Motorcycle Explorer November 2016 Issue 14 | Page 63

Dan and two other dudes were just rolling in from an afternoon off-road with 50+ MPH winds and sand so thick in the sky that the sun was little more than a glow in the brown glow. Meanwhile BMW Ambassador Bob Sancken tugged off his helmet and coughed out some sort of sandy sludge, Bob "Waldo" Ganser commented "It's like a sand blaster out there," yelled Bob "Waldo" Ganser. "Kurtz! What are you doing here? Are you going to announce at MMM this year?" yelled Lt. Dan. After swapping a couple stories from the day, and figuring out who knew whom from my last visit to TX, we put together a plan for an afternoon ride the next day. Dan is a fun host for this sort of ride... He has this Tennessee drawl that gives you the impression that he woke up about three minutes ago or has a flask of "jack" in his hip pocket. If you are looking for a mid-winter dual-sport ride get in touch with Dan for a bike to rent and suggestions on where to ride. A couple weeks after my visit Dan organized a ride up the river rd to Presidio, crossed into MX (Mexico) and returned on the south side of the Rio Grande to Boquillas, just across from Big Bend. You can't do a vehicle crossing from Boquillas, so it's an in-and-out day trip to MX with lots of desert. This would be a great ride for him to develop into an overnight package by next year! If Dan's not available then find Waldo. He is Donna and I started that morning at the Chili Pepper spending his winters prowling the trails and Cafe and then headed to Roger and Wanda's place mountains around Terlingua and Big Bend. Try to for intros. 1:00pm nears so we headed back to the keep him moving... his stories take almost as much resort so I could suit up for the ride. Dan had a time as the ride itself. The tracker map shown here Yamaha DR-something waiting for me and we did up is our ride traced with the Backwoods Navigator app the rental agreement. Waldo and Ambassador Bob in my smart phone. Great tool for planning or Sancken arrived so we headed out the back of the storing your adventure. Needs no cell signal! Big Bend Resort toward Indian Head Mountain and 50 miles of sand and gravel. If you think you will need contact information for these guys, or for anyone in the area, you're thinking Dan usually just offers the rentals and not a guide too hard... Terlingua is reported to have a population service, but it wasn't a busy week so he led us on his of about 800 during the busy season... You can ask Blue 800GS and we caught a few pics of the team as any waitress for anyone, using their nickname if you we headed further to the Valley of the Moon. The know it, and they will tell you how to find your target photos t ell the story... (Sorry, my G650GS Sertao person, and just may go for their cell phone to didn't get to come along on vacation.) connect you on the spot.