Motorcycling Guides and Trips
Trips
This trip included 3 days of riding around Pahrump, NV and Death Valley, CA. The first day was a short loop out of Pahrump, some pavement, some gravel roads, and a few jeep trails. Tom rode a KTM 990 Adventure, while I rode a BMW 1200 GS Adventure. Day 2 was forecast to be very windy, so we delayed our trip to Death Valley and opted for some dirt riding near Wheeler...
The LAB2V (Los Angeles to Barstow to Las Vegas) Dual Sport Tour is a
motorcycle event that began as an off-road race from Barstow to Vegas
in the '60s. This year was the 26th annual event. The ride is a
two-day event, starting this year in Palmdale, CA, overnighting in
Barstow, CA, and finishing in Las Vegas, NV. There were over 350
participants, all riding street-legal dirt bikes. The full route
covers from 400 to 500 miles, mostly...
Colorado/Wyoming/Montana/Idaho/Utah 8 Day Motorcycle Trip
Evergreen, Colorado, United States
Motorcycling | 1,822 miles
Motorcycling | 1,822 miles
Eric and David, both from Arkansas, joined me in Evergreen, CO for an eight day ride. They were riding their new Kawasaki Concours', while I rode a BMW 1150 RT.Day one took us to Estes Park and through Rocky Mountain National Park on Trail Ridge Road. We were lucky this late in the year to find mild weather and an open road. After the park we worked our way north for a...
Scouting the Breckenridge area for an upcoming group dirt bike outing. The pics are taken from above the ski area after riding up Peak 9.
This was my first ride in the St. Elmo area. The real purpose of the trip was to check out the road to Pomeroy Lake, but it turns out the road was closed for the entire month of August for "mine reclamation". But it still turned out to be a spectacular day, visiting Hancock Lake, Williams Pass and Tincup Pass. I planned on riding up Hancock Pass as well, but had a...
Montezuma, Colorado - Webster Pass
Saints John (historical), Colorado, United States
Motorcycling | 29 miles
Motorcycling | 29 miles
Tom and I took our KTM 525's for a ride near Montezuma and the Keystone ski area. Parking just outside of Montezuma, we first rode up Webster Pass. From there you have a very nice view of the Red Cone trail and Radical Hill.Returning to Montezuma, we rode through the old mining town of St. Johns, then well above tree line to some spectacular terrain overlooking Breckenridge to the west, Frisco and...
Tom and I took a morning ride from Winter Park, CO to the top of Rollins Pass. We were both riding KTM 525 EXC's, a little overkill for this ride, as it could have easily been done on heavier adventure bikes.A little side trip near the top of Rollins Pass (also called Corona Pass) took us to a closed railroad tunnel. This closure prevents being able to ride from Rollinsville on the...
Two KTM 525 EXC's on a 50+ mile ride, mostly on rocky jeep trails. The route started on Hwy 103 about 5 miles south of Idaho Springs. Up Ute Creek Road, over the mountain and back down to the I 70 frontage road. From there, we rode the pavement to Empire, then followed another rocky jeep trail back into Dumont for lunch. The last part of this trail was a very steep...
Six of us
met in Moab, Utah to ride the White Rim Trail.
Murph,
from Montrose, CO, driving a Toyota FJ
Paul,
from Inyokern, CA, riding a Kawasak KLX450
Tom, from
Idaho Springs, CO, riding a BMW GS650
Jerry,
from Long Island, NY, riding a Suzuki DR650
David,
from Searcy, AR, riding a Yamaha XT250
and yours
truly, Art, from Evergreen, CO, riding a KTM 525 EXC
All were
previously Naval Aviators many years ago, with a token Army grunt thrown in to
keep us out of trouble.
The...
Bishop, California - 3 Day Dual Sport Ride
Brockmans Corner, California, United States
Motorcycling | 348 miles
Motorcycling | 348 miles
Paul and I participated in the Bishop Three Day Dual Sport Ride, sponsored by the Ventura County Motorcycle Club. The VCMC offered numerous GPS routes, from easier GS or Adventure bike type rides to more difficult dual sport rides. We chose our own rides daily, checked out on our ride at the fairgrounds and checked back in when completing the ride.On the first day of the event, the KTM 300 XCW that...
Bishop, California - Trail Riding
Keough Hot Springs, California, United States
Motorcycling | 137 miles
Motorcycling | 137 miles
Included are tracks and pics from three days of riding in the Bishop, CA area.
Tom and I (from Colorado) joined Gerry (from NY) and Paul (from LA) in Mammoth to participate in the 30th Annual Sierra Safari, a three-day, off road, dual sport, motorcycle event. There were approximately 100 participants. The planned event was to ride from Mammoth to Hawthorne, NV on day one, a loop out of Hawthorne to Bridgeport and Bodie on day two, followed by a return to Mammoth on day three.Since Tom...
David and Eric (from Arkansas) and Rick and myself (from Colorado) made a five-day journey through Colorado looking for nice scenery and twisty roads. We found plenty of both.The bikes included a BMW 1150 RT, a BMW 1150 GS, a Yamaha 1300 FJR, and a Yamaha 1300 Venture.Day 1:Rick and I left Evergreen, meeting David and Eric in Gunnison. Then the four of us headed to our first night on the road...
Another great ride on the KDX today, starting just outside the town of Montezuma, just out of Keystone.As you will see from the track, most of the ride was out and back. Parking just outside of Montezuma, the trail quickly gained altitude. Attained my highest altitude on the KDX at one point, as you can see from the stats - 12,900 ft. The wind was blowing about 30 knots...
Gillette, Wyoming - International BMW Rally
Evergreen, Colorado, United States
Motorcycling | 1,114 miles
Motorcycling | 1,114 miles
I left Evergreen, Colorado on Wed, July 16 for a two day ride to Gillette, Wy and the International BMW Rally. Camped at the Seminoe Reservoir in Wyoming on the way up, arriving in Gillette on Thur, July 17. I camped at the rally through Sun, July 20, riding home with Peder, another Evergreen resident.Enjoyed numerous seminars, slideshows, a trials competition, and a trip to Devil's Tower and the Black Hills of...
Mojave, California - Mojave Desert and Death Valley
Mojave, California, United States
Motorcycling | 493 miles
Motorcycling | 493 miles
Here are a number of tracks generated during a weeklong trip to the Mojave Desert and the Jawbone area, as well as several rides in and around Death Valley.
Looking for the perfect loop on the KDX 200. From Breck up Swan River to Georgia Pass, across the ridge, and back down to the Swan River. Unfortunate, I was stymied as you can tell from the track. I ran into a section that I wouldn't even take a tank into. (Found a rental jeep nearby that was severely stuck.)Back out the way I came in, to Breckenridge...
