Did Some Moto Camping on the Coast this Weekend

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EDIT - some vid of the trip: Untitled on Vimeo

Leaving Friday morning after a good breakfast
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Stopped for some coffee in Jenner, CA. It was a good 65F and sunny on the coast by 10:30 am. I'm sure it was much warmer inland.
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BAM! :rockon:
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Unseasonably warm way up North
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The campsite :thumbup: Had camp set up before sunset.
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Things were looking up
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Looking the opposite direction...
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Woke up Saturday morning and had oatmeal, some cooked sausage left over from Friday night, and some coffee! Then I hit this road...
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OH! But not before I was chased by a huge Rottweiler! Got it on video and he chased me for a good while but no photos of that. :eek:

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And even some of this...
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Name that road!!!
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Some guy and his whole family got stuck for quite a while Saturday night back near where I was camping again.
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Vino, fresh steak from a local farm, and some veggies. yeah yeah.
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Woke up to this Sunday morning...see that guy over there on the right? yeah...that guy
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Woops...
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Roosevelt Elk...up to 1300 lbs.
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Leaving on Sunday
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My bike fell over and slammed onto the ground pretty good shortly after this photo was taken. FAIL. Can you guess which way it went?
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All cleaned up and ready for bed
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With the short days and the lower dirt speeds, did just over 700 Friday through Sunday. I never rode in the dark and about 200 of it was dirt.

Hope you enjoyed the pics. :thumbup:
 

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Very cool. Would love to do a trip like that one of these days.
 

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Epic! That's the way to camp! Some of those photos are National Geographics! :rockon:
 

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Thanks DefyInertia! Great pics and thread! You guys are very lucky in the States to have access to the big outdoors like this - the true wild places. What a beautiful country. There's nothing more wonderful than strapping a tent on the back of a bike and hitting the road.

I already have a burning desire for some adventure touring, and this has only fed it some more! I'd love to buy an old enduro bike and just disappear off for a while! It was my big plan a few years ago to do Alaska to Argentina, but things changed and my adventure fund has long gone :(

But once the situation improves it will be done! Pictures like these are great motivation to make it happen! :thumbup:
 

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sick pics you mofo! :D

I need a dual sport.... looks like so much fun...

check your email... will call you soon...
 

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Great pics once again Nate. :thumbup: You couldn't have planned the weather any better for last weekend if you tried!
 

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mattole road ??

did you go to the mattole beach campsite? that kinda looks familiar.

Yup...Mattole Road.

No I did not camp there. I camped in a more remote place.

Great pics once again Nate. :thumbup: You couldn't have planned the weather any better for last weekend if you tried!

Seriously...I was very thankful for the weather. I had made my mind up that I'd be going rain or shine so the good weather was very exciting.
 

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Defy

as always those touring trips you post are way nice!

I'm with Davey and Wavex regaridng the dual sport bike ... I really want one.

Unfortunately two things keep me away from that.

- I already have two motorcycles, my lovely black naked 08 ABS and a locally assembled 125cc chinese bike, nothing beats the little one for conmuting purposes ... and we lane split here as well :cheer:
so no more space for another one.
- I don't have the money yet for being able to afford it

Anyway sometime in the future, I really hope not to far I will own one.

Dual sport stuff is great!

Cheers.
 
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