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Hello from B.C. Canada! Glad to find this site. Looks like there are lots of like minded people here. Bought a 2012 KTM 990 Adventure last year and been loving it ever since, went on the first big trip this summer 7,000k in 13 days. There is nothing like this kind of adventure! Anyway glad to meet you all. Stu

A few pictures from the trip this summer of some of the Western States

Hey New here but thought it looked like a good spot to share a trip video. We rode a couple of bigger bikes on a Western States adventure this summer; a 2012 KTM 990 Adventure and a 2014 Triumph Tiger 800XC Looking for another good ride. Any suggestions? I'd like to do all of only 1 or 2 states and really get off road the entire time and explore. Link to video Western States Adventure KTM 990 and Triumph 800XC DUAL SPORT​

We have still two weeks to go so most likely if there are no more storms some road will get opened but this is as of today: Current Road Conditions 10/20/15 Expect flood damage throughout Death Valley. Expect debris and damage on ALL ROADS. Expect delays due to damage, debris, standing water, and workers in roadway attempting to clear road. ALL BACKCOUNTRY ROADS SHOULD BE CONSIDERED DAMAGED. Expect temporary closures. Death Valley Roads •Badwater Road..........CLOSED; no access to side roads •Big Pine Road..........CLOSED to through traffic . •Cottonwood /Marble.......CLOSED due to flood damage •Dante's View Road.......Open •Daylight Pass.............Open •Echo Canyon Road............CLOSED •Emigrant Canyon............Open •Greenwater Valley Rd......CLOSED due to flood damage •Lower Wildrose Rd...CLOSED to through traffic from Wildrose to Panamint Valley . •Mustard Canyon.....CLOSED due to flooding. •Salt Creek............CLOSED due to flooding. •Mosaic Canyon ............Open •Racetrack Road .........CLOSED due to flooding. •Saline Valley North............CLOSED By Inyo County. •Saline Valley South.........Open; some road damage •Scotty’s Castle Road.....CLOSED; all access closed due to severe flood damage. •Titus Canyon Road........CLOSED due to flooding. •Twenty Mule Team Cyn......CLOSED due to flooding. •Ubehebe Crater Rd.............CLOSED •Upper Wildrose Canyon........Open; 4X4 high-clearance Roads OUTSIDE Death Valley •Stateline/ Bell Vista Rd....CLOSED due to flooding •CA Hwy 127......CLOSED between Death Valley Junction and Shoshone •NV Hwy 95.........Open

I think this is the route I'm taking down if anyone wants to meet-up on the way. http://chrshnt.com/pdx-death-valley

Btw, similar to last year i won't be able to join for a full trip. If your route ends up somewhere within 100-150 miles of the border on 30th I'll think I might be able to join. Last year Erik VZ and I rode from Bahia to Ensenada, 330miles. Beautiful road but quite tiring, especially at the end where there are quite a few of smaller communities along the route. Nevertheless I had a great time even on a shorter schedule.

I went there in May with my family. Great place. However a little run down especially for the price they charge. It says there "No motorcycles" for some reason so better check. This is a view from South overlooking most of the Oasis. On the horizon Laguna Salada dry lake.

What Tyler talks about on the video is why I'm here and not on some of the other forums, I've never had anybody be rude to me on other forums but you see it a lot when somebody new ask a simple ? We all had those ? at one time and somebody answered them for us, sometimes I think new people just want to fit in so they ask anything hoping to start a conversation with somebody, let's keep this site clean, fun and at least pg rated. Happy trails.

Thats 112 miles from my house.