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Getting in and out of trouble, going back in times, meeting great American people

Veröffentlicht: 12.06.2018

As said I am behind schedule so cover miles was on the agenda. As usual it takes me some time to get started. Luckily Dave cooked great breakfast and good coffee so I was settled up greatly. A good bye Pic which I send already and off I went. CO west to Utha_WY 120miles no service at all _ since I turned south at one point it was just 100. Getting through WY was wind pure and not better in southeast Idaho too. Stopped south of Pocatello and bought a map to look out for a campground. American falls sounded good. I got on I 15 drove around scout mtn turned on  I 84. There it was a big black wall of clouds coming my way. Another 20mls to go.! Got of I 84 looked for camp _ no overnight stays there. 😐 So needed something else and it got darker and darker. Massacre rock sp was my rescue. Drove down the road got from potato fields in nowhere. Did like 15 miles again on the Noth rim of snake River. No park there. So must be on other side of the river hopefully. Raced back the 15 miles over the river back on 84 going south rim side now. Black wall still coming closer. Had to turn the gas valve on reserve at one point. Ighting the wind all day needed quite some extra gas. Made it to Massare sp actually and build up my tent in record time in the upcoming storm and just jumped in an sleped. 

Next morning packed again to get into mountains and ride off. After like 7mls it came back in my mind that I run on reserve! Shoot. Knowing that like 18mls mack the was no gas station I decided going west. Slowly to save gas but the wind was more like a storm and it came opposite direction. 16mls before Rupert/Delco my pony went dry. 

So what. Tried to park it damned myself for being so unprepared... 

Wind was that bad I could not leave the klr. Waved at cars trucks...  10 min later a couple on their way to WA stopped.!! We talked... They said they will help me. Gave em 20 for a gallon in a canister. These great people went 16mls furter got me gas came back and waved when passing at the opposite site and showed up. Whow these people did a 50mls detour and spend an hour to rescue me!  Whow.!

Released I got to fill up at Delco and rode on through the storm and into mountains. Pine _ feather vile area. So awesome. 

Filled up at pine and got some supplies at store Nitz and met Vicky and Rick there which advice me greatly on campground. And to ride up to Rocky bar if I have time. 

Took it easy next day _ hang out in the hot springs next to camp. Then followed Vicky's advice and road up to Rocky Bar which was a 2.500 people gold mining city in 1880. Now Gail and Steve are keeping this American heritage up and maintain it for guter generations. So great! 

Today I went back to my now favorite coffee and muffin place at Pine😀. Nitz met Kris Vicky's doughter and got great advice on a hike I did this afternoon. Green creek trail. Fun nobody seen for 4h. Hiking here is different from the NP where people are everywhere. Here you can get lost easyly. 

Will take another big ride into central/Northern Oregon tomorrow. Not without saying goodbye at Nitz so Kris, Vicky, Rick and Rich the camp host. All of em where so helpful. 


Antworten (5)

Romina Goldberg
Sounds like you are having a great time ! Better think more about your fuel in further times. Ev

Romina Goldberg
😁

Romina Goldberg
Also da Ralph kommt ja jetzt bald, i woiss ned, ob Du rechtzeitig am Meeting point bisch ? Ev

Steve
Your never alone. Great to read about your Wild West experience.

Karin
Du Roland: hâttest du mal uns Auftragsabwickler dabei gehabt, wäre dir das nicht passiert ... Wir hätten dir einen Ablaufplan, einen Netzplan u eine Bedarfsermittlung usw. pünktlich erstellt....