First time out rider.

[Kaw'ee 10]

Yet another re-post.!!! This was my first time out with these guys and my first post with them, I did not have photobucket yet so all of these pic's were save to a folder from the original post from the other members ... yes, once again thank god for copy / n / paste, but please excuse me for YELLING AT YOU .!!!, I was not aware that your not suposed to use all 'CAPS' when you post,, "sorry newbee "

JUST A QUICK WRITE UP ON THIS WEEKENDS RIDE FROM CORRAL CANYON.

. IT WAS SATURDAY MORNING 8;00 AM WHEN I MEET A ADVENTURE RIDER FROM THIS WEB SITE FOR THE FIRST TIME JOHN , ALIAS "CARGUY"

. WE PLANED TO MEET AT THE ENTRANCE TO CORRAL CANYON AT 8;00 AND RIDE UP TO MEET RANDY AT CAMP OR ON HIS WAY OUT .JUST TO GET A LITTLE RIDE TIME IN BEFORE BREAKFAST, WHILE LOOKING AROUND FOR A FORTY FOOT WARRIOR INCLOSED TRAILER WITH A JACUZZI ON THE ROOF,ALL WE FOUND WAS TWO TINY LITTLE TENTS WITH FROZEN KNOBBY TIRE TRACKS COMING FROM IT, THAT TURNED OUT BELONGING TO A COUPLE OF RIDERS OUT OF L. A.

THINKING MAYBE THIS RIDE WAS A APRIL FOOLS JOKE ,OR MAN THESE GUYS ARE HARD CORE ADVENTURE RIDERS, WE DECIDED TO RIDE TO MAJORS COFFEE SHOP TO SEE IF THEY WHERE ALREADY THERE.

SURE ENOUGH THERE WERE DUEL SPORT BIKES OF EVERY MAKE AN COLOR ALL OVER THE PARKING LOT, AFTER SHOVELING A COUPLE OF CARBO'S DOWN OUR NECKS , WE ALL HEADED BACK TO CORRAL CANYON CAMP SO EVERYONE COULD UNLOAD THERE BIKES WITH ALL THERE CAMPING GEAR AND FIREWOOD THEY PICKED UP IN PINE VALLEY .

AFTER A SHORT WERE THE HELL ARE WE GOING MEETING, WE HIT THE TRAIL AN HEADED FOR THE BORDER ROAD, LED BY RANDY ,( KTMRAD )

ONLY TO WITNESS A MODERN MARVEL OF ENGINEERING, YES THE BORDER FENCE...IT ONLY COULD BE COMPARED TO THE GREAT WALL OF CHINA..

EXCEPT WITH RUST..

HEADING FOR JACUMBA WE ENCOUNTERED A SMALL PROBLEM,,

A BUNCH OF GUYS IN CAMOS WITH GUNS, THAT TOLD US TURN AROUND BECOUSE THEY WERE GOING TO START BLASTING...

OK !!! NOW I SEE WHY THESE GUYS CALL THEMSELVES "ADVENTURE RIDERS "

.TURNS OUT THEY WERE JUST DOING ROAD WORK, SO WE BACKTRACKED AND FOUND OUR WAY BACK TO HWY 94 AN HEADED EAST TO JACUMA ,

AFTER STOPPING FOR SNACKS AN GAS,

WE HEADED UP TO THE TOP OF A OLD VOLCANO

AND STOPPED TO TAKE IT ALL IN.

IT WAS ALSO OVERLOOKING THE DE ANZA SPRINGS NUDIST COLONY.

....AND I REMEMBER THINKING MAN THIS MUST BE HEAVEN....

AND OF COURSE, OUR KODAK MOMENT, SO HERE WE ALL ARE POSING FOR A GROUP PHOTO,,,

BUT THEN A FELLOW RIDER TAPED ME ON THE SHOULDER AN POINTED AT RATTLE SNAKE FOUR INCHES FROM MY RIGHT FOOT.

..." I FORGET WHO IT WAS BUT THANKS FOR SAVING MY LIFE BY THE WAY

AFTER OUR GROUP PHOTOGERFER SNAPPED OFF A COUPLE OF SHOTS OF HIM,

WE HEADED BACK TO CORAL CANYON, USING EVERY DIRT TRAIL WE COULD FIND,

WHILE COMING WITHIN A COUPLE OF MILES OF MY HOUSE ,IN LIVE OAK SPRINGS, I BROKE OFF AND CALLED IT A DAY,

GOD ONLY KNOWS WHAT HAPPENED AFTER THAT...

..Re-posted by Kaw'ee // back then Wow ee Kaw'ee .