Forum: GPS Tracks - Rockies
03-04-2013, 06:14 AM
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Replies: 39
Views: 2,473
Thanks
Thanks for your help here. I hope that you are coming back in 2013. A shout to Ralph, as well. Both of you get it.
Cheers
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Forum: GPS Tracks - Rockies
01-26-2013, 08:07 AM
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Replies: 39
Views: 2,473
Says you
Yo. Is this ringing any bells? http://www.district37ama.org/forums/showthread.php?t=52174 (http://http://www.district37ama.org/forums/showthread.php?t=52174) I would not try that up here if I were...
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Forum: GPS Tracks - Rockies
01-25-2013, 09:22 PM
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Replies: 39
Views: 2,473
Oh Yeah?
Hey Phil in Seattle. It's plumb groovy that you managed to find things you found "silly" about our FAQ while ignoring reams of data that represent about a decade's worth of work - none of which cost...
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Forum: Pacific Northwet - Where it's green. And wet.
01-17-2013, 10:30 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 853
T3
Here is the page for The Tour of Idaho, T3 (http://www.motorcyclejazz.com/T3.htm). T3 is a dual sport friendly version of T1. Basically it's T1 minus the single track. Thirteen hundred + miles. The...
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Forum: Pacific Northwet - Where it's green. And wet.
01-04-2013, 12:17 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 853
T2 Revisions
The additional variants we are planning for T2 are single-track and sand washes. Don't know if there would be much of interest there for large bikes. The route is already good for large bikes, what...
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Forum: Pacific Northwet - Where it's green. And wet.
01-03-2013, 11:34 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 853
Tour of Idaho 2013
The map and gpx files for the 2013 version of the Tour of Idaho (http://www.motorcyclejazz.com/TID.htm) (T1) are ready to go. The challenge points...
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Forum: Day Trippin'
11-22-2012, 10:21 AM
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Replies: 20
Views: 1,749
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Forum: The perfect line and other riding myths
11-19-2012, 07:38 AM
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Replies: 1
Views: 633
Jimmy Lewis Off-Road Riding School
I just spent a couple of days at JLR and it was time and money well spent. My review: http://www.motorcyclejazz.com/Jimmy_Lewis_Offroad.htm<big><small></small></big><big><small style="font-weight:...
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Forum: Pacific Northwet - Where it's green. And wet.
10-07-2012, 04:18 PM
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Replies: 50
Views: 5,345
T1 Video 2012/sensitivity training
In reading some trip reports here on ADVrider, there seem to be a few who think us guilty of sandbagging and providing highly inaccurate route descriptions. Fortunately no one who has actually done...
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Forum: Pacific Northwet - Where it's green. And wet.
10-03-2012, 08:15 PM
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Replies: 50
Views: 5,345
T1 2012 Wrap
T1 (http://www.motorcyclejazz.com/TID.htm) is effectively closed for 2012 because of seasonal restrictions placed on sections of the trail. Even if one could tolerate the cold (it's way cold here...
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Forum: Pacific Northwet - Where it's green. And wet.
09-26-2012, 07:33 AM
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Replies: 50
Views: 5,345
Silt and T2 time
Believe it or not, that road is always silty - just not as much so as it has been lately. It's got ruts as well so you have to be careful. It is an amazingly exciting section.
You don't really...
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Forum: Pacific Northwet - Where it's green. And wet.
09-25-2012, 09:33 PM
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Replies: 50
Views: 5,345
Thanks
Right on! I am glad that you had a good trip. Bruneau Canyon is a hoot. We've ignored T2 for a year or two to concentrate on T1, but over the winter we are going to work out some good alternatives...
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Forum: Pacific Northwet - Where it's green. And wet.
09-03-2012, 06:37 PM
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Replies: 50
Views: 5,345
T1 - FIres
The fire situation along T1 has become a real problem for through riders. Last month, most groups were able to successfully find ways around the Mustang fire (the only major fire right along the...
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Forum: Day Trippin'
08-29-2012, 06:30 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 937
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Forum: Pacific Northwet - Where it's green. And wet.
08-20-2012, 04:56 PM
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Replies: 50
Views: 5,345
Information
I thought that I'd take some time to correct some information about the Tour of Idaho posted elsewhere on this site that is incorrect.
1. T1 crosses extensive parcels of private land. The Tour of...
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Forum: Pacific Northwet - Where it's green. And wet.
08-20-2012, 01:34 PM
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Replies: 50
Views: 5,345
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Forum: Pacific Northwet - Where it's green. And wet.
08-20-2012, 01:05 PM
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Replies: 50
Views: 5,345
Your back yard
It's right in your back yard too!
You should join the facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/tourofidaho/
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Forum: Pacific Northwet - Where it's green. And wet.
08-17-2012, 03:15 PM
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Replies: 50
Views: 5,345
Salude
Not enough, but I'm betting that you still had a great ride. In the end that's all that matters. Salude.
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Forum: Pacific Northwet - Where it's green. And wet.
08-17-2012, 12:38 PM
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Replies: 50
Views: 5,345
#6 and #7
Congrats to Blake Cristenesen and Nathan McMasters, who called this morning to report that they finished the Tour. We are awaiting their challenge point data for verification but it looks like (we...
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Forum: Pacific Northwet - Where it's green. And wet.
08-06-2012, 03:27 PM
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Replies: 50
Views: 5,345
T1 completed
Two groups finished T1 (http://motorcyclejazz.com/TID.htm) on August 3. One group of 2 and one soloist. There is a lot of information about what they encountered at...
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Forum: Pacific Northwet - Where it's green. And wet.
07-18-2012, 11:08 AM
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Replies: 50
Views: 5,345
Ready for 2012
Everything on the T1 Route Description page is as complete as it can be as of right now: http://www.motorcyclejazz.com/<wbr>TID_Route_Description.htm...
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Forum: Pacific Northwet - Where it's green. And wet.
07-12-2012, 07:35 AM
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Replies: 50
Views: 5,345
Maps, waypoints and challenge points
The map files for the 2012 Tour are all ready to go: http://motorcyclejazz.com/TID_Route_Description.htm . Please note that the written description is still not fully updated but this will be...
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Forum: Pacific Northwet - Where it's green. And wet.
06-27-2012, 05:20 PM
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Replies: 50
Views: 5,345
T1 Opening
We are getting a lot of queries on our reader forum and Facebook page about the opening date for T1 this year. It's the same as always: mid to late July. Just because there is no snow in Kansas, San...
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Forum: Pacific Northwet - Where it's green. And wet.
06-25-2012, 07:22 PM
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Replies: 50
Views: 5,345
Days 4 and 7
New arrivals: .tpo files and waypoints are available for days 4 and 7 now on the website, as well as the challenge points for these days. Days 5 and 6 should be done in the next two weeks. Then...
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Forum: Pacific Northwet - Where it's green. And wet.
06-17-2012, 02:17 PM
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Replies: 50
Views: 5,345
Reroute of Days 4 and 5
Based on our inspection yesterday, we are going to have to reroute most of Day 4 (Challis to Shoup) and the beginning of Day 5 (Shoup to Lowell). We should have the new route mapped and inspected by...
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Forum: Pacific Northwet - Where it's green. And wet.
06-08-2012, 01:01 PM
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Replies: 50
Views: 5,345
T1 2012 Complete through Challis
The maps, waypoints and challenge points have been updated through D3 (to Challis) for the 2012 Tour of Idaho T1. As of today, many of the passes are still closed due to snow, snags and high water...
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Forum: Pacific Northwet - Where it's green. And wet.
05-24-2012, 04:49 PM
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Replies: 50
Views: 5,345
Maps, waypoints and challenge points
The maps, gpx files and challenge points for the 2012 T1 are up on our site (http://www.motorcyclejazz.com/TID.htm) through Arco. We'll try to get Arco to Challis up next week sometime and the rest...
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Forum: Ride reports
05-17-2012, 08:30 PM
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Replies: 6,453
Views: 1,900,917
Here's what it looks like....
Here's what it looks like. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7fi7yqYWWMM&feature=plcp This is rim to rim in about 17 minutes (on a much lighter bike) in a 1 - day transit of T2 last July. My issue was...
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Forum: Pacific Northwet - Where it's green. And wet.
04-08-2012, 11:26 AM
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Replies: 50
Views: 5,345
You'll be the first
Well if you make it on your dual sport you'll be the first. You'll remember the part about being able to pick up your bike after about the third creek you have to jump and the 10th downed tree you...
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Forum: Pacific Northwet - Where it's green. And wet.
04-07-2012, 10:15 AM
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Replies: 50
Views: 5,345
As long as you have a dirt bike with lights.
T1 is a blast - as long as you have a dirt bike. About 1/2 of the route this year is motorcycle single track, ATV trail or Jeep trail (that's over 600 miles) and to date, no one has been able to...
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Forum: Pacific Northwet - Where it's green. And wet.
04-06-2012, 11:47 PM
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Replies: 50
Views: 5,345
Tour of Idaho, 2012
The preliminary maps and gpx files for the 2012 version of T1 are available at: http://www.motorcyclejazz.com/TID_Route_Description.htm.
This year T1 is 1353 miles in length. Approximately 500...
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Forum: Pacific Northwet - Where it's green. And wet.
03-17-2012, 02:35 PM
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Replies: 1
Views: 697
Public Meeting
There will be a public meeting held on Monday, March 19 at 2:00 p.m. at the Power County Courthouse to solicit public opinion about this imminent closure. Representatives from Idaho's congressional...
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Forum: Pacific Northwet - Where it's green. And wet.
03-10-2012, 04:28 PM
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Replies: 1
Views: 697
American Falls Sand Dunes Access Closing
This closure (http://www.pocatelloshops.com/new_blogs/politics/?p=8841#respond) (two years as of right now) affects riders, equestrians, rock climbers, fishermen, hikers and hunters. It will also...
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Forum: Pacific Northwet - Where it's green. And wet.
03-01-2012, 10:59 AM
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Replies: 34
Views: 2,147
Ibdr
They person who would probably be most helpful in putting together something like this is Ryan William Cantrell (http://www.advrider.com/forums/member.php?u=44729), who posts regularly in this forum....
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Forum: Pacific Northwet - Where it's green. And wet.
02-29-2012, 02:16 PM
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Replies: 34
Views: 2,147
Gasoline Options
http://www.motorcyclejazz.com/images/acerbis_5.jpg
The Acerbis 4.75 gallon tank we use for general trail riding. (good for ~180 miles)
http://www.motorcyclejazz.com/images/acerbis7.jpg
The...
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Forum: Pacific Northwet - Where it's green. And wet.
02-29-2012, 11:36 AM
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Replies: 34
Views: 2,147
Riding in the Idaho Backcountry
Thank you very much. I'll look forward to meeting you one day when we are up north finishing T1. Your point about gas is an important one. Here's how we deal with that.
Normal trail riding...
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Forum: Pacific Northwet - Where it's green. And wet.
02-29-2012, 07:59 AM
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Replies: 34
Views: 2,147
Well Said
Well said, Tony. All you have to do is look at any decent map from the comfort of your living room and it's almost distressingly easy to put together a dual sport Idaho Tour that will burn your eyes...
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Forum: Pacific Northwet - Where it's green. And wet.
01-17-2012, 03:48 PM
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Replies: 39
Views: 6,083
2011 Tour
This past season was the best ever for the Tour of Idaho (http://motorcyclejazz.com/TID.htm) - especially T1. About a dozen groups who'd done reasonable prep started out and several of those groups...
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Forum: Pacific Northwet - Where it's green. And wet.
01-16-2012, 07:48 PM
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Replies: 39
Views: 6,083
MotorcycleJazz.com Person of the Year
Wade earned a share of our Person of the Year (http://motorcyclejazz.com/MoJazz@4.htm) award based on the adventure that he shared with everyone here. We set up the Tour of Idaho Challenge...
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Forum: Australia
01-03-2012, 08:24 PM
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Replies: 104
Views: 8,327
SPOT Connect
I've used the SPOT II and the SPOT Connect for hundreds of hours each and I have to disagree. Except for less battery life than I'm used to with the SPOT II (not totally unexpected) I like the SPOT...
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