Monthly So Cal Off-Road Run

It's my community service, then I can go back to doing hoodrat shit with my friends.

At least you are on the right side of the mountains

 

I see what you did there...

 

For the past few years my community service has been recoveries in the Bishop area. Lots of good folks on this site, and others, seem to tag me as soon as someone gets stuck or broken. I'm a bit old school and would never leave someone who needed help, on road or off. I give back my trying to be good guy and helping when needed. In the meantime I like to play the grumpy "I remember when" card. I'm an asshole with a good heart according to my wife. lol

 

Yeah White Mountain has a few spots that are similar in difficulty Gold Mtn but a little less severe. It's a much longer trail than Gold and if you take the harder lines it can pose a couple good challenges but overall it's pretty easy. Couple steep climbs and rocky grades. I would say 4wd and a good front skid required but no need for sliders if you choose the easier lines

 

Cleghorn or Pilot Rock would be great for beginners/anyone. I did a run all the way through Cleghorn with a few friends and one dude was on 33's with a 2wd and did fine after he aired down. Obviously he took the easier lines though. Cleghorn is cool because there's always harder offshoots if you are feeling spicy. I like to start it from the backside on 138 to avoid some of the crowding on the first section of the main trial.

 

Change of plans for me this weekend, we're moving our camping trip from Big Bear up north to the Los Padres forest to avoid the massive crowds in Big Bear. There's only 2 campgrounds up there that allow camp fires and only one of them takes reservations (completely booked this weekend), and don't want to risk the first come/first serve on the other one.

 

Looks like it’s going to be a nice weekend, any plans for hitting some trials Saturday?

 

Visiting SD for a few months, anyone doing any wheeling this weekend? I've never been out here, so any places to go or groups meeting up?

 

I go wheeling all the time down here. Shoot me a so we can link up.

 

Post it up here so others can join

 

Headed to Cleghorn tomorrow. Leaving SD Naval base around 8 am.

 

if I wasn’t taking the family to big bear tomorrow I’d try to join you

 

You can start on Cleghorn and take trails/fire roads all the way to Big Bear

 

i like the way you think! But I don’t think our traverse will make it lol

 

Not with that attitude.

 

You’re right!

but last time I went to cleghorn even the main toad was rutted out pretty bad in some spots

 

Hey guys. I just moved back to CA and really looking forward to these monthly runs!

 

Welcome back!

 

Would love to do a run in the coming weeks. I am in Orange County, so if anyone want to set up some closer toward the end of the month, just let me know!

 

Anyone know if Main Divide from Ortega HWY to Santiago Peak is open? I ran maple springs this week but would like to try a longer route.