KTMrad 508 Posted July 13, 2006 Sunday, March 19th....a few of us from San Diego met to go ride the US - Mexico Border. Kevin and I planned to meet at a Shell Station in Chula Vista, and posted our ride plans for the locals. We didn't know who or how many would show, and the weather had been rain on/off all weekend. But, the morning of the ride, we had 9 riders show up at the gas station....not bad for last minute plans....... After a few miles of pavement, we hit the dirt, Otay Mountain Truck Trail, and Kevin took us up to the old WWII lookout on Otay Mountain. L to R - MikeyB, Chris, Kevin, Eric and Mark. Here's the view from the WWII lookout.....on a clear day, you can see far to the horizon on the Pacific Ocean. This place was used to scour the horizon, looking for enemy ships ready to attack or invade......... Bill S. decided a good Adventure ride wouldn't be right unless someone dropped it within the first few miles......I wasn't quick enough to get the camera out while his new HP2 was laying in the gravel The San Diego Crew.... Otay Truck Trail over Otay Mountain, along the border.... Left to Right.....Eric, MikeyB, Chris, Mark, Kevin Jim Bos on the trail with his KLR Bill (HP2) and Jim Bos (KLR) Border Patrol Jeep near the border SanDiegoland (Craig) on his V-Strom 650 Cottonwood Creek Crossing........ MikeyB Jim Bos Craig on the V-Strom...... SanDiegoland decided he needed a bath !! We crossed over many ridges, through some canyons on an awesome trail along the border........here's the switchbacks dropping down a valley towards Barrett Junction on the Kuchama Truck Trail.... Rounding a corner Looking Down Riders on switchbacks SanDiegoLand on his V-Strom The Minutemen at Barrett Junction..... L to R....Mark (KTM 950S), Bill (BMW HP-2), Jim (KLR 650), Me (KTM 950), Kevin (BMW Dakar 650), Eric (KTM 950), MikeyB (KTM 625), Chris (DR 650), and Craig's V-Strom 650. We rode a few miles of fun, twisty pavement on route 94 to the Tecate turnoff. Stopped for gas near Tecate, and ran into a group of scooter riders on Vespa scooters, some of their scooters were from the 1960's. After gas, we took the border road. It was really muddy in the first couple of miles.......SanDiegoLand dropped it in the mud, and waved everyone by. He later hooked back up with us at the lunch stop. The Border Fence on the dirt road along the Border....due to all the rain we had, the traction and conditions were bitchin' !! The Mighty 950 We took Buckman Springs, then hit some more trails and a dirt road to La Posta Cafe for lunch. After a good lunch, most of the group headed home. It was 2:00pm, Kevin and I needed some more riding and exploring, so MikeyB joined us on his KTM 625. We explored any dirt trails we could find along La Posta Rd. We found some great trails, many were overgrown 2 track.....here's MikeyB posing at one of the trails that dead-ended Kevin scouting for a way through to a trail we saw in the distance Our barkbusters came in handy as we blazed our way through thick brush and eventually found the trail. Kevin telling MikeyB he missed the all-girl nudist colony that we just passed We found a neat, narrow trail that zig-zagged for a few miles, and then another that went up a steep hill. We were in exploration mode and having a blast !! We found this awesome cliff on top of a hill at the end of this trail.... MikeyB at the point We backtracked the way we came and followed the trail out until it hit a dirt road which connected with La Posta Rd. From there, it was time to take pavement back to San Diego since it was getting late. We had been lucky with the weather, only got rained on lightly a couple of times. At Cameron Corners, Kevin and I were in need of a beverage, MikeyB headed back on route 94. Kevin and I did our usual relaxing ride back with a couple of stops on the way. Got back home at 7:30pm and had to rush to pack up for a flight to Las Vegas at 10:00pm. Talk about cuttin' it close !! :eek1 We had a great ride, great group of riders, and found some new trails to explore in the future. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
