Campfire Chili by the River and Dual Sports in the Snow: Early Spring Camping With Friends and Dogs

Campfire Chili by the River and Dual Sports in the Snow: Early Spring Camping With Friends and Dogs

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Oct 15, 2025

Come dispersed camping and dual sport riding with my buddy Ducfan, our dogs, and me! Early spring camping in Oregon is always an interesting animal because the weather can be really unpredictable. We had mostly great weather on this camping trip, but it did rain a little on us the first night. Ducfan made amazing campfire chili, I made some BBQ chicken, and we ate like kings on this trip. On this camping trip, I was camping in my enclosed trailer camper build and Ducfan was tent camping. Our spot was a beautiful one, right by the South Santiam River. During the day, we hopped on our dual sport motorcycles to do some exploring but were pretty quickly stopped by a lot of snow on the road. We rode our dual sport motorcycles in the snow for a while, but eventually decided it was time to head back to camp and continue our camping trip adventure by the fire. Does it get any better than camping with friends, dogs, and motorcycles? I feel like it doesn't.