dirt dame 559 Posted June 24, 2021 Summertime, and the local trails are pretty hot right now. I usually spend most of my riding time in the summer at the the San Bernardino mountains, especially when there's a chance that it might rain. I keep checking the weather report for the best opportunity for this. I didn't act on a forecast last week, and missed out, but the forecast predicted rain for Wednesday, so I had the Jeep loaded and ready to go on Tuesday night. The mountain and the weather didn't disappoint. I staged at my usual place at Heart Bar, and the temps were cool enough to wear a winter jersey. I don't think the temperature ever hit 70, and probably was around mid 60s for the most part. I also had an Acerbis packable rain jacket with me, that I ended up using for most of the ride. Luckily, this storm didn't pack much lightning like most summer mountain storms do, so I never saw any lightning strikes on this ride. And that was just fine by me. Occasionally, when I stopped and cut the engine, I could hear muffled distant thunder. Rain was hit and miss, often just a light sprinkle, but once in a while the wind would whip up, and the sky would really let loose. There was a little hail from time to time too. So some spots on the route were dry, while others were quite nice, and some spots had some puddles. I didn't come across any other riders during the course of the day, but a few 4X4s were out. I ended up with 85 miles on the odometer, and a day that was hard to beat. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MacDuncan 131 Posted June 24, 2021 That sounds fantastic, wish I was there too. Well done! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Vintage Veloce 21 Posted June 25, 2021 Wow, that looks awesome. Trying to plan my first moto trip up there in a couple weeks. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
simicrintz 177 Posted June 25, 2021 I can almost smell the pine trees!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wierdrider 187 Posted June 26, 2021 Beautiful Mimi 👍👍 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites