Day 2 was expected to be a long day, so
we woke and 6:00 AM and left as early as possible (probably 7:30).
This would be Lance and Keith's first day of riding as well as
Keith's first ride on his KTM 500. Bill would sit-out this day and
tour the local attractions with Paul and Jake (our mascot).
The Statistics for the day were as
follows:
Max Elevation – 7,953 ft
Total Ascent – 23,950 ft
Total Miles – 233
Avg Speed – 26.8 mph
Top Speed – 72 mph
The first part of the day was an
amazingly fun and beautiful single track trail that extended for many
miles and hours. The remainder of the day was a combination of jeep
roads and gravel roads. There was plenty of sand past American Falls,
though we routed around the deep sand sections.
We stopped in American Falls and had
lunch at a drive-in burger place (not a very good one). Lance and
Keith ordered burgers, fries and drinks while Ed and Todd worked on
Ed's leaking front tire. We injected Slime into the tire (Tubliss
System) and it did a good job at stopping the leak. We parked the
bikes under the drive-in awning to get out of the direct sun.
Somewhere along the afternoon route,
Keith got a front flat tire and installed a patch on his standard
tube. The patch would hold just 24 hours.
The jeep roads in the afternoon were on
sandy soil where the jeep tracks were dug-out like a wide rut, 4-6
inches deep. This is where Lance took a hard fall that would result
in three broken ribs and a badly bruised hip. Lance rode the
remainder of the day, but sat out Day 3 and flew home on Day 4.
Along the way, we saw antelope, sage
grouse, and a heard of Elk that crossed our path late in the day.
We ended the day at Mountain View RV
Park in Arco, ID
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