2014_05_16

down by the river  It was warm down at low elevation. IMG 3881  The nearest road to our camp? 313. Life is interesting sometimes. Note the cracked headlight. IMG 3882  Time to adjust the steering stem nut properly. IMG 3883  Breakfast. Also, lunch, as it turned out. IMG 3884  Shade was worth finding all day long. IMG 3885  Thirsty. We were it.
IMG 3886  Messy. We were it, too. IMG 3887  Something eternally satisfying about shooting things and breaking them. IMG 3888  Dinner. Not bad. IMG 5239  The road to Mineral Bottom. IMG 5240  Kristian goes and gets it. IMG 5241  "Failed to negotiate the curve"
IMG 5242  Four jeeps total. You wonder what kind of conditions they were driving in. IMG 5243  If you ride with Nick it isn't difficult to get a collection of this kind of picture pretty quick. IMG 5244 IMG 5245 IMG 5248  Signs. IMG 5251  The trusty bike was there.
IMG 5252 IMG 5256  Definitely not an understated individual. IMG 5257 IMG 5258  Wildflowers were abundant. IMG 5259 IMG 5260
IMG 5261 IMG 5262  Beauty shot. IMG 5263  Or maybe this is its best side. IMG 5264 IMG 5265 IMG 5266
IMG 5267  The first time there was a lot of heavy stuff in this side of the bag was enough to show that the heat shield they provide with it wasn't in the right place. IMG 5268 IMG 5269 IMG 5270 IMG 5271  Lunch break. We take shade where we can find it. IMG 5272
IMG 5273 IMG 5274  Tree: 1 Kristian: 0  Shook it off and finished the ride though. IMG 5275 IMG 5276  Wonders if he can top that off with coffee. IMG 5277 IMG 5278  If I'd found both of them I'd have been a hero.
IMG 5279  Nick opens his tail pack. Rumor has it he forgot to close it before riding away. IMG 5280 IMG 5281 IMG 5282  Yes, you are free to ride as close to the big hole in the ground as you like in many places. IMG 5283 IMG 5284
IMG 5285  You could totally ride a bike across that arch. IMG 5287  Musselman arch. IMG 5288  The road runs across that ledge. IMG 5290  Second longest ride by miles of the trip. IMG 5291  Damage. IMG 5293  That's not going to buff out.
IMG 5294  It was mostly plastic melted onto the bag, but it did compromise the bag (and its contents.) IMG 5295 river2