a lot of things about a lot of things
It was a long week and I didn’t want to drive anywhere today so decided to ride to Old Camp and check out how much water is in the creek.
Today was also the day Whiting Ranch reopened after all the recent rains here in southern CA. The pond on Sleepy Hollow is full to capacity.
Climbed over to horse stables and up to STT. Not too far up STT saw my first snake for 2019. It was a little rattlesnake about a foot long. I always hope people are paying attention to not run these guys over.
Every year around this time I look forward to seeing my first snake of the season. This year it was a juvenile rattlesnake on Santiago Truck Trail.
I recently headed out to Anza Borrego Desert State Park to see the superbloom and explore Borrego Badlands. Check out the page.
I hadn’t ridden in the Cleveland National Forest since before Christmas. There was a break in the rain so I decided to ride Maple Springs to Silverado Motorway with a detour to Modjeska Peak. A few washouts on the Motorway, but surprisingly the trails are in good shape given how much rain has been received this winter (my backyard weather station says 22″ since 10/1/2018).
For the fourth weekend in a row, it was raining in the OC so we hit the desert. Route was up Dunn to s/t by Wild Horse -Vandeventer -Dry Wash – Palm Canyon – Indian Potrero – Dry Wash – Hahn – Wild Horse – Cathedral. It was an ambitious route, but we knew what we were getting into.
It was quite a bit warmer this day over the previous few weeks. All the washes had signs of a lot of water flow. Be sure to check the video of creek along Indian Potrero.
I have been going to La Quinta for almost 20 years and never taken time to explore the cove trails. There are a bunch of trails that criss-cross the cove area and then one that heads to Lake Cahuilla along with Boo Hoff. At the high point there was a great view that stretched from the Little San Bernardino mountains to Salton Sea. Most of the trail is in the shadow of Toro Peak.
February was pretty rainy here so I again headed to the desert for an Art Smith – Hopalong Cassidy loop via Dunn Rd/Wild Horse/Vandeventer/Dry Wash. 31 miles and 5.2k of climbing.
Eric and I escaped the rain in early February to ride the trails off Dunn Rd. Our route was up Dunn until reaching the valley overlooking Wildhorse.
