Me and Rich taking photos.
The desert road that leads to Ernst Tinaja on the east side of the park.
Me riding off into the desert.
Me riding off into the desert.
Me on the road to Ernst Tinaja.
Rock walls on the east side of the park.
View of the desert with a Yucca plant.
The east road is relatively well maintained.
Me and Rich on the short walk that goes to Ernst Tinaja.
Admiring the rock formations.
Me and Rich checking out the rocks.
Climbing for a natural hole in the rocks.
Contemplating the surroundings…
Marc by the heavily stratified wall.
Rich wedged in between some rocks taking a picture.
View of the desert on the east side of the park.
View of the desert on the east side of the park.
Back to the pavement on the main east-west road of the park.
Another view of the desert.
Riding in Terlingua Ranch.
Riding in Terlingua Ranch.
Riding in Terlingua Ranch.
Riding in Terlingua Ranch.
The view approaching Guadalupe Mountains National Park.
The view approaching Guadalupe Mountains National Park.
Preparing the bikes for a ride in Lincoln National Forest, near Carlsbad.
View of the trail in Lincoln National Forest.
View of the trail from Marc's bike.
We reach a difficult spot on the trail.
We discuss the options. Continuing on would be very difficult.
We decide to turn around, and Marc is the first one to ride out in the KLR.
I get voted into extricating Rich's bike.
It goes well until I have to stop.
Now I get to ride my bike out of the hole.
Here I approach the difficult spot…
…that has large boulders and steps…
…and stall in the worst possible place…
We stopped for a moment after getting out of there.
Marc with the canyon in the background.
The view from Marc's bike.
We arrived at some old ruins and take a lunch break.
We arrived at some old ruins and take a lunch break.
We arrived at some old ruins and take a lunch break.
We arrived at some old ruins and take a lunch break.
We arrived at some old ruins and take a lunch break.
Encouraging sign at the trailhead.
Entering the Carlsbad caverns.
Entering the Carlsbad caverns.
Sharon and I on the trail to the highest peak in Texas.
Canyon view from the trail.
A difficult spot on the trail.
View of the plain looking south.
Rich at the top of Texas.
Sharon and I at the summit marker.
Rich and Sharon at the summit.
We stop for a moment at the intersection of the Terlingua ranch road and the main-north south road in the park.
I can't quite remember what was going on here but clearly it involved me sucking on a gas can. Not usually a good sign.
Usually in our trips, most pees are with a view. And given the trips, it normally is an awesome view.
I'm not sure why, but I really like this picture.
These are always stressful moments, since we never know if he's gonna drop the bike or not. Clearly, the XR400 is meant for taller people.
It was cold and foggy at times, and the landscape was pretty rugged.
This is one of the completely unmaintained roads in the park. It has several bad spots that a normal vehicle could not deal with (this is not one of them).
We were following a road that merged with a creek bed. Eventually it became impossible to continue. We saw several mountain lion prints. Earlier Rich saw one of the large cats running near the road.
We were following a road that merged with a creek bed. Eventually it became impossible to continue. We saw several mountain lion prints. Earlier Rich saw one of the large cats running near the road.
We were following a road that merged with a creek bed. Eventually it became impossible to continue. We saw several mountain lion prints. Earlier Rich saw one of the large cats running near the road.
As we were heading back to the cabin, Rich's chain broke. He had to ride as my passenger to go get the trailer. Fortunately this happened when we had already exited the creek bed.
Sadly out of focus. But you get the idea.
The XRs are definitely for people with long legs.
Rich, of course, wants to climb higher than the summit…
