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Yea, I went to sand mountain in utah, not nevada. I used to ride up at the border of nevada though, I forgot the name off the top of my head...it's a city that is in both states...dangit, I"ll re edit when I figure it out.

Wendover? near the salt flats?
 
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yea i was talking about sand mountain in nevada. i thought i was the only nevada member much less reno. you should let me know next time you go to sand mountain we will have to meet up and ride. i was supposed to go next weekend but that fell through.
 
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When you live in the desert you have two choices, dust or sand. Both of them will get all over your truck and find every little place to settle. After every wheeling trip I go on I have to wipe the thick layer of dust off of my dash board and from the inside of my windows. Dust and sand both have their negatives. In dust that usually means there are shrubs, trees, bushes, and cactus around which will love to scratch the heck out of your paint. In sand you have to worry about lubericating undercarriage parts. I'd rather have my paint screwed up than worring about parts failing, but in the desert where there is dust there is usually always sand, it goes hand in hand. After one really good wax/buff job I still can't get out many scratches in the paint.

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Word of advice: Stay out of the Watery Sand. Trust me
 
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Originally Posted by Buck
Wendover? near the salt flats?
yup, we stayed in the closest hotel to the dunes, it is a little bit north of the flats though, back up i-80.

It's been 2+years since I've been there, and I miss it. I miss the wendover crappy hotel we used to stay at.
 
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Originally Posted by jrpro130
yup, we stayed in the closest hotel to the dunes, it is a little bit north of the flats though, back up i-80.

It's been 2+years since I've been there, and I miss it. I miss the wendover crappy hotel we used to stay at.

haha I grew up a few hours west of Wendover in Elko. Ya its a little ways away from the actual salt flats but its close. You mean the crappy hotel in crappy Wendover...haha, theres not much to Wendover.
 
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Originally Posted by rangerfury
yea i was talking about sand mountain in nevada. i thought i was the only nevada member much less reno. you should let me know next time you go to sand mountain we will have to meet up and ride. i was supposed to go next weekend but that fell through.
Ya definately. Same for you. I have been trying to get down there but it keeps falling through either cuz work or friends flaking! I was thinking about going for the Easter meet but my better judgment kept me from going in fear of dying! Let me know when u can make it down there...even IF u ride a Honda...J/K
 
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haha yea ALL my friends ride yamahas too so if i go down with them you won't feel out of place. they all give me a hard time but i am still a honda rider. so yea if i go over there i will send you a pm before hand so you can get it and plan for it.
 
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Originally Posted by rangerfury
haha yea ALL my friends ride yamahas too so if i go down with them you won't feel out of place. they all give me a hard time but i am still a honda rider. so yea if i go over there i will send you a pm before hand so you can get it and plan for it.

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