Monthly So Cal Off-Road Run

@YumaTRD @Prayn4surf @JoBroTACO and I did 166 miles of dirt in Baja in one day.
Would never do it again though. Was a very exhausting day. Haha.

 

to think...some have raced 1000 miles of baja in a day

 

I think there’s a slight difference in that comparison but you’re not wrong.

 

oh wow. I guess it would be a long day, the GPS track says its like 90 miles...I don't know the trail, but figured that its ambitious to run that in one day if its a large group with varying abilities.

 

You probably had a dirtier face than Bj Baldwin in the 1000

i still wish I got a pic of it. I didnt think a beard could hold that much dirt

we also were driving 60 mph and had lots of oh fuck moments lol

 

For me personally I have no issues doing an all day trip like that. Honestly when I first threw the route out there to see if anyone was interested I was expecting maybe 2-3 people to join but now we're up to like 20 people lol Given some are tentative but still. In light of this, I might put a poll up to see who wants to cut the route off at the end of Indian Flats. That way we can take our time and stop for pics/sightsee/etc. And food. Bring snacks

 

Myself and a few others are headed to cougar buttes this weekend. If anyone is interested in joining send me a pm. We are new to the area so just hitting every trail we can find.

 

IMO the route seems fine, an all day excursion but that sounds fun. It's the transit to/from that kills it - but that's cause I'm coming from far away. It's a 1.5-2.5hr drive for me to get out there and probably a 3-4hr drive to get home all depending on traffic. Luckily, I have family in Temecula so I could probably crash there Fri and/or Sat night.

3yrs ago we went out to Borrego Springs and there was so much traffic for the "super bloom" it took us something like 5-6hrs to get home. Some of the worst traffic I've ever seen. That was kind of special circumstances though.

 

I hear that! So far it does not look like we're getting a super bloom this year though.

 

Correct, we had a rather dry winter.

 

For you SoCal peeps

 

Good lookin out, might hit this up

 

Man...I may need to move up north...Seems to be where everything's at...I got excited at first but then saw where they're located...

 

that sounds fun I could maybe meet at the trail or catch up.

 

Do you guys think a stock 2WD rig will be okay on that @CaliRaisedLed run? I live 1 minute from their location. It would be awesome to meet up.

 

Yup! my dad did it in his stock 2wd 1st gen

 

Looks like you should be okay for Maple Run at minimum since TrailsOffroad lists it as 1-3 Easy. If you run into issues, at least @CaliRaisedLed will be there to winch or pull you out.

https://www.trailsoffroad.com/trails/1990-maple-spring-road-silverado-canyon-5s04

 

#166 Baja Champions!!!!!
https://www.instagram.com/p/BxtJI2Lnq6W/?igshid=1tt8numtm01jf
One of the best trips ever!!! @YumaTRD @Prayn4surf @desertjunkie760

 

That last photo is so telling that a bottle of tequila was dusted. Dave is down for the count