RamonaKDXr

See ya out there

I'm not sur if anyone meets at Packards anymore... But I'll be out there tonight. Probably leave a little early and buzz Lusardi first. Hit me up if you want to meet, probably 5:30 or 6. Otherwise just roll out

Sorry i disappeared last week, ended up in Vegas for a couple days. Hope to see you guys this week though...

You guys are awesome.... super fun to meet new riders! Hope to see you next week

You guys are awesome.... super fun to meet new riders! Great turnout, hope to see you all next week!

Nobody for earlier longer ride?

Wasn't trying to discourage you by any means, just wanted to make sure you know it changed. Enjoy your ride!!!

Anyone goin out tomorrow? I'll be trying to go early and buzz lusardi and orosco before heading up. Hit me up if you can get out early, I'm time flexible...

Have you been out there since they started the construction? It's definitely a little different.... Lots of graded roads and moving equipment when I was there a few weeks ago. Just don't want you to be disappointed, you may want to do some asking around and make sure it's still acceptable for your group.

Leaving Ramona about 7 , trucking to summit rd. Ride to Blythe, get lunch, maybe do some side exploring on the way back.

Lurking.... Will wait for ride details

Always good to ride and meet new people. Hope to see you guys next week, and I'm just about always available to get out early and get some extra in....

Yeah what a mess.....

Maybe it was errant construction equipment? It would be difficult to smash an outhouse with a motorcycle.....

It's pretty intense out there.... Lots of trucks and equipment moving around on cut, filled, and graded roads cut in, around, and through the trail network on the main ridge. Every half mile or so your singletrack smashes into a construction road with seeded and sandbagged sides. Finding where it connects can be extremely difficult. On the lighter side, all the equipment operators, workers, water & cement truck drivers etc were friendly and courteous... pulling over to let us by on the way in, waving as we passed, and didn't seem to mind us using their roads to try to connect the trails. We found less activity on the western side, and although the trails are less invigorating, they are still fun. It is unclear, however, which trails are open or designated. Lots of seemingly randomly placed esa signs that don't make sense what exactly they are closing or naming as environmentally sensitive. I guess only time will tell mccain's fate, but once the turbines are installed, the workers are gone, and the construction roads morph into loosely maintained access roads for the power company, I hope that most of the singletrack twisting boulder scaling magic that draws me there remains reasonably intact.