MacDuncan

Hey Zubb, super cool that your son is a moto star also. . Great vid. A few fellas from SDAR may have ridden the Idaho chimney this Summer also, hope you saw them for a brew together. And maybe "chimney" has a special meaning for this Summer as I heard Idaho was often toasty Hot, but you must like it if you did it more than once! Although a bit different than the theme in Gerty's video, I just returned from a 2400 mile loop on a big bike, and I too found that balance was important ....... going 87 mph across Utah on Interstate 70 when you want to cruise with just one finger on the controls - haha. Cheers, and safe travels. Mac

Yesterday (8/14/24), I bicycled Pine creek and saw the gate open, and I was somewhat surprised since my perception matched what Oracle shared... but a reminder that you would likely still need to ensure that the exit gate at Pioneer Mail is still open to get to Sunrise Hiway from Deer Park riding. I had headed to the Laguna meadow/Lake so I did not check that specific gate ( because I turned east at the "oak tree"). Somewhat shocking how dry the road was given the recent downpour, and a bit slippery given loose pebbles over broken tarmac.

Great action Big Jon, quite the challenge, thanks for sharing! Mac (Only see 1 pic, and the bikes look clean in that one given your wild ride

Well done Zubb, Bout time

Well done SocalHodaka, the bike looks good and also looks like it fits you well. Good to hear you are having fun on it. Cheers

Happy thanksgiving Mimi, I hope your favorite local trails are still dirt, and not snow, so you can zip along in that wide open land! Cheers

Great cruise Goofy, glad to see you out and about! Hope you continue to share thoughts and strategies, and reflections (gear, bike, riding, route... ), about your outing even after you get home! It is always good to get insights from those who HAVE done it. . Safe travels home. Cheers

Well done Alpha, that looks like a fantastic exploration! I love to do just that, and enjoy knowing that you did! Cheers

Wow, that looks like great fun! Thanks for sharing!

Well done Zubb, and as you stated, it doesn't always need to be Toads wild ride to enjoy the ride, roads, bike, peace, etc......

Even without a boat, I can ride my moto to Glascow.... Did we win goofy?

Goofy, all that was shared by others regarding the loop is correct, but even though it may be a casual ride for many, it can be fun to zip around the perimeter , especially if you just need a quick moto-spin on dirt (but no zip-zam-zoom around blind corners as other motorcycles may be looping on the other direction, and there are occasionally jeeps crawling about). For add-ons, you can always toss in the entrance from Pine Valley to Kernan, and after the loop toss in the glider port out-n-back, and then maybe Noble Canyon. We used to toss in Fred's canyon once atop Noble to zip back down to Kitchen Creek, but there are many posts addressing that portion of the playground. It makes for a nice day from town. (Sorry, I do not recall where I captured the pic in the earlier post). cheers

PB, cite your sources!

Thanks Goofy, It is interesting how it is occasionally challenging to navigate new explorations (and research) when names are the same for different areas. It might be fun for you and others to enlighten us with names that are the same, but are in different areas. For example, you might earn a pricey ticket if you rode Black Mountain in Poway on your moto, but Ramona Black Mountain sure is fun. And, if the weather cools a bit in 8 days, I might ride to Picacho on the CABDR, but not the Picacho in Arizona. And, it was a coincidence that I was just wondering if the snow on Canebrake has melted enough to ride to Kennedy Meadows without going up the Kern, nor the 9 mile asphalt, but there isn't much snow in Canebrake if you wanted to also do a loop by the mud caves. - smiles. I appreciate the research and info about Dual Sporting you have been pushing out lately. Cheers, Mac

Hey Zubb, well done, for me, the track was easily seen, and it matches Gaia. Mac