Dirt Devils MC

Death Valley Rally

2008-02-22T19:41:00.001-08:00

3 days and 500 miles - From Ridgecrest into Death Valley and into Nevada and back. Dude.

Stoddard Wells

2008-01-20T13:54:00.000-08:00

This is the latest trip we took. Basically it's Barstow, CA - but there's a well named Stoddard out in the middle of nowhere that the land is named after. Like Bishop, this place had some killer views and featured a bar/cafe called Slash X. You probably couldn't find this place by paved roads. Notice the lack of cars in the parking lot...

El Mirage

2008-01-20T13:39:00.000-08:00

El Mirage is a recreational area designated for off-road vehicles. Although the overall experience isn't as complete as a place like Bishop has to offer, the technical difficulty of the trails were just as intense.

Cayote Flats

2008-01-19T20:41:00.000-08:00

After riding the trails in the foothills of Mammoth Mountain the day before, we traveled down the highway a short distance to a town called Bishop. Big E downloaded trail coordinates to his GPS for a loop up a mountain called "Coyote Flats". This was a pretty tame trail until we got up around 8000 ft. up. Going uphill was tough enough, having to scale very large boulders - but downhill proved to be more of a challenge, do to the extremely steep grade. It was so steep that Big E and I were sliding down at an uncomfortable speed even with our engines off and brakes locked. Jon was the exception, who went ahead of us and waited for us at each turn. The views along the way were completely breathtaking. We came upon a pretty serene valley around 9000 ft. up (strange enough) complete with a small lake and winding creek. The strangest part was that as we approached the creek, we noticed a backpack (bakpak) and a New Balance running shoe. Perhaps the hiker couldn't out run a bear?