Just so I don't appear to be a single faceted adventurer, here are a few photos of my trip in May, 2010 to West Texas. My nephew (will he ever learn?) Eric agreed to go along with me.
We hauled the bikes from Houston in the F150, and stayed in Ft. Davis. The weather was perfect!
The WR250R was right at home!
Ft. Davis was a good base, but we learned the better dirt roads were down past Marfa. These photos were taken along Pinto Canyon Rd.
We took turns riding the bikes, and they both Handled quite differently. The KLR was solid, steady and the smoother ride of the two. It was also more stable in the turns and over bumps. The WR, although less than half the displacement, was lighter and quicker. It handled like a speed-induced jack rabbit, on fire! It drifted a little on the turns, tended to lift off when pushed over bumps, and was all over the place. It was a hoot. They were both fun to ride, I can't say I have a favorite.
This is a beautiful, winding road. Lots of elevation gains, and drops.
There are lots of surprises around each corner! No harm done here, a typical little off-road hiccup!
The only mechanical problem was a flat front tire on the KLR, which Eric had to ride for a bit...
Lots of nice rocks to climb, too bad many are on private property! It was a little to hot to do much climbing on this trip. We took a little siesta near here in the Shade of a rock. It must have been 20 degrees cooler in the shade!
