Does anyone know the history of Piepkorn slot?

[Wintyfresh 46]

The plaque is located at N32 47.147 W116 08.683. Googling turns up that he was 39 when he passed away, just curious if anyone knows any more about what happened?

[Oracle 195]

No, but I'm interested too. Did you stumble across this while riding?

[Wintyfresh 46]

I was researching some routes in San Diego Trail Map when I noticed it. I didn't start regularly going out to Anza Borrego until 2000 but figured some of the old hands here might know more about it.

[Wintyfresh 46]

Got this courtesy of StevesKJ over on the Outdoor Adventures forum.

I knew Mark since the early nineties. He wasn't very old and seemed in good health. A little wild sometimes - he drove a full-sized lifted F-250 through the "Squeeze". It wasn't a pretty sight!!! I wasn't out with them when he expired. I think I would have really freaked out. We did put the marker out there a short time later in his memory.

Sounds like he passed of a heart attack.

[Brian Masters 0]

Heart attack from the tale I heard told. I love taking the Jeep out through there. Some day soon I'm going to get the bike down that trail.