Mar. 28-31, 2013 Death Valley Noob's Rally

On my way psr with Pablo just left bishop

Have fun boys n girls

On my way up. See you

Hmm...

Real quiet here...

Everybody's having too much fun!

Trying to get back to the room and all the power was out.. Smashed my headlight to bits today on the trail... Timing

Hi spa, sux about headlight
What happened?

Back from the rally
Amazing event and amazing peeps
Thanks Joel, Jim, bob......and all the staffs that put this even together. My apology for not remember all the name. Ride and drive home safe everyone
I have to cut short on my trip due to little mishaps

Lost rider and Nancy
You two are my inspiration

Danny G
Thanks for go out of your way to drop me off.....

Tod
Thanks for drop off my beloved GS

Great group of people in ADV cannot said enough

Glad you made it home, hope the shoulder feels better.

This was my first Rally and my first dirt bike ride in over 20 years. Thanks to everyone for all the tips. Thanks especially to Airborne Dad, my friend of 35 years, for showing me the ropes. Thanks to Fin for an epic sunset ride. I can't wait to do this again.

So here is my status after visit the ER
First bone ever got broke
Collar bone in three piece :eek1
Good news is no surgery needed but will be out of commission for 8 weeks minimum. Well no Baja this May but will be ready by October
Thanks everyone for your support.

Home....Unpacked....Gear Washed....Bike Washed....

Ready to send payment for next year.....

Home safe... What a fun weekend... So much great riding... It was good to see all the familiar faces and new ones too... Man I am bushed!!!!

Home... nothing unpacked yet... nothing washed yet

Steady solid headwind all the freekin way home

~1600 miles... Over 1000 pics to sort and upload

-M

Thanks Joel and all the peeps involved for an awesome event. Too bad I did not take a nap on the way down that hill.. I know you have your camera out
Thank you John (rruugger), Rich (M1jeep), Rob ?(KlrRob) and Ersin (FYYFF) for taking your time showing me the way....
See you all next year.

Home and already longing to ride again. Great trip, wish my bike would have run better.... Hope the injured riders heal with out too much trouble. Thanks Joel know its alot of work.

Great trip!

Thanks everyone.

Well at least now you know why it hurt!


Heal up.

Wow had such a great time
Wednesday: short warm up ride to Darwin
Thursday: Wildrose Charcoal Kilns, Mahogany Flats, Auguberry Point, (1st trailside rear flat repair on Justin's bike) got back just in time to fill the gas tanks up and meet up with Lostrider and go on one of the best rides ever to Lookout City
Friday: Ryolite, Leadfield, Titus Canyon
Saturday: did Sweep for Lostrider's Panamint Valley Cabin loop (Justin's 2nd rear tube changeout )

Great time with some Great people
Killer 1224R food
met some new noobs and some not so new noobs
good rides with good friends

More Later
Thanks again Joel and to everyone else

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Were back, heres 2 of our crashes.

WOW!

I had such a blast and got a lot out of Jimmy's weight distribution demo that I used on a Titus Canyon ride on Saturday. This trip was such a big confidence builder and I feel like my dirt riding skills increased dramatically! Made some new friends and put over 500 miles on the bike!

THANKS for putting this on!!! Looking forward to next year already!

Campsite #24 inmates


Titus Canyon on Saturday


Big Pine Road on Friday

Had fun at the event this year and the GS kicked my ass. My bike looks so cool all dirty so no washy washy. Nice meeting all the ADV folks and matching handles with faces. Thanks Joel for arranging all this. I'll be in next year!