Stoked to be back riding in Wydaho

 It had been since early November since I had gotten out on some Wydaho dirt.  Last weekend the moto posse made strong work of some trails where we were the first riders of the year to brave them.  For good reason.  All the creek crossings were rugged, there were tons of downed trees, and the trails weren't buffed out yet, but it didnt matter.  We were so pumped to be back in some of our favorite haunts.  

Alex, a new member of  our moto tribe, in full indoctrination mode!  We thing he wants to come back again for more punishment.

Something that I need to get better at and have been working at is "wheeling", ie....Lots of throttle and a painters touch on the clutch to get the front end of your bike up and over obstacles.  I still have a ways to go, but its getting better!

 

 What moto is all about.  Miles from anyone, nothing but you and your buds.  We didnt see anther soul the whole day.  

 And, well......buzz kill!  There is still a ton of snow  up high right now.  Normally you can find sneaker routes around big cornices, north facing snow banks, etc.  But, when the trail is burried under a 10 foot cornice and the only way around it is to carry each bike individually on a muddy, steep slope, well, thats how it takes a hour and a half to go thirty feet!  All part of the adventure!

 Alex doing a full throttle snow dance.

 Up in the Big Holes overlooking the Teton Valley and the Teton Mountain Range.

 Drew on the Big Hole Crest Trail.  We couldnt get too far and ultimately had to turn around due to huge snow drifts.

 Sorry Stevo, but I had to put it up.  You can probably guess what happened to Steves moto after this shot was taken.  Suffice to say, I threw my phone down, dove into the creek, and helped Steve save his moto from floating down the creek.  Long story short, water got into the engine, Steve couldnt ride it out, he walked it to another trailhead, we meet him almost 5 hours later.  Nobody said it isnt an adventure riding dirtbikes!

Steve trying to find the trail over months old avalanche debris.