Always riding, sometimes racing. Find me in the known spots and the far-flung wilderness of the West. Just trying to have a good time and bring others along on the adventures.
Thanks for the vid. I always hope for wind in summer. I used to think the old timers in my club were riding with masks just because they had lung problems. It turns out, anyone can use them to prevent a lot of dirt from getting on your face and in your lungs at any age, even comm microphones pick up just fine still.
lol, this is why I regretted taking my bike up to Dinky Creek during the break in period. I dropped my bike more times on rocks in 4 days than I have the rest of the 4 years of owning it. Good times though.😄 Seriously beautiful up there.
The spot you guys had lunch at is called Plasses resort . I’ll be up there riding the first week of August by chance do you know what the trail is called?
I’m not a huge fan of them either , but I’ve sure as hell ridden my fair share of ‘em. That flop you took made me wince😵💫. Been there , done that too…. Hang in there Miss Trails. At least it’s not the whole course hopefully.🤞
I love chalk bluff, I need to go back. I heard some trails were destroyed from the hwy 20 expansion. Did you eat the Washington hotel/bar? The back porch overlooking the yuba river is awesome. Great place to have a beer and burger!!!
Nice ride...enjoy your videos...biggest thing I think both of you can do is to stand up through the tough stuff. If you do you will have more control and be able to throttle through obstacles much better. Just my 2 cents.
@@westcoastfrisco I'd say weekday only, odds are you'd be fine. Rangers work 7 days a week though and both ends are at places Rangers could easily be patrolling, but not on the trail itself. If you're on a 2 stroke they know the sound and could wait for you at the end. I have seen rangers on other NF trails use this strategy.
@@erikl85 Thank you! In this case I'm simply overlaying audio from both GoPros. In other videos, there is often an actual 2nd mic inside someone's helmet that is recording their audio and the audio coming out of their comm so both riders are captured to some extent regardless of GoPros running.
@@misstrails very cool, thanks for the response! We have some amazing and gnarly secret single track up here in Mt. Shasta, if you ever make it up this way I can send you the (outdated) google earth trail map. As long as you don’t post the exact location on your video haha.
I too have hit this trail solo, it's a fun ride. Next time you and your mom or dad are in the area hit me, I'll show you my favorite single track, "The Kingsbury Stinger" trail.
What app/map do you use? Thx. Love your videos, inspire me to ride more; not always feasible to find a buddy to ride with. Riding alone better than not riding; stay safe!
I almost always create tracks through Google Earth and have those on my GPS. However, since this was a shorter ride with cell the entire way I just took a picture of my Google Earth route on my phone and crossed referenced it with Google Maps satellite view, which showed my dot of where I was. Very rudimentary this time compared to normal.
I ride alone about 95 percent of the time and actually prefer it to riding in a group. It is definitely not for some people but I love it. If you take the right precautions (Garmin InReach, food, tools etc.) and really know your limits and stay with in them it can be safe. To blindly go out and ride alone without a plan wouldn't be too smart.
I ride alone all the time. it's fine to do. during the summer it is a nice option to not have dust. with that said when riding alone you ride different. you don't push yourself and make decisions on the safe side. and always let someone know you went and about where you will be at or around.
Hi Old Vet, your roughly worded statement here brought out the naysayers, so I'll capitalize on it as a good discussion starter (and to help Miss Trails algos). If you guys ask Search and Rescue Managers what they think - I'll tell you, we think you are adding more risk to a risky sport. Enjoy the ride, eliminate risk where ever you can. Never hike or ride alone in the backcountry is my advice. That won't change most minds cause I know how they think. I could tell you worse stories, of my unit's Rescues and Recoveries or the story of the two that died from my Dirt Bike club, but I'll spare you those details. Be like Old Vet, ride safe enough to sound old and cantankerous ;) . I'll bet he's coming from love and wisdom, on this advice, as I am also.
I go out all the time alone! Ride from my house near Georgetown and explore weekly! It’s hard to find friends that enjoy riding the harder trails out here! I would love to have more company!
I love riding solo, but I slow it down and dial back the hard enduro stuff to make sure I don't hurt myself or the bike. It's not worth getting stranded 50 miles from your vehicle, but it's super nice being out in the mountains by yourself. It's very therapeutic.
Is this land in Santa Cruz open to every all year around to ride even their red sticker bikes all year around, seems very fun to go and ride, is this accessible to the public?
Ughhh. This really sucks. I hit my foot on a rock so hard in the middle of the desert that it broken my big toe and buckled the shank of my Tech 7 Boots. No joke
I grew up in Ridgecrest back in the 60's and 70's. At twelve bought a used CT-70 that worked for my younger years and later a used YZ-125 that i rode the snot out of in my later teens. Later when i was about eighteen, i bought a new Yamaha XT-500 Enduro, and our family, within the year, moved from Ridgecrest to the Midwest and i have lived here ever since . Back in the 70's Wagon Wheel was a bar for all the dirt bikers; and an oasis for all the younger riders as well as we could get water and such in the middle of nowhere. Great times riding back then, even without GPS, cell phones and panic buttons we rode and explored. The only time i got lost was out beyond Wagon Wheel from Ridgecrest. I got on one of those long straight north east going gravel roads out of Wagon Wheel on my CT-70 and figured i wouldn't get lost on a old straight gravel road, right? Well ten or fifteen miles out i noticed a jack rabbit and decided to chase him a little. We crossed the road a few times and at one point the rabbit even jumped straight up and i went underneath him, he got me so turned around i couldn't remember what direction i was traveling down the gravel road. It must have been high noon because the sun was no help, i took a guess and headed out the wrong way towards Death Valley on a Honda Trail 70. I would have been in a lot of trouble if i hadn't run into another rider out there that pointed me in the right direction back to Wagon Wheel where my parents were patiently waiting with the pickup. Thanks for stirring up a lot of old good memories and showing me my childhood stomping grounds! New subscriber.👍
