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Nice pics, So it got closed and locked, then never reopened after that. Then they put a "walk through" for pedestrian access at the Pink Gate next to the BP checkpoint off the 94HWY, and now we're supposed to ride our DUALSPORT bikes thru there? ...... What level is the terrain on the other side of the Pink Gate?

Sorry about the closures.....I'm sure they are only doing it for our protection. https://youtu.be/no42Jy3tUZQ

I may join . Are you going ?

If interested I can meet at the Jacumba Shell/Subway gas station Sunday Jan 22. Staging available. Dual Sport type terrain.

Im sorry about this happening to you. Been there... If you get time could you expand on what happened so we can learn from it? Did you wad it up in deep sand or hit a buried rock , or find a huge dust cloud? Curious. I hope you heal quick with less pain.

I was wondering if I should keep going... I did find a trail that leads there.

That's awesome you guys were able to get out and go ride. After Hitting Glamis day after new years. I kept riding over to YUMA then jumped on the CABDR .Rode that past Blythe, Sahara, Primm, then dirt trails into North Vegas Nevada solo .... here's a pic of the strip from Nellis Dunes . I'm still out here on the trail. Lol. I'll post up after I get back.

Hello everyone. I was out solo pre-runn8ng and stumbled on new terrain. I really don't need to put allot of words to this photo. Here is a 4 foot vertical. I had to look at it for a second to discover what line to take. I used the base as a kicker. The wash was filled 20 ft deep with boulders and sharp rock. My 25 yr old clapped out Honda took it like a champ. There was no cell service here so I made sure i didn't break a limb or chain drive. The scarce beauty of this of this sun scorched landscape captured my imagination.i could not wait to see what was waiting for me around the next curve. The big mountain near this wash was looming over with a subtle invitaion to climb by exposing a distant trail from time to time. The trees offered a cool and calm place to relax. I used this little cave as a landmark to find my way back. The goal here was to get lost, but not forever. The sky was the limit on this jeep trail. The mountain sides were steep and loose. Probly a thousand feet over the valley floor. I could see the Colorado River from here just over my shoulder. Followed the road and it got kindy rocky. I enjoy challenging terrain. The rockier the better, takes my mind off stuff. Lucky for me there were lots of jeep and motorcycle tracks to follow so I knew I was at the correct trail. I headed back to civilization great weather for dezert riding,

Thanks for all the feedback. Hearing from you guys and interacting with the likes really puts the icing on the cake for me. Daryl ? Lol. Let's plan a ride together . You lead...I'm sure I could learn alot from you. We're getting some tommorow. It's still a baby.

Good stuff Padu. I bet those new tires helped . Thankyou for posting the adventure so I had something to read with my coffee this morning. I can tell by your riding how confident you seem. That makes all the difference. Great job. I really enjoy the 6th picture down, it displays your focus and the terrain you had to endure. The new camera positioning is spot on in the video.

Dezert Conditions report : I hour of heavy rain early this morning around 4 am. Sand is wet. No dust. Blue skies with 5mph wind to the east. 12mph gusts.

Nice bikes. I suggest heading straight to the desert where it's warm. It's beautiful out here.

Awesome! I'm glad your healing up. It's a great feeling knowing you can still conquer the dezert. I'm excited that you went solo and were careful. Was it rough past the gate? I quit running that shinko fatty because the torn side knobs would give and it would throw me in the sand. It's a great tire till the side tread starts peeling off. I know that feeling of the smile under the helmet. Good on ya' for getting out and enjoying life on 2 wheels.

Does anybody know of of lesser expensive follow me drone that I could research and start with somewhere around the 200 dollar mark? I'd like to bring up my video skills while I'm hanging out in the washes with Old Red. Does anybody on here have experience with those ? If so what have you learned?

Awesome information. Thankyou. . So, I got this follow me drone for Christmas. I'm Chargin the batteries and linking it to my cell phone. I guess the phone flies it and it has follow me mode. I gotta read the instructions to figure it out but it comes with a back pack for riding around and capturing shots and video.

Ho Ho Ho .

What a great run! Met up with Bill at the Ocotillo Gas station staging area . And rode across the desert on dual sport trails. this was one of those adventures where you don't have time to stop and take alot of photos because of how fun it is.. But I was able to squeeze some in. Here's Bill on his Dr 650 showing me how to climb . His Suzuki climbed like a hoofed animal. No matter what line he took he was putting me to shame. I was really impressed by his climbing ability. Here's Bill doing some single track in Badlands area about 45 miles into the ride. The sky was blue and 3mph wind made for a great desert adventure we went from peak to peak with out any GPS. We just went for it. Here the view from 3/4 up Devils Slide . If you look closely you can see Bill. That's about where I had to start from to get 3rd gear to make it to the top. Sand was steep and deep just how I like it. I think in this photo we are at Shell reef . There are some ridges to climb. The Reef offers some nice views of SVRA. Here we are about 60 miles in to the exploration. We stumbled across some off roaders that were stranded down in a canyon and needed help so we stopped and got their steering fixed. They were grateful we were ripping 150 miles across the dezert with tools that day. Here we were doing math out in the Siltbeds west of Superstition trying to figure out the best average speed for dezert adventure because the sun was going down. We figured average speed would be OK at less than 60mph because that would require us to fly at close to 100 across the dezert and at that speed we would miss some cool stuff to look at. I think our average speed was closer to 20 . Somehow we ended up traveling through Canyon Sin Nombre at night, greatful to be alive and loving life. .The feeling of getting out of the desert alive is a great one . Bill sorting his tire pressures as we blaze the sand washes in the dark near #91. My headlight was pointed toward the sky so if Bill did a wheelie I would be blazing blind till he gave me his headlight back on the wash. I was using my front blinker to see where is was going but I'm pretty familiar with that wash so I just rode by brail. Finally back and safe at the Chevron Staging Area after riding through town to give my loved ones and neighbors a quick Braap to let em know I made it home safe . It was nice to see all their house and trailers decorated with Christmas lights. The 150 mile Borrego exploration adventure to Salton Sea from Ocotillo left me muddy, exhausted, hungry and thirsty (and a little stiff)..the perfect way to be on a Sunday night .

How cute was the barista? Glad to hear you got out with dad. Great job. 👍

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I'm not really sure what peak it's one of those by there . . It's not my ride Im Just tagging along .

Great job bringing every one together. I like how you call out the riders one by one to ride and enjoy the Dez. Good energy. Me and bfar33 been holding it down out here for sure. Adv Trvlr has been keeping the trail fresh lately too, he's a good rider lots of knowledge. Dec 31 at 8 am there's a ride at the Red Feather restaurant. We're gonna ride from there with guys and gals on dual sports from a different group. It should be fun to meet new folks and network that way. We're going up to the peak and then back for lunch and then head north towards the mines after. Some sand involved but Mello pace. Everyone is welcome to join if they want to tag along with the group. Are your friends from LA putting on a ride? I'd like to do more exploring in Anza-Borrego with a group for safety.

Goofy Footer, How many more weeks till you are putting on noob rides ? I know your throttle hand has to be itching . It would be great to have another rider posting up rides I think youd enjoy this , specially since your from north of the 78. Dave if you don't link up with another rider , use your route to link up with us near Borrego Sunday. It would be Fun to have you along. I promise no steep slope leading to a 4 foot vertical this time. We will be near Borrego Mountain around 10ish. Temps are lower Sunday which should be nice.. . I'll probly dress in layers .