking I need a Goldwing in the garage. six cylinders, yes please.

Since you mentioned it. Really needs a new rider

https://bayarearidersforum.com/forums/showthread.php?t=549561

 

[ScottRNelson]

IDBDR Day 1 - Pine to Lowman

Gotta get to the route first, which is 71 miles away on the highway or you can go 27 miles and ride other dirt roads to get there slightly further along the route. That's how we did it at only about half an hour penalty.

On the way to Pine via Prairie. Looking down at the South Fork of the Boise River.

Some good views along the trail.

Middle Fork of the Boise River.

North Fork of the Boise River. The IDBDR takes you to all of them.

Lots of high places on the route. Some steep roads following mountainsides in places.

Made it to the Airbnb on a steep hillside above Lowman. Want electricity? Turn on the generator. Want a hot shower? Turn on the propane heater. Considering the alternatives in Lowman, this worked out well.

 

[ScottRNelson]

IDBDR Day 2 - Lowman to Yellow Pine, then McCall

In which we practice picking up dropped bikes and go up and down mountains.

The only gas available in Lowman. One pump that takes credit cards. Nobody around running things.

Lots of steep winding trails like this one between Lowman and Yellow Pine.

Observing the sunrise while waiting for my riding companion. Eventually went back to check and he had dropped his bike and couldn't pick it back up.

Gave the KTM a bath here. There were only two water crossings on our entire route and I had problems at both of them. At least it started immediately after we picked it up. I guess the 790R is afraid of water or something. Had wet feet the entire rest of the day.

Some nice high meadows along the route further to the north.

Made it to Yellow Pine. Had lunch, then headed off to McCall and then 100 miles of paved highway to get back home.

Lick Creek Road. Or as the locals say it: "lick crick". Some beautiful views heading up that canyon.

 

[CDONA]

Good to see blue sky in Idaho again.
I got a few days a week blue sky, seems you have been stuck with smoke forever.
Was also curious about slab time between dirt roads, explained.

 

[ScottRNelson]

Was also curious about slab time between dirt roads, explained.

Not sure if that's a question. Most paved roads were between where I live and where the section of the IDBDR that we rode started and ended. There is about eight miles of pavement between Pine and Featherville and five or six near Lowman. Pretty much all of the rest of it is dirt. I figure between 200 and 300 miles of dirt for this trip. Total miles for the whole thing was around 470.

 

[Gary856]

Gave the KTM a bath here. There were only two water crossings on our entire route and I had problems at both of them. At least it started immediately after we picked it up. I guess the 790R is afraid of water or something. Had wet feet the entire rest of the day.

Water always makes a pretty shot. What caused the problem with the water crossings, and how would you do it differently?

 

[Gary856]

Rented from Riders-Share. This bike was $27k OTD!!!

Surprised to see Pinehurst closed; rode thru it anyway.

The reason for the closure.

Palomeras Rd

Sunol. Cold War era Soviet atomic powered train?