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 |