Another reason not to ride in the desert

[Guest ratchethack]

My days of offroad desert riding came and went decades ago.

 

This recent photo from a riding Pal brings back a few memories. . .

[jrt]

ow ow ow ow ow ow ow.

 

etc.

 

ow.

[Dan M]

My days of offroad desert riding came and went decades ago.

 

This recent photo from a riding Pal brings back a few memories. . .

 

Yeow!

 

AKA another reason to wear full gear in the desert

[Skeeve]

My days of offroad desert riding came and went decades ago.

 

This recent photo from a riding Pal brings back a few memories. . .

 

Instead of a "tiptoe thru the tulips" he went for an "endo in the cholla" eh?

 

The worst part comes in another month or thereabouts, when the little tips of the needles that broke off in the wounds start festering. Not as bad as a sea urchin spine in the tip of your thumb [DAMHIK], but there's more of them to make up for their tiny size!

[Ralph Werner]

Thank goodness we don't have those things in NJ!!

 

Of course if you crash off road here you may wind up in a toxic dump site and turn into goo! :(

[Skeeve]

Of course if you crash off road here you may wind up in a toxic dump site and turn into goo!^H^H^H^H Swamp Thing!

 

There, fixed it for ya...

[Richard Z]

My days of offroad desert riding came and went decades ago.

 

This recent photo from a riding Pal brings back a few memories. . .

 

He almost looks like a CHIA Pet....