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I got up at 6:00am with the goal of leaving by 7. Made coffee, packed my bag, and got suited up.
This is my second Dual Sport Adventure Riding Club ride on the new Ténéré and my second club ride of 2025.
Again, freeway mileage is mid 40's but riding in the dirt, moderately aggressively, I average more like 55 mpg.
It was a long day with about 210 miles of freeway and 170 miles of dirt and forest roads.
The whole day, from Vancouver to Elbe, the ride, then back home (652 km, 410 miles, ~450km highway, 200km dirt)
| Time | Minutes | km | kph avg | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6:55am | 13.5 | map | ||
| 7:08am | 51.3 | 95 km | 111 kph | Leaving home in Vancouver |
| 7:59am | 1.8 | gas stop at Space Age Travel Center | ||
| 8:01am | 65.5 | 103 km | 95 kph | |
| 9:07am | 32.8 | Elbe Supply for gas and coffee | ||
| 9:39am | 27.4 | 31 km | 67 kph | the ride begins |
| 10:07am | 0.9 | map | ||
| 10:08am | 37.2 | 26 km | 42 kph | |
| 10:45am | 5.0 | map | ||
| 10:50am | 31.8 | 23 km | 43 kph | |
| 11:22am | 20.2 | Shawn throws his chain | ||
| 11:42am | 2.7 | 0 km | 5 kph | |
| 11:45am | 4.5 | map | ||
| 11:49am | 1.7 | 0 km | 7 kph | |
| 11:51am | 6.3 | map | ||
| 11:57am | 15.3 | 16 km | 62 kph | |
| 12:12pm | 4.8 | map | ||
| 12:17pm | 52.7 | 52 km | 59 kph | |
| 1:10pm | 17.6 | Burly Mountain Lookout | ||
| 1:27pm | 24.9 | 14 km | 34 kph | |
| 1:52pm | 0.1 | map | ||
| 1:52pm | 46.6 | 37 km | 47 kph | |
| 2:39pm | 1.8 | pickup up Joe's bike after his fall | ||
| 2:41pm | 1.6 | 0 km | 5 kph | that's the end of our ride — saying goodbyes |
| 2:42pm | 3.9 | map | ||
| 2:46pm | 8.9 | 10 km | 68 kph | |
| 2:55pm | 41.9 | BLUE STONE CAFE in Randle | ||
| 3:37pm | 3.6 | 3 km | 44 kph | |
| 3:41pm | 7.6 | topping up gas at Randle One Stop | ||
| 3:48pm | 123.8 | 143 km | 69 kph | |
| 5:52pm | 10.3 | rest stop at Lakeside Country Store in Cougar | ||
| 6:03pm | 33.5 | 42 km | 76 kph | |
| 6:36pm | 1.2 | checking my map after missing the turn onto NE 221st into Amboy Oops! | ||
| 6:37pm | 33.2 | 53 km | 96 kph | |
| 7:10pm | back home in Vancouver 12 hrs later | |||
| 12h23m | 9h22m moving | 652 km | 69.6 kph | 76% moving, 181 minutes of breaks |
The main ride from Elbe to Randle, NF-47-, NF-55, and Burly Mountain (about 160 km, 100 miles, of dirt)
Burly Mountain Fire Lookout is one of the finest scenic points on Earth. From this peak, you can see Cispus Point, Hawkeye Point (Goat Rocks), Tongue Mountain, Hamilton Butte, Mount Adams, Sunrise Peak, McCoy Peak, Kiona Peak, Watch Mountain, High Rock, Purcell Mountain, Mount Ranier, Tatoosh, Pompey Peak, Twin Sisters, South Point, Badger Peak, French Butte, Mount St. Helens, and Strawberry Mountain.