No. 43
I received an Instagram DM from someone I’ve never met saying they recently bought a DR650 and wanted to hit some trails. So after a few texts, we decided to make that happen.
On our way to meet up, Sam called and told me his rear tire was flat and he was gonna head home to make the repair. I decided to meet him at his house while he quickly swapped out the tire.
Sam got his tire situated and we headed West, to Tillamook State Forest. But first, a quick coffee stop in North Plains, OR. We also filled up a few thermoses with hot coffee since it was 37° and misty.
We randomly bumped into Jonas in Tillamook. I first met him on a dirt trail in Southeast Oregon, at The Unrally (Blog Post No. 30)
We were in the middle of riding a tight, twistie, muddy single-track when we dropped into this Lord of the Rings lookin’ movie set.
I went around this closed gate and my tires slipped out. It’s hard to see in this photo, but my bike was balancing on the skid plate — both wheels were off the ground.
Meeting random people from social media sounds weird I suppose, but I’ve had nothing but good luck so far. And Sam was nothing short of that — another friend made!
🟦 Military. 🟢 Quarry. 🟦 Julies. 🟢Powerline.
Crushing Baby Heads 
It’s cool that the weather and mud don’t stop y’all from getting out and exploring. Another ride in the books – nicely done!
what a fun adventure