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One of the rules of the forum is to not link to another forum to a ride report, but to post the ride in the ride forums that we have here. Please post any local ride report here: https://dualsport-sd.com/forums/index.php?/forum/8-1-to-3-day-ride-write-ups-stories-and-photos/ Thanks for your cooperation.

Alrighty then....here are the rest of the details for the day: Good afternoon everyone, We are about 1 week away from having our next cleanup. It feels like years since we had our last one. If it is anything like has been done in the past, I am assuming meeting at Four Corners around 8am, followed with trail grooming from 9am to 1pm. We will have sign in sheets for everyone (sign in and out) and will provide: loppers, trash pickers and trash bags. Also while no one needs to wear masks, we will be hoping everyone follows social distancing guidelines. Please let me know if you have any questions or suggestions. Have a great rest of the day, Gabriel Padilla OHV Area Manager Forest Service Cleveland National Forest, Descanso Ranger District

Not sure about the through route, but seems like it should be open. I always take the Spur Meadow trail when I ride up there (and it is not one way...that I know of), very seldom, the road. I haven't been up there for a few years, so maybe I need to head out there and have a looky see.

It was nice to get back together with the SDAR members that I have known from the past, and meet new ones today. Great shindig, for sure!😎

Agreed. If you want to share a ride report with the forum, then share the ride report. If you don't want to share it with the general public or a majority of the members, then you can become a supporting member and share the report with a small audience in the "members only'" forum where there is a sub forum called "Special trails, Reports and Destinations". I post some of my rides there, because the trails aren't frequented by other riders much, (or they may be on private land that I have been invited to ride on by the owner) and I'd like to keep it that way.

Practicing "static balancing" is a great tool to improve your overall balance on a bike. Trials bikes are perfect for this because they typically weigh around 150 pounds and have a very low "saddle" height. I used to ride trials events back in the 80s on a Beta TR33, and although I never became a very good trials rider, riding a trials bike did make me into a better trail rider. I had a Gas Gas TXT280 several years ago, but I found out that as I have aged, my knees have grown too worn out to kick start such a machine, or stand up all the time on a 25 mile loop. Still, it would be fun to have a small displacement trials bike to practice on in small doses.

Yes. Sorry about that. The address is included in the post in the events calendar.

If any of you have been trying to access Facebook, Instagram, Messenger or Whatsapp this morning you may have noticed that you can't get onto any of those sites. https://www.theverge.com/2021/10/4/22708989/instagram-facebook-outage-messenger-whatsapp-error

Glad the forests opened back up. Dirt Diva, her husband Bruce and I made a run to Big Bear yesterday. Diva wanted to make sure that we put over 100 miles on during the course of the day, because she and Bruce were going to the Bar 10 ride soon, and she wanted to make sure that she was ready to put in that sort of mileage. It's been a few years since I have put in that sort of mileage....but what the heck, I'd give it a go. It was the first nice cool weather in months, with a forecast high of 66, and a hint of fall was definitely in the air. We did manage about 106 miles...with probably more pavement than hoped for, but sometimes putting together routes that will meet certain types of criteria won't cover everything. We left the staging area around 9:30. Diva wanted to have a lunch break at 12:30. And she wanted to get home by a certain time. And she wanted 100 miles for sure. I planned the route as the day unfolded, taking into consideration what routes were closed this year. It was a little tough, but I managed to put together a nice route that did most of what was asked for. Our lunch stop at La Paws Inn was right at 12:30 and we had a little over half the mileage needed for the day. The ride was mellow, no crashes or drama....well except for the time I was trying to back up enough to frame a shot with my camera, and stepped backwards over the edge of the trail.😏 No harm, no foul, and I quickly switched to my phone camera which is quite a bit more wide angle. Scenery was awesome, as always up there. So I survived the long day and I have some really sore muscles today.

Can't tell. I e-mailed the Mr. Padilla, but he hasn't e-mailed me back. I guess maybe I should try giving him a call, in case my e-mail got caught in his spam filter.

Right now, Randy is revamping the donation system. It's either him....or later it will be me.

Good idea. I just checked the donation link and it looks pretty straight forward...except for the fact that donations can only be made via paypal link and not with a credit card. I have done a little research on the Paypal link in the past, and have found that if you have a personal account (no cost to you), you can't have any pay options other than bank transfers. If you set up a business account (paid service), you can have credit card links in that account.

IT is not my strong suite, so any help you can offer there will be greatly appreciated.

Looks like the closure has been extended to September 23.😥

Wanna be a Ham? We are forwarding this information courtesy of SDORC member Doug McPheeters. If you have any questions please use contact information in the below announcement. *********************************************************** One Day Amateur Radio Technician License Class: Saturday, 02-Oct-2021 Pacific Beach Area ==> Please Register Well In Advance (two or more weeks before class). ==> Some classes fill early, and Registration may close weeks before class. The Amateur Radio Service (Ham Radio) has practical applications from providing emergency communications and supporting civic events to education and recreation. This is an entry-level (Technician) class for beginners, immediately followed by the license examination. Those who pass the end-of-the-day exam will receive a radio license and call sign from the FCC which entitles them to transmit on VHF and UHF Amateur Radio frequencies (range of about 50 miles). Previous knowledge about radio or electricity is not required to take the class or pass the exam. However, we strongly recommend a little study in advance of class. History has shown that a few hours of study and practice tests before attending dramatically improved most people's ability to pass the exam. Times: From 8:30 AM (sharp) to about 7:00 PM for both the class and exam. (Plan to arrive about 08:15 AM.) This includes short hourly breaks and a 45-60 minute lunch break. Location: Pacific Beach area (address and details provided later to those registered (see below)) Costs: The class is FREE of charge (no fee). The examination may require a small fee ($5-10) - details will be forthcoming (The examiners are finalizing post-COVID processes.) Eligibility: Anyone properly following emailed registration instructions and COVID mitigation is eligible. Age limit: None (contact us for teen and pre-teen hints and tips) COVID Mitigation: 1. Face coverings will be required indoors (given current trends). 2. If you or anyone in your household are feeling ill or experiencing flu-like symptoms the week before class, please reschedule to a future class. Registration: Advance Registration is Required. We can not accept "walk-ins”. Please Register Well In Advance! Seating is limited and classes often fill two to three weeks before the class date. Step 0: Check your calendar (and the family calendar!) - to make sure you are available 8am-7pm. Step 1: Request registration instructions by emailing sandiegohamclasses@me.com with a subject including at least “02-Oct-2021 Pacific Beach" (we usually have more than one class open for registration). You will receive a reply with registration instructions and study materials to review before class. (At times, there's a large email backlog and it can take 3-5 days to send your instructions. Please be patient. Fair to mail again after 5 days.) Step 2: Reply in accordance with the instructions, which cover the details. A prompt and complete reply is to your advantage - seats are reserved in the order complete replies are received. Those who do not follow instructions and complete registration properly via email are ineligible to attend the class. Additional notes; A. If you are a member of a group that plans to have multiple people attend, please mention that group in your email. B. We must have a working email address for each registrant and be in direct mail contact with them. (We cannot accept “proxy” registrations, where you sign up someone else.) If you want to get a family member or friend started on the registration path, Cc: their email address when you email to request registration instructions and say they're for the family/friend(s) on the cc list. Your family member or friend will be sent the instructions, and will need to reply per instructions. C. Watch for additional email/reminders before class! There are only a couple.... + Those registered will receive an email "reminder" about 10-14 days before class with details on location, times, what to bring, etc. + Those on the waiting list will receive an update about 7-10 days before class about whether space will be available.

Maybe check out Ronco up in North County. Local built product. I bought one a few years back. http://www.roncotrailer.com/

Now that the forests are closed for a couple of weeks, it certainly has put a crimp in my trail riding plans. This is of course typically the hottest time of the year for any offroading, especially here in SD county. So I have been watching the weather forecasts for McCain every day, looking for the magic low temp of the week. For this week, it was yesterday....with a forecast high of 78. I decided that was the day for a ride, packed up the little two stroke, and off I went. Not surprisingly, there were quite a few other vehicles parked out there. It was a crowd for a week day, but with nowhere else to go right now....I guess it was to be expected. The weather was pretty nice, with plenty of breezes all day long, although the temperature did seem to climb a tad in the afternoon. Although it was tolerable, the temps did have me stopping in a few shade spots throughout the afternoon, to cool off a bit. I used to be able to ride in triple digit temps without batting an eyelash, but now that I am a senior citizen, I don't seem to be able to take much in the way of heat, at least for slow singletrack at much over 80 degrees....unless I am riding in a shady forest. So I put in a nice loop, didn't see anybody else, and had a good time....and will be watching the weather forecast for the next cool day....or will have to ride really early....or really late. Can't wait for cold weather and rain! Started out the morning with a rattly snakie. He was actually out on the road, just before the first staging area. Couldn't believe the temperature for the beginning of September, and close to noon. Midday rest/cool down and snack stop.

Yes.

I have been going up to Big Bear a lot this summer. Plenty of thunderstorms up there, and typical for this time of year. Yesterday was not a disappointment in the storm department, and at least there wasn't much in the way of thunder and lightning. So it was very nice day, with a late start out of Heart Bar, and no particular itinerary or time limitation. I got drenched twice, both times were on paved stretches. Some areas I rode were bone dry and dusty, others streaming with water....and others somewhere in between. Temperatures were very nice for the most part. A late lunch stop at La Paws Inn was just in time for a cloudburst. I moseyed around until about 5:30, arriving back at the staging area, mostly dried out. A very nice day for me, indeed. And I'm glad I got that ride in, because tomorrow all the National forests in California will be closed for two weeks due to high fire danger. So if you didn't get a ride in yet, don't plan on anything in a California national forest until after September 17th. Some areas were sunny and dry. Others...not so much.

Just rode there today. It was crowded for a weekday...but then....where else are they going to go right now?

Corral Canyon is USFS, so that is closed. McCain is not part of the forest system, and is run by the bureau of land management, so that is open.

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