BigJon01

Preparing to ride several sections of NVBDR starting 5/3/24. Your photos are getting me pumped up to start. Any notable advice regarding the route?

Great pic!

Well... weather delayed the scooter adventure for this weekend. Instead we hopped in the van and headed up to Joshua Tree, then out through box canyon, dinner at TKB and camped in Anza Borrego. Hopefully this weather will dry up soon.

The wife and I have a pair of Honda Ruckus' (Ruckai, IDK) that we "dual sport". We have done day trips only but are planning this weekend to venture out further on an overnight. Hoping Thomas Mtn. will be free of snow... probably not though. I camp up there often on the ADV bike to test gear and hoping to show her one of my favorite campsites. We'll see how far we get, I'll report back. Thought you guys might enjoy seeing the lightest version of Dual Sport I can think of, lol.

Hopefully I'll be posting more pics on here of camps like this, lol. Keep telling myself I'm going to post more but then I always find an excuse not to, lol. Hoping to do some video as well. Thank you!

Are you guys in Ramona? Or just headed up that way to ride?

Where all did you guys find locked gates? 690 and 701?

Same here, 3rd degree separation and managed to pull the arm out of socket. Surgeon said that surgery would not provide anything more than aesthetic change. I just finished 4 weeks of PT 3 times a week. Still having soreness and discomfort but what can you do...

Had my final physical therapy session for a separated shoulder on Thursday so I put together a ride, of course. We started with a meticulously planned route downloaded into our GPS'. Leaving Ramona, heading out through Mesa Grande, into Warner Spring then up into Los Coyotes Reservation. From there up around the old Scout Camp, down through Lost Valley. We would travers up into the Palomar Divide, make our way through the Observatory and off into the canyon... Started our Saturday at Farmhouse 78. Perfect way to start a ride. So Los Coyotes is closed. We rode our through Lost Valley to attempt to see the old Scout Camp, closed... Then began the improvisation. We got back onto the Lost Valley route and headed into Anza. Paused for a moment to look at satellite images so we could find our next trail. Coyote Canyon was a natural choice, we'd take it down into Borrego and camp. The riverbed at the bottom although appearing wet from above (which would have made it firm enough to get the big bikes through) was bone dry and soft. So we turned around and rode back up to the top. Out through the sketchy neighborhoods in Anza, out through Palm Springs and into Borrego via Salton Seaway. Camped in Borrego then took Grapevine Canyon from the Narrows up into Ranchita. It was a fun ride to say the least and the shoulder held up great!

Well... It's confirmed... Los Coyotes is no vehicle traffic past the guard shack. You can however hike apparently.

We'll see this weekend. If it looks or gets sketchy, we will loop around through Lost Valley instead.

That's what I was thinking. I'll be on a street licensed motorcycle so not too obnoxious... Fingers crossed. I want to ride in on the Los Coyote side and out on the Lost Valley side. Then back over to Palomar Divide.

Mapping a local ride and wondering if anyone has ridden from Warner springs southeast into Los Coyotes and up to the Scout campground lately. Hoping to hear its open and ADV friendly.

Looks like we missed each other by a couple weeks. I was there in August.

Who here is already starting to plan their NorCal BDR trip (other than me of course)?