Get Out to Garrapata Movie Episode 1 !

I am happy to share the first video in the Get Out to Garrapata Series with everyone here. Today marks 5 years to the day we lost our friend who would inspire us to take 4 Novice riders (including myself and my NC) through 1700+ miles of Dirt Roads and Back Roads from on a unique route from Mexico to the California Coast!

Check us out here Get Out to Garrapata Memorial Motorcycle Adventure - Home

And see Episode 1 here [video=youtube_share;obEhxWDU9UU]https://youtu.be/obEhxWDU9UU[/video]



Thanks and Happy Riding! Don't let anyone tell you where you can't go on your NC!

Will

Another great video you have done here. Are you still going to move to Florida?

Old Can Ride said:

Another great video you have done here. Are you still going to move to Florida?

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Thanks a lot.. that I am...

Get Out to Garrapata Day 1.. with NC Off-Road Action Included !

[video=youtube_share;K6V-l0LORz4]https://youtu.be/K6V-l0LORz4[/video]


More to come where this came from !

Get Out to Garrapata Memorial Motorcycle Adventure - Home

Another outstanding video. Sometimes how good a adventure ride is, is counted by how may times we go down! Just part of adventure riding.

Alright here goes Day 2... We really put down some serious Miles while riding along and paralleling the AZ BDR for over 300 miles from Sierra Vista to Payson, AZ.

[video=youtube;ZYn5Z1Erlgk]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZYn5Z1Erlgk[/video]

Day 3 Payson to the rim of the Grand Canyon

[video=youtube_share;-HFazJmAnSU]https://youtu.be/-HFazJmAnSU[/video]

Day 4 the best yet, from the Grand Canyon Rim to the footsteps of Zion on Dirt Backroads and Back-country Highways via the AZBDR to boot !

[video=youtube_share;ezGQIy7NoOA]https://youtu.be/ezGQIy7NoOA[/video]

[video=youtube_share;S29zMSNhYl4]https://youtu.be/S29zMSNhYl4[/video]

Day 5 Zion to Vegas, the Hard Way Around...
Take a look at a map of the Desert Southwest, go to Google and get Directions from Zion National Park to Las Vegas.. Try to find one that sticks close to the Interstate but doesn't touch it. Go ahead i'll wait.....
It took me about 3 days to find it... maybe you can go faster..
Riding it was a entirely different experience that took us all day and through the night in the middle of desert.. Check it out, this day was Epic.

Sorry Guys I am way behind, we are up to episode 8 now, check them out !
[video=youtube;nnfZv1t4aPA]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nnfZv1t4aPA[/video]
[video=youtube;nKnhMdoi144]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nKnhMdoi144[/video]
[video=youtube;kvmoay0g4JE]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kvmoay0g4JE[/video]

Nice!


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So after our original plan to make it to Cerro Gordo and down Saline Valley ended somewhere stuck in the bottom of Cerro Gordo Canyon, we retreated and re-grouped at Panamint Springs for the night and set out again to traverse Saline Valley from South to North through almost 90 miles of some of Death Valley's most classic terrain. This was the day that I remember most, from beginning to end. The entire day was filled with experiences and beautiful scenery. We had two mountain passess, Great Sand-Dunes and Salt Flats all ringed by 10,000 foot tall mountains on both sides of us and with no cell phone service for days we were intimately aware how much we were truly on our own.

With broken bikes, a serious crash and a road that seemed to never end, the wear and tear of the ride really took its toll on us and even the bikes, with but rewarded us with some amazing stories and one of the best Sunsets you can imagine.

As hard as it was this may be my favorite day of the trip, or at least the day I wish I could repeat the most.

[video=youtube_share;aTAFZtimgdw]https://youtu.be/aTAFZtimgdw[/video]

This day started out unlike any other, after days of riding and with our destination in sight we knew we had things to take care of, so "GO2G Command Central" was setup with an Ipad and a Cell phone in the middle of a Hollister, CA Coffee Shop.

We put our heads together with Ben's friends and ours across the country to plan our day, first to Benny's Field and then finally to Garrapata, still no freeways, we had come this far, we weren't about to ruin it now.

The riding was easy and the views epic as we got just a taste of U.S. Highway 1 down the California Coast, which we would experience in its full glory the very next day.

After more than 6 months of planning and 12 days of riding we reached our destination and hiked to that same hill that Ben Hiked and saw a sunset unlike any other.

This day was the day we reached our goal, but it was far from our last. We continued to ride together and experience even more of what California and Arizona had to offer.

In all our journey took Jon and I more than 15 days and 2500 miles over the back roads and dirt roads of the Desert Southwest. Josh and Scott would spend over a month together visiting and re-visiting scenes across the California, Nevada, Utah and New Mexico. In all, Josh's Journey would take him more than 51 days and 11,000 miles including 3 trips across the United States by Single-Cylinder Thumper Motorcycle.

Though day 12 was the day we reached Garrapata, it was not the last day for us, and the Spirit of Adventure that lived so vibrantly in Ben's life lives on in ours. I hope it does in yours as well.

This is easily our best day may this video inspire you as it did us:

[video=youtube_share;3lyoxv60w1U]https://youtu.be/3lyoxv60w1U[/video]