PLANNING: SoCal trip?

[That1Guy]

Just posting to see if anyone wants to get something together. I think sometime around the weekend of the 9th? Im thinking maybe my first trip to Borrego? if anyone else is wanting to go post up and we will get something going!

[teebes]

Sure, count me in Are you thinking about a day trip or multiple days?

[The Roadie]

I would strongly recommend aiming for the next weekend, the 16th, due to the New Moon I've arranged to be on the schedule then. If you're going to camp with us. Borrego Springs was designated as a Dark Sky Community by the Int'l Dark Sky Association (my expedition shotgun partner Paul is on their board of directors). Spectacular Milky Way like you might not have seen it before!

If you want a day trip introduction, we could do that the previous weekend.

[That1Guy]

Sure, count me in Are you thinking about a day trip or multiple days?

Im thinking multiple days, as in maybe friday night, saturday, and leave sunday?? Not sure yet though. Also have to decide if I want to bring the quad...

[That1Guy]

I would strongly recommend aiming for the next weekend, the 16th, due to the New Moon I've arranged to be on the schedule then. If you're going to camp with us. Borrego Springs was designated as a Dark Sky Community by the Int'l Dark Sky Association (my expedition shotgun partner Paul is on their board of directors). Spectacular Milky Way like you might not have seen it before!

If you want a day trip introduction, we could do that the previous weekend.

Well there is too many things working aginst me for this weekend, but I wish I could. The schedule for work is already made, and I wont have any money cuz of the trans

[The Roadie]

We do 1, 2, or 3 day trips. The quad is useful only inside Ocotillo Wells OHV area, while we usually go inside the State Park boundaries, which is 10 times larger acreage, but only allows licensed vehicles. And you'd be alone on the quad unless you were with a group in the OHV area. Time to choose which hobby to run with that weekend.

By next weekend, I meant the next OCTOBER weekend. Sept is still too hot to sleep in the desert.

[That1Guy]

We do 1, 2, or 3 day trips. The quad is useful only inside Ocotillo Wells OHV area, while we usually go inside the State Park boundaries, which is 10 times larger acreage, but only allows licensed vehicles. And you'd be alone on the quad unless you were with a group in the OHV area. Time to choose which hobby to run with that weekend.

By next weekend, I meant the next OCTOBER weekend. Sept is still too hot to sleep in the desert.

Oh! got it. Dang I could have sworn borrego had an OHV area. Oh well guess that can wait, i wanna take the TB out bad!! So your saying the weekend of the 16th?? either way sounds good to me. I just need to know 2 weeks ahead of time

[Trail X]

I can see it now:

[The Roadie]

Nice pic.

Borrego has 500 miles of street-legal trails. I still haven't driven them all. But I know where every vault toilet is in its 600,000 acres.

[That1Guy]

Nice pic.

Borrego has 500 miles of street-legal trails. I still haven't driven them all. But I know where every vault toilet is in its 600,000 acres.

That is definately something you need to know if you want to tread lightly!!
You think this place would be baja bug friendly? It is legal and all that.

[teebes]

If it's street legal, it's legal in OW. I think you should be fine on the majority of trails, too.

Do you trailer it out w/ your TB, or?

[That1Guy]

If it's street legal, it's legal in OW. I think you should be fine on the majority of trails, too.

Do you trailer it out w/ your TB, or?

Well I have many ways to get it out! LOL.

First there is this trailer, with room for two quads, some gear, gas and a little fire wood.


Then there is my dads trailer, might fit two bugs, not sure tho havent tried.

Then this trailer, with room for nothing, but its the lightest.


Or there is the good old towbar, which is the scariest methid, but also the easiest. there is a good story to go along with that too!


But they all can be towed by the tb if my dad doesnt go with me. Which he wouldnt for this trip.

[teebes]

Is this still on for Oct 16? I might just use that as a starting point for my trip out to Colorado

[The Roadie]

I'm planning on it. It's also the weekend for what used to be a gigantic fund-raiser for the Paralyzed Vets I went to in 2005 when almost stock - Operation Desert Fun. Raffle on Sat night. Organized runs Sat during the day.

Link: http://www.cal4wheel.com/index.php?opti ... Itemid=240

$35 a vehicle to register. We don't have to be part of the organized thing if we camp elsewhere like Hawk Canyon, but there will be a lot of vehicles out there, mostly in Ocotillo Wells, not in the State Park.

[Philberto]

I'd be down, but I'm camping in Bishop the 16th-18th

[The Roadie]

Been to Bishop (area) a half-dozen times. Have you seen my Sierra Nevada expedition reports over on the OS? I really need to move them here. Where you going to be?

[Philberto]

Can't say I've seen them yet, but going over to read them now

I'm not too sure where we're going to be... I'm hoping to head up around Aspendell area and do some long overdue fishing and hiking out of North, South, and Sabrina lakes, but I'm not planning the trip... just along for the ride... my gf's mom and her bf are taking their motorhome up there, not sure if they're towing the XJ behind or not, and I'm driving the TB of course. I may see if I can't find any interesting places to go from your reports, but I'm not as well-equipped as I'd like to be for recovery, so I'm only going to be on mild trails/fire roads if anything.

[That1Guy]

Is this still on for Oct 16? I might just use that as a starting point for my trip out to Colorado

im not sure sure if ill be able to make it now... between now and then i will have another 1.5k miles on these tires and im not sure how much life they have left.

[teebes]

What kind of tires are you currently running? I have my old michelin ltx still hanging around that you're welcome to use.

[That1Guy]

What kind of tires are you currently running? I have my old michelin ltx still hanging around that you're welcome to use.

Im running some bfg at kos... Nothing too great just used tire specials. I might have to take you up on the offer tho! I really want to go out!