Lower Rock Creek Night Ride

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  1. DangerDirtyD

    DangerDirtyD iMTB Hooligan

    Location:
    CA
    Name:
    Chicken Nugget
    Current Bike:
    2018 Guerrilla Gravity SMASH
    Ride Name: Lower Rock Creek night ride
    When: 11/21 and 11/22
    Time: Dinner time
    Where: Bishop, CA
    Ride Description or Details:
    15 mile up and back, 100% single track, night ride,
    ~~~~~ Optional Details ~~~~~
    Meet Location:
    Best Western hotel in Bishop, California. The hotel is on me, but I'm the big spoon!
    Skill Level: Intermediate, Advanced
    Ride Pace: Moderate Pace
    Type of Ride: Out and Back
    Rider Limit: 4689865000000001
    Anticipated Mileage: 15 each ride
    Elevation Gain: I don't recall, maybe 2000 feet?
    Ride Duration: Three hours?
    Previous Ride Reports: Search by keywords: "Lower rock creek"
    Possible Bail-Outs: You can ride Highway 395 south from Tom's Place if you're so inclined.
    Facilities: All bodily excrement must occur more than 200 feet away from lower rock creek itself
    Food/water suggestions: Eat, drink, and be merry!
    Option to Upload:
     
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  2. rossage

    rossage iMTB Hooligan

    Location:
    East Sacramento
    Name:
    Ross Lawson
    Current Bike:
    Highball
    No pissing in the creek? I'm out...

    The wolf is loose in the Owens valley!
     
  3. bigringrider101

    bigringrider101 Well-Known Member

    Location:
    Winnetka CA
    Name:
    Berni Avila
    Current Bike:
    Jones Space Frame Ti truss for
    Have fun. Whatcha out for Boogie Man.
     
  4. DangerDirtyD

    DangerDirtyD iMTB Hooligan

    Location:
    CA
    Name:
    Chicken Nugget
    Current Bike:
    2018 Guerrilla Gravity SMASH
    I have a project in Wyman Canyon and another in Aspendell. I'll ride daytime gravel grinds if I can get some company willing to make a pass at 25 mph.
     
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  5. DangerDirtyD

    DangerDirtyD iMTB Hooligan

    Location:
    CA
    Name:
    Chicken Nugget
    Current Bike:
    2018 Guerrilla Gravity SMASH
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    I didn't mean 25 mph; I meant to say 25 degrees. Join the "hydration hose freezes" club!
     
  6. herzalot

    herzalot iMTB Hooligan

    Location:
    Laguna Beach
    Name:
    Chris
    Current Bike:
    2020 Revel Rail,Yeti SB 130 LR
    There is an edit button, y'know! :whistling:
    "Cool" ride! :thumbsup:
     
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  7. Tom the Bomb

    Tom the Bomb iMTB Rockstah

    Location:
    Fallbrook, Ca.
    Name:
    Thomas Cosgrove
    Current Bike:
    21 SSSSSSSSSlash!
    How far in did it take to freeze your hose?
     
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  8. littlewave

    littlewave Well-Known Member

    Location:
    Newport Beach
    Name:
    Brett
    Current Bike:
    GG Smash (Alu)
  9. kioti

    kioti iMTB Rockstah

    Name:
    Jim Jennings
    Current Bike:
    ibis ripley
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  10. DangerDirtyD

    DangerDirtyD iMTB Hooligan

    Location:
    CA
    Name:
    Chicken Nugget
    Current Bike:
    2018 Guerrilla Gravity SMASH
    It froze just below 7,000' and remained "crunchy" the entire way down. I saw a skunk and a doe. No mountain lions or bobcats or trout or Paiutes.
     
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  11. DangerDirtyD

    DangerDirtyD iMTB Hooligan

    Location:
    CA
    Name:
    Chicken Nugget
    Current Bike:
    2018 Guerrilla Gravity SMASH
  12. kioti

    kioti iMTB Rockstah

    Name:
    Jim Jennings
    Current Bike:
    ibis ripley
    I was going to suggest filling your camelbak with an alcohol-based hot toddy, but you might've beat me to it.
     
  13. rossage

    rossage iMTB Hooligan

    Location:
    East Sacramento
    Name:
    Ross Lawson
    Current Bike:
    Highball
    Doooood! Wolfie's looking rough!
     
  14. Mikie

    Mikie Admin/iMTB Hooligan

    Location:
    NW Arkansas
    Name:
    Mikie Watson
    Current Bike:
    Ibis DV9 / SC Hightower
    One floppy ear and bags under the eyes... Must not be a FULL moon...
     
  15. mtnbikej

    mtnbikej J-Zilla

    Location:
    Orange
    Name:
    J
    Current Bike:
    SC Chameleon SS, SC Hightower
    Either that.....or it was one hell of a full moon. ;);) :eek:
     
  16. Tom the Bomb

    Tom the Bomb iMTB Rockstah

    Location:
    Fallbrook, Ca.
    Name:
    Thomas Cosgrove
    Current Bike:
    21 SSSSSSSSSlash!
    You better watch out! wearing that thing at night someone may take a shot at you!
     
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  17. DangerDirtyD

    DangerDirtyD iMTB Hooligan

    Location:
    CA
    Name:
    Chicken Nugget
    Current Bike:
    2018 Guerrilla Gravity SMASH
    Haha! Very possible.
     
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  18. Cyclotourist

    Cyclotourist iMTB Hooligan

    Location:
    Redlands
    Name:
    David
    Current Bike:
    Don't fence me in!
    Slot-machine gold!
     
  19. mike

    mike iMTB Hooligan

    Location:
    Western US
    Name:
    Mike O
    Current Bike:
    HT, FS
    Haha! I thought I had to get to the E-Side for T-giving. :cry::D

    Classic IMTBT image...one that doesn't burn the eyes!!!!!!!!!! Hey, Dbro :)
     
  20. DangerDirtyD

    DangerDirtyD iMTB Hooligan

    Location:
    CA
    Name:
    Chicken Nugget
    Current Bike:
    2018 Guerrilla Gravity SMASH
    This was one of those knucklehead solo rides after midnight in the freezer. Had I struck my pedal like @Mikie, I might have died...or I might have at least made the local news. My emergency plan included lots of safety gear, you know, to get into the groove, and coordination with the front desk of the Holiday Inn Express (really, the Holiday Inn Express) in Bishop: I advised them to call my cell at 3am. (There is no cell reception anywhere on Lower Rock Creek Trail). If I didn’t answer, call again. If still no answer, call 911 and tell them i’m in a white Jeep parked at the lower Trailhead of Lower Rock Creek, White Mountains Ranger District, Inyo National Forest. I gave a description of my attire and gear, coordinates of the upper and lower trailheads, and planned route of attack (must stick to the plan for these shenanigans).

    The hotel called me as I was being served a skillet at Denny’s off the 395, which led to a stellar review of the hotel on Yelp or Google, I forget which, but the mission was accomplished, and I have my memories, which make me giddy to this day. Thanks to the slot machine and @Cyclotourist for the reminder, and to @mike and @Mikie for inspiration. Till next time!
     
  21. Cyclotourist

    Cyclotourist iMTB Hooligan

    Location:
    Redlands
    Name:
    David
    Current Bike:
    Don't fence me in!
    That ride report was worth the wait!!!
     
  22. mtnbikej

    mtnbikej J-Zilla

    Location:
    Orange
    Name:
    J
    Current Bike:
    SC Chameleon SS, SC Hightower
    Sooooo......how did that go?. "Yeah, I said I'm going to ride my bike at Midnight in the winter dressed like a Wolfie". :Roflmao
     
  23. mike

    mike iMTB Hooligan

    Location:
    Western US
    Name:
    Mike O
    Current Bike:
    HT, FS
    :laugh::thumbsup:

    LOL, J...
     
  24. Tom the Bomb

    Tom the Bomb iMTB Rockstah

    Location:
    Fallbrook, Ca.
    Name:
    Thomas Cosgrove
    Current Bike:
    21 SSSSSSSSSlash!
    Now is the time to do this ride at night!
     
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  25. da big hills

    da big hills iMTB Rockstah

    Location:
    pearl harbor
    Name:
    cagey
    Current Bike:
    enduro 29
    I do the same thing when I am on travel and rent a bike. I also put a sheet of paper on the front seat of the rental car giving the hotel name and desk phone. Even when I travel I only seem to ride into the twlight
    Happy "we own the night" trails
     
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  26. DangerDirtyD

    DangerDirtyD iMTB Hooligan

    Location:
    CA
    Name:
    Chicken Nugget
    Current Bike:
    2018 Guerrilla Gravity SMASH
    4 years is a long time ago. Yet it passed so fast. My life was very different then. I still feel exhilaration from the memories, and it was colder than a witch’s tit.
     
  27. da big hills

    da big hills iMTB Rockstah

    Location:
    pearl harbor
    Name:
    cagey
    Current Bike:
    enduro 29
    Riding solo at night, you have to be ready. Do not stay on the ground too long, get on the bike or limp out. Laying there too long will make you stiff. If you get stiff you will not get out. These are painful lessons I have learned over the years. And if you are waiting for someone to come along, forget about it. Not going to happen unless you crash on Space. You will be waiting a while but people drop Space up to 11 Pm. But it may take over an hour. Of course the exposure on Space can hide you quick, leave the bike on the trail before you go.
     
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  28. DangerDirtyD

    DangerDirtyD iMTB Hooligan

    Location:
    CA
    Name:
    Chicken Nugget
    Current Bike:
    2018 Guerrilla Gravity SMASH
    Tom’s Place is for sale for $2 Million. If everyone pitches in $100,000 or so, we could have an epic iMTBhangout!
     
  29. herzalot

    herzalot iMTB Hooligan

    Location:
    Laguna Beach
    Name:
    Chris
    Current Bike:
    2020 Revel Rail,Yeti SB 130 LR
    Done! What's your Venmo?

    Not exactly ski-in, ski-out property - but close enough to Mammoth for me. :thumbsup:
     
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  30. bvader

    bvader iMTB Rockstah

    Location:
    HB
    Name:
    Mr. Brown
    Landmark!
     
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