{"id":3241,"date":"2023-04-03T17:25:47","date_gmt":"2023-04-03T17:25:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/diomederacing.com\/blog\/?p=3241"},"modified":"2023-05-18T19:22:05","modified_gmt":"2023-05-18T19:22:05","slug":"advrider-dvnr-death-valley-noobs-rally-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/diomederacing.com\/blog\/2023\/04\/03\/advrider-dvnr-death-valley-noobs-rally-1\/","title":{"rendered":"ADVrider DVNR (Death Valley Noobs Rally) #1"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The main focus of this trip was going to the ADVrider Death Valley Noobs Rally.  I\u2019m not a noob, but it\u2019s Death Valley.  I\u2019ve never been there!  It would be hard to find a better way to explore the area.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In my usual fashion, I had to make the trip a bit more complicated and longer.  There was supposed to be a Utah Trails club event in Emery.  So I had been planning on attending that.  Thanks to an Atmospheric River it was cancelled due to too much snow.   I love seeing it like this when I\u2019m heading out on a trip<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I decided to still stick to that route, so I could see a few other things along the way.  I also left a day later.  As I didn\u2019t want to drive in the massive snow storm that was blowing in that night.   That plan didn\u2019t really workout…  I woke up to more than the predicted 1 to 2 inches of snow on the ground.  No way was I going to let that stop me from leaving.  It did make the going a great deal slower.    The roads got much better as I headed farther west.  The roads in Santa Fe were horrible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Stopped at the Continental Divide from here out the roads were much better.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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I still stopped off in Farmington to get some new tires on the KTM from Brian.\u00a0 He had me try a new front, that I really do like.\u00a0\u00a0 I got to see his new shop space.\u00a0 We recreated the first bike picture from when he moved into the current shop.\u00a0 I\u2019m so happy to see him doing well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The new shop that is opening May 1st.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The first bike moved into the “old shop” ten years ago.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

From there I was off to the Navajo National Monument.\u00a0 I really like to make sure I hit a national park or some other interesting site along the way.\u00a0 It was a great lil camp ground.\u00a0 My set up is almost too big for their spots.\u00a0 Which is a nice change from most places.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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It was a pretty drive. Totally worth the extra 3 days it took. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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After that we were off to the Pink Coral Sand Dunes in Utah.\u00a0 It just sounds amazing.\u00a0 It was too.\u00a0 The sand really is a great pink color. \u00a0I managed to snagged a camp spot with electric, since it was so stinking cold.\u00a0 Using a space heater let me conserve propane for the trip.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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I wish that I had realized that I was going to be driving past antelope canyon. I would have made a reservation to explore it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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By the time I got the sand dunes it was late afternoon, super windy, so I just unloaded the KTM.\u00a0 First thing up was getting things set up in the trailer, getting a shower, then taking Sable out for a long walk.\u00a0 The dunes were super cool.\u00a0 They have board rentals; you can board down the sand dunes!!\u00a0 There were a lot of people doing it.\u00a0 Fun to watch.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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One of the rules is to have a Whip flag on the vehicle, I don\u2019t have one, but I did sneak out there at dusk so I could play a bit in the sand.\u00a0 I can see where having a sand tire (paddle) would be really useful.\u00a0 So that I didn\u2019t cause any trouble I made sure to stay away from people.\u00a0 Next time I\u2019m going to have a flag so I can play more.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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