tntmo 882 Posted March 27, 2017 I had to pull some strings, move a few things around in my schedule and even make some promises to the wife in order to set up a weekend ride only to find out that it was cancelled due to a wind forecast. Well, I'm not afraid of some wind.....the "A" in SDAR stands for Adventure and I was down for some. Plus I had already filled up the flask with Captain Morgan Cannon Blast, so there was no turning back. Bike is packed up, ready to go. I met up with my friend Justin Saturday morning and we were off. We took Old Hwy 80, cut through Alpine and on to Viejas Grade road. Stopped at Descanso Junction for some grub. We jumped on Pine Hills Road up to Sunrise Hwy, fun stuff out there. We rode through Julian and onto Rodriguez for a while. Ran into an ex. We were considering doing the proposed trip, but decided that going north would be more fun so we back-tracked and got on Banner Grade to Wynola Road, 78 and then onto Black Canyon Rd. It's nice to see all the water flowing there, lots of small water falls. From there to Mesa Grande, onto the 79 and no gas available in Warner Springs. Looks like there's a station about to open there, but we had to go past it to Sunshine Summit. Once again back-tracking, we took Lost Valley Road past the camp ground and then onto Puerta la Cruz Truck Trail. This eventually turns into Cooper Cienga Trail. Several miles down that road, we took a side trail and found a great place to call it a day. There was no wind....amazing! We enjoyed a few MRE's and some Captain. It didn't seem too cold, I stayed warm in the tent but woke up to plenty of frost. Made some warm drinks and finished up the food from last night and then got to exploring. Lots of nice side trails out there with some rocky hill climbs which paid off with beautiful views. Found a couple old mines, saw turkeys and deer....pretty much a great day riding. Almost 300 miles of dual sport fun. I don't get a chance to get out and do this kind of stuff all the time so try to make the most of it when an opportunity is available. See y'all on the trail, my friends! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dirt dame 554 Posted March 27, 2017 Great area to spend the day poking around in! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wierdrider 187 Posted March 27, 2017 Nice ride and camp. ?? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MacDuncan 131 Posted March 27, 2017 Way to go, looks like a good adventure. Thanks for the write up and pics! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bp619 102 Posted March 27, 2017 Nicely done reminds me im overdue for a sporadic adventure Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dan Diego 40 Posted March 27, 2017 Right on, Tom. Thanks for reminding us of that A in SDAR. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Oracle 195 Posted March 27, 2017 18 hours ago, Bp619 said: Nicely done reminds me im overdue for a sporadic adventure x2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites