BigJon01

Oh man! I wish my schedule permitted. I love riding Big Bear! Have fun and be safe.

I found one gate over the weekend on a side trail but it was private and held closed with a bungee. Haven't ridden Nate Harrison Grade in a while but yes you can use that to get closer to the Warner Springs side of Lost Valley. Last I heard the Palomar observatory gate is closed to the dirt side of the mountain. You may have to pound a little pavement from there.

From Warner Springs you can take Lost Valley out through Anza. Very fun trail. I rode this over the weekend, it was dry and rougher than normal but still one of my favorites.

Around 5 years ago I began practicing Keto... lost over 80 lbs and most of my daily body pain went away. This type of diet cuts out sugar and most carbs. In order to properly manage, you also cut out all processed food (as much as you can), these foods are inflammatory. A lot of fruits go away that we all thought to be good for us but are actually full of natural sugars that still trigger an insulin response. A lot to learn about but it does help with weight and pain management. Thomas Delauer on youtube has alot of great videos explaining how to work on improving your health with diet and if desired, excercise.

Section 1 was fairly easy. Like Mr.Jaja said, it's more like gravel. We took our time and picked this section off on KTM 1090R's. Section 2 had a long stretch of sand through Skeleton pass but wasn't difficult, just tiring. Section 3 had deep sand uphill leaving the mine toward Primm. Then several miles of riding through softball to bowling ball size rocks uphill leaving Primm.

I'm in 92065 and have room for a few bikes. I can assist in shuttling the non plated bike to the US side of the border too. What are the exact dates and let me know if I can help.

Tell us more about Santa Rosa... Map?

Thomas Mountain has it all. It's close, temps will be lower, it's wooded and has dispersed camping.

It is an auto clutch. You do have to shift but very simple action. The wife who had never ridden (or driven) manual, picked it up in under an hour.

The CT125 has 17" front wheel... but at least it doesn't have a hand clutch. Also, she can maintain 55+ most the time on highways.

DSM8, yes the wife rides the CT125 and is also approximately 5' tall. I did add a lower seat and a front brake lever that is closer to the bars. Other than that, all stock. This is her first bike moving up form the scooter and it is working out very well!

Got out Sunday 7.21.24 for a 115mi+ ride. Started in Ramona (at home) 5:45am. Rode down Highland Valley rd to Bandy Canyon through San Pasqual and into Escondido. We headed out past Lake Wohlford and into Valley Center for some gas. Wife was having fun and wanted to continue on to Lake Henshaw for some breakfast so we rode out through RIncon and La Jolla reservations. Had a great breakfast and met some other riders there. She wasn't ready to call it a day yet so we rode out Lost Valley rd. to Indian Flats campground, now it was getting hot. After a short break we headed back to Ramona. We love the morning adventures... RIDE 7.21 5.MOV

That is a good place to ride and practice. Also Santa Ysabel Truck trail in the same area.

I hope you do a write up on this adventure!!

What do you guys want to know about the Van?