NV 2012 - In Memory of the Crewmen.

[Hodakaguy]

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Mark gets his bike up and running and takes it for a quick test spin. Andy says he sees something square fall of Marks bike but we look around and can't find anything. At this time Andy's bike (with no one around it) falls over...the stock kick stand snaps under the weight of the gear on the bike!

LETS GET OUT OF THE ADV BERMUDA TRIANGLE BEFORE ANYTHING ELSE FAILS!!

Back on the trail




We come across a cool old abandoned ranch and stop to check it out.






Old Hay Lift






This Deer was hanging out behind the tool shed




The shade feels great!




Alan blew by the turn to the ranch....but soon makes his way back to the group.




We head inside to check out the house. Let's try this baby out lol.




Lots of signatures from ADV riders that have passed through, looks like the GL guys have been here! The tube is still where they left it in their RR.




We add our own signature...as well as a Hodakaguy sticker lol






That Picture (and my avatar) is actually me...in a Halloween costume :-)




Trever finds a stick and heads out in search of water.




Ahhh....There it is!

He says...Hmmm....I have a idea for this stick, I think I'll keep it.




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This ranch must have been around for a long time...the trees are huge!




Andy checks out the stream and rides across. He sets up to snap pictures as people cross the stream.






Hodakaguy crossing the stream, I imagine certain times of the year this can be deep!








And stills from the same crossing off the GoPro....Alan can move pretty fast LOL.











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[Hodakaguy]

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We left the ranch and continued towards Battle Mountain NV.












Followed some awesome single track!






We boon docked though the sage brush for a while.




Yet another gate to open/close.




This section was great!






We rolled up to get fuel in Battle Mountain. It was here that Mark realized that his wallet is missing and fell out of his pack somewhere back out on the trail. We fill the bikes and roll over to the pizza shop next door to fill our stomachs and form a plan.




You remember that stick that Trever kept....well it turns out Mark is packing it as his new kick stand LOL.






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We eat lunch and form a new plan. We think that the square object that Andy saw come off of Marks bike earlier in the day might be the wallet. We talk about options...Trever and Mark head back to look for the wallet, and the rest of us continue south...Or we all stick together as a group and look for the wallet then head south to Soldier meadows and Reno. A decision is made to stay together as a group so we head north...on Slab to make time :-(






We arrive back in the ADV Bermuda triangle and can't find the wallet....and Andy realizes that his zip off coat sleeves are gone, he had them tied on the back of his bike. Hope it doesn't turn cold! The Triangle strikes again!

We look at the map and decide to head to Soldier Meadows for the night. Since we are so close Mark will pick up his truck and move it further north so it's closer to Denio (he'll have less of a slab run to get back to the truck when were done). While we are there Mark loans Andy his kick stand that he has in the truck...once at camp Andy will have a kick stand again :-) We grab the truck and roll on.

We stop to fill the bikes one last time before soldier meadows.




Andy without a kick stand.




We hit gravel, park Marks truck and head for soldier meadows. It turns dark and we're riding by headlights now. Well most of us are riding by headlights, Since Andy is riding with a stock head light he's now riding by someone else's light lol. The OEM lights area really pathetic.

In the dark we make a navigational error and realize we are far north of Soldier Meadows. At this point it is closer to continue back to Bog Hot Springs and camp there for the night. So we continue north.

We arrive at Bog Hot Springs, set up camp and have a great soak. We will continue south in the am. Two days into the trip and we are camping back at the first camp site....you just never know how a ADV ride is going to go :-)

All in all a great days riding.

End Day 3

Miles on bike: 1852
Hrs on bike: 68.1


More to come!!

[CRASH]

Excellent ride report and awesome purpose.

I think this looks an awful lot like part of a gimbal from a compass or possible bomb site mechanism.

[vintagebob]

Wow! Very nice and well done with the plaque!

[portabill]

Great job on your second RR to the crash site and thanks for installing the plaque honoring the crew!

[Nstu]

i love dirt riding but this is the best

great adventure. i am envious.... would love to be able to ride this. great camping, "ok" food(ravioli), awesome picks and narration.

[lakemaker]

Fantastic! I really enjoyed reading this and the photos are great! Thanks much for posting. Well done.

[GeoNorskie]

Great RR - thanks! Major kudos for researching, making, delivering, and putting up the plaque. You guys rock!