Escaping The Rain At Ballinger

Discussion in 'Get togethers - Reports' started by WoodsChick, Mar 31, 2011.

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  1. WoodsChick Administrator

    Location:
    Oakland, CA Miramonte, CA
    Husqvarna Motorcycle:
    3 Terras, 2 `07 SM610s, `09 WB165,
    Other Motorcycles:
    KTM, GasGas, Suzuki, Honda
    The famous Carrizo Plain mud rears its ugly head. It got me, too, but luckily Eric was too busy getting his bike on the sidestand to notice...:p

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    We made it back to camp right before total darkness. After a perfect campfire and a tasty dinner we were prepared for a good night's sleep, but the bozo in the toy hauler that had just arrived had other plans for us. He turned his generator on at 7:10pm, about 7 minutes after he arrived, and it was still on at midnight when the first of the 2-stroke quads were fired up. We awoke at 3:30am, generator still rumbling, when the Staging Area 2-stroke Quad Hare Scrambles began. We decided then and there to leave at sun-up. Good thing we'd loaded the bikes the night before!
    We headed out towards the coast and had our breakfast/lunch in this little town...
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    With a whole day ahead of us and nothing to do, we decided to soak away the day, but we had to climb this staircase first...
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    Aah...relaxation awaits...
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    Our view from the tub...
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    We soaked away the day while reveling in the fact that we surely had to be the luckiest people on the planet. We headed home, wondering when we'd be able to come back down here to enjoy all that cental California has to offer :)
    Soon, I hope!

    Thanks for coming along with us!

    WoodsChick
    WoodsChick, Apr 1, 2011
    #21

  2. ghte Husqvarna
    Pro Class

    Location:
    Bright, Victoria Australia
    Husqvarna Motorcycle:
    2 x 310's, 2016 Beta 480, SWM RS650
    Other Motorcycles:
    2016 Multi ,Griso1100, Monster695
    Thank you Woodsie. I enjoyed being tantalised over a couple of installments. Absolutely great report and terrific photos.
    I look forward to your next adventure and obligatory report.

    Cheers.
    ghte, Apr 2, 2011
    #22

  3. Muddy Waters Husqvarna
    AA Class

    Location:
    On the islands
    That you are :love:
    I hope people remember to click on the photos to get the full size version cause some of those pics are epic in nature

    And we are lucky enough to have you share it with us
    Lovely as usual Woodsy

    :thumbsup:
    Muddy Waters, Apr 2, 2011
    #23

  4. Srad600 Husqvarna
    AA Class

    Location:
    Oakland, California
    Husqvarna Motorcycle:
    '04 TC450 Plated
    Other Motorcycles:
    '96 XR650L SUMO, '11 KTM 990ADV
    Some of those ridges looked pretty scary to me! Damn, looks like you guys had another epic ride. [IMG]
    Srad600, Apr 2, 2011
    #24

  5. letitsnow Husqvarna
    AA Class

    Location:
    mn
    Husqvarna Motorcycle:
    FC250
    Other Motorcycles:
    CBR600F4
    Thanks for sharing that!
    letitsnow, Apr 3, 2011
    #25

  6. WoodsChick Administrator

    Location:
    Oakland, CA Miramonte, CA
    Husqvarna Motorcycle:
    3 Terras, 2 `07 SM610s, `09 WB165,
    Other Motorcycles:
    KTM, GasGas, Suzuki, Honda
    Thanks, ghte! The installments weren't planned, I just happened to finish the first post right as the SF Giants started their season opener. We had to leave for our softball opener before it was over so the report had to wait til the next day [IMG]

    Yep! You should have come with us!

    No need for thanks, I really enjoy taking/posting photos and stuff [IMG]
    WoodsChick, Apr 3, 2011
    #26

  7. WoodsChick Administrator

    Location:
    Oakland, CA Miramonte, CA
    Husqvarna Motorcycle:
    3 Terras, 2 `07 SM610s, `09 WB165,
    Other Motorcycles:
    KTM, GasGas, Suzuki, Honda
    Hey, I tried to click on my photos but they didn't appear any larger for me :confused: What's your secret?

    ...or are you teasing me because they're kinda big in the first place? [IMG]
    WoodsChick, Apr 3, 2011
    #27

  8. ioneater Husqvarna
    AA Class

    Location:
    NW Texas
    Husqvarna Motorcycle:
    2010 TXC 250
    Other Motorcycles:
    08 Sprint

    Don't feel bad! It's a major hurdle for some of us psychologically. I love people's pictures of that type of riding but I don't like being on it one bit either. I don't feel like I have enough control, which is complete non-sense. Yelling at myself "don't look down you idiot!".

    Thanks for sharing yet another awesome pictorial adventure with us! Eric looks way mo' betta on the WR than the KTM[IMG]
    ioneater, Apr 3, 2011
    #28

  9. Muddy Waters Husqvarna
    AA Class

    Location:
    On the islands
    No Ma’am
    I think it’s because I was viewing your photos on my wife’s laptop which is not that big, so I guess it has something to do with your screen size whether you get the full size pic or it is resized for your screen with an option for full size [IMG]

    Bottom line if you move your mouse on the pic and it asks you would you like to view the full size, go for it, you want be disappointed [IMG]

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    Muddy Waters, Apr 3, 2011
    #29

  10. ray_ray Mini-Sponsor

    Location:
    The Philippines
    Husqvarna Motorcycle:
    08\013 WR250, 010 TC250, 012 TC250
    This new software is great for all these pics and apparently disk space is not an issue (right coffee?) as the quality of these and other pics here is very good meaning their size is very big and JPG files are not compressible ..
    ray_ray, Apr 3, 2011
    #30

  11. Dirtdame Administrator

    Location:
    Rock Springs Wy
    Husqvarna Motorcycle:
    11 WR300,13 WR125,18 FE501
    Other Motorcycles:
    17 Beta Xtrainer
    The pictures here in this thread are hosted by another site (in this case, Photobucket.....which is the website I use also) so they don't use up any disk space or whatever space jpegs use up.
    Dirtdame, Apr 3, 2011
    #31

  12. ray_ray Mini-Sponsor

    Location:
    The Philippines
    Husqvarna Motorcycle:
    08\013 WR250, 010 TC250, 012 TC250
    What about the case where the pics are uploaded from a local hard drive?
    ray_ray, Apr 3, 2011
    #32

  13. Dirtdame Administrator

    Location:
    Rock Springs Wy
    Husqvarna Motorcycle:
    11 WR300,13 WR125,18 FE501
    Other Motorcycles:
    17 Beta Xtrainer
    Attachments take up space. On our local club website, we aren't allowed to upload big jpegs, or any jpegs that aren't of motorcycles and in in a ride report. If somebody posts a jpeg in general photos or pet pics, etc., it gets deleted by an site administrator. They are very strict over there. Seems to be more relaxed over on this site as to where you can post an attachment.
    Dirtdame, Apr 3, 2011
    #33

  14. Seahorse Husqvarna
    AA Class

    Location:
    Newcastle-Australia
    For some reason I keep revisiting this ride report. The pictures are amazing, and the trails are so very different to what I ride here in Australia.

    Thanks for taking the time and effort to make the post.....I really appreciate it..[IMG]

    BTW, I would the rate that ridgeline trail as having a "Sphincter-Factor" of 10..[IMG]
    Seahorse, Apr 25, 2011
    #34

  15. WoodsChick Administrator

    Location:
    Oakland, CA Miramonte, CA
    Husqvarna Motorcycle:
    3 Terras, 2 `07 SM610s, `09 WB165,
    Other Motorcycles:
    KTM, GasGas, Suzuki, Honda
    Thanks, Seahorse! The trails at Ballinger are really different from what I usually ride, too. I'm usually in forests with big trees when riding my dirtbike, and I spend a lot of time in the desert (probably quite different from your deserts in Australia, too!) on my 610. I've been spending more time down in that area (just spent 2 days riding real close to Ballinger) and it seems the trails and roads are all on spines and ridgetops...or down in sandy narrow washes, not a lot of going uphill or downhill or sidehill stuff. Different for sure! We rode this on Saturday and I was on my 610 with a streety rear tire that was making its last ride before being tossed in the garbage...big fun!

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    Looking back up at the road...
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    I didn't want to ride back up it as it was loose and slidey, so we rode back through an even looser and slidier sand wash. Great route-finding decision on my part...I heard a lot of "I told ya so's" on that stretch of the ride [IMG]
    WoodsChick, Apr 26, 2011
    #35
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