Saturday 8/01 – Sierraville

[Dennis Larry]

6 Dustdevil’s took part in this Saturday morning ride: Scott, Eric, Tim, Dave, Greg, and

myself. We left at just after 8:00 am for our ride up to Babbitt Peak, perfect riding

weather in the morning + clear skies made for great viewing of the Sierra’s. The fire

lookout tower was manned and the host was gracious enough to give a quick tour.

Descending down from Babbitt we made our way North on Smithneck to Bear valley

Rd and finally into Bear Valley campground for a quick break. On our way up Smithneck

I came within inches of getting knocked off my bike by an uncooperative cow, Scott was

right behind me and told me I don’t know how you missed it. Pure luck!

After our brief rest at the campground we headed North on Lemmon Canyon Rd. and

passed by a freshly deceased cow, poor rancher losing some money on this. Didn’t get

a photo as I almost dropped my bike in a rocky rut trying to maneuver around the dead

cow.

Finally made it to our lunch destination around 11:15 at Los Dos Hermanos in

Sierraville. Kurt was out route exploring for the RR200 and joined us during our lunch

stop. After charging our batteries we headed West on Nichols Mill rd. to Yuba Pass and

enjoyed some of the beautiful scenery the Sierra’s have to offer.

The remainder of the ride was basically Henness Pass back to Verdi. Several

Dustdevil’s took me up on my offer of a frosty or ice cream at Chop40 Grill in Verdi. We

sat outside at around 2:00, the temperature wasn’t too bad yet but it was steadily

climbing. Kurt joined Dave and myself a little later on and just talked motorcycle stuff

and reflected on the great day we all had!

Thanks to all that participated in this ride, great group to ride with.

Dennis

[Dennis Larry]

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[Greg R]

Dennis, thanks for setting up the ride. It was a good time. Though, it was very dusty and warm but tolerable. I shot a brief video at one of our stops.

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Dirt: 2022 Kawasaki KLX300R
Dual: 2025 Suzuki DR650

[Kurt138]

Does anybody have GoPro footage of Dennis using his bark busters on that cow? =^)

I had a fun time hanging out with everyone in Sierraville and also post-ride with Dennis and Dave at Chop 40.

While it was dusty on Saturday, it is reasonable to expect a little rain here and there as we get into September and conditions everywhere up there could then become really good.

I had a lot of fun exploring, the RR200 trails I rode going into Sierraville were fun.

I found some abandoned old cabins exploring westbound, not sure if they were on USFS land or not. This one was only a few miles from Webber Lake. I am guessing the darker line on the siding is the typical snow level in the spring.

Rides: KLX450R, KX500 (Project)

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[Dave G]

Cool cabin Kurt.

It was a very good ride. It was a very clear day with only a little haze east of Reno. The views from Babbitt Peak were excellent.

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