{"id":3249,"date":"2023-04-20T19:54:29","date_gmt":"2023-04-20T19:54:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/diomederacing.com\/blog\/?p=3249"},"modified":"2023-05-19T19:55:57","modified_gmt":"2023-05-19T19:55:57","slug":"advrider-dvnr-death-valley-noobs-rally-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/diomederacing.com\/blog\/2023\/04\/20\/advrider-dvnr-death-valley-noobs-rally-2\/","title":{"rendered":"ADVrider DVNR (Death Valley Noobs Rally) #2"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Next up was the Big Dunes OHV area outside of Pahrump. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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I got there late in the day on Sunday, so ended up having the whole area pretty much to myself!!!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Since I was totally alone out there, I only went for a short 50 min spin around the dunes.\u00a0 Sable and I did a number of walks around and in the sand.\u00a0 It was a great area for getting some sand practice in.\u00a0 If I had been feeling braver I would have tried to do some hill climbs. Even with an inreach I\u2019m not that brave.\u00a0 I also wasn\u2019t willing to take the risk with the whole week of riding ahead of me.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I was off to Death Valley the next day after another tour of the area. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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My first look at Death Valley!!! <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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I stopped at the first set of Dunes I hit in DV. Outside of the visitor parking, so I could get Sable out to stretch her legs. Found some really interesting tracks in the sand.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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I made it to Panamint Springs Campground about mid day. They had given my spot to another person so I had a different spot for the first few nights. It was a great one too. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Yeah, that would a before shot before the awning detached from the trailer. Not the first time, I’ll just have to see about doing a better fix job this time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Overlooking the rest of the campground.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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I like the look of the mods….<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Enjoyed lunch after getting everything set up. Then it was time to take a short ride to check a couple of things that were close to the camp grounds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Crowley Point… just missed the jet fighter running the canyon. It was a fun ride up to the point. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Got to meet a few of the neighbors. Great guys, and one of them had a lot of oranges he picked from his own tree! They tasted great!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Sable made friends, of course!! I couldn’t get over how cold it was. I was very happy to have had the hookup for electricity. I ended up using my space heater a lot more than I thought I would. It rained all day Tuesday, so I didn’t do any rides. Instead, I wandered around to meet people, took a long nap, and took Sable for walks on the “trails” that someone had made around the camp grounds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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A rare selfie.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The snow level dropped after all the rain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Wednesday I took a scouting ride with a group going to see if there was too much snow for the noob ride planned for Thursday. I’m going to say no… but not everyone enjoys riding in snow like I do.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Don had a great time playing around in it….<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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I was not dressed properly for the cold, I’m glad I didn’t get wet too.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

After that it was off to Skido point.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Thursday it was off to Ballrat Trading Post. Fun and easy ride so I took Sable in her backpack. I did discover that she will try to superman out of the pack if I don’t remember to hook her in. I’m sure it was actually commentary on my riding. Since it was right after I hit a g-out way too fast. I’m just glad she wasn’t hurt. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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I bailed out on hitting the same stuff we had ridden the day before. So I headed back to the camp ground stopping off the check out the Panamint Springs Dunes. Yes, dunes\/sand was my theme for this trip. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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