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Thursday the 12th, crossed the border to meet up with other riders. Stayed the night in Puerto Nuevo at a friends house. Friday, The other riders and I did not hook up so off I went. I thought they may be heading to Coyote Cal's along the coast south of me, so I rode some street and farm roads along the coast to get there. I guess 1pm was too early for the other riders, so went to the best lunch I have ever had at Rosa's, 1 mile south of Coyote Cal's. Also got some gas from the auto repair shop (sold in gallon jugs). Off I went; heading south along the coastal farm and surfer/fishing village roads. Starting to get dark, so popped back on the highway for 40 minutes to San Quintin. Nice little motel, wifi, coffee for the morning and a good nights rest. Saturday decided to see what the mountains looked like going over mostly dirt roads to San Felipe. I could see some red rocks in the distance, decided to xcountry to it for lunch. After that back to the coast headed north for some of the roads I missed on Friday. Once on the dirt road heading over the mountains, it was kind of lonely...only one other vehicle in 3 hours of dirt roads, but it was beautiful. After crossing the mountains, headed south to San Felipe on mostly dirt with a large dry lake bed crossing. Made it to San Felipe a few minutes before dark, in time for a great dinner, cold beer and some needed rest. Sunday I thought I would go see Mike's Sky Ranch, I had never been there. The ride there was decent except I should have not beat myself up over miles of huge sandy race track whoops. Got to Mike's Sky ranch at 1pm, it was a ghost town. Decided there was plenty of riding left in the day so headed North on the dirt roads. It was getting late when I came to the main intersection between Mikes and Laguna Hansen. so I decided to go up the paved road to Ojo's Negros and get a motel. Sleepy little town, but a great motel, great food and fuel not far away. Monday I thought I should check out Laguna Hansen, but found a dirt road turning north before I got back to the intersection. Had a most excellent lunch at Kutap Kutaey, and enjoyed the ride through the pine trees. Coming out on the Highway, I decided to head towards Mexicali and see what I could find. My best find was the dry lake bed of Laguna Salada (also part of a race course). I rode out about 25 miles, then turned back as it was getting late. I got into Mexicali about dark, found a $15.00 motel that I could put my motorcycle inside the room. Had a great dinner, cold beer, and went to sleep early. Tuesday morning heading home; crossed the border early, and found some really nice BLM Marked Trails across the desert heading to the town of Ocotillo. Had a nice lunch in the desert, and rode some more trails to gas at Ocotillo. Starting to feel tired, I jumped on the I-8 and went home. Round trip 915 miles on my 2014 KTM 500. No issues at all, just a great trip.

I would like to do a 4 day BAJA ride January 27, 28, 29, 30. Start: Rancho Tecate Hotel. Day 1 Ensenada Hotel. Day 2 San Quintin Hotel. Day 3 Mikes Sky Ranch. Day 4 return to Tecate. I do not have much experience past the Tecate ride, but I do have some tracks that look good. I will be riding my KTM500exc with small saddlebags for clothing changes. I expect roads, single track, beaches, and whatever else comes up. Riggerdan? Any other experienced riders with the area?