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Greetings Just wanted to introduce myself and find other Sierra foot hill riders near Placerville. My Vstrom had it's first oil change from the break in period, like changing the first diaper . Previous bike was a DR650 amd before that a YZ250 and FZR600. I think the Vstrom is my last bike I can't imagine buying another bike, she does everything I want a bike to do. I live right off hwy49 and have so many choices I can go in any direction and find fun roads to explore. Ralph

I live just a few blocks north of the 49th Parallel,which gives us access to some amazing scenery,mountains and lakes abound both here in B.C and Washington State. we are the gateway to Alaska with both pavement rides and countless numbers of off road miles, you can actually ride off the highway north almost to the northern BC border if you have the urge to go to Alaska via a little different path. ride safe ,ride often!

great site. really looking forward to participating. can you add tapatalk support ? its how i keep up w forums like advrider.com etc https://tapatalk.com

I completed this ride/event in 2013 and 2014. Both times were great and I would recommend for those in the general PNW. It isn’t nearly the event the Taste of Dakar is down in Pahrump NV, but still a good event. Unfortunately, it looks like AltRider will not be doing in 2015 (typically held in August.) However, I wouldn’t be surprised to see in again in the future or potentially complete your own ride in the area. if you get the chance there are a lot of great options on the Olympic Peninsula/Olympic mountains. I do have some GPS tracks and maps I could share for those that are interested/PM me. 2013 was held at Satstop Center which is roughly straight north of Montesano WA off of HWY 12. There are a lot of riding options in the area and it is a bit remote. The facilities were decent but not the fanciest. Below is a screenshot of the event. Red was route in, yellow was morning, blue afternoon and purple out. 2014 was held at Skokomish Park on Lake Cushman. The facilities were top notch but the campground/area is pretty busy. AltRider setup a good sized event area and kept our group together. Red was route. You can see the silverware mid-point which was the lunch stop. The blue is the pavement back to camp. It is good ride for pavement and included on many of the day rides from Seattle (Hood Canal Loop) but you did end the day with 70 miles of slab back to camp. Here is a slimmed down event summary: (Food was catered by Mary from the Skokomish Indian tribe both years and was great.) Friday – Everyone arrives and sets up camp in the evening. Signing up for groups begins and typically ends at breakfast Saturday. Dinner, event introduction, campfire, a few drinks, and then early to bed for the ride. 2013 event had a large grassy area were everyone setup camp with a few who went into the woods. 2014 had RV type campsites shared by tents and then areas between the campsites where the rest of us squeezed in. Saturday - Eat a hearty breakfast and break into groups based on skill level for a staggered GPS-led ride. This event typically has everyone on the same tracks regardless of skill. The higher skill riders typically just go faster and have more side adventures. 2013 tracks include quite a few switch backs which allow advanced/faster riders more mileage while allowing slower/less advanced/casual riders short cuts. 2014 routes were a bit of a disappointment for me as I had the same route from a book/GPS tracks already. It wasn’t nearly as challenging/enjoyable as the 2013 routes. After a riders meeting and brief training seminar, head out onto your adventure ride through diverse terrain amongst the stunning forests, bridges across vista’s and lakes, twisty dirt road and gravel roads. Halfway through the Saturday ride, we’ll stop for a scrumptious lunch at a scenic picnic point. Come back from your epic day of riding to a big dinner back at the campsite. There is typically some sort of speaker/videos/awards event after dinner. Fire and drinks continue through the evening. Sunday – Typically includes a good breakfast and then everyone breaks camp. 2013 include good a GPS track back through the mountains from camp to 101. 2014 was choose your own adventure (left on your own to map it out.) The ride includes: 2 nights of camping under the stars at a campground than years past GPS self-led routes in the Olympic National Forest (near the Hoh Rainforest.) 5 delicious meals prepared by the Skokomish tribe – fresh oysters from the local bay, elk stew, seafood chowder is on the menu Locally crafted beer to be enjoyed nightly by a crackling fire Awesome prizes and giveaways from event sponsors Off-road teaching seminars from informative instructors. Optional/additional fee off-road training on Friday before event. I personally didn't take too many pictures of the event but here are a few. Great views from all the peaks. Our group found a side excursion near Lake Quinault where we able to get on the river rock. We had a small group of about 4 bikes heading back to Seattle. Apparently there was a 'Scooter Club' ride that jumped on behind us. I have never seen a full lane of the ferry taken up by 2 wheelers.

So the other night after one of our late night feedings I was telling Opal that her Mom rides a Harley. This is the reaction I got. For reference she is typically pretty cute.

Im planning on camping the entire trip......we'll see how this works out I'm going to pretty much copy your packing checklist. Funny with a few small additions i need almost as much for a weekend as i do for a week on the bike. Any more thoughts on the return Trip? I'm going to bow out of the Troy Meadows/Fish camp ride to help finish the Lost For a Reason project in Kayenta. I'm going to put fresh TKC's on the day before i leave but i will have 1300 miles on them by the time i reach Jarbidge, not the best but it will have to do. I'm probably going to make camping reservations unless you don't think it will be necessary.

The downside is that custom coded functions such as Reviews and the Garage don't work as well, since Tapatalk only supports functions native to the forum software. None the less, still being considered.

Just moved from Charlotte, NC where I worked for SPEED for 15 years to Corona, CA where I now work for MAVTV. Started out with 12 years at Cycle News a long time ago. I will create a Garage and upload some KLR photos, just been busy. Thanks for reaching out, look forward to riding with you guys soon. Mark

Links to those SoCal rides I mentioned: Fish Creek/Troy Meadow High Sierra

I'm still all in! Already have digital topos on the GPS with the route loaded up. Hell my bikes already packed cuz I never unpack it. I could go tomorrow

Just a status check on everyone... Post up if you can with any questions on prep, etc... I'm about to order maps and stickers for all of us. Looks like Nate, Rodney and Mats are definitely in. I need to follow up w/Franco and Eric. John C just had aneurism surgery, so not sure if he's on the list yet or not.

Welcome! Nice bikes! I hope you can join us Jul 25 at Fish Creek campground and Sep 3-6 at our High Sierra ride.