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GET READY FOR GET ON! ADV FEST 2024

Interested in Get On! ADV Fest but not sure what to expect? I’m here for you!

This year’s ADV Fest is July 18-21, 2024 at the Buffalo Chip, Sturgis SD

You will get some great routes included in your ticket for the weekend. So you don’t have to worry about researching cool places to ride before the event. However, here is a little map I’ve been working on over the last three Get On ADV Fests of some attractions, food and points of interest around the Black Hills for your trip to and from the event!

We're headed to Utah

My Brother Gary and I head out on our annual May Trip. This year I'm riding the Honda Africa Twin from Oregon to Utah! But first we have to get there. Thanks to Revzilla for sponsoring this Series.

In the first episode we left Portland, OR and headed to the “start” of our official Utah Trip. Including a tasty stop at the Liberty Theatre Cafe in La Grande, OR, fixing up our picnic table in the overflow camping at Bruneau Dunes State Park, and searching for a dry campsite in Logan Canyon before settling for a lack luster KOA in Garden City. We then have a chill travel day down to the National 9 Inn in Wellington Utah where we close out this episode.

We made a few gear upgrades for this trip.

I made myself a CUSTOM Hat Harness to keep my new Stetson Safe.

I also got the new Scorpion EXO AT960 Modular Helmet to test out.

Last but not least I also upgraded the Africa Twin with some SW-Motech Engine Guards and Saddlebag Racks that means I can now carry all my favorite Wolfman Luggage again! YAY!

Riding Gear + Luggage List

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Everything I took on Flight of the Magpie

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Everything I took on Flight of the Magpie

Everything I carried in my panniers, duffel, tank bag and crash bar bags on my Honda CB500x for my road trip across the USA in Aug-Sep 2020.

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PNW Dual Sport: Summer Opener 2017

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PNW Dual Sport: Summer Opener 2017

I hauled ass up to the PNW Dual Sport Summer Opener! 
Briareos and I, fully loaded, pretended to blend in with all of the Dirt Bikes… safe to say we got a few looks lol
We’re rebels like that. 

THE PILGRIMAGE: A SHORT SUMMARY

THE PILGRIMAGE: A SHORT SUMMARY

34 Days and 3,500 miles later I’m much tanner than I was when I left, Lazarus has a few new parts and a few parts that are still missing.I have met a crazy amount of amazing people who live in this beautiful state, and a few that I really didn’t want to say goodbye to.

There are adventures everywhere. 

Get out and explore your world. You don’t even have to go very far. Just within your own state, you’ll be surprised by the amount of opportunities that will present themselves if you just get out and meet them. 
Often times you’ll meet them when everything goes wrong. Adventure is what happens when your plan goes awry....

THE PILGRIMAGE: DAY 33

THE PILGRIMAGE: DAY 33

When I got to Bannack and found a spot to set up camp, a fellow biker, with a Triumph Tiger, walked up and asked if I wanted to share a camp site with him so we could split the $18 camp fee ($28 for him since he had out of state plates.) I said sure, because a $9 campsite is much better than a $18 site. 
We traded moto adventure stories and then explored Bannack the next morning, before splitting off again...

THE PILGRIMAGE: DAY 31 & 32

THE PILGRIMAGE: DAY 31 & 32

I woke up early and did some of the boring house keeping stuff that piles up while you’re on the road. Laundry, emails, all the good stuff. 
By the time I finished that it was about one and I headed into town to have lunch at the Star Bakery in Nevada City, and hopefully ride the train....