Short Trip To Baja

[Condor]

3 hours ago, Steve Herschbach said:

Them's some fine looking chunks of gold pardner 

Those Rokons are something else - was a dealer back when they had just reopened the business, but unfortunately the parts backup was non-existent at the time so we had to drop them after a couple years. Here I am back in 1993 on the floodplain of Knik Glacier outside on Anchorage on a ride with my wife. She handled it fine on easy terrain but it is something else trying to handle them in the really rough stuff since there is no suspension beyond tire pressure. The big advantage as you know is following goat trails on steep slopes that would tip an ATV over sideways in a heartbeat and navigating in dense trees and such where a regular ATV cannot pass.

The tire options are even better now.  Great radial tires out there really help the side hilling goat trail riding.  I'll be out to SawTooth this summer exploring the "ghost roads" up in those hills.

[Lanny]

Condor,

Really enjoyed your story of the gold hunt and the vagaries of travel on the Rokon.

Pretty gold, and thanks for taking the time to write your tale.

All the best,

Lanny

[Gerry in Idaho]

Condor,  Those photos are Rock and bring back memories.  1st off, hats off to you for busting balls to get off the beaten path.  Bikes are king in many areas.  One thing I would like to bring up in the bike photo is your Apex pick.  Many moons ago in the 90's Largo and I were at Rye Patch and I was on my BW-200 (Big Wheel).  Had the pick on the back rack.  Well some how I did a wheelie and fell back onto the rear rack.  That pick put a good gouge in my lower back for a month.  If you can, try to keep the pick on the downside of a pack or cooler or such, just in case you do fall back.  Other than that my friend, Rock on.

[Chris Ben]

Hey Condor, done any more prospecting in Baja? Your last trip was very interesting. 

Chris