Kurt .. if you want to turn that into a ride in late September ... I know a couple of guys round here would be on it in a minute.
I have lots of time in late september if .. if ... you can tolerate a farkled KLR ??? The motel sounds like a plan but camping is also a great idea.

Unfortunately, all my time off choices are being made for me this year by my company for company-wide shutdown weeks (damn economy). This was one. The other one is
early Sept. But we'll see. This ride was just a 3-day trip. I can always do 3-day weekends. The motel, BTW, has just two rooms. But if we wanted to basecamp in Fields with a bunch of riders, some could camp there too. Camping up in the Alvord is cool for sure.
Sagerat, what happened yesterday?! (going off to look for a report)