This has been a really rainy winter. Last two weeks, I have been going down to the lower desert to escape the soggy, gloomy weather. Even at that, there has been both rain and snow in the lower desert, although all of the snow melted at the lowest elevations by the time I got there. All sunny and nice for the annual Desert Dash put on by our local Dualsport club. Following weekend was warmer, but very windy.
By the way DD, and this is not a criticism, rather an observation, many of your rides feature a cafe stop. Just out of gastronomic interest, is it just a coffee and something sweet or do you go the whole nine yards? When we ride we meet for a coffee and BS for an hour and determine where to. This usually revolves around the best route to an already identified pub for lunch. Post ride we use an alternate route and finish with a ride debrief coffee or Beer(s) for some bench racing BS. Always a great day.
It depends on the area. In the above photos, I am stopped at Butterfield campground, and pulled into the camping area to stage my ride from. Usually I stage from a remote area and do a loop that will take me through a town where I can have a lunch stop. Sometimes a ride will be in an area that isn't near anything at all, so I end up having some trail snackies out of the backpack and perhaps a meal after the ride, on the drive home.
The invite is out the Woodsie and DD, get to OZ and well go bush. I have a couple of 310's in good nick you can borrow (sorry DD but underwhelming c/w your mighty 500). If you like bush then I am surrounded by it with lots of climbs, creek crossings, snow in the high country (back yard) good jeep and single track stuff. So come to Gods own country and ride.
