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So glad you made a film series for this ride... I am just sending my audience here since I didn't film anything... great job capturing this epic 3 day ride.

Sitting at the computer, this was one of my favorite rides to watch.

I was in Balarat and Goler wash area in my 4Runner and noticed all the bikes and figured that there must be a rally event. The weather was perfect and the desert was very green. There was a nice yellow flower bloom in the in Panamint area, I helped load a broke down bike into the back of a truck out by the gold mine, Death Valley is amazing......

Growing up and only riding in Alaska really makes me feel like I'm missing out on all the cool desert riding and views

@DorkintheRoad

2 ай бұрын

It's cool but it gets old fast. Everything looks the same and there's a lot of sand. ;)

@sorenmelchior

2 ай бұрын

Ditto… I live in Fairbanks, and waiting for the spring trails to melt and dry out is an exercise in patience.

DVNR 2024 was a good time. Riding into Reward mine was exciting and nerve wracking. I’m already looking forward to 2025.

Welcome to my backyard! This really is ADV and dirtbike mecca.

n00bs was awesome, glad you made it down. Can't wait for the rest of the videos 👍

Noobs ride looked like a blast. Cave ride was exiting and a little nerve wracking, imagine engine quitting while deep inside. I'm more than a little disappointed in the local hooligans for not having a stuffed Bigfoot or some other creature around one of those bends 😅

Riding in the mine was above and beyond the call of duty 😮!

Gotta love when two of your KZread interests overlap. Ghost town living and dorkintheroad at the same time? Hell yeah

Jelly!! ❤❤

Interesting that you took the CRF300 Rally instead of the 790 Adventure. What a great bike the CRF is 😀😀. Thanks for the ride.

beautiful area, thanks for sharing

Thank you Ben, Great to see you out and about. Love the caves, awesome lights on the Rally. Looking forward to the rest of the content.

In Oregon we have a lot of buttes that are given the name “mountain”. Mountains are in ranges, buttes stand alone.

Good to meet you and share a meal with you at the Rally. Outro is hilarious 🤣

I cannot wait to be there this weekend. I love the racetrack! can't wait to see how you like it up there

Aloha Dork from South Kona, Hi. Awesome ride. Sometimes I wish I could be back in California where I'm from when I see rides like this one. Oh, Joshua Tree is the common name for Yucca Brevifolia.

I've watched a lot of Ghost Town Living, excited you did this.

Dammit Ben, now i have to go watch 92 videos about some crazy dude who bought a ghost town. I dont have time for that!

Thank you for showing us the mine. I’m probably a bit more claustrophobic than that ride would allow me to do. Those Cyclops work great, though!

Nice Video, I enjoyed it!! I lived 20 years in that area, (Oregon Coast now for the past 20) as far as camping goes, it would get kinda cool in the high desert at night, you would be by the fire (we sat on the ground typically) I can't count how many times I got up and scorpions would be hiding under my ass to keep warm lol (dont leave your boots out all night) The other thing we typically did was straight up desert riding, meaning, we didn't ride on the roads we were out in the actual desert, but on dirt bikes not adv bikes which might be a bit heavy for that. Snakes out there as well so you just had to keep an eye (ear) out for them. Usually if you heard them you were toooo close! You went at a great time of year. Lots of horses and mules out there in certain areas.

This looks amazing. I have to go!

I was stressed out watching you ride in that cave. I could feel the walls coming in. What a beautiful place to ride. Thanks for another fun video.

Just found your channel looking up tips for new riders. Love the content. The wife and I are looking into getting a couple Honda XR150’s and watching rides like this are making me impatient to get out there myself.

As a new rider, I wish I had made it out to this rally...looks like some amazing riding. Thanks for another great video Ben! Hoping to make it there next year.

@DorkintheRoad

2 ай бұрын

Next year for sure!

Super cool area! I wanna hit Cerro Gordo one day!

The Alabama Hills are incredibly beautiful. You can see why so many movies get filmed there. And you've gotta get out to colorado and ride the BDR, views that can't be beat.

Wild ass horse !!! LOL

Nice video! I made a solo camping/riding trip that same weekend and stayed at Tuttle Creek Campground. Attempted to get to Cerro Gordo via Swansea Road. That was a challenging climb but doable. The issue was I hit snow before I got to the top and had to come back down. Can't say it wasn't anticipated, but worth a try. Met a noob attendee at Mt. Whitney Restaurant in Lone Pine and heard about the rally. Then rode around Alabama Hills which was awesome. Eastern Sierra's are great dual sporting! Need to make another trip back to see Cerro Gordo and Reward Mine.

If you're ever in Lone Pine earlier in the day, try Alabama Hills Cafe for Breakfast. If you really want to see Joshua trees, Head south and check out Joshua Tree N.P.

Your in the Inyo mountains. Yes every peak in the sierras have been named

I just started riding on a xr125 and boy do i want a crf300 rally bad 🤣🤣🤣 looks amazing and has more power so you can actually keep up whit regular traffic 😅

Love all these spots. Good to see this video

Most shocking part of this video you ask??? Dork actually uttered the words "DR650" !

I can’t wait for part two

Loved that you said at big rocks and you were with big rock moto😂

I think Cerro Gordo has become something like a ADV Temple or Holy Site that all ADVers in Death Valley must someday ride to LOL 😂. Great video.

Great adventure video man!

Killer video ! I love it out west, so why am I living in Virginia ? Riding in the mine was EPIC ! Cyclops lights kick ass !

Cerro Gordo had the town closed sign out each time I tried to go last weekend so I didn't end up making it, but that gives me a good excuse to get back out there and I'm more than ok with that. Such a beautiful area to hang out and ride around in. I also got my first drop on the new bike in Alabama Hills when we took a wrong turn and found some deeper sandy bits so now I need to give it a name. For gear its all about layers when you are riding in the desert. Temps change quickly.

@eriknash8783

2 ай бұрын

Worth the trip up the mountain even if the town closed sign is up. It’s a county road

Tremors... great movie... one of my favorites as well... cheers.

Looks Super Rad!

I'm in the same are right now! I did the Reward Mine yesterday. With more than one rider in the mine, the dust gets overwhelming.

Good job on the Union upper left,,,

Nice! I rode my BMW up to Cerro Gordo the year before the American Hotel burned down, there was a lot of neat stuff and history in it, so sad it was all lost😢. I went up there last August in my 4runner and camped on the other side of his mountain. I see he's made more progress on the new Hotel, he hasn't had many update videos lately. Looking fwd to the next video.

I wish i was there. Im on vacation in Tennessee and its 45 with the wind blowing. I cant wait for summer

Wow what a great day !! I wanted to see the food to finish it off lol

My sister lives in Lone Pine, her husband works at Manzanar historical monument. Pretty cool scenery there.

Uncle John is def jealous. Added to the bucket list.

Great video! Are you running the Ace Pro’s now?

I do miss riding out there, minus the heat.

Somehow I have missed this event for the last 10 years... Every year I see the amazing footage (like this here) and kick myself for not having it on the calendar. When is next years event?

@DorkintheRoad

2 ай бұрын

April, I assume. Details on advrider.com when they're available.

This was a excellent riding video, would you say that the tracks are possible to traverse with a passenger?

I saw “Alabama” in the thumbnail description and was about to be really irritated that you ventured all the way over to my side of the country and didn’t even tell me you were going to be here. Then I realized how ridiculous that sounds.

cool p[lace to ride.....nice bluesh haze on the mountains

I work underground and we always joke about taking the bikes or side by sides down to the bottom and having a race to the top . Would be a good time 😂 5000 feet of ramp to giver on

Firefly should have kept going. I miss that show. The only space western I know of.

Nice vid. Im not envious at all. Sitting here in the uk, waiting for the rain to stop. (Since September).

@loganroberge7632

2 ай бұрын

I feel this ^ Canadian waiting for it to stop snowing since well about September lol 😂

Ben if you did this ride again what would be the one single perfect bike you would use?

Did u ride ur 300l from Oregon?

You find Gram Parsons’ grave?

Why not show more of ghosts town?

at 13:44 you said Jacket off bahahahaha I'm a nerd.

Hey i just watched ur video from 2 years ago about overweight riders (great video). i am about 6'5 270-280 lbs and fairly inexperienced to bikes I'm looking for an enduro/trail bike and suggestions thanks

Dork, what is the gps unit on your bike? I thank you!!

@airadaimagery692

2 ай бұрын

Probably a Trail Tech.

All that for 12 seconds of Cerro Gordo? Huh....

@DorkintheRoad

2 ай бұрын

Yeah sorry Brent wasn't there to take me down in the mine to go exploring. It's a RIDING video, my man.

Nice footage but the autofocus of the Insta ace is definitely NOT capable to difference between close objects (your windshield) and mid-field objects (the trail up to app. 15ft in front of the bike). Causing disgusting flickering & irritations of the beautiful scenery ! Independent of all reviews about the Insta, this here is the " real life" - review that shows me why I will NOT buy this camera👎. Thanks a lot 👍