Trail Wanderlust
This past weekend Nichol and I rode a modified version of the Cuyamaca Grand Loop. It is very much looking like spring up in the Cuyamaca Mountains with lots of greenery, blooming plants and wildflowers. We started off from the East Mesa staging and rode the singletrack up to the park headquarters and then took the … Continue reading “Cuyamaca Mountains and CRHT Fun”
Nichol and I went back up to Cuyamaca State Park this past weekend for another ride. We started at the staging area by the San Diego River and went up the west-side connector trail to the Visitor Center From there we took the Green Valley fire road up through the valley to the bottom of … Continue reading “Another Cruise in Cuyamaca”
Today I decided to go check out Cuyamaca Rancho State Park as I had not been there after the 2007 wildfires. We have been having some awesome weather as of late here in San Diego so I was blissfully expecting more of the same for the ride today. The early morning clouds hovering over Vista … Continue reading “A windy and chilly romp through the Cuyamacas”
Riding from the Cuyamaca to the Laguna Mountains and back is a really awesome ride that can range from 31 miles upwards towards 40 to 65 miles and beyond according to what you add on at the ends. The most I have done is around 40 miles. I have made a couple of videos of this ride in the … Continue reading “Lost Webpage Found! Cuyamaca – Noble – Big Laguna Epic”
I had a mighty fine time futzing around in the Cuyamaca Mountains that included a ramble up to Champagne Pass. I started out heading south on the Eastside singletrack and then up East Mesa Fireroad. East Mesa was quite pretty, but I could tell it was a little past the prime of spring color. On … Continue reading “East Mesa – Champagne Pass”
How time flys! MountainBikeBill.com turns 20 today. When this thing started it were no smartphones, high speed data, GoPros and YouTube. Even a hand-held mapping GPS was a tough thing to come by in those days. Thank you all for the motivation to share my love for the outdoors and mountain biking over the last … Continue reading “Turning 20!”
This past weekend, I did a “nearcation” at the Lake Jennings Campground in Lakeside. While enjoying the weekend I checked out the nearby Flume Trail. It is called the “Historic Flume Trail” in many sources the west end of it is referred to as the Helix Flume Trail. To further complicate matters there is another … Continue reading “Historic San Diego Flume Trail”
The last couple of weekends I have spent some time riding and a little bit hiking around the northern part of San Diego County and into Riverside County. I was able to get out on the final northern section of the California Riding and Hiking Trail (CRHT) in San Diego County. One thing that has … Continue reading “CRHT – Beauty Mountain Wilderness”
I made it out to the Cuyamaca Mountains for a a dawn patrol ride this morning. It was a brisk 55 when I started out but it not take long to warm up. The east side singletrack followed by the fireroad climb up east mesa was quite manageable. It was about a three to four … Continue reading “East Mesa and Oakzanita”
What a fall, what a fall! Well actually has been a crazy last half of the year. Sometimes work is well, a whole lot of work and this year was particularly so. I spent way too much traveling this year to places I’m not particularly fond of. The work was certainly rewarding and the people … Continue reading “One Helluva Fall!”
