Jlburgess

I'm either semi-retired now or temporarily unemployed so have lots of time on my hands. I'm up for any rides that anyone can think of in the east county SD mostly. I'm at Coral Canyon today and the recent rain made the trail conditions epic! Great traction.

This one is off of Pine Creek road in the Cleveland National Forest. I ride that area frequently and almost never see that gate open. I think I posted an accidental opening once a couple of years ago. I rode it today and found it was fun and easily passable, but then still locked Indian Portrero gate shown in pic. I'm hoping that this is a trial run for the area since they have been rolling over a forest closure for years due to supposed bad road conditions. I can't tell you how many times I asked Descanso RD why it was still closed. As you can see it has a bypass that would take you to Mount Laguna highway which also has a narrow easement at the gate. I didn't try it because I was on my own on a bigger bike but might be good for others? That's my story and I'm sticking to it! 😉

Thankfully I was relieved of my duties of employment and am going to do a two week trip to Northern California to visit a sorely missed relative on the Feather River and also do some moto camping and exploration with my new (used) trailer. Did I mention the NorCal BDR just had the inaugural opening as seen on YouTube? I looked around for a small towable teardrop or similar and they were really expensive and didn't have enough space that I needed to get a bike inside. I've done my own self-contained toy hauler with a $3,000 trailer that I found it on Craigslist. Here's where my adventure begins! If it doesn't go well, it's been nice knowing you all! 😉

I was just going to post a link to the meeting for Coral Canyon which they have apparently just opened for the Spring (mud) but both campgrounds are closed due to "TBD bathroom installations". Just wait until a month from now and it will be too dry to ride there. There won't be a new off-road park in SD county in my lifetime, it's a money grab. They also tripled the camping rates at Coral Canyon. I saw the bathrooms before they decided to close them and the problem was that they never took the trash out! There was literally five garbage cans worth of trash in and around one can. They wouldn't even bother to go over there. Your government dollars at work! In case you think I'm just being sarcastic, I spent the last 8 years of the last 10 years of my life watching the government waste your money at NAS North Island. People are literally coming there to sleep until the retirement check is authorized. I've gone round and round with them at Cleveland NF Descanso Ranger district for a couple of years now. They don't give a rat's ass about closing anything. Their closure for campfires is also expired. They're taking funds from OHV green and red sticker programs and not providing anything for it other than to buy themselves a new coffee maker and sit on their fat asses. Any excuse for a closure is great for their agenda. They recently upgraded (farmed out) the parking lot at Cedar Creek Falls which of course closed the connector to Eagle Peak road apparently permanently. They seem to have lots of money to install a camera there but won't lift their finger to repair any damage to the trails. It's much easier to close it. Don't get me started on Deer Park rd and Thing Valley to La Posta. I would recommend contacting somebody higher than Scott T. in the Descanso Ranger district to make these people do something other than apply for new grants to waste your money with. Here's the latest: https://www.fs.usda.gov/detail/cleveland/news-events/?cid=FSEPRD1166464

That was quick. I knew I had seen that image before. 😃

I figured someone here knows about this. I saw it on a restaurant doorway in San Ignacio a few days ago. Too funny! Is that Krug?

Looks fun! I'm headed out around 10ish tomorrow morning out that way around McCain on the Norden. Never ridden that area before so just checking out the easy parts if others want to join in.... Send pm if interested for details.

Did somebody mention cribbage? 3rd generation player here. 😜. No DR for me on this one. It's too close to carry the good gear.

I could be convinced to drive my car so favorite dog can join in. I can get there earlier to save spots and that would make more refreshing beverages available too. 🍻😉

I can give a fairly recent report on the obvious loop around the Indian Flats (renamed) campground. The first part was narrow single-lane paved and/or groomed with scenery and zero traffic. When I got there I found the campground was closed due to the Arroyo Toads again (it shows open now). I continued to the northwest on the loop. That part is pretty easy dirt except for a couple ruts and a wee bit of sand. I was on a big bike so depends on your perspective. Easily doable with friends for all. Hope to see ya' all out there! 👍

Posting up an unusual opening of Fred. It's been closed all year but can't get there until Saturday. Is there a storm they will blame it on? Post pics! Fred Canyon Road (16S08) Descanso/San Diego County Open For duration of storm

I'm thinking of making this a 2-night campout with day 2 (Sun night ) in Idyllwild. I love that area and haven't explored everything yet. Marion mountain CG is awesome. 👍. Looking forward to this already! To be clear the date is November 4-5? The initial post is a bit misleading. I almost showed up next weekend. 😜

Great ride. 👍 Thanks for joining Mike!

I was thinking about taking the DR650 out tomorrow starting at Tecate' and heading towards Campo. This is a pretty fun ride if you haven't tried it before. It's pretty flat in most parts but a little bit of sand. There's a cool RR tunnel too. I was planning on continuing down to Shockey Road which has a neat little canyon in it. Probably taking off from Jamul around 10:00 Sunday the 24th. Send pm if interested. Bring cash for El Paso Mexican food on rtn trip via 94. John

I'm a late starter on Sundays but here's my route. It's Nate's Grade/Wohlford/Ramona. PM if interested. Big bike friendly.