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My apologies for the delay on this report. Had to leave town the day after we got back and Photobucket is being a dick. Anyhoo, here we go!

Our ride begins on Sunday, August 29, 2010. Unusually cool, but mostly sunny. As expected, it took longer than it should have to get out of the house. My beloved Lumix was acting up and I was forced to bring along my li'l Canon to take the bulk of the pics. It does okay but, not up to par compared to that Panasonic. I finally got on the road, to get Casey, around 1030am. We left town around 11am.

Buck and Parcel's 960 mile Great Basin Cattle Drive. BL1
Buck and Parcel's 960 mile Great Basin Cattle Drive. BL2

Rather than dick around with the played-out and slower Ford Road, we moved as fast as we could to the powerline near Sand Springs for a straight-shot into the Christmas Valley area. Horse Butte Rd, China Hat, "smooth Ford Road" and FS23.

Some shots of Bend to Christmas Valley (with occasional commentary).
Buck and Parcel's 960 mile Great Basin Cattle Drive. BL4

No people for miles but, ran into this little bird dog , just north of the Crazy Dust Lady's place.
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Buck and Parcel's 960 mile Great Basin Cattle Drive. BL5

Aaaah, the powerline...Now we're talking!
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Buck and Parcel's 960 mile Great Basin Cattle Drive. BL9

The first of MANY, MANY cows! Hence the RR title. I officially hate these animals.
Buck and Parcel's 960 mile Great Basin Cattle Drive. BL8

As I roll up to the Green Mountain road, I stop a look for Casey. There he was, being chased down by a BLM Ranger. Great. Rather than bolt and start a high-speed chase over Green Mt, I stopped to get the lecture. "What's the speed limit on this road" - BLM guy. "No clue. I didn't thing there was one." - Buck. It's 55 mph...I assumed it was a free for all out here. He "clocked me at 70". Anyhoo, he let us go with that and told us to have fun.

The final curve into the straight stretch into Christmas Valley.
Buck and Parcel's 960 mile Great Basin Cattle Drive. BL10

We did our fill-up (fuel and corn dogs), watched an old man drive away from the pump with the nozzle still inside his truck =rofl and talked shop with a younger bro. His bike went from an XRR to a XRL. =confused

Anyway, on to the good stuff. Casey had never DS'd south of X-mas Valley. Without much trouble, we found our way to "Good Fandango". It had it's shitty moments but, worlds better than the Diablo Rim road!

Shots:
Buck and Parcel's 960 mile Great Basin Cattle Drive. BL12
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Buck and Parcel's 960 mile Great Basin Cattle Drive. BL15

I got confirmation that we were on the right road when we saw the epic, red cattle guard. I had her pinned in 5th on approach, saw how crazy big it was and chickened out. I still hit it a a good clip but, I didn't wanna die this early. Pretty solid air. Casey, nearly went ass over teakettle...

Buck and Parcel's 960 mile Great Basin Cattle Drive. BL16

Stopped here for a break.
Buck and Parcel's 960 mile Great Basin Cattle Drive. BL17

There's Casey's extra battery!
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We got moving again and stopped just shy of 395. At this point, the road was 5th gear pinned with ear-to-ear grins.
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Abert Rim
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Buck and Parcel's 960 mile Great Basin Cattle Drive. BL29

My idea of a break is climbing a rock outcropping, while the UPS guy smokes.
Buck and Parcel's 960 mile Great Basin Cattle Drive. BL31
Buck and Parcel's 960 mile Great Basin Cattle Drive. BL32

The rock...
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Day 1 cont'd

Trying to avoid slab at all costs, we skipped running north on 395 to Hogback. Instead, we took a li'l shortcut. We saw some moto tracks on it but, other than that, this road hadn't been used in some time! Overgrown, loose and hammered.
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Buck and Parcel's 960 mile Great Basin Cattle Drive. BL36

It slowly improved...
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Buck and Parcel's 960 mile Great Basin Cattle Drive. BL38

Hogback road!
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Buck and Parcel's 960 mile Great Basin Cattle Drive. BL43

Experimental seeding. Thought this was cool at first. Then I started seeing similar areas throughout the trip.
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Plush. Never been...always wanted to go. Check.
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On the road again. Goal: Hot Springs CG in the Hart Mt Antelope Ref.
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Buck and Parcel's 960 mile Great Basin Cattle Drive. BL47
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Buck and Parcel's 960 mile Great Basin Cattle Drive. BL51

Waterless lakes...
Buck and Parcel's 960 mile Great Basin Cattle Drive. BL52

Who knew? Antelope in the antelope refuge. These guys are everywhere!
Buck and Parcel's 960 mile Great Basin Cattle Drive. BL54

It was getting dark and cold. Fortunately, we found camp quickly. HSCG is a pretty cool area to camp!
Buck and Parcel's 960 mile Great Basin Cattle Drive. BL58

Sasquatch searching for the perfect spot!
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Right next to the creek...very secluded!
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Still cold!
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Kicker!
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Hell yeah!
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As I approached the springs, I noticed this very large hawk perched on the wall. He didn't let me get too close.
Buck and Parcel's 960 mile Great Basin Cattle Drive. BL55
Buck and Parcel's 960 mile Great Basin Cattle Drive. BL56

Anyhoo, we got all settled in, grabbed a few beers and went for a soak. In the midst of our soak, we had a gal our age (Lee) ask if she could come hang with us. Naturally, we welcomed her with open arms. We talked about life, the desert and this guy named Dave she met in the Alvord the previous day. We tried to describe our Dave but, we couldn't seem to agree. Come to find out she DID hang with Wox in the 'Vord. We went our separate ways (back to camp). After some time, Lee tracked us down and hung out with us for the eve. It was fun! I had trouble getting Casey and her to make out. =rofl

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Tortillas and Mountain House!
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Casey with our new pal!
Buck and Parcel's 960 mile Great Basin Cattle Drive. BL67

We hit the sack near midnight, concluding Day 1.

Day two coming up!
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Let's get the Day 2 ball rolling. Today started out mostly cloudy with a little pre-dawn rain. It hadn't rained for hours so, I figured we'd be okay. Even got sun breaks.

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Buck and Parcel's 960 mile Great Basin Cattle Drive. BL72

Caught Casey smoking in his tent!
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Buck and Parcel's 960 mile Great Basin Cattle Drive. BL69

No pics but, we had 2 F-15 fighter jets doing some Top Gun/Iron Eagle shit around camp. Loud and fun to watch!

We headed south outta camp and planned to head the rougher route over the Guano and into the Shirk area. We saw a gal spraying noxious weeds and asked for the best way out. She told us to avoid heading south due to rocks and water crossings. Two of my favorite things! However, she said the water came up to the doors on their F350 and had to tow another 4X4 truck out of the creek. Rather than possibly get fucked and turned around, we broke for the main road and headed for Flook Lake.

Beatys Butte in the distance. Big mo-fo!
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Buck and Parcel's 960 mile Great Basin Cattle Drive. BL82

Bombing across Flook Lake.
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Looking back at Hart Mt.
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The Flook Lake road took us right to the funky brick house.
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Buck and Parcel's 960 mile Great Basin Cattle Drive. BL92

Casey's "WTF is this place" look...
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After checking out the apocalyptic shelter, we continue to Beatys. Rear weight, speed and a giant rut created this low-sider. GL took it like a champ!
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Military Wagon road...
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Buck and Parcel's 960 mile Great Basin Cattle Drive. BL98

We accidentally took the higher road around Beatys. It was a pretty mistake! No big, we ended up in the right spot in the end.
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Buck and Parcel's 960 mile Great Basin Cattle Drive. BL106

In that last pic, the rain is chasing Casey. Doesn't look too bad but, it got foul quick!
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Buck and Parcel's 960 mile Great Basin Cattle Drive. BL108

I had this crazy idea to race the storm. No sense in giving up! We had no choice to run perpendicular to it until we hit the east-west road near Acty Mt. We won!

Shots from Beatys to the Nevada border:
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Buck and Parcel's 960 mile Great Basin Cattle Drive. BL110
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Lone Mountain. Apparently in a WSA. =nono
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Pueblos...
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Buck and Parcel's 960 mile Great Basin Cattle Drive. BL127

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I hate cows
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The reality of having a dry end to our day was quickly crashing down around us. Big drops!
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Buck and Parcel's 960 mile Great Basin Cattle Drive. BL129
Buck and Parcel's 960 mile Great Basin Cattle Drive. BL131

Casey had his tent's rainfly ready to go, just in case we got caught in a deluge. It got a little wet but, this one was a false alarm.
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Enough of the bullshit...Let's roll down to the Bog.
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Buck and Parcel's 960 mile Great Basin Cattle Drive. BL137

Saw Chloe' down there!
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Wait...maybe not.
=rofl

It would be totally gay to run out to the hwy and buzz into Denio for lunch, right? So, up and over the Pueblos we go! As we climb is gets windy and dark. Oh well, this'll be fun!
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Buck and Parcel's 960 mile Great Basin Cattle Drive. BL140

Fuck...rain's coming!
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Buck and Parcel's 960 mile Great Basin Cattle Drive. BL143

Under the rainfly!
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Buck and Parcel's 960 mile Great Basin Cattle Drive. BL142

The rainfly wasn't panning out with the F3 winds. Off to shelter B!
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Buck and Parcel's 960 mile Great Basin Cattle Drive. BL147
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LOL! WET!
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I head out to scout the conditions. LET'S ROLL!
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Shit got a little slimy and foggy but, we pressed on.
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Buck and Parcel's 960 mile Great Basin Cattle Drive. BL151
Buck and Parcel's 960 mile Great Basin Cattle Drive. BL152
Buck and Parcel's 960 mile Great Basin Cattle Drive. BL153

Prior to the above photo, I performed another rut-induced low-side onto my left leg. My leg was pinned...and starting to hurt pretty bad. Casey rolls up to free my ass. Good to go. The clap of thunder got us moving into Denio. In the pourdown, I did my best to look for the bomber. Maybe we were too south? I was really pissed that the weather was ruining my bomber search. Oh well, next time!
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Buck and Parcel's 960 mile Great Basin Cattle Drive. BL156
Buck and Parcel's 960 mile Great Basin Cattle Drive. BL157

A local drunk was nice enough to let us use the hose. He didn't even work there. Funny.
Buck and Parcel's 960 mile Great Basin Cattle Drive. BL159

Shit got dirty!
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Buck and Parcel's 960 mile Great Basin Cattle Drive. BL155

Instead of heading for McDermitt, we planned on camping at the Alvord for fun. The rain and cold kinda shot that one down. Off to Fields Station for a hot shower and a dry bed!
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Buck and Parcel's 960 mile Great Basin Cattle Drive. BL163
Buck and Parcel's 960 mile Great Basin Cattle Drive. BL164

Looking toward Alvord HS:
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Our Digs...
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Buck and Parcel's 960 mile Great Basin Cattle Drive. BL172

One bed?! Fuck that! I'm on the floor I guess! Wait. What's this?! ANOTHER BED! =woo
Buck and Parcel's 960 mile Great Basin Cattle Drive. BL173

Had a couple of beers, studied maps and shot the breeze with two hunters shacked up next door.

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Day 3 begins with a bright sun, a pinch of snow on the Steens and a giant pancake.

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Buck and Parcel's 960 mile Great Basin Cattle Drive. BL181
Buck and Parcel's 960 mile Great Basin Cattle Drive. BL184

Casey and I agreed yesterday that we'd throw a playa run and Mickey Hot Spring stop on our itinerary for today. We'd ride the powerline to the fun 2-track that led onto the lakebed.

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Buck and Parcel's 960 mile Great Basin Cattle Drive. BL186

The road was a little damp from yesterday's rain but traction was good.


Until...
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Buck and Parcel's 960 mile Great Basin Cattle Drive. BL188

Yeah, standing water. No big deal, right? Wrong. This was the shit Pat warned me about in May. Slick as snot and in some cases, can swallow your bike right up!

Wasn't going too fast, nor was it as gooey as other parts here:
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We pressed on, doing our best to ride around the shit. We made the northbound turn onto the road that would take us to the playa and gave it a shot.
Buck and Parcel's 960 mile Great Basin Cattle Drive. BL192

It had it's brief good moments but overall, it was no bueno. Since we've already rode the Alvord Playa, we chose to continue eastward into uncharted territory.
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Buck and Parcel's 960 mile Great Basin Cattle Drive. BL195
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We made it to Whitehorse Ranch Road and hammered it out to hwy 95.
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Buck and Parcel's 960 mile Great Basin Cattle Drive. BL207

According to the map, about a 1/2 mile north on 95 will bring us to the Old Idaho Oregon Nevada Highway (old-ass two track,). We didn't see any roads splinter off 95 until we hit the VOR (REO) and the time zone line. Eastbound to intercept the ION hwy...Which will take us NE to Rome, OR
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Buck and Parcel's 960 mile Great Basin Cattle Drive. BL211

VOR in the distance...
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The "highway"!
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Looking back toward the Steens.
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We stop for a break and I do a basic bike check to see how she's holding up. Just fine except for the loose countershaft sprocket! No oil loss or chain issues. Phew!. Time for a little trailside repair!
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Buck and Parcel's 960 mile Great Basin Cattle Drive. BL224

I'm free bitches!
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We're just a few miles from Rome when I see this sign. We thought we'd go in a bit. Glad we did!
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The Owyhee river and canyon.
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Buck and Parcel's 960 mile Great Basin Cattle Drive. BL233
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Along our short loop, we run into what looked like the remains of an old homestead. A fire ring and table were added for camping!
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ROME! Looks like they had gas.
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Off to see the Pillars of Rome and ride the back way to Jordan Valley for fuel.

Pillars...
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Buck and Parcel's 960 mile Great Basin Cattle Drive. BL249

Bridge over the Owyhee.
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Buck and Parcel's 960 mile Great Basin Cattle Drive. BL252

What I believe is the ION highway. Heading toward Arock.
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Buck and Parcel's 960 mile Great Basin Cattle Drive. BL255

Getting a little more civilized.
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We continue east, past Arock on a main road that the map says goes to Jordan Valley. After a good 5 miles...
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Yep, private property with no way around. Ugh! Back into Arock and out to hwy 95.

6 miles to Rome! We spent what seemed like forever and at least 24 miles to get to this point from Rome! 24 miles to go 6...Awesome.
Buck and Parcel's 960 mile Great Basin Cattle Drive. BL260

It was getting late so, we decided to slab into JV to make up for lost time. I really wanted some daylight to set up camp! JV shots...
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Buck and Parcel's 960 mile Great Basin Cattle Drive. BL262
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Buck and Parcel's 960 mile Great Basin Cattle Drive. BL264

Before we hit the road again, we ran into a guy from British Columbia on a GS650 touring Oregon. He was carrying his dog in a crate on the back of his bike and prolly bounced the shit out of it in the backcountry! No pics...He wasn't riding at the time.

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Again, with the sun fading, we skip the not-so-cool shit for the cool shit. Up 95 to Succor Creek road. Our goal is to camp at Succor Creek SP tonight.
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I didn't get many shots dropping into Succor Creek SP but, man, it got interesting REAL quick! The canyon in which the campground is located is surrounded by 300+ foot rock walls and spires with caves and other cool stuff. There are pit toilets and fire rings but, no other services. Pics don't do it justice! Here are some shots of the scenery around camp.
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Another night of boozin'!
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It's ON!
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The crib...
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Booze is starting to kick in!
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Buck and Parcel's 960 mile Great Basin Cattle Drive. BL293

Nothing like a guano burrito before bed!
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Goodnight! Day 4 tomorrow!
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As always, start off the day with a little coffee and oatmeal.
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The wind started picking up overnight and through the morning. Again, the menacing clouds seemed to be rolling in. We'd have to wait awhile to check the weather. No service in this canyon!


Always stake your tent!
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From camp, we roll NNE into Adrian, OR on our way to Vale for fuel. We were gonna avoid the slab again by backroading it to Lake Owyhee for a more exciting way to Vale. Again, private property ruined that. Oh well.

Shots outta SCSP...
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We stop here, along the Snake to check the weather ahead. Supposed to clear up state wide. Cool!
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Buck and Parcel's 960 mile Great Basin Cattle Drive. BL316

We slab it over Keeney Pass into Vale. Along the route, you begin to see concrete and fiberglass posts marking the actual Oregon Trail! I've always wanted to see this!
Buck and Parcel's 960 mile Great Basin Cattle Drive. BL317
Buck and Parcel's 960 mile Great Basin Cattle Drive. BL318
Buck and Parcel's 960 mile Great Basin Cattle Drive. BL319
Buck and Parcel's 960 mile Great Basin Cattle Drive. BL320
Buck and Parcel's 960 mile Great Basin Cattle Drive. BL321

By nature, there was NO WAY I could jump back onto the slab! I decided to roost the Oregon Trail! Fun! I catch up with Casey at the pass for a little break.

Using Casey as a comparison tool, note the depth of the wagon ruts!
Buck and Parcel's 960 mile Great Basin Cattle Drive. BL326

A short ride into Vale for fuel and a REAL lunch!
Buck and Parcel's 960 mile Great Basin Cattle Drive. BL327

Lousy pic but, we ran into a cowboy at the gas station. He saw the bikes and just had to hang out with us! He later left with a bag full of malt liquor!
Buck and Parcel's 960 mile Great Basin Cattle Drive. BL328

Time for a little more slab. Rode hwy 20 west to Harper. Made a left onto Crowley Road. This would get us off the slab and headed SE through the desert, over the Stinkingwater range and into the town of Crane.

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Buck and Parcel's 960 mile Great Basin Cattle Drive. BL342

Ran into this little, shitty cabin near a corral and the powerline.
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Buck and Parcel's 960 mile Great Basin Cattle Drive. BL347

It even had a BBQ!
Buck and Parcel's 960 mile Great Basin Cattle Drive. BL348

Shortly after the cabin, the skies began to clear and it got quite warm. We ran into another little shack/homestead along our route. Snap a pic!
Buck and Parcel's 960 mile Great Basin Cattle Drive. BL351
Buck and Parcel's 960 mile Great Basin Cattle Drive. BL361

I stop to consult my GPS. It says there's a cemetery slightly behind us. Let's check it out!

Littlefield Cemetery. The whole family is here! It's that fenced area behind Casey.
Buck and Parcel's 960 mile Great Basin Cattle Drive. BL352
Buck and Parcel's 960 mile Great Basin Cattle Drive. BL359

Our oldest resident...
Buck and Parcel's 960 mile Great Basin Cattle Drive. BL355

On the road again! The goal was to tale the Shumway Cutoff road eastbound to Granite Cr Rd. Ooops, I missed it! No biggie, we'll just bust over these mountains!
Buck and Parcel's 960 mile Great Basin Cattle Drive. BL362

Smooth 2-track up to a gate. It doesn't say private property, despite the ranch up ahead. Fortunately the road forked to the north, around Snow Creek Ranch and over Monumental Rock.
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Buck and Parcel's 960 mile Great Basin Cattle Drive. BL364
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Buck and Parcel's 960 mile Great Basin Cattle Drive. BL366

A look back...
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Buck and Parcel's 960 mile Great Basin Cattle Drive. BL368

The road ahead...
Buck and Parcel's 960 mile Great Basin Cattle Drive. BL369

The road over the mountain was rocky and riddled with cow shit. It was slow going most of the way. Shots coming down the backside...
Buck and Parcel's 960 mile Great Basin Cattle Drive. BL370
Buck and Parcel's 960 mile Great Basin Cattle Drive. BL372

We reach the main road but, not before opening another gate. I look back and notice the NO TRESPASSING sign. OOPS! I accidentally took us north, thinking we were somewhere else. Had to backtrack a tad.

Friend.
Buck and Parcel's 960 mile Great Basin Cattle Drive. BL373

Working our way into the Malheur River Valley...
Buck and Parcel's 960 mile Great Basin Cattle Drive. BL374
Buck and Parcel's 960 mile Great Basin Cattle Drive. BL376

Stopped along the old UP/WYCO railroad grade near Riverside. Line used to run from Ontario to Juntura to Crane and up to Hines. Cool history on it. They pulled up the tracks in the early '90's.
Buck and Parcel's 960 mile Great Basin Cattle Drive. BL375

The Malheur fills the Warm Springs Res.
Buck and Parcel's 960 mile Great Basin Cattle Drive. BL380

Up into the Stinkingwater Range! From a treeless desert into a juniper forest. Quite a bit of mountain mahogany up here too! Quite a few meadows too.
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Buck and Parcel's 960 mile Great Basin Cattle Drive. BL385

Burns!
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Finally! Home sweet home at the Crystal Crane Hot Springs! Nice place!
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After killing the whiskey and some Banquet Beers, it was time to soak. Followed by din-din!
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Buck and Parcel's 960 mile Great Basin Cattle Drive. BL406

That concludes Day 4. Our 5th and final day to come!
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sweet shots bro!
I like the ones of the Hogback road, and of the waterless lakes, that's pretty sick in an creepy kinda way.
Did you guys go in all the hot springs, or just the last one?
Mom said you saw bats?
I can't believe that gal was camping alone! At least she didn't try to kill you or something.
I also like the cemetery pics, the horny goat, and that world headquarters little hut!
Looks like a fun trip!
Nice documentation!

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Whoa, thanks for sharing. It took me over 30 minutes to get this far in!

Looks like a blast. Nice pics!

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Thanks guys! I'll get Day 5 up soon!

Cait... We soaked at the first spring (rock wall) and the last (pond). There were another 3-5 along our route but time didn't allow.
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Let's finish this up, shall we? Our fifth and final day starts with coffee, a Clif bar and a soak.
Buck and Parcel's 960 mile Great Basin Cattle Drive. BL409

The plan was to get to Hines for a top-off. We did a little zig-zag across the valley to get us on some dirt and off hwy 78. Prolly 10 miles into the jaunt, Casey hits reserve. This will be close! We make it to the Sinclair station in Hines, where Casey dumps 3.6 gallons into his 3.9 gallon tank! From there, it was the slab of hwy 20 to OO Ranch road. By the looks of it, we could find a dirt route south, then west across 395 to the Stauffer area.
Buck and Parcel's 960 mile Great Basin Cattle Drive. BL410
Buck and Parcel's 960 mile Great Basin Cattle Drive. BL411


Things really opened up!
Buck and Parcel's 960 mile Great Basin Cattle Drive. BL412

According to the map, we were gonna take the first right after Moon Res Road. NOPE! Private Property! Okay, maybe we can get across near Moon Res? Let's try it.
Buck and Parcel's 960 mile Great Basin Cattle Drive. BL414

The Res...
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My back-up plan. Fail!
Buck and Parcel's 960 mile Great Basin Cattle Drive. BL416

Keep looking! I failed to take pics but, we got banged by private property every step of the way. Fuck it. Slabbed into Riley for a break. Ran into some ADV riders from Washington working their way north on the OBDR. They were having a tough time on the trail with those big bikes.
Buck and Parcel's 960 mile Great Basin Cattle Drive. BL420
Buck and Parcel's 960 mile Great Basin Cattle Drive. BL419
Buck and Parcel's 960 mile Great Basin Cattle Drive. BL418

"I guess this is it?", I thought to my self as we were pounding the last 100 miles along hwy 20. "We'll just slab it into town." I wasn't okay with that. As we approached the Glass Buttes, I pulled over. I told Casey, "I gotta do this." I told him to go on without me. I knew he was burnt out. One last romp in the dirt before it was all said and done.

Up and over the buttes to explore the old ghost town of Stauffer.
Buck and Parcel's 960 mile Great Basin Cattle Drive. BL421

I took the left route!
Buck and Parcel's 960 mile Great Basin Cattle Drive. BL422

I found my new moto hauler up there!
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Buck and Parcel's 960 mile Great Basin Cattle Drive. BL424

The hills were scoured for something. Not much obsidian in this area.
Buck and Parcel's 960 mile Great Basin Cattle Drive. BL425

Looking NW.
Buck and Parcel's 960 mile Great Basin Cattle Drive. BL426

Fun tracks!
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A little volcanic glass showing up in the road.

As I get toward the bottom of the butte, I run into an old fashioned cattle drive. I shut the bike town so I wouldn't spook the cows. Yay cows.
Buck and Parcel's 960 mile Great Basin Cattle Drive. BL430
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I pressed on, looking for a way outta here. I found the rancher's truck and this beast...
Buck and Parcel's 960 mile Great Basin Cattle Drive. BL433

=hugebarf

I found a old 2-track that went south along a butte. I really wanted to head more WSW, but this would lead to something.
Buck and Parcel's 960 mile Great Basin Cattle Drive. BL434

At times, this road got bumpy and whooped out. So bumpy, I lost my sleeping bag. FUCK!
Buck and Parcel's 960 mile Great Basin Cattle Drive. BL435

I took everything off the back (minus GL bag) and went back up to find it. Nothing. Damn it!

Must keep moving. The road dead-ended at a fence. No gate. I consult the GPS and it says there's a road to the west of me. So I bushwack for a good mile along the fenceline (sweating like a whore in church at this point) to another fence. No way out. The road is on the other side. Not much of a road BTW. I really don't wanna do this...

SNIP!
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Buck and Parcel's 960 mile Great Basin Cattle Drive. BL437

Fence be gone! You can see the road, kinda.

Luckily the old-ass road took me to a larger, BLM road. WOO! A couple of fences and ranches to avoid, otherwise smooth.
Buck and Parcel's 960 mile Great Basin Cattle Drive. BL438

I had to scare this guy off so I could open the gate he was guarding.
Buck and Parcel's 960 mile Great Basin Cattle Drive. BL439

Finally made it to where the GPS told me Stauffer was. Nothing but 4' tall sage. I poked a round a bit and found a few relics. I'll be going back someday.
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Buck and Parcel's 960 mile Great Basin Cattle Drive. BL449

I found my way back out to hwy 20 and rode it in. Home sweet home by 5pm!
Buck and Parcel's 960 mile Great Basin Cattle Drive. BL450

The End!

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I'll get a tracklog up soon. Here are daily mileages...

Day 1: Bend to Hot Springs - Hart Mt. 210 miles
Day 2: Hot Springs to Fields 134 miles
Day 3: Fields to Succor Creek SP 186 miles
Day 4: Succor Creek to Crane 204 miles
Day 5: Crane to Bend 225 miles
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