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Old Aug 6, 2013 | 03:45 PM
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Decided to get off my butt and go for a ride yesterday. Ended the day with 64 miles on Forest service roads. Rode up to a wash out from 6 years ago, I had heard they fixed it, a million bucks later. I couldn't believe how big this thing was.

This was from the small washout which I rode to like 3 weeks ago, I thought this was the only one, but apparently from yesterday it wasn't.

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This was right at 3100ft in elevation.

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Hole in the Wall

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Then I turned a corner to see the biggest culvert I have ever seen on the peninsula, and the biggest repair of any road slide that I have ran across.

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It's hard to tell, but that culvert is at least 10ft if not 12ft across.

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Interesting too was this, evidently this was put in to stop large debris like logs and larger rocks from plugging the culvert which is why this washed out in the first place. Kind of like a snow block for trees.

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It was good to ride the bike again, here is the track.

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Left at 4:30 got back at 7, pulled into the driveway and my wife had been home from work for 45 minutes, and she says and I quote... "you didn't have to come home early, you could have rode more" She's the best!!!
 
Old Aug 6, 2013 | 04:21 PM
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There's some serious tax dollars at work there. Thanks for sharing, and you're a lucky man. Treasure your wife!

Oh - and it's about time you took that KLX out.
 
Old Aug 6, 2013 | 10:29 PM
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Hey I rode it last month too.....LOL
 
Old Aug 6, 2013 | 11:06 PM
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Didn't manage to get the wife out on her bike?
 
Old Aug 6, 2013 | 11:07 PM
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Nice ride report, Deej. Glad to see the 'ol KLX back in action.
 
Old Aug 7, 2013 | 12:53 AM
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Originally Posted by ol'klx-er
Didn't manage to get the wife out on her bike?
Uhhhh that's a big negatory. Lol
 
Old Aug 8, 2013 | 09:13 PM
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Got out again on Wednesday....yeah I know two days in one week? WOW!!!

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Old Aug 8, 2013 | 09:56 PM
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You're scaring me, dude....

 
Old Aug 10, 2013 | 01:45 PM
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Nice report! That is an enormous repair project, it should be good for a long time.
 
Old Aug 10, 2013 | 04:55 PM
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Or a very small KLX:

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Great pics, BTW.
 



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