I went out riding with neighbor Tom today.  He has a honda 250 bike.  We did some exploring and found the petroglyphs.  Unfortunately my phone battery was almost dead so I didn't take any pictures.  Tom was having some shifting issues but we did a couple short drag races and it seems like his 250 is pretty even with my 400 on acceleration and top-end. The rocks were no fun … [Read more...]

Agua Caliente looked much better on the web.  The trails were very rocky and there are lots of cactus around.  The few trails that climb hills are covered in shale that looks like it is dying to slice open a tire. I rode around for several hours hoping to find an interesting canyon or abandoned mine, but I didn't find much.  I did come across several mine shafts but they … [Read more...]

I was planning on a long ride today but I lost the mouthpiece of my camel pack somewhere on the trail.  With no water, I headed back to the parking lot after only an hour or so. There was one really good rocky hill climb though.  3 bikes and raptor couldn't make it.  I made it on my second attempt.  First try, I missed first and downshifted in to neutral. View 1/1/12 … [Read more...]