Name: Epic Northern Nevada Dual Sport/Adventure Ride, October 7-11
Start: 2023-10-07T08:00:00-07:00
End: 2023-10-11T17:00:00-07:00
Location: Michael’s Reno Powersports

Tagged: Death Valley, Ridgecrest, Spangler Hills, Wagon Wheel OHV

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March 11, 2023 at 3:45 pm #1938

RenoDeano
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Everyone enjoyed the scenic riding and visits to historical places, but the constant wind at camp was depressing to most. Enjoy and be sure to click on the “circled i” in the upper right-hand corner for my comments and additional data on the picture. I was last in Death Valley with six other Dust Devils on March 2014.

https://photos.app.goo.gl/mZUhMQhHWH7bnyZu8

H. D. Chaney

March 12, 2023 at 5:53 pm #1940

RenoDeano
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Interesting History of Trona & Searles Dry Lake and the Chemicals being processed.

https://mojavedesert.net/desert-fever/searles-lake.html

H. D. Chaney

March 14, 2023 at 3:42 pm #1945

RenoDeano
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Some further history on Death Valley and how it got its name. I mentioned to the other guys that the canyon behind Ballarat (Pleasant Canyon) leads to the top of a ridge and that a plaque sits up there in honor of William Manley and a guy named Roger that came that way to get help for stranded 49’ers in the valley to the east.

Pictures of the 2014 DDMC trip to Ballarat and up Pleasant Canyon. The plaque is shown in one pic.
https://photos.google.com/share/AF1QipOxF6kVSX7sMUGJX8EXew00ojn6_WaH8tFXjvjrjs7G79RQxKT1PzR41nVD2IgyOg?key=aEMtSHpHVWg0THVKOVNiUkFzTlFPS2VJQVlQSGRB

Death Valley and how it got its name: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_L._Manly
There is a YouTube video on a series about Death Valley made many moons ago.

H. D. Chaney

March 15, 2023 at 9:48 am #1946

schulz11@gmail.com
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Looked like a good ride.

Mark

Rides: HONDA AFRICA TWIN

March 17, 2023 at 12:11 pm #1947

Kurt138
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Hey Dean, it was cool to read about Spangler’s connection to On Any Sunday and Steve McQueen and his pals.

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