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After running the Jungo Road from Gerlach to Winnemucca, I decided to see if I could reach my Dad's ranch which is in the heart of the high desert hills about 60 miles due North (as the crow flies) from Gerlach... so essentially coming almost all the way back West from Hwy 140 from the East on all dirt roads through the high desert mountains and hills. It was a fun mini-adventure and true dual-sporting on my Triumph Tiger
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cyb > Passing through the Summit Lake Indian Reservation. Never saw a single person or vehicle on the whole gravel road trip.
cyb > Yep, that's snow just a few thousand feet higher. Temps still in the 90's
cyb > Summit Lake
cyb > I've never seen the desert mountains so green.
cyb > These destinations might be familiar to some. This junction is smack in the middle of the hills, NW of Summit Lake
cyb > All those sparkly rocks are sharp broken and crushed obsidian (black volcanic glass) I worried about my Tourance tires just a bit while running many miles of this. Obsidian is sprinkled liberally all over this area of the BlackRock Desert.
cyb > Roads got a little rougher, some sandy washes and talc/silt filled mud ruts. The Tiger had it's own mind in some of those sections, but I kept it pointed in generally the right direction.
cyb > Cave formations
cyb > Solo Nevada High Desert Run photo
Passing through the Summit Lake Indian Reservation. Never saw a single person or vehicle on the whole gravel road trip.
 > Passing through the Summit Lake Indian Reservation. Never saw a single person or vehicle on the whole gravel road trip.
Passing through the Summit Lake Indian Reservation. Never saw a single person or vehicle on the whole gravel road trip.
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