Wyoming in October

[eemsreno]

I've been home from this trip for just over a week so I need to get these pictures up and show you the trip.
When I was planning this trip the weather was looking good but the closer to time to leave it wasn't looking so great, but I decided to go anyway.
I wanted to follow some of the old Oregon Trail through Wyoming and explore some mining ghost towns.
I didn't see everything that I had planned on because of the weather but it was still a fun trip.

Western Nebraska on the way west. There is some pretty country out there.

I stopped by old Fort Laramie but it was getting late and I needed to find a camp for the night.

Camp ended up at Guernsey, Wyoming.

The next morning was exploring around the Oregon Trail.

The Platte river by Register Cliff

Then South West out of Casper I rode the old Oregon Trail road.

Not much left of Willow Springs.

 

[eemsreno]

I made a quick stop at Independence Rock but I have climbed it twice before so not today.
It's covered in Oregon Trail travelers names.

I stopped at South Pass City, It is some kind of State park and was closed for the season.

So I went looking for Miners Delight Ghost Town.

Miners Delight cemetery.

There is a lot of good trails in the area so I went exploring.

Then I found this old mine
Monte Carlo mine shaft house.
You have to really get out in the woods to find it.

Made camp in the area, It got pretty cool that night.

 

[eemsreno]

The next day I woke to clear skies but as soon as I was packed up a black wall of clouds chased me south.
The views are nice in the area.

I rode along the east side of Flaming Gorge. You need a topo map to see these roads.

Some side trails go down to the waters edge.

At the Dam I met a H.D. rider from Michigan on his way to Arizona.

We rode south over a pass on 191 through a blizzard.
After this picture I had to put up the camera because the snow was getting bad and building up on the road.

We parted ways and I headed south through Bonanza, Utah and tried going over Baxter Pass.
Mining around Bonanza.

The road turned a little muddy after Bonanza and I rode for about 30 miles on this.

I had gone down three muddy hills of no return and was ready for the old train bed road that should be Baxter pass. [rock based]
But instead it turned into a impassable mud road.
I got turned around but my front tire was plugged and I ended up letting my bike fall over.
I removed the load, got it picked back up, removed the front fender and rode back to a place I could camp.

I was a little worried about the no return hills but I told myself [ just got to sleep and forget about it]
Over night it froze so hard that I rode out of there like it was a highway.

I ended up having to go back up into Wyoming and across I80 to escape the snow storms.
I went north in Nebraska and across highway 12. It's about the prettiest way to cross Nebraska.

Thanks for reading.
Steve

 

[blitz11]

Nice. Thanks - especially the Nebraska pictures. who knew?

 

[mebgardner]

Nice Adventure! Thanks for posting it up.

 

[snakebitten]

Poster Dude for ADV riding. In so many ways.

 

[Sierra1]

Makes me want to....in August. ::025::

 

[eemsreno]

Thanks for checking this out guys.
Montana is where the good ghost towns are at and I need to make it out there next year.
That was my original plan but the weather really went snowy.

 

[True Grip]

Nice trip Steve! I've been to some of those places but you always find more interesting stuff than I do. Makes me want to go back. Hope the family is well!

 

[Buelligan]

as usual, another great report from you, Thanks for sharing!

 

[Defekticon]

Awesome pictures and ride, I'm Jealous. I rode western Wyoming and Montana this past summer, but no offroad. Just Cody, Yellowstone and up through Big Sky to meet up with a fellow member here that helped me install a set of tires. This is the part of Wyoming that I want to go back and ride summer 2019.

 

[Crew Chief]

Nice writeup. I was recently out that way and I was surprised by western Nebraska. My wife is from Grand Island and I have teased her about featureless terrain and corn, but I liked the ride west.

I have little experience with the Tenere', but I've seen several instances where the front fender clogging was a significant problem. I can't believe there hasn't been more interest in a high fender kit for the bike.

 

[snakebitten]

There's actually a few threads and substantial interest in a raised front fender. But it is not a simple or elegant solution with this bike.

For those rare occasions where a Tenere rider does get his front fender stuffed with gook, what Steve did is HIGHLY recommended!.
A few examples lie in the past where folks tried to clutch their way through the dilemma. That is a big NONO with this beast.

As rugged and tough a beast as it is, the clutch will destroy itself in an effort to respond to your demands. And in one case it destroyed the bike by clogging up the oil screen\pump and starved the engine.

Back on track............Again, eemsreno is my solo-adventure-rider of the American outback hero. Always will be.

 

[Checkswrecks]

Nice writeup. I was recently out that way and I was surprised by western Nebraska. My wife is from Grand Island and I have teased her about featureless terrain and corn, but I liked the ride west.

I have little experience with the Tenere', but I've seen several instances where the front fender clogging was a significant problem. I can't believe there hasn't been more interest in a high fender kit for the bike.

Like Snake wrote, it takes quite a bit to raise the fender, because of the brake lines. They aren't plain-Jane ones, because they have a special end for the ABS connection.

 

[bigbob]

Back on track............Again, eemsreno is my solo-adventure-rider of the American outback hero. Always will be.

Hear hear on Steve The hero.

I hope to have a mini toy hauler for Romney next year. Has room for 2 S10. So Steve if you can find a place to park it where we can spend 4 Days riding North south east and west. Well think about it. ...

 

[bigbob]

Snake has corrupted me. I now want a bed, bathroom, heater/ac and cold beer.

Ice if Limey is bringing scotch!

 

[snakebitten]

Snake has corrupted me. I now want a bed, bathroom, heater/ac and cold beer.

Ice if Limey is bringing scotch!

And a generator. Without one, you are handcuffed to where you can use all those luxuries.
Your choices, in my opinion, are either 2 Yamaha 2000's (easy to lift and carry)
Or one Yamaha 3000

Welcome to the corrupted, but REAL, "I'm old, but not ready to quit living the ADVenture" club. (Where there is a will, there is a way)
Can't wait to park right next to you and double the size of the porch. And all those fellas making fun of us for hauling our adventure toys will have a comfortable place to sit and mend their wounds of the day. (And to get out of the rain)

 

[eemsreno]

I actually enjoy riding my bike and camping in my tent.
No better way to get into the real back country away from civilization.
I hear the great north calling my name again.
Anyone for a trip to the Arctic Ocean?

 

[snakebitten]

I actually enjoy riding my bike and camping in my tent.
No better way to get into the real back country away from civilization.
I hear the great north calling my name again.
Anyone for a trip to the Arctic Ocean?

That's because you are perpetually 40 years old. FREAK! ::013::

 

[eemsreno]

Ride with me to the Arctic and you'll be 40 again also.