Fake post. Spring off road/camping trip.

[tex]

Going to nail this down to April 25th weekend. Lets build details on where to go.

Its been too long and we need to get a meet together.
@Silverback has a new truck to get dirty, @tx_shooter would probably like to put more miles on his bike.
I would like to sleep in my hammock in the Ozarks.

Location suggestions are strongly encouraged, as well as dates.
Long weekend with leaving Friday morning and coming home Monday?
Lincoln NF, Big Bend, NW Arkansas for the Ozarks are places that come to mind.
A bonus for me would be some water to wet a hook, but I will settle for beer and a campfire with you degenerates.

 

[Silverback]

Great idea. I approve of this message.

 

[tx_shooter]

Broken Bow is an easy trip with all of the above. Sadly it is significantly grown up and commercialized in the city limits now. Then there are the New Mexico Lincoln National Forest ideas. Or we could do a BDR route in Central Texas.

Texas Hill Country BDR-X

The Texas Hill Country BDR-X will go through the heart of Texas with a brand-new 650-mile loop through the legendary Hill Country

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[Silverback]

Well I will say just one thing. I really don't want to pinstripe the new truck just yet. If we plan for a place that does that I will have to get the Taco's 4WD working. Which means I need to stop being lazy.

 

[tex]

Lincoln had no issues with pin stripes when I went a few years back. Ozark is probably 50/50 depending on trails. BB had some tight spots.

 

[Silverback]

Broken Bow is an easy trip with all of the above. Sadly it is significantly grown up and commercialized in the city limits now. Then there are the New Mexico Lincoln National Forest ideas. Or we could do a BDR route in Central Texas.

Texas Hill Country BDR-X

The Texas Hill Country BDR-X will go through the heart of Texas with a brand-new 650-mile loop through the legendary Hill Country

ridebdr.com

This BRD route looks interesting as well.

Backcountry Discovery Routes | Backtrack

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[tx_shooter]

This BRD route looks interesting as well.

Backcountry Discovery Routes | Backtrack

BDR is a 501c(3) non-profit organization. We are here to help you plan adventure motorcycling trips. Plan your multi-day off-road motorcycle adventure with our free tracks, interactive maps, photos, video content as well as hotel, food & gas information. Be sure to check out the discovery...

www.backtrackmaps.com

Yeah, there is a FB group dedicated to the Big Bend BDR-X route. There are multiple closures within BBNP due to severe storms mid summer that washed out some roads and dirt trails. All of the BDR routes are designed for motorcycles but are all on public access ways.

 

[Silverback]

Yeah, there is a FB group dedicated to the Big Bend BDR-X route. There are multiple closures within BBNP due to severe storms mid summer that washed out some roads and dirt trails. All of the BDR routes are designed for motorcycles but are all on public access ways.

Too tight for 4WD vehicles?

 

[tx_shooter]

Too tight for 4WD vehicles?

The Texas routes are 100% 4WD vehicle accessiable. There are sections of the California North BDR and Washington BDR that are iffy for 4 wheel vehicles.

 

[tex]

Just watched the trailer for the hill country BDR route. Looks scenic and not technical at all. Depends what the group wants to do.
We could even do Hidden Falls, Cross Bar, or Merus near Palo Duro, and camp a night or 2 while hitting trails.

 

[tx_shooter]

Merus requires memberships now. I would rather go to CO than Merus membership.

Update: confirmed Merus no longer requires membership to enter the park.

 

[tx_shooter]

Proposing mid-March to end of April for a timeframe. A three day weekend could knock out the trip easy.

 

[tex]

I like that time frame. Weather should be good around then. Could be cold, hot, snowing, flooding, or 75 and sunny.

 

[Silverback]

I’ll need to check with the family. I know my oldest talked about coming to visit during south by southwest weekend and I think that is at the end of March.

edit. March 12-18.

 

[tex]

We have plans to be out of town March 15-20(spring break) so that time is no good for me.
Sunday, April 5th is Easter so probably need to pass on that weekend.
The 2nd, 3rd, or 4th weekend in April looks the most promising for me at the moment.

 

[tx_shooter]

Late April is probably better for me. I have a work project that wraps up with meetings in April and the Sammich Maker has dibs on a Mexico vacation in that same time frame. You are all nice guys; but yeah.

 

[Silverback]

End of April works better for me as well. We will be in Reno NV the 9th through 13th for a volleyball tournament for the kid.

 

[MatthewMay1]

Depending on when, I want in. End of April should be good for me if that’s what y'all decide.

 

[tx_shooter]

The BDR guys that built this route said to plan 3 to 5 days to ride the route on a motorcycle doing the speed limit. The total route is 648 miles of 50% pavement and 50% dirt. We may try to adjust the route down for the long weekend.

We could easily start in Fredricksburg and wrap up a little south of Mason.

 

[Silverback]

I can tell you there is shit for cell signal out there. LOL. So download offline maps if that is the route.