Search results

Day 8/7: Our last day together. ********, who always was an incredibly early riser, had snuck out of camp at daylight. He planned on driving all the way back to his Portland, OR, homebase in one day. The rest of us broke camp and brought our remaining vehicles down to the lake's edge for a final...

Day 7/6: This, unfortunately, was to be our last full day on the road together. But what a great day it turned out to be! It is so nice have a group of fellow travelers that don't doddle in the mornings but are up and ready to go on time. We were off after a leisurely breakfast. This gave...

Thanks for remembering the bear spray. I was a hundred yards upcamp from you guys and my eyes began to itch and nose run. That is powerful stuff! Glad I wasn’t any closer.

thanks Ace. Fixed it. How about a little more commentary and pics from you? Dale

Day 6/5: It began raining in the dark hours of early morning. But like Camelot by the time we were packed up and ready to go the rain abated and the sun was working its way out from among the clouds. I awoke feeling totally refreshed. The cold was gone and I was excited about continuing with...

Day 5/4 cont.: My cold was really beginning to sap the energy out of me by now. I knew we had to find a place to spend the night. Having lost my first two choices due to fire, we continue to caravan north toward Yaak. Every campground we come to is too small, too full, or just not right for...

Day 5/4: That date stamp really clears things up, doesn't it? I had been fighting a cold, or something, for the past couple of days. It really flared up this day. This group is really easy to be with and lead. Everyone was ready to go by 9 in the morning again. I had planned on taking the...

HP2? Nice taste in bikes!

Day 4 (Dale) or Day 3 for everyone else :p: Some days just don't work out quite the way you thought they would. This is where having a group of experienced people really helps out. In the end, things turned out much better than I had expected. My hat is off to the entire crew. "Ya done good!"...

Great story David, thanks for joining in. Give my regards to your gracious wife. Nanc and I expect to have our new trailer down in the Ouray/Gunnison area early next August. Can't wait to visit that area again as we lived in Montrose back in the mid-70's. Dale

Day Three: To be perfectly honest, because I had not been able to recce a single mile of the roads we would be on prior to leaving for this adventure, I was a bit fearful that the entire trip could end up being pretty boring. My biggest concern was that these roads would not be exciting, nor...

Day Two (Cont.): Getting a trip underway is always a bit nerve wracking. So it was a relief to finally hit the dirt. We immediately drove through a series of switchbacks to reach the high point of the day, Brooks Mountain 5,706'. Following several ridge lines we pass through Knox Pass and...

Day Two: Our scheduled meetup at 9 a.m. Tuesday morning went off as expected. I could tell immediately that this was going to be a great adventure. Everyone was experienced and excited to get underway. After a brief meeting with final instructions and a change to fill up the gas/diesel tanks...