July 4th at Fish Creek

[mxbundy]

WOW,

Sounds like you guys had a killer time! Wish that my schedule would have let me go! :(
But unit74 and I had a good time up in Oregon.

See all you guys at Carlsbad!

bundy

 

[Boodac]

Those are some great snap shots of the rides and Ken Meadows. I wish I could have been there. Wait, I was there!! I was hoping to get out on a ride with the crew but between being Dr. Booda, Paramedic Bob, and Riding Dad, I never had a chance to really head out for a ride of my own. Then to top it off the wife shows up Friday, so I needed to spend time with her. None the less it was a great time. Thursday ride up by Osa Meadows was great. That is one nice area, although I could have done without the slow 5 hour ride dragging my son along. Saturday, after spending time with the wife, I decided to head out with my teenage nephew and his friend for a good afternoon ride but disaster struct again when the friend damaged his water pump 3/4 of the way up Jackass and we ended up nursing his bike back to camp. By this time I figured the Motorcycle Gods just didnt want me to ride. So we packed it up and headed home. Next time save me a seat by the campfire, Ill be there. Even if theres a Blazing Saddles Showdown going on.

BTW: Was great meeting some of you this weekend.

 

[thumbs]

Yeah, I had the Meadow all to myself. Just the way I like it. Chris & Kota were parked at the top. Kota came down every morning to say hello and other would wonder into my camp every once in a while.

 

[a454elk]

Sounds like a blast guys, wish I could have made it. Are we doing this Elsinore Grand Prix thing? Never done one so I might give it a try. Ocotillo in October would be nice too. Glad everyone made it back safe.:D

Elk

 

[desert_racer]

I would love to get a group together to do the Elsinore Grand Prix... I will work with 89'r and get something going closer to the event.

But Elk... Do you think that you could leave the Cruck for that long of a time???? I mean you might be away from her for hours ..... :moon: :)
By the way we missed you in KM...

Who wants to take the lead for the October Ocotilla Ride?

 

[a454elk]

Ocotillo, I'd lead the pack to the staging area, from there we can decide what rides we want to go on.

Racer, as long as someone holds my hand, I'll be fine!:):)

 

[dirtjunkie]

Hey dirtjunkie checkin in... aka waffle man!!! I'm gonna get a 4 burner next. The single cylinder just doesn't crank em out fast enough. Me & Kota (dog) had a great time. It was great seeing people I've met and meeting new ones too. Thanks to my good friend Tom (porkchop) Tate, I had trailer brakes going down 9 mile grade. That's sort of a comforting feeling yanno! :scream: Funny, I really didn't miss em going up the mountain. Also thanks to kiWi for taking me up there the first time 7 or 8 yrs. ago. I remember it like it was yesterday, about a 65 mi. loop, with a last 20 mi on a rear flat too damn tired to change it, out of water etc etc. man I miss those days :( )
Thanks to everybody for making it a great weekend!

 

[Tee]

Here's Desert_Racers' photos...

Photos by Rex

T

 

[KiwiBird]

Cool pics guys.

 

[the Eel]

Great pics ! Except you just had to get one of me looking "like a ghost" ! :scream:

KM was a great time. Thanks to everyone ... I met some new people (Scar's posse, Buddy and Firelily, Chris' son, Brian from Arizona !) and saw many familiar faces. The campfire get-togethers were a great way to wrap up each day and plan for the next. The eats were terrific ... especially Thumbsy's roast and Chris' waffles. I 'd also like to thank everyone for making Rhona feel so welcome. I really appreciated that.

The riding highlight for me was a 70-miler on Friday with Kiwi, Thumbs, Tree and Brian. I thought this would be a 3 or 4 hour ride but it turned into 7. I was shot when we returned to camp. I'll say it again ... woods riding is quite a bit more mentally draining than desert I think. You have to always be looking for the next obstacle ... the trails Kiwi showed us were beautiful. Rattlesnake Trail was a real highlight in particular.

We took the scenic route home at Porkchop's urging and it was amazing. We rode along the Kern river for a long time and the urge to take a dip finally got to us. We stopped and swam for awhile in the cool, clear river. Felt great. And there was a real good mexican joint along the way as well.

Thanks again .... and I may very well see some of you at the Tankslapper. Until next time ...