Search Results for: Hodges

Rapter Ridge Video

Raptor Ridge (Located near Escondido) the Mule Hill and San Pasqual Valley Trails goes between Lake Hodges to the west and along the agriculture fields to the east in San Pasqual Valley. The high point along this route is Raptor Ridge. There is a little something for most XC style riders as beginners can enjoy … Continue reading “Rapter Ridge Video”

Back in the Saddle!

This has been a pretty awesome week. Sunday I did my first MTB ride since my heart valve replacement surgery in November. The big litmus test was having enough upper body strength to lift the bike up onto my over the bed truck rack on my truck. I had also been doing some tooling around … Continue reading “Back in the Saddle!”

Welcome Back Yeti_Rider!

A friend of mine whose mug shots have been sprinkled  all around this website took a hiatus from riding in 2017.   I am pretty stoked to have nudged him enough to get back to living dirty on two wheels. We decided to do the south side of Lake Hodges for the return ride.   The nice … Continue reading “Welcome Back Yeti_Rider!”

Local Running Amuckness

It has really felt good to be able to ride again and I have been working on getting back into shape while taking a measure approach to the riding as the knee gets stronger.   I certainly do not want to have a relapse of the pain issues. I have been able to get in three … Continue reading “Local Running Amuckness”

Lake Hodge – Highland Valley

The ride for the day was going to be a ride when I can not necessarily where and when I wanted to ride.   To maximize my ride time I needed to get in a ride along my route between work and home.    Lake Hodges fit that requirement nicely.    I started out at the … Continue reading “Lake Hodge – Highland Valley”

Bernardo Mountain – Rant

So I have not been up Bernardo Mountain located on the north side of Lake Hodges in a quite some time. While it is not a terribly long climb, it has always been a solid climb with some pretty technical bits up near the top. For many years it has been one of those benchmark … Continue reading “Bernardo Mountain – Rant”

Cool Critter Encounter

Sunday I did an MTB ride-along with San Dieguito River Park Senior Ranger Dave Hekel. After my recent Coast-to-Crest Trail trip I had some questions about the park and tagging along on his Sunday patrol was an easy what to chit-chat about the park and get in a ride.  I ride Lake Hodges quite often as of … Continue reading “Cool Critter Encounter”

Mule Hill – San Pasqual Valley

I added the Mule Hill and San Pasqual Valley trails located near Escondido to the site.  You may also hear these trails referred to as Raptor Ridge as that is the top of the climb.   While this is for the most part a non-technical trail, the farmland scenery not typically associated with San Diego it … Continue reading “Mule Hill – San Pasqual Valley”

Coast to Crest Bikepacking Trip

I did my first bike packing trip this weekend.   A group of six of us set off to do the Coast to Crest trail leaving from Julian with the plan to end with our tires in the ocean on Del Mar’s Dog Beach. The Coast to Crest trail is a long way from completed and our … Continue reading “Coast to Crest Bikepacking Trip”