Posted by WoodsChick on May 31, 2008, 10:55 pm
> Freakin' awesome report and photos!
Thanks! Glad you enjoyed it. It's fun doing a report with photos.
> Last June on our trip around
> the west we had originally planned to drive the ET highway (Hwy 375)
> from just north of Alamo over to Tonopah. Due to time constraints we
> ended up on 95 out of Vegas and headed southwest at Beatty instead.
> Our reward was 117-degree temps in Death Valley and a beatiful drive
> through Lone Pine, Bishop and Lee Vining, California.
Well, you probably didn't miss a whole lot on the ET highway. It
mostly runs through the flat desert stuff at the southern end of the
mountain ranges. If you want scenic beauty, you gotta hit 50. You'll
hit about 7 mountain passes on your way through NV. That's what made
us want to ride out there.
> But Nevada has plenty of kewl stuff and excellent off-road and/or
> dual sport terrain. You just have to go at the right time of the year.
> July is probably too hot for all but the really high elevations, and
> February is probably too cold (and snowy) for all but the lowest
> elevations. You guys went at almost the perfect time... if that front
> hadn't come through during your trip it would've been absolutely mint.
> So I think you timed it about right, actually, just got a little
> unlucky with one of Mother Nature's last storms of the season.
Actually, the sand and dirt was in absolutely primo condition, all the
way up to the snow. The only problem was at our camp and the howling
blowing snow up on Ophir Pass. Yeah, it was a drag slabbing it in the
rain, but it made for perfect dirt. I feel pretty forunate to have
been out in the desert in those conditions.
> There was something... I dunno, epic... about the heart-shaped
> headlight on the Husky though. Very kewl. Thanks for sharing!
I thought that heart was so sweet! It reminded me of the little red
hearts that were floating above my head when I rode the Husky. True
love at its finest <G>
Tami-
Posted by CrashTestDummy on May 31, 2008, 11:33 pm
On Sat, 31 May 2008 19:55:25 -0700 (PDT), WoodsChick
>Well, you probably didn't miss a whole lot on the ET highway. It
>mostly runs through the flat desert stuff at the southern end of the
>mountain ranges. If you want scenic beauty, you gotta hit 50. You'll
>hit about 7 mountain passes on your way through NV. That's what made
>us want to ride out there.
Yeah, I think I have been across 50 before (and 80 several times),
but it was a long time ago. I can see on the map though those
north-south mountain ranges you wrote about on 50. Particularly the 3
that parallel 376. I'd LOVE to ride that area. How far is it from
ya'll's house?
CrashTestDummy
fbradfordREMOVE@tx.rr.com
Posted by WoodsChick on June 1, 2008, 2:08 pm
> On Sat, 31 May 2008 19:55:25 -0700 (PDT), WoodsChick
> >Well, you probably didn't miss a whole lot on the ET highway. It
> >mostly runs through the flat desert stuff at the southern end of the
> >mountain ranges. If you want scenic beauty, you gotta hit 50. You'll
> >hit about 7 mountain passes on your way through NV. That's what made
> >us want to ride out there.
> Yeah, I think I have been across 50 before (and 80 several times),
> but it was a long time ago. I can see on the map though those
> north-south mountain ranges you wrote about on 50. Particularly the 3
> that parallel 376. I'd LOVE to ride that area. How far is it from
> ya'll's house?
It was a 6-hour drive from our house to where we camped.
Tami-
> CrashTestDummy
> fbradfordREM...@tx.rr.com
Posted by Whelan - '02 200exc (x2) & '04 on June 1, 2008, 1:47 pm
> and my Les Tinnius-tuned suspension
"Tinius" only has one "n"
-der perfesser
Posted by WoodsChick on June 1, 2008, 2:25 pm
On Jun 1, 10:47 am, "Whelan - '02 200exc (x2) & '04 MTD 38"
> > and my Les Tinnius-tuned suspension
> "Tinius" only has one "n"
> -der perfesser
So...you read the report (obviously) and looked at the photos, and the
only thing worth commenting on is my spelling? That's bizarre...
Tami-
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