Whether on a 2-track or singletrack, one of my biggest fears is to hit a rock or something launching me and/or the bike over the side into the ditch...or worse. Glad he was ok cause 30' is still a fair distance to end up in a roadside ditch.I've got another BDR ride planned for July and met up with 2 of my 3 co-conspirators. I needed to test out and break in my TTR225 swap. Jerod was out for his first ride since replacing the cracked cases on his XL500. He also had built a huge skid plate and added an oil cooler, as well as new springs and rear shocks. Marc bought a DRZ400 and Giant Loop over the winter that will be replacing his Conestoga KLR650. We planned to cloverleaf from the dam so we'd never get too far from the trailers.
I met Jerod at noon on Friday. We did a short out and back with the intention of completing last fall's failed trip. We ended up at the tip of a finger of the Dry Creek arm. View attachment 237196
We doubled back to meet up with Marc and discuss a route. We rode up past the dam and took Fisherman's Rd to the top of the rim. View attachment 237199
We were headed to the suicide cliff and making good time. I stopped at the 3-way intersection and Marc was right behind me. We waited a minute for Jerod to catch up but he didn't appear. We doubled back and found him at the bottom of a gully sitting next to a big sagebrush. His bike was up, his helmet was off, and he was using his shirt for shade. Apparently he came over a rise , caught a rut, then slid/bounced about 30' to the bottom of the hill. View attachment 237202 View attachment 237203
He was bruised but not broken. The most serious concern was that he was having trouble breathing and his ribs were pretty sore.
After he was ready to ride we went down the hill to the lake again. There had been a massive amount of water flow and it had taken out part of the road at the bottom. We actually met and talked to the couple who live in the house down there. The guy said it happened Monday night and the water was about 6' deep, bringing huge boulders off the hillside. You can see Jerod and his bike in the center background for scale. View attachment 237204
Jerod got washed up and cooled down, then we dropped down to the suicide cliff for a couple minutes. View attachment 237205 View attachment 237206
It was late in the afternoon and we weren't sure about camp spots so we just headed east with our eyes peeled. We settled next to Succor Creek for the night. View attachment 237207
Day 2 coming later.
The past couple of trips you've been able to witness a couple of unique incidents for sure.
