Hooters on Scooters

[christi20 0]

IT WAS INCREDIBLE.

What a great way to spend four days. Riding through Baja is fabulous.

Let me just say that you can't get this experience on your own (most people anyway).

Tim Morton, the Baja Bound Tour operator, knows the most top secret trails and single track there is. Many of them he made himself. And they were no cake walk!!! Much of it was 6" wide in shoulder high brush with loose rocks and off camber turns. CRAZY stuff. But, I am happy to report I made it through without incident--barely. Though I was mentally drained after one of them. And I certainly wasn't graceful about it.

Other riding included winding two track through valleys, rocky stream beds, hard pack and super rain rutted roads, many elevation changes, some long sandy roads, some forest trail, beaches, rocky hill climbs. And of course some wide open stuff where my hand started to hurt from holding the throttle open so long.

And the food!!!! OMG! I think I gained five pounds on this trip. Each meal stop was some of the best food I have had. One place even served chicken cordon bleu. It was a five star place in my book.

I have about a hundred pictures that I will post next week in the gallery and some here. Unfortunately the photos are not indicative of what we rode on most of the day. Because I certainly wasn't able to stop in the middle of most of the single track to take a photo. I was too busy tying not to crash! Photo opportunities only arose during the breaks between the gnarly stuff. But the scenery is great.

Baja Bound is truly the best way for an intermediate to expert rider to ride Baja! They have novice rides too.

Stay tuned for more.

[sandiegoland 0]

...Unfortunately the photos are not indicative of what we rode on most of the day. Because I certainly wasn't able to stop in the middle of...

It's quite a feat to get those kinds of "accurate" photos on ride reports! It's often we get good shots with the groups because a rider that gets ahead can lie in wait for a good shot. Others have to be pretty fast fingers to retrieve the camera for a shot on the fly.

Enjoy the ride first... your report will not suffer!

[christi20 0]

OK, here are some selected photos.

the girls at Puerto Nuevo in front of Ortega's restaurant.

Left to right: Kellee (from Canada), myself, Karen for Colorado, Jennifer of Baja Bound

Pee stop for the men

at the end of our first single track of the day. It was beautiful.

first flat of the day also!

ending another single track.

our fearless leader Tim Morton

our first lunch stop at a fantastic winery/restaurant called La Naranja in Gualupe Valley.

Tim Morton checking on his flock on the other side of the hill

some two track trail after lunch

Myself and Jen Morton in the mountains above Ojos Negros

Making sure no cows get out while we go through this gate

morning gas stop in Ensenada day 2

water crossing on the way to the coast

coastline view

Jennifer w/ her a horny friend

a break after a gnarly single track

end of a long day 2

getting ready for the long decent to Mike's Sky Rancho

on the Mike's road

in the national forest now

Horsepower ranch. End of day 3

shady break

traffic on El Compadre

end of the tour at the campground in Tecate

Kellee's proof she was riding for four days!

Wish I could post them all but I have to get back to work now!

[SCHWINN 0]

Great stuff, I believe Jen & Tim morton are neighbors of mine in escondido. Looks like a really good ride.

[Crawdaddy 96]

OK, here are some selected photos.

Wish I could post them all but I have to get back to work now!

Nice! :beach: