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Hi everyone,
As you all know, Coffee (Dean) passed away a couple of years ago. I am Dean's ex-wife's husband and happen to have spent my career in tech. Over the years, I occasionally helped Dean with various tech issues.
When he passed, I worked with his kids to gather the necessary credentials to keep this site running. Since then (and for however long they worked with Coffee), Woodschick and Dirtdame have been maintaining the site and covering the costs. Without their hard work and financial support, CafeHusky would have been lost.
Over the past couple of weeks, I’ve been working to migrate the site to a free cloud compute instance so that Woodschick and Dirtdame no longer have to fund it. At the same time, I’ve updated the site to a current version of XenForo (the discussion software it runs on). The previous version was outdated and no longer supported.
Unfortunately, the new software version doesn’t support importing the old site’s styles, so for now, you’ll see the XenForo default style. This may change over time.
Coffee didn’t document the work he did on the site, so I’ve been digging through the old setup to understand how everything was running. There may still be things I’ve missed. One known issue is that email functionality is not yet working on the new site, but I hope to resolve this over time.
Thanks for your patience and support!
Sunshine And Solitude In The Desert: Thanksgiving 2012
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Jeremy Howe
Husqvarna
B Class
I was sad to see that adventure end. Great pics and wonderful stories. Thank you so much for sharing them with us.
ray_ray
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Those dogs or coyotes or whatever were skinned ... and just skinned recently... Check that town for anyone with new skins on their feet and you'll find whos work that was ...
Yep, I'm used to the pics flattening out the terrain in pics ... Loosing momentum is maybe the single biggest cause of crashing while riding ST areas that are tight ..You gotta twist the throttle open as you did here to keep going forward and let the bike do the work and just hang-on !!! Good idea to see a place to make a dap also along the way to level ground...
Yeah, I was. The bike is still pretty tall for me, even though most of the time it doesn't really look like it. I started to fall off as I was transitioning from the rocks to the uphill (which never ever look steep in photos) and I'd already fallen over once and didn't particularly feel like doing it again so I just kept it rolling till I got up top and could get it on level ground. I found a nice big rock to put my foot on and all was good
Yep, I'm used to the pics flattening out the terrain in pics ... Loosing momentum is maybe the single biggest cause of crashing while riding ST areas that are tight ..You gotta twist the throttle open as you did here to keep going forward and let the bike do the work and just hang-on !!! Good idea to see a place to make a dap also along the way to level ground...
XLEnduroMan
Heroes Ride Huskys. The others follow.
That 2.5gal gas can has been in enough rr pics that if you were to ever loose it I bet some one would actually recognize it and get it back to you. 
If you two love the seclusion of the desert, I would say try and ride the Scottish Highlands. I have never been off this continent, but I know I would love to visit/ride the Highland. On a Husky of course.
If you two love the seclusion of the desert, I would say try and ride the Scottish Highlands. I have never been off this continent, but I know I would love to visit/ride the Highland. On a Husky of course.
No, not this time
The pilots fly into our spot up in far northwestern Nevada. We were smack-dab in central Nevada for Thanksgiving.You're very welcome, Jeremy!
I love riding, I love taking pictures, and I love sharing them with my dirt riding brethren. Glad you enjoyed the ride report
Spectacular. Thanks for sharing.
C'mon...you know I can't help posting all the photos and blabbing about our rides
what a trip. thanks for sharing, the pics are fantastic
Thanks, typeone
Hey, you learn that stuff when you're 5'1" and habitually find yourself on trails like these on an SM610 and/or a very tall WB165
As for the coyotes, yes they were very fresh. I'm assuming they left them out there as a warning to the other coyotes, or to let the other ranchers know that they were on it. I see coyotes hanging from fences all the time on our way out to Stonyford. And there wasn't really a town close by. I guess Austin was the closest town, probably 60 or so miles away. It's pretty desolate out there.
That 2.5gal gas can has been in enough rr pics that if you were to ever loose it I bet some one would actually recognize it and get it back to you.
If you two love the seclusion of the desert, I would say try and ride the Scottish Highlands. I have never been off this continent, but I know I would love to visit/ride the Highland. On a Husky of course.
That gas can has been around, for sure! It's a good one. We spray painted it up all camo-like years ago and would stash it in the forest on our way in to Kennedy Meadows. Then we'd do a huge loop because we had gas available We'd pick it up on the way home. And, yeah, the Highlands sound good to me! Maybe during the Isle of Man 
No, not this time
Ahhh got it. I couldn't remember which of your epic rides that was on. That airplane hot spring seekers club is one of my favorite stories to tell people about. And I wasn't even there!
Stroker Ace
Husqvarna
AA Class
NEVER CEASE TO AMAZE ME BABY****************************************!
ray_ray
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Hey, you learn that stuff when you're 5'1" and habitually find yourself on trails like these on an SM610 and/or a very tall WB165
The SM sounds scary ... the WB sounds alright! ... Riding the bike across an area with 'planned dabs' or no dabs at all looks alot better than crap-walking bike the bike the entire way ... I like the dabbing method best if it is gnarly gnarly but one needs to always watch for a line to blast across if possible and let that Husky can do the work ...
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As for the coyotes, yes they were very fresh. I'm assuming they left them out there as a warning to the other coyotes, or to let the other ranchers know that they were on it. I see coyotes hanging from fences all the time on our way out to Stonyford. And there wasn't really a town close by. I guess Austin was the closest town, probably 60 or so miles away. It's pretty desolate out there.
wow ... Sounds like you know your out-west coyotes ... I'd have never guessed that but I'm more of down-south guy ...
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Those pilots are cool, for sure! I wish they had enough fuel to give me a ride but they're always just squeaking by when they're out there. They get nervous if they have to wait too long before taking off or if they have to circle around too much before landing. We might see them again in the spring, unless we end up going somewhere new.
Hey, now that's not a bad idea! I love watching my screensaver on my computer because it shows random photos from all our travels. It's fun to relive the adventures.
Very, Very Cool…
You two are the epitome of dual sport/adventure riders…
The bar is set pretty high…
Congrats on the getaway and thanks for sharing.
Thanks, pahusky
We do manage to have ourselves a good time whenever we venture out. Even when things go wrong it's always fun as long as you have the right attitude. It beats working, anyway When are you ever going to ride with us? Never??
Don't they know about IMS or Safari Tanks? Sheesh
Well, the Safari would leave them no money for fuel or alcohol, and the IMS would leak all the extra fuel so it would be a wash
I really need another big tank for my 610 but it's killing me to have to buy another IMS. I haven't been able to pull the trigger on it because I'm so disgusted with the quality.
Stroker Ace
Husqvarna
AA Class
Those pilots are cool, for sure! I wish they had enough fuel to give me a ride but they're always just squeaking by when they're out there. They get nervous if they have to wait too long before taking off or if they have to circle around too much before landing. We might see them again in the spring, unless we end up going somewhere new.
Hey, now that's not a bad idea! I love watching my screensaver on my computer because it shows random photos from all our travels. It's fun to relive the adventures.
Thanks, pahusky
When are you ever going to ride with us? Never??
Never say never but I will some day..... Doing the TAT next summer with my brother in laws so saving up for that. Just a hint, We're starting at Graceland!!!
