2015 Death Valley nOOb's Rally - March 26-29

Spent rainy morning organizing photos and uploading them so I can get my trip report started - first installment is here: http://advrider.com/forums/showthread.php?p=26515569#post26515569

No ride report, but a few pics from Friday coming down Lippencott.







Here's the guy who threw a cactus at me for letting him borrow my stand after the ride

Seriously, great photos..... Had so much fun this year.....

We had a 'garmin' moment at that junction last year.. Ask Bill/Matt

For me every DVNR begins and ends with that intersection!

asian porn...

joe good reporting, you're another animal riding from home (and on street tires, yikes)....

yeah, jim. we have a fresh generation of adventure riders who likes riding, exploring, interest in photography and great enthusiasm in sharing their adventure.

hmmm....that sounds like me 7 years ago....

paul, is that the 4pm friday rush hour L.A. traffic....

Hey, that last rider is me. I was leading the ride from the rear. The photo ops are much better and it's really awkward when you're in front and the ride leader falls.

hahaha....i know what you mean dave. happened to many so many times so when things get tough, i let the other riders pass me.....

remember last year, the ride leader got off and walked his bike through mengel..no guts no glory...



you mean this @ 9 secs

friday afternoon and time for the jimmy lewis riding demo. we are all lucky jimmy comes to this event and inspire us all to become better riders.





mikey proudly wearing his 2012 tee








the gsa getting some exposure time too




for those who do not know the codes, it's D2 ....




frank approves being at the end of the line




there were tons of leftover...you guys are a disappointment!...:ddog

we had 180 people signed up and i asked the caterer to prepare food for 240 hungry PPs. anyway, no food was wasted; i even saved 3 pieces for myself which i ate the next day at lunch.

HEY! That was me, in one of the moments the bike and I were vertical! :ddog

Good thing GSequoia's GoPro battery died before "later!"

NOW you tell us! Prob'ly wise as we ol' pharts who get up several times a night to TCOB tend to be hungry at the same time, too.

Getting ready for the Baja500 - big tank arrived today. (Nannerman? You there, Nannerman?)

after the friday dinner, jay presented his travels around the world.


JAMMIN THRU THE GLOBAL SOUTH





christian, dr.ben, radioman, advford, pukawai, paul (advmoto mag) and the lowest man on the totem pole kneeling.



this is starting to look like a HU gathering...

woke up saturday morning and wanting to ride. yes no, maybe not. i'm all stressed out for the what is to come. what if...i ride and get hurt; being the mastermind, i need to preserve myself for the evening festivity...can't miss it.

all i can do is enjoy seeing everyone gathering at the gas station and getting ready for their rides.

big guys on big bikes



the riding out of your comfort zone group and browneye's gelling up




special appearance of m1jeep and son and another rider




i'm still waiting for the RR of this group. the teaser pic is getting old...::ddog




dr650 only...most adventurous group...




heakle's group...they all suck..no one posted a single pix




jab, rich/richie, jason and emmitt. jab shortly will find out the xr600 is not bulletproof afterall...:eek1




cowgirl....this is going to be the longest solo ride this weekend....




nowwhat's shameless home away from home




i asked chris horgan to buy ice at stovepipe springs and he brought me a dead bike....:huh:huh

Woot! We will accept that title

Is there a video thread somewhere? Where is the drone footage?

Airborndad found the mine. I haven't had time to research it yet. I marked the coordinates and will hit the library before long. This was the same mine that went in several hundred feet along existing rails. There were two forks and both got to hairy to continue. Next time, we leave a note exactly where we are going, leave the SPOT outside on one of the bikes, and bring some rope and harnesses. It was awesome.

As far as the pants, they didn't fit anyway...

matt.....you guys own it. i know a lot of riders who prefer the dr650 in search of their adventure, except the KLR riders are on top of the heap.

scott, get us the scoop for next year's rally.


also one we all missed is the U2 - Joshua Tree landmark.

I was ready to tear out Tae's wiring harness. Luckily Mike was there to show us about bump starting and towing a bike.

We were hoping that would count for something at Sat night's raffle. Or maybe for "most bikes towed"? Actually we just didn't know any better. Tae kept reminding us that people die here, so we figured we'd check with some of the *ahem* senor riders for route suggestions. Spafxer, Browneye and Tbarstow were very helpful. Looking back, maybe they were trying to get rid of us nOObs.

I'm having withdrawls by the way. I need to be out there again....soon!

Drone was w/o camera. Just a big tease. :huh