V-Dog 4 Posted February 20, 2015 Thursday the 12th, crossed the border to meet up with other riders. Stayed the night in Puerto Nuevo at a friends house. Friday, The other riders and I did not hook up so off I went. I thought they may be heading to Coyote Cal's along the coast south of me, so I rode some street and farm roads along the coast to get there. I guess 1pm was too early for the other riders, so went to the best lunch I have ever had at Rosa's, 1 mile south of Coyote Cal's. Also got some gas from the auto repair shop (sold in gallon jugs). Off I went; heading south along the coastal farm and surfer/fishing village roads. Starting to get dark, so popped back on the highway for 40 minutes to San Quintin. Nice little motel, wifi, coffee for the morning and a good nights rest. Saturday decided to see what the mountains looked like going over mostly dirt roads to San Felipe. I could see some red rocks in the distance, decided to xcountry to it for lunch. After that back to the coast headed north for some of the roads I missed on Friday. Once on the dirt road heading over the mountains, it was kind of lonely...only one other vehicle in 3 hours of dirt roads, but it was beautiful. After crossing the mountains, headed south to San Felipe on mostly dirt with a large dry lake bed crossing. Made it to San Felipe a few minutes before dark, in time for a great dinner, cold beer and some needed rest. Sunday I thought I would go see Mike's Sky Ranch, I had never been there. The ride there was decent except I should have not beat myself up over miles of huge sandy race track whoops. Got to Mike's Sky ranch at 1pm, it was a ghost town. Decided there was plenty of riding left in the day so headed North on the dirt roads. It was getting late when I came to the main intersection between Mikes and Laguna Hansen. so I decided to go up the paved road to Ojo's Negros and get a motel. Sleepy little town, but a great motel, great food and fuel not far away. Monday I thought I should check out Laguna Hansen, but found a dirt road turning north before I got back to the intersection. Had a most excellent lunch at Kutap Kutaey, and enjoyed the ride through the pine trees. Coming out on the Highway, I decided to head towards Mexicali and see what I could find. My best find was the dry lake bed of Laguna Salada (also part of a race course). I rode out about 25 miles, then turned back as it was getting late. I got into Mexicali about dark, found a $15.00 motel that I could put my motorcycle inside the room. Had a great dinner, cold beer, and went to sleep early. Tuesday morning heading home; crossed the border early, and found some really nice BLM Marked Trails across the desert heading to the town of Ocotillo. Had a nice lunch in the desert, and rode some more trails to gas at Ocotillo. Starting to feel tired, I jumped on the I-8 and went home. Round trip 915 miles on my 2014 KTM 500. No issues at all, just a great trip. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
danrider 5 Posted February 20, 2015 Good job!!! and nice trip Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dan Diego 40 Posted February 20, 2015 Well done! I recognized a few of the places you passed through. Looked like a lot of fun. Nice write-up and photos. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Baja2015 0 Posted February 20, 2015 Viva Mexico !!!!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Covered in Dust 163 Posted February 20, 2015 Nice V-Dog, post up next time you want to head south of the border I'm due for some Mexican beer. CiD Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Goofy Footer 539 Posted February 20, 2015 Nice work V-Dog! Looks like a blast. Door to door Baja Ride! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
V-Dog 4 Posted February 20, 2015 Thanks for all the kind words. I'm going again April 17-19 and have room for a few riders. I will post soon with details, most likely leave hotel hacienda Santa Veronica 17th early am for ride start, return same late 19th. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dress4Less 162 Posted February 20, 2015 Great pics and ride report Vaudois! What an adventure...especially solo! Dress4Jealous Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Uppenkamp 0 Posted February 20, 2015 Hi Vaudois, I'm guessing that the pins are out of your thumb. You must be getting close to the 10k mile mark on you '14. You did a fine job navigating baja. Reach out to Bill Thompson to find all the things you missed. Cheers, Mike Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Riggerdan 147 Posted February 20, 2015 Good stuff V-dog Nice pictures, thanks for sharing... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
V-Dog 4 Posted February 20, 2015 Hi Vaudois, I'm guessing that the pins are out of your thumb. You must be getting close to the 10k mile mark on you '14. You did a fine job navigating baja. Reach out to Bill Thompson to find all the things you missed. Cheers, Mike Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
V-Dog 4 Posted February 20, 2015 Thanks mike, will do Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
