Earl, JJ and I decided to have a little dual sport fun. They ride together all the time; either in the dirt or on pavement.
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It was the second time I'd ridden in the dirt in 30 years and I'd forgotten... most of it.
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JJ has an XR650R with a brake light and license plate (Oregon is pretty forgiving) and Earl's DRZ400 is more legal than that, but not by too much. My KLR650 is mostly stock.
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We started with 5 miles of paved road, then we were on a gravel forest road for 10 or so.
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The gate was open at the fire lookout tower (no longer used) so we went up to the top. There was couple spending their 50th anniversary in the lookout.
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When we left, we rode down to pavement about 10 miles away.
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Parts of the gravel road turned into rock strewn single track. Earl suggested we trade bikes during the serious offroad sections. Good plan, because I dropped his bike, rather than mine.
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All these roads are open all year, as long as you have plates on your bike.
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We stopped for a few pictures when the road widened up agagin.
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