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Thanks to ronhbr (Ron), he got 5 riders together, 4 TW's and a KTM on Monday for a little afternoon ride in the Danskin Basin east of Boise. Riders included Ron, his long time riding buddy Larry, heyduke from Twin Falls and forum member, Wayne on the KTM, and myself. You can also access the Danskin OHV Trail system (east side), and Danskin Lookout . . . when they are accessable. We were a little early as the OHV area opened today, and the lookout road was still snow blocked.
Ron was a great wealth of local information, as part of this basin was a resting area for Oregon Trail Pioneer's, just north of Goodale's Cutoff. We had a good day as the temperature was warm, not hot, and I sure needed a therapy session with Dr. TW. Though it's not the most technical type of riding Ron and Larry are use too, (they like the trails), speaking for myself, I had a really fun time. Thanks a ton Ron, and I hope to make a few of your "adventures" in the future.
Oh, my camera sucked and turned out to be on its last breath and died on me shortly after taking some photo's near the lookout at our turn around area. I even hit the camera with a hammer when I got home. No luck with the hammer treatment and the camera doesn't work anymore. The video quality is bad, but it gives you an idea of what the ride was like.
Wayne mentioned that he would like to see our tracks on the map, so Wayne if you see this, here you go.
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Staging area, L-R: Wayne, Ron, heyduke.
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Quick stop while Ron briefs us of the area here where the pioneers rested, grazed and watered the animals.
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Another stop. Ron thinks the pioneer's came up the creek in the draw on the right side of this photo. Larry rode down it a ways
and when he got back said it would be rough rid'in if we continued, so we turned around here. Cool spot.
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Down another spur road that connects to the OHV trails. This landing overlooks Willow Creek. I think near Cherry Gulch.
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If you look at the ridge in the top center you can see one of the OHV trails.
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We went down 2-3 spur roads and one of them had a pretty good sized water crossing. Since we had to turn around, we got to
go through the water crossing twice. As we reconnect with the main lookout road, heyduke takes a timeout to dump the water
out of his boots. I have to admit, my socks got wet too!
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Heading towards the lookout we started to see some snow along the way. Eventually, it blocked the road and we had to turn
around before reaching the lookout. In the distance parked, is a big ol' orange KTM. I'd guess a 990. Wayne's is a nice 690, I think.
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Here's a photo of Larry just before we turn around.
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Darn photo limit per page, to be continued.
Ron was a great wealth of local information, as part of this basin was a resting area for Oregon Trail Pioneer's, just north of Goodale's Cutoff. We had a good day as the temperature was warm, not hot, and I sure needed a therapy session with Dr. TW. Though it's not the most technical type of riding Ron and Larry are use too, (they like the trails), speaking for myself, I had a really fun time. Thanks a ton Ron, and I hope to make a few of your "adventures" in the future.
Oh, my camera sucked and turned out to be on its last breath and died on me shortly after taking some photo's near the lookout at our turn around area. I even hit the camera with a hammer when I got home. No luck with the hammer treatment and the camera doesn't work anymore. The video quality is bad, but it gives you an idea of what the ride was like.
Wayne mentioned that he would like to see our tracks on the map, so Wayne if you see this, here you go.
Staging area, L-R: Wayne, Ron, heyduke.
Quick stop while Ron briefs us of the area here where the pioneers rested, grazed and watered the animals.
Another stop. Ron thinks the pioneer's came up the creek in the draw on the right side of this photo. Larry rode down it a ways
and when he got back said it would be rough rid'in if we continued, so we turned around here. Cool spot.
Down another spur road that connects to the OHV trails. This landing overlooks Willow Creek. I think near Cherry Gulch.
If you look at the ridge in the top center you can see one of the OHV trails.
We went down 2-3 spur roads and one of them had a pretty good sized water crossing. Since we had to turn around, we got to
go through the water crossing twice. As we reconnect with the main lookout road, heyduke takes a timeout to dump the water
out of his boots. I have to admit, my socks got wet too!
Heading towards the lookout we started to see some snow along the way. Eventually, it blocked the road and we had to turn
around before reaching the lookout. In the distance parked, is a big ol' orange KTM. I'd guess a 990. Wayne's is a nice 690, I think.
Here's a photo of Larry just before we turn around.
Darn photo limit per page, to be continued.
