John 79

It was a great ride, not too hot and few people out there. Thanks for the invite, I sometimes work from home and could do mid-week, just depends on the week. If I'm free I'd love to!

For sure, white Dodge RAM 1500. I prefer the NorthEast area of the trail to camp, we'll be there unless it's already taken. Regardless I'll make sure my truck is visible from the road. I'm headed out in a few hours so I'll see anyone/everyone out there!

I missed the Fud era unfortunately, I would have loved to meet the man. I raced from 05-12, loved it, too many crashes tho. I'll keep posting about AB rides if people are interested. There's always the desert dash too.

Probably between 0900-1000. So far its just me riding and my wife'll be chasing in the truck. You're welcome to join us.

Ladies and Gentlemen, I'm just getting back into riding after a several year hiatus and looking for dual sport buddies. I'm hoping to ride the South side of AB this Saturday if the weather stays cool, maybe do a loop starting at Canyon Sin Nombre and North thru Arroyo Tapiado to Arroyo Diablo and out to highway. They are fairly easy dirt roads with some sand and rocks. I'm certainly open to other routes too. Full disclosure - This is my first time back on a bike in many years and I'm on a bike I've never ridden before, so I'll be taking it easy and cruisin! Looking forward to it. UPDATE 10/13/21: I'm changing the ride to Sunday, Oct 17th. I'll be camping in CSN Saturday night and riding Sun morn, all are welcome.

Hello Again San Diego Dualsporters! I used to know a few of you and did a few desert dashes in the late aughts and was a good friend of Tree. Many of you also helped volunteer at our desert racing clubs events, thanks again! I've been off bikes for about 7 years but just jumped back in with a new-to-me plated XR600. Looking forward to doing some cruising around San Diego County!

Hi Friends, OTB is hosting our 9th Annual Sandblast desert race on January 25th and we'd like to invite any dualsporters out to either race, sweep, or work a checkpoint with us. We know you've given lots of your time over the years and we sure do appreciate it! This year we are dedicating the event to Tree, friend to all of us and one heck of a great racer and dualsporter. Here's the flyer, I took the background photo at the DD 2010. http://amad38.com/RaceFlyers/2015_SandBlast.pdf You can contact me on here or at jjanke79@gmail.com with any questions. Hope to see some of you guys out there!

Gone way too soon. We'll sure miss you brother.

I would highly recommend this. An encounter with a sheriff's deputy at the Tecate crossing turned into an ELEVEN HUNDRED DOLLAR ticket. Don't ask, it still hurts.

Sorry Johnny- you'll have to harass big Duane instead, good luck with that! I can't get Monday off work, I have negative 16 vacation hours after the honeymoon. This is a great group though, you'll have an excellent time. I look forward to the spring trip next year.

Put me down as a maybe. It'll take some fancy footwork but I sure would like to make it.

On our layover day none of us were too jazzed on riding immediately, so we walked across town to a place called Ruben's that I used to camp at with my folks. They served delicious rum drinks called coco-locos, served in a coconut. The place was long gone, but the sign was still there. Taking a hike to sweat the booze out.. Matt and Steve decided to take a ride outside town but ran into problems. KTM towing a Honda. (Disclaimer: root cause analysis pointed towards faulty aftermarket part) It took eight pro mechanics two hours to determine the clip on the main needle had fallen off. Got it back on there, and she ran like a champ all the way home. Best Bachelor party I've ever had! The rest of the trip was uneventful, except for a case of Montezuma's revenge suffered by my brother and I. We narrowed it down to an 8 pack of pacifico cans, won't be trying those again. Good Times!

Heck yeah, that was about the best day riding I've ever had. Twelve ball-busting hours of just pure riding. It was tough at the time but I'm already scheming on how we could do that trail again earlier in the day, or stay over at Mikes and do it from there... I slept like a rock that night. Breakfast at Mike's the next morning It was a crisp morning at Mike's. Filling up on gas at San Matias. Must be Factory KTM gas, never seen it so orange before... We took a quick break on our way to San Felipe, it was an easy ride compared to the day before. Sea of Cortes in the background. We arrive at the hotel around noon, time to explore the town. Beer and fish tacos, what a great combo. Panorama of the whole town After a few rounds of beer and tequila, everybody's having a great time! Not so energetic the next day though...

It was an excellent ride. First day was VERY tough, but there were no serious crashes, no bike problems we couldn't handle, and no law problems, on that side anyway Crossing the border, Mike was the only one to get stopped, in the background. Wildflowers at Tres Hermanos. There was excellent scenery for the whole trip. This was the wrong way Duane was talking about. It started out in a really deep sand wash that turned into a flowing stream. It was a tough crawl with very big boulders to navigate, I though we were on an endurocross course or something. More than one bike lost radiator fins as there were many dumped bikes. This pic does it no justice at all. The clouds and hail chased us through the mountains till we finally hit sunshine High Tech Gas Station We stopped to have some tacos at a local "restaurant" and discuss the wuss vs. non-wuss route. The tecates and egos sealed our fate. This was the deep rut our fearless leader Robert came across at high speed. He tried to jump it and mostly made it, casing the skid plate on the other side. No injuries, dodged a bullet. As we continued, obstacles like this became more frequent and it took longer and longer for the group to proceed. This was a very steep, rocky, rutted hillclimb and was typical of the obstacles we were facing. Everyone was tired, thirsty, and ready to get to the rancho. I heard some choice phrases, like " I DON'T NEED THIS RIGHT NOW!! (shouted at bike), "I cannot afford any more crashes," and "This is horrible, who picked this route?" We finally get to a spot where the going gets a little easier, and come to a T in the trail. I let everyone else go ahead to direct Javi and the Jeep on which way to go. I finally find the jeep, they're stuck. We unstuck them and continue riding.The sun is setting, I'm out of water, and I have no idea how much gas I have left. Time to dig deep and complete the mission. The sun is completely gone, I've been riding for 13 hours, and I am mentally and physically beat. I'm riding in the dark through uphill rock gardens, and we're considering spending the night on the trail. I find the strength to keep going, and seeing the lights of the rancho were sure a sight for some sore eyes! You can see how dark it is out, I took this pic just one minute after parking my bike. Stay tuned for episode 2.

No, I'm not going. You guys are too fast for me. I know you'll wait and all, but every time I've ridden with district 38 racers, I've felt like I never get a chance to catch my breath. Besides, the desert is getting pretty hot by the beginning of May. Are you sure? My brother is going, he doesn't race at all and is just a part-time play rider. I don't know about everyone else, but I don't plan on being in any hurry on this one.