2017 marks the seventh year in a row that Tony and I have driven down to Spangler Hills OHV area. We're so thankful for the fun times in the Mojave desert to ride dirtbikes, explode fireworks, and hang out with a great crew who converges at Spangler Hills OHV area each year!!!
We did some long rides, and I am suuuuuper psyched to be now riding a KTM 200exc, a great upgrade from my little yz125 two-stroke bike. Though the lower torque just carried me through the climbs, I will always love the feel of a two-stroke bike, and how it responds to throttle and how light it is!
Though I forgot to stash my phone in bag to take pics on a couple of the rides, this is the gist of the weekend:
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| Tony almost had to end here.. but realized his kill switch had severed and was grounding out. Easy fix. |
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| Snack spot, couple hours in |
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| Hughes Boys |
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| Thanksgiving dinner starting modest |
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| shirtless hellions! |
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| Lance in search of a torch |
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| selfies...because what else would you do atop a rock, under a pink sky? |
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| first fountain of the evening |
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| our camp, enjoying Thanksgiving dinner |
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| tiki torches at f/22 |
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| Moon setting over our camp area |
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| an entire box of roman candles, towards the end... |
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| Stranger Things cover? |
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| Barry Hughes!! |
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| my lens will never zoom quite the same after this dust cloud... |
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| Watching Shawn's Dickens Christmas scene go up |
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| Christian digging in his rear wheel |
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| Lance ready to create some noise. |
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| Lovely Layla, after her fall |
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| Taking aim at the Dickens holiday scene |
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| Tony with his insane clown cake |
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| The four faces of Hank |
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| Mike McQuiggan, keeping it fresh! |
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| Beth's Desert BigTop! |
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| Jawbone General Store |
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| Jawbone's band- Flailingtons. Awesome southern rock |
