Salmon River Trail. Scary Idaho!

CumminsPusher

CumminsPusher

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@CumminsPusher would do it!
Oh ya not long ago I would’ve. Rode stuff as sketchy or worse then that, but what blows me away is the length of the sketchy. Usually there are sections but that’s all pretty good side hill and tight the whole way. No room for error, luckily trail looks fairly groomed. Avery Idaho has some stuff that’s close.
Been out of it for too long now, would take a good part of a season riding elsewhere before I’d remotely feel comfortable there. Lost my way on a bike. I do miss it when you see that. There’s no better feeling then you and your bike, nothing stays up with with two wheels in most terrain. Guess that’s why I like the big rock climbs now, bikes struggle on that. Boy I do miss it at times though, loved my Honda, we had 14000 miles of woods riding together, she never let me down.

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Oh ya not long ago I would’ve. Rode stuff as sketchy or worse then that, but what blows me away is the length of the sketchy. Usually there are sections but that’s all pretty good side hill and tight the whole way. No room for error, luckily trail looks fairly groomed. Avery Idaho has some stuff that’s close.
Been out of it for too long now, would take a good part of a season riding elsewhere before I’d remotely feel comfortable there. Lost my way on a bike. I do miss it when you see that. There’s no better feeling then you and your bike, nothing stays up with with two wheels in most terrain. Guess that’s why I like the big rock climbs now, bikes struggle on that. Boy I do miss it at times though, loved my Honda, we had 14000 miles of woods riding together, she never let me down.

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I'm at the point of not even a good idea to walk that stuff. My DRZ has been equally faithful... it's the rider that's thinking not just doing but thinking...that's stupid!!
 
CumminsPusher

CumminsPusher

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I'm at the point of not even a good idea to walk that stuff. My DRZ has been equally faithful... it's the rider that's thinking not just doing but thinking...that's stupid!!
Every once in a while I’ll get a wild hair and go hit something good on a bike still nowadays but those wild hairs aren’t exactly growing as fast as they use too. Lol
 
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I used to do crazy fast stuff on a snowmobile also. At 40mph one blink of the eyes at the wrong time and you are 50 feet off the trail into the timber. With bad eyes and slow reaction time at my age now it’s not a good idea. I also don’t bounce very good.
 
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I used to do crazy fast stuff on a snowmobile also. At 40mph one blink of the eyes at the wrong time and you are 50 feet off the trail into the timber. With bad eyes and slow reaction time at my age now it’s not a good idea. I also don’t bounce very good.
Yeah...I forgot about stupid chit I did on a snowgo. I used to drive a 600 triple that would do 100 mph indicated. I wonder why I did those things. I still like to fly inverted but in an airplane.
 
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1 brush with his barkbuster on that rock wall and he's gone. Example A of where not to ride alone. I sold my CR250 after a short "career" of hare scrambles and realizing that bills don't pay themselves....not to mention medical bills. But I miss it, boy do I miss it! Sure was nice of him to take us along for the ride though!
 
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Been up that road as far as you can go in a pick up truck very pretty area. The guy has a set got me puckering sit'n behind the keyboard.
I’ve been through Bellingham a few times. Cool little town. I bought a book from a guy from up there named George Dyson. He built Baidarkas. Inuit and coastal Indian kayak designs made from modern materials- not willow branches and seal skins. Very cool stuff indeed!
 

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