Trail Wanderlust
So I have been gathering up the gear needed to do some bikepacking later on this year. I just recently got all of the “stuff” together and wanted to take it out for a ride before committing to an overnight trip. This was mainly gear around making sure everything was strapped in the right way … Continue reading “Bikepacking shakedown in the Lagunas”
Last Sunday through Wednesday my youngest son, Jake, and I did a three-night camping trip up in the Laguna Mountains east of San Diego. We got in some mountain biking, hiking and some good just kicking back time. Nichol joined us on the first day for a bike ride around the meadow, dinner and some marshmallow destruction … Continue reading “Laguna Mountains Camping”
This past weekend was mighty nice up in the Laguna Mountain Recreation Area also known as the Big Laguna Trail. The cool crisp air was a real pleasure to be in. Anytime you are out with Steve on a trail impromptu log riding can break out. We hit some routes that I have not done in a long time … Continue reading “The Greater Big Laguna Trail Area”
A wad of short blonde hair going in 27 different directionsu nearly buried under a pillow was all that could be seen of youngest son, Jake’s this past Sunday at 6:30AM when I went to wake him up. 13 year old boys are not fond of this time in the morning and he fully looked the part of a coma rattled … Continue reading “Farewell to a friend and Quality Time”
Man long time no post. The Dog Days of Summer have seemed to go on forever. I spent most of the summer either down by the coast or as high up in the mountains as I could get. La Costa, Lake Calavera, The San Clemente Singletracks and the Laguna Mountains have been the been most … Continue reading “Rolling through the Dog Days of Summer”
The weather was pretty freaking awesome this past weekend out in the east end of San Diego County. It was a wonderful time to head out to the Laguna Mountain Recreation Area for some playing around on the Big Laguna trail. While just a few days away from the offical start of summer, there was plenty … Continue reading “Big Laguna Meadow Cruise”
Back in the summer of 2008, while on a business trip to Philadelphia, JD showed me around one of the local riding spots. It was good stuff so I was glad to return the favor when my schedule and JD’s line up this past week. One cool thing about air travel in the westward direction … Continue reading “A Coast-to-Coast Big Laguna Ride”
UPDATE: Since this page went live in 2008, the San Diego Mountain Biking Association liked this rating system well enough to use it as well. While I will occasionally update this page, SDMBA has representatives all over the county and are in a much better position to stay on top of these ratings. SDMBA’s Wet … Continue reading “Wet Trails Rating”
“I forgot my camelbak.” That is how this tale of forgetfulness, epic trails, conditions and people starts. My buddy Bill O’neil had never ridden Noble Canyon out in East County San Diego. Noble Canyon is designationed a National Recreation Trail and is one of the IMBA Epic Trails. If you live in Southern California is … Continue reading “A tale of Mistakes and Epicness”
During this past week, I took a “personal day” from work and headed out to the Laguna Mountains for a day on the bike. I have ridden the Big Laguna Trail (aka “BLT”) lots of times but never really all the stuff at once. The BLT has always been inconjuction with something else like a camping trip with the boys, the Single … Continue reading “Chicken Soup for the MTB Soul”