Ratzco: Motor biking at White Wash Sand Dunes

November 12, 2009

Motor biking at White Wash Sand Dunes

GREAT TRIP ! Wow, we had a great time. We left Thursday afternoon. I had a ride with Chris A. I learned some things about super hard rock and roll. Chris's brother John and Doug Alrick drove separately. We drove so fast we even arrived in the desert that afternoon with enough time to ride. I went down on my motor bike right away of course and sprang my thumb a bit. Crazy night ride that evening with Chris (wait for me !). We blew things up courtesy of Chris (again) and his .22 rifle. Then he and his brother peppered me with bottle rockets, burning a hole in my pull over. Brotzo and Jay joined us that first evening and rode with us on Friday. I was EXHAUSTED. I was the only one that was tired. Great ride. I went down twice on Dead Cow wash, watch movie below. The adventure that evening was getting Jay's diesel unstuck from the sand. My wife Sarah would have loved that... shovels, planning, strategy and then success. Saturday we rode out to the Green River. Sunday huge loop around the dunes. Doug was kind enough to give me a ride back to Vail as I had to get back for early work on Monday.

Enough thanks can't be given to Chris A. for organizing, supplying and leading not only the trip but the rides each day.

Chris's truck with the tent contraption off the back. Gotta get one of these. Clean bikes up out front.

Long Movie here, it is rough at first but then it smooths out a bit. The sound isn't good, so just turn it down. Perhaps click on the HQ for high quality. Near the end (4:10) Ratz crashes (you don't see actual crash) but you see bike down and me self picking my butt out of the ditch.