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nevada dual sport route help
Posted: Mon Sep 05, 2005 7:04 pm
by Jeff Jones
Howdy listers,
At the end of the month, I'm taking a trip from southern California to
Gerlach, NV
(northeast of Reno). I want to get to Winnemucca so I can take Jungo Rd to
and/or from Gerlach. But other than that, I don't know any good dual sport
roads. I'll be coming up 395 and am hoping there are some good KLR type
roads going pretty much in a north/northeast direction north of Bishop. By
KLR type roads, I mean graded dirt. Short, more technical sections are
welcomed but I need to make time so most will have to be fast dirt stuff.
Thanks in advance,
Jeff Jones
nevada dual sport route help
Posted: Mon Sep 05, 2005 8:19 pm
by Russell Dixon
"Winnemucca"? Heard that in the Johnny Cash song. Kinda like Sasquatch,
did not know it really existed. Go there, and you will have been
everywhere, man....
>From: Jeff Jones
>To:
DSN_klr650@yahoogroups.com
>Subject: [DSN_KLR650] Nevada dual sport route help
>Date: Mon, 05 Sep 2005 17:03:39 -0700
>
>Howdy listers,
>At the end of the month, I'm taking a trip from southern California to
>Gerlach, NV
>(northeast of Reno). I want to get to Winnemucca so I can take Jungo Rd to
>and/or from Gerlach. But other than that, I don't know any good dual sport
>roads. I'll be coming up 395 and am hoping there are some good KLR type
>roads going pretty much in a north/northeast direction north of Bishop. By
>KLR type roads, I mean graded dirt. Short, more technical sections are
>welcomed but I need to make time so most will have to be fast dirt stuff.
>Thanks in advance,
> Jeff Jones
>
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nevada dual sport route help
Posted: Mon Sep 05, 2005 9:14 pm
by Jud Jones
--- In
DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, "Russell Dixon" wrote:
> "Winnemucca"? Heard that in the Johnny Cash song. Kinda like Sasquatch,
> did not know it really existed. Go there, and you will have been
> everywhere, man....
>
"The Humboldt hotel: The Only Place to Stay in Winnemucca."
Used to be, anyway; it's long gone now.
nevada dual sport route help
Posted: Mon Sep 05, 2005 10:06 pm
by robert bowman
On Monday 05 September 2005 20:31, Russell Dixon wrote:
> "Winnemucca"? Heard that in the Johnny Cash song. Kinda like Sasquatch,
> did not know it really existed. Go there, and you will have been
> everywhere, man....
It's a nice place. The local whorehouse even requests livestock haulers to
park their rigs elsewhere to avoid offending the rest of the clientelle.
Now, if you go to Paradise Valley; better yet, if you start there and come
out in Owyhee in one piece...
nevada dual sport route help
Posted: Tue Sep 06, 2005 7:48 am
by Pat Schmid
--- In
DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, Jeff Jones wrote:
> Howdy listers,
> At the end of the month, I'm taking a trip from southern California to
> Gerlach, NV
> (northeast of Reno). I want to get to Winnemucca so I can take
Jungo Rd to
> and/or from Gerlach. But other than that, I don't know any good
dual sport
> roads. I'll be coming up 395 and am hoping there are some good KLR type
> roads going pretty much in a north/northeast direction north of
Bishop. By
> KLR type roads, I mean graded dirt. Short, more technical sections are
> welcomed but I need to make time so most will have to be fast dirt
stuff.
> Thanks in advance,
> Jeff Jones
Jeff,
Drop me an email and I'm sure I can help. I live in Gardnerville, just
south of Carson City, and have spent the last 10 years exploring
western Nevada on a KLR. I can get you to Gerlach (and would recommend
spending a day to do the High Rock Desert Canyon Emmigrant Trail loop
north of Gerlach) and back with some most interesting routes.
Pat
G'ville, NV
nevada dual sport route help
Posted: Tue Sep 06, 2005 3:22 pm
by Spot ON
Jeff the Black Rock Desert is a magnificent place to
explore. I went to school in Reno (UNR) and we used
to take trips out to the Black Rock. Ask someone in
Gerlach to way to the hot springs, I think this is on
the High Rock Mountain Trail. Get out on the playa
and haul ass. It's really fun. In the distance
you'll see a black mountain, that's where the
hotsprings are. At the hot springs, there is an old
immigrant wagon there. It's a good place to camp and
jump in the hot springs. Just beyond that are two dry
lake beds. It's a beautiful area. If you're going
alone, tell a BLM guy in Gerlach and what time you
expect to be back through there. Fill up with gas
too.
--- Jeff Jones wrote:
> Howdy listers,
> At the end of the month, I'm taking a trip from
> southern California to
> Gerlach, NV
> (northeast of Reno). I want to get to Winnemucca so
> I can take Jungo Rd to
> and/or from Gerlach. But other than that, I don't
> know any good dual sport
> roads. I'll be coming up 395 and am hoping there
> are some good KLR type
> roads going pretty much in a north/northeast
> direction north of Bishop. By
> KLR type roads, I mean graded dirt. Short, more
> technical sections are
> welcomed but I need to make time so most will have
> to be fast dirt stuff.
> Thanks in advance,
> Jeff Jones
>
>
>
> Archive Quicksearch at:
>
http://www.angelfire.com/ut/moab/klr650_data_search.html
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nevada dual sport route help
Posted: Tue Sep 06, 2005 5:25 pm
by Dirk Beer
On 9/5/05, Russell Dixon wrote:
>"Winnemucca"? Heard that in the Johnny Cash song. Kinda like Sasquatch,
>did not know it really existed. Go there, and you will have been
>everywhere, man....
"Winnemucca: If you don't stop, who will?"
wonder if that sign is still there.
Dirk
A18
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"You know, I have one simple request, and that is to have sharks with
frickin' laser beams attached to their heads!"
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nevada dual sport route help
Posted: Tue Sep 06, 2005 9:14 pm
by Pat Schmid
--- In
DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, Spot ON wrote:
> Jeff the Black Rock Desert is a magnificent place to
> explore. I went to school in Reno (UNR) and we used
> to take trips out to the Black Rock. Ask someone in
> Gerlach to way to the hot springs, I think this is on
> the High Rock Mountain Trail. Get out on the playa
> and haul ass. It's really fun. In the distance
> you'll see a black mountain, that's where the
> hotsprings are. At the hot springs, there is an old
> immigrant wagon there. It's a good place to camp and
> jump in the hot springs. Just beyond that are two dry
> lake beds. It's a beautiful area. If you're going
> alone, tell a BLM guy in Gerlach and what time you
> expect to be back through there. Fill up with gas
> too.
>
Just got to be very, very careful that you found the right hot springs
before jumping in. There are hot springs out there that will parboil
you in seconds. A stock KLR tank will easily get you through the High
Rock Desert Canyon and back to Gerlach to fill back up, just you got
to get back to Gerlach before 6. In years past I've just used this gas
station to leave word that if I'm not back to gas up I'm more than
likely needing help. Wilderness camping in the Canyon is possible if
the creek is still flowing, but ther is some great camping if you
swing east to Cedarville. Also a great set of mountains to ride in.
The road out to the Canyon runs along the western edge of the Black
Rock and it is an interesting place to ride across. The first year I
had my KLR, back in '95, I took my first trip up that way on the
Saturday of Labor Day Weekend. I stumbled onto the old, informal
version of the Burning Man and didn't get home until Tuesday.
Pat
G'ville, NV
nklr global warming?
Posted: Wed Sep 07, 2005 1:06 pm
by Stuart Mumford
This is why your KLR runs hot.
Thanks
CA Stu