Todays ride at Anza Borrego

Yah the Desert Anza Borrego due to all the flash floods it is WET!! out there. There were still some places that the water was still flowing. If you live in the area get out and ride it.



Sides of the cliff recent fall

I moved to Texas from Indio two years ago. I still miss it and I hope to move back someday. There are so many places to explore there! I'm envious of you.

Texas must have some good stuff pretty flat though. Been doing a lot of adventure riding haven't really explored the Indio area any suggestions?

yotamaster wrote:

Texas must have some good stuff pretty flat though. Been doing a lot of adventure riding haven't really explored the Indio area any suggestions?

There surprisingly few opportunities for adventure riding near Houston.  There is VERY little public land in Texas.  There are so many good spots in Southern California--Mostly it's fun to buy a reasonably detailed atlas and just go on a lark.  There are miles and miles to explore.  

Some suggestions:

Go find the trailhead to the "Ladders" hike.  No, you can't ride your bike on the trail, but the hike is short and awesome.  The trailhead can only be reached via dirt road, and there are some nice little hill climbs off to the sides.



Go discover the "Calcite Mines."  This is just a cool 4x4-only destination (or 2x1 as the case may be).  You can read about the history of the place online.





Ride the Berdoo Canyon Road for a free backdoor pass to Johua Tree National Park--and don't worry, the rangers know all about the Berdoo Canyon Road and aren't concerned about charging entry fees.  They WILL, however, charge you if you try to leave through one of the main entrances.  So if you come in Berdoo, you gotta leave via Berdoo (bring plenty of gas).  Once you're in the park, ride the Black Eagle and Old Dale Roads.  Google maps doesn't think Berdoo goes all the way to the park; it does.  Pack a lunch for this one.  In fact, bring a tent; you may wanna stay a while.











That should be more than enough to keep you busy. They're all great rides.  You can Google them all for more detailed trailhead info.

Have fun, take pictures!

Rusty

Wow, thanks for taking the time to put together a few rides I appreciate it. I have heard about the Joshua Tree trail sounds like a great ride. Thanks for the others i'll get out there when it cools down a little.

Jack

Went to AB once and I'm hooked.  I'm not terribly local though so I generally only go out that way during the winter when it's cooler.  

Sheep Tanks:


Fish Creek I think?

Another south OC based rider here.  I gotta' make it out to AB as well when it cools down, it looks spectacular to ride.  I want to see the metal dinosaurs too while I am out there (they can look back at the near-dinosaur that is me LOL  ).

Wallrat wrote:

Went to AB once and I'm hooked.  I'm not terribly local though so I generally only go out that way during the winter when it's cooler.  

Sheep Tanks:


Fish Creek I think?

Yah AB is killer lots to explore especially with a Dual Sport. The pictures I took were in Fish Creek its south of Hwy 78. You can enter it from Split Mountain road.

If your interested I have a GPS track I could send to you it was a 95 mile loop. I also have another 120 mile loop probably 80% dirt.

Let me know

Better yet, how about we meet up once the weather turns and spend a couple days riding?

rvsixer wrote:

Another south OC based rider here.  I gotta' make it out to AB as well when it cools down, it looks spectacular to ride.  I want to see the metal dinosaurs too while I am out there (they can look back at the near-dinosaur that is me LOL  ).

Sure maybe get Rvsixer to join in. We could ride the area near interstate 8 Superstition and then the North Anza Borrego. I'll put something together give me a shout when you want to ride Cools down nice the end of October early November