Going to the Death Valley rally today

[jussumguy]

Got pretty cold by California standards last night but was pretty well bundled up. We had coffee and oatmeal and hit the trail again. We decided to check out the many side roads that we never explore. We saw 20 mule team exhibit, borax mine. Mustard canyon and the grotto.

 

[jussumguy]

This is salt creek. It's the home of the desert pup fish. They look like minnows but they seem to tolerate salt. They are a big part of desert closure here. We can't eat em

 

[jussumguy]

If you blow the picture up and look just beyond the bikes you can see Death Valley dunes. The spot we were at is "the grotto" it would be a cool after dinner ride just before dark. Good view.

 

[jussumguy]

This picture is looking back east towards the dunes. It starts out by Stove pipe wells. We were riding up cottonwood canyon. Cottonwoods like water and there isn't much out here so we knew we were in for another adventure. Lots of sand and washboard to beat us up.

 

[TwoManyXS1Bs]

Didja see any "Wandering Stones"?

 

[jussumguy]

Lots of steep canyon walls. It must be scary in the summer when a storm blows in. Not a good place to be in a flash flood. We were in about ten miles in at this point and I'm having second thoughts about my charging system and old cam chain guides and the possibility of a chain master link coming off. It would be a long walk out.

 

[jussumguy]

The race track?

 

[TwoManyXS1Bs]

These things:

 

[jussumguy]

We came up in this washed out spot corner. Cool and shady, good spot to stop and rest. I could hear something up there and it turned out to be a group of young hikers.

 

[jussumguy]

Yeah, that's the race track. It's a ways to the north west of here. Long rough bumpy route to get there. Very interesting place once you get there. The rocks slide along on a dry lake bed. I think it's the same phenomenon as an xs 650 revving up on its center stand : )

 

[jussumguy]

So they're on a hiking trip in the hills out there somewhere. They are 2 weeks in right now and have one more to go. Seemed like nice respectable people, they were from all over. A few from Canada. A few from the east coast.
The spot would be a neat place to camp.

 

[jussumguy]

This is the cottonwood tree. There were more of them further up the canyon. This one looked a little sick.

 

[oldbmw1]

View attachment 113792 This is salt creek. It's the home of the desert pup fish. They look like minnows but they seem to tolerate salt. They are a big part of desert closure here. We can't eat em

 

[Meddy]

Great story and pics, must have been a fun trip.

 

[queenslegs]

Awesome travelog someguy. Great photos.

 

[oldbmw1]

View attachment 113799 So they're on a hiking trip in the hills out there somewhere. They are 2 weeks in right now and have one more to go. Seemed like nice respectable people, they were from all over. A few from Canada. A few from the east coast.
The spot would be a neat place to camp.

 

[oldbmw1]

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View attachment 113799 So they're on a hiking trip in the hills out there somewhere. They are 2 weeks in right now and have one more to go. Seemed like nice respectable people, they were from all over. A few from Canada. A few from the east coast.
The spot would be a neat place to camp.

 

[oldbmw1]

 

[oldbmw1]

 

[oldbmw1]

Flogging View attachment 113832 the 1971 Desert Rat. Oozing oil out most of its orifices. Blew a fork seal in deep send and wash boards.