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    AZBDR 2021

    Only a 3 hour ride to Utah from where you are. Enjoy.
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    AZBDR 2021

    Clearly he has not passed LB school of tube changes...🤣
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    AZBDR 2021

    I traded texts with him this morning. Sent him some more tracks. Cinders is close to residential so he should be fine. I suspect his has coverage in that area. But keep us posted if he sends you another Spot message, Tom.
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    AZBDR Camping Locations

    I suspect the area north of Mogollon Rim has some bear activity but not enough for me to worry about at the time. I felt really comfortable primitive camping there and just left everything outside my tent. I like your idea of looping around the north rim through Mesquite. I might have some tracks that could get you back to the Hoover Damn area from Mesquite??? I have not ridden them yet but I downloaded them about a year ago in preparation for doing that section sometime soon. Text me at 760-703-6877 if you are interested and I'll text them to you. LB
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    AZBDR Camping Locations

    Hey Goofy, here's a quick breakdown on our ride: We left San Diego and slabbed to Sierra Vista the first day. Stayed in a hotel that night, unsure of the name. But it was close to the start. Day 2 we camped near the top of Pioneer Pass. It's a forest service area with several good free dispersed campsites. There were bears in the area so be prepared to hang your food. Day 3 we made it past the Mogollon Rim. About halfway between the Rim and highway 40, there is lots of great camping. It's a higher elevation plateau. Once we got tired,, we basically just turned off the trail and went and camped behind some trees about 1/2 miles off the trail. Day 4 we made it all the way to Cameron. It was a triple-digit day so we got hotel rooms at the Cameron Trading Post hotel that night so we could shower and cool down. There is a decent restaurant there. Per Arnie Fry's (RIP) suggestion, I got the Indian Fry Bread beef dip sandwich. Not great, but pretty good. Day 5 we made it all the way to Utan and started slabbing back toward Flagstaff. We ended up in a forest service campground in the Prescott area off the 95 that night. Day 6 we slabbed home. It's a good ride. I plan on doing it again, except next time I would turn around at the Grand Canyon and loop back on different trails. Let me know if you have any questions. LB
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    AZBDR Camping Locations

    CID, Mikey777, and I did it a couple years ago. Let me pull out my map and get back to you.
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    Look Ma, I'm famous

    Congrats, Kelly. There's a couple of nice pics there. And riding with your son, well, that can't be beaten. CID, Kug, PMB, Rigger, Crawdaddy, Van, and I were in those vary spots just a couple of weeks ago too. Been thinking about doing a RR myself but damn, I've never been busier. Rubber side down, LB
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    Tech Day October 23rd

    Thanks for the invite. Unfortunately, I have a memorial service to attend that day up in OC.
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    Fly and ride

    I'm retired. You could have paid less to have me ride it home for you....😂
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    Great news for Cuyamaca and pavement riders

    Nice to have more options
  11. Onx shows the entire road is an easement. Onx is very accurate. I'm 95% certain that gate is illegal. The property owner on the west side of the road where the gate is located (based on Shafted's GPS coordinates) is owned by Viora Family Trust. The property on the east side is owned by Gallistel Family Trust. I would assume one or both of those property owners are responsible for this BS.
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    Lake Arrowhead Recommendations

    Yes, there is plenty of riding from Lake Arrowhead. Go west to Silverwood Lake area. Go east to Big Bear (no need to truck up there). Most of the trails are fairly well marked, including difficulty ratings, east, moderate, expert. US Forest Service will have maps or you can pull it up on-line. II always download the forest service map in PDF to my phone for areas I ride. I'd send you GPX files if I had them for that area but I've never had the need to use GPS up there. Just find a trailhead and go explore. California Trails maps will have everything.
  13. Cool ride, Kelly. When we talked, I didn't know the ride you were planning was in honor of your buddy Joe. My sincerest condolence for the lost of your buddy. Glad some of my input was beneficial, even though not all of it was followed...🤣 . But like I always tell my kids when we get to a section slightly above their level.... if you never try it, you'll never make it.
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    Garmin Montana 680t won't load past 'Loading Maps'

    It's a dedicated phone for GPS only. No cell service. The apps available these days make cell phone based GPS navigating much easier to use then stand alone units...no need for Basecamp ever again. You want to upload a track to your phone. One click and it's done. Want to share tracks with friends, click on track, click share, send. Want to see what "public" tracks are in the ara you are riding...one click. Want to download satellite view for an area you are going be in....drag a box around the area and click download...bam. There are several brands of ruggedized phones that are made to military specs...water proof, heat proof, drop proof...etc...for $150. Buy Giai or Rever or any other GPS app for $25 and your life just got a lot easier. There is a full on thread about it in this forum if you want to read more.
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    Garmin Montana 680t won't load past 'Loading Maps'

    How about the cable. Have you tried another? They go bad frequently. I converted from Garmin/Basecamp to a ruggedized cell phone with Gaia. Life is so much easier.
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    Garmin Montana 680t won't load past 'Loading Maps'

    When you deleted the birds eye file, did you get a warning message? I vaguely remember there being an issues with deleting those files, but it's been a few years since I've wasted my time with Garmin and Basecamp. Were those files on the SDcard or the Garmin? I do what Randy suggested and then insert a brand new Sdcard, connect to basecamp, and start from scratch.
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    Barona

    That's one of them fancy direct injection motors, Chris. I hear they are bad ass but don't last very long...😂
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    CABDR 2021

    Goofy, you are hard core. Have an awesome trip. Standing by for more...
  19. Dang, going to miss it. I'll be out on a week long ride starting the 23rd. Sorry, RAD
  20. For the record, that gate at Thing Valley is always closed. It's there to help Border Patrol secure the area as that road could be used as a bypass to get around the BP checkpoints on the 8. The gate bypass has been there for many many years and is used consistently without issues by motorcyclists/hikers/MTB. I have never seen them make an attempt to bock it, which tells me they are unconcerned with our activity. I ride it frequently and that is just my .02.
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    Phone based offline navigation

    How long was the wait for the controller? What tablet? Is it ruggedized? Any issues with it in heat / rain? Thanks, buddy.
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    CABDR March 13

    Rigger Dan and I got caught in a snow storm in section 3 in March 2019. We still tent camped that night and continued on the next day. It was an adventure for sure. Water proof gloves are a must on long rides. I usually carry 3 different sets of gloves, regular motox style, water proof, and cold weather. Enjoy the rest of the ride.
  23. Following. Can't commit yet.
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    Free Android Apps for smart phone mileage tracking

    Android has a standard app called "my tracks". It might already be on your phne. Or like Jim said, any host of free apps like Gaia, Rever, Relive, onx....etc....
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