Great pictures, Specta! I've been thinking how much I want to go back out there again. Was looking at the volcanic fields in Meadow, UT on Google Earth and am so intrigued by that whole area. Are there trails west of the Paiute system between the Tushars and Neveda?

 

Yes they are. Some friends and I are headed out that way the first weekend in May.
I've never been there either.

That's in Millard County.

I'll put their "adventure guide" in the mail for you today.

Right now I think we will be camping in Amasa Basin.

edit:
Yes, I'm sending you a teaser.

 

I'll get some more pictures up from recent rides.

 

As usual, Great pics. Glad you are still out and about documenting the great outdoors. That is the largest herd of elk I have ever seen. Nice catch.

 

Good to have you back on here Specta. Great pics as always. Nice videos too. I think I've seen one elk in Michigan. There aren't any in the southern third of the state and probably less than 700 in the whole state. They were wiped out completely and then some from out west someplace brought in about 100 years ago. It's nice knowing there are places where they thrive.

 

Am I the only one who watches these videos just to hear the engine growl lol? Those Kawasaki v-twins sound so good. But seriously, great pics and video.

 

thank you -I enjoy taking them and sharing them and I do love my BF.

A couple of friends and I went for a ride on one of my very favorite trails out in the San Rafael Swell on Valentine's Day, Behind the Reef.
The trailhead is about 110 miles east of me. Well worth the drive.

Takes forever to load pictures due to my internet connection. I live in a fairly remote canyon and rely on my hotspot from Verizon, its the only choice I have.

I tool 106 pictures that day and here's a few of them.


Our first stop was Temple Mountain.


There's still some remnants of the old rock houses.
This was a uranium and vandium mining town back in its day in the late 1800s.


Here's the mines just above the old town. There were several more within a very close proximity.



We rode about 20 moles on nice dirt roads to get to the beginning of Behind The Reef Trail.
When the trail starts out like this you know you're in for a treat.





These 2 pics were taken about 100 yards up the trail.
They were both taken from the same spot. The 2nd one just give an idea how quickly we started climbing.



The San Rafael Swell is truly one of Mother Natures true works of art.



Just one of her amazing sculptures.



Utah was a huge uranium producer with a lot of old buildings, mines and history.



One of my favorites.


The Shelf. Just one of the many reasons this trail has width restrictions

Here's Fred coming down off the Shelf.
Fred is a member, and current President of the Paiute Trail Committee. Our Committee "over-sees" the Paiute Trail.
The Committee donates $1000s of dollars every year into a program the Fred handles that gives out free helmets to kids.
To date Fred had put helmets on over 800 kids heads. An awesome program.


In the very center of the picture you can see an ATV. Its ahead of the one you saw first.
That's where I started recording the following video.








Utah has 1000s of miles of "trails" that have been built in "road-less" areas by the US Forest Service, the BLM and Utah State Parks OHV program.
You can't build roads but you can build trails and that we do.


The End.

 

I remember on here when you first got that BF. Now over 5000 miles later and still going strong. You got about 17000 miles of the Rubicon before the transmission went out right? Hopefully the BF will last just as long.

 

The trans failure was my fault. I didn't change the oil for the last 5000 miles of its life.

If it still ran I wouldn't have my BF so it was a good thing.

I do like my BF. I've had zero issues with it.

I have no doubt that I'll get tons of miles out of it.

Its about due for another oil change.

 

That's because you know they work on me, you fiend!!!! Doesn't take much to get me back out there again other than getting a couple drivers to share the ride out.