Earache Posted December 26, 2022 Share Posted December 26, 2022 We're shrouded in deep snow and frigid temps now, but I was looking at some pics from my last ride of 2023 from September and thought I'd share. My bud Todd came over from Missouri and spent a day riding around my home area, visiting old gold mines again and riding dirt roads. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earache Posted December 26, 2022 Author Share Posted December 26, 2022 Next day and we suited up for a longer ride to Arizona and back. Stopped off by the Taylor reservoir and watch the rains blow by. Bet the guy in the boat got wet ... 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XTreme Posted December 26, 2022 Share Posted December 26, 2022 Great shots Eric......we've missed seeing your stuff! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earache Posted December 26, 2022 Author Share Posted December 26, 2022 Further down the road and we're above the tree line and freezing our asses off, (32F at this point), as we summit the hills and head down the other side. Lots of brightly colored foliage and open sweepers ... 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earache Posted December 26, 2022 Author Share Posted December 26, 2022 Dropped down the hill and into an old gold mine with an enormous ore house and other buildings from the 1840's ... 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earache Posted December 26, 2022 Author Share Posted December 26, 2022 Amazing what these guys built with rudimentary tools back in the day... 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earache Posted December 26, 2022 Author Share Posted December 26, 2022 Out of the hills and into the valleys below where it's much warmer (55F now) ... 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earache Posted December 26, 2022 Author Share Posted December 26, 2022 The Aspen trees turn color and that lasts about a week here - we must have hit it at the right time ... 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earache Posted December 26, 2022 Author Share Posted December 26, 2022 Fuck the trees, we're here to ride! Headed up another mountain in search of the ghost town near the summit ... 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earache Posted December 26, 2022 Author Share Posted December 26, 2022 Built in the early 1900's, not a lot left of the town now .... 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earache Posted December 26, 2022 Author Share Posted December 26, 2022 Still has great views though ... 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earache Posted December 26, 2022 Author Share Posted December 26, 2022 Todd was hating life as his bike had streety tires and aluminum rims - not the best off road set up. My bike with Missions and spoked rims liked it a lot better. But I did lose a bolt on the way up that held my rear brake caliper to the stay arm. Had a spare with me though ... 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earache Posted December 26, 2022 Author Share Posted December 26, 2022 Despite the cold weather, the ride was great ... 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earache Posted December 26, 2022 Author Share Posted December 26, 2022 Got off the bikes for a bit and hiked to some old mine entrances ... 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XTreme Posted December 26, 2022 Share Posted December 26, 2022 Brilliant Eric! How old was that ghost town cos it didn't look ancient? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earache Posted December 26, 2022 Author Share Posted December 26, 2022 Only a fool would enter an abandoned mine opening, so in we went. Luckily, we didn't plummet to our deaths. Not a lot in there really, very dark of course. Had to really suck working in here years ago with only a candle on a stick to light your way ... 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earache Posted December 26, 2022 Author Share Posted December 26, 2022 2 minutes ago, XTreme said: Brilliant Eric! How old was that ghost town cos it didn't look ancient? Built around 1905 so not too old at all. It only last 4-5 years until miners all moved away - probably due to a lack of gold. It snows a shitload there - in feet rather than inches - so winters are extremely rough. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earache Posted December 26, 2022 Author Share Posted December 26, 2022 Started to cloud up so we attempt to beat the rains to the hotel ... 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earache Posted December 26, 2022 Author Share Posted December 26, 2022 Moose in the woods chomping on some wet grass ... 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earache Posted December 26, 2022 Author Share Posted December 26, 2022 And in town, the deer were munching on the houses ... 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earache Posted December 26, 2022 Author Share Posted December 26, 2022 The road to our hotel is one of my favorites - twisty with lots of drop offs.. Apparently not everyone is a fan though .. 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earache Posted December 26, 2022 Author Share Posted December 26, 2022 Next day and we're headed out into the desert. Saw another guy having a bad day ... 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earache Posted December 26, 2022 Author Share Posted December 26, 2022 Out of New Mexico and into Arizona and the Navajo Nation. Better watch our speed now so the Indian police don't get us. Nothing more fun than ticketing a white boy on a motorcycle if you're a Navajo cop ... 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earache Posted December 26, 2022 Author Share Posted December 26, 2022 There isn't shit out here - 100's of miles of nothingness .. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earache Posted December 26, 2022 Author Share Posted December 26, 2022 Above Page, Arizona looking down on Lake Powell. It used to have much more water in it - look closely and you can see where the water level was a few years ago.... 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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