{"id":2959,"date":"2022-03-26T09:40:00","date_gmt":"2022-03-26T17:40:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mountainbikebill.com\/blog\/?p=2959"},"modified":"2022-06-27T10:09:28","modified_gmt":"2022-06-27T18:09:28","slug":"east-mesa-champagne-pass","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.mountainbikebill.com\/blog\/?p=2959","title":{"rendered":"East Mesa &#8211; Champagne Pass"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mountainbikebill.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/20220326_095702-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"576\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mountainbikebill.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/20220326_095702.jpg?resize=576%2C1024\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2953\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mountainbikebill.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/20220326_095702-scaled.jpg?resize=576%2C1024 576w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mountainbikebill.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/20220326_095702-scaled.jpg?resize=169%2C300 169w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mountainbikebill.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/20220326_095702-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C1365 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mountainbikebill.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/20220326_095702-scaled.jpg?resize=864%2C1536 864w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mountainbikebill.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/20220326_095702-scaled.jpg?resize=1152%2C2048 1152w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mountainbikebill.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/20220326_095702-scaled.jpg?resize=1200%2C2133 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mountainbikebill.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/20220326_095702-scaled.jpg?w=1440 1440w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 576px) 85vw, 576px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><figcaption>East Mesa  Fireroad<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>East Mesa was quite pretty, but I could tell it was a little past the prime of spring color.   <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mountainbikebill.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/20220326_102650-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mountainbikebill.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/20220326_102650.jpg?resize=630%2C354\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2954\" width=\"630\" height=\"354\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mountainbikebill.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/20220326_102650-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C576 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mountainbikebill.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/20220326_102650-scaled.jpg?resize=300%2C169 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mountainbikebill.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/20220326_102650-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C432 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mountainbikebill.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/20220326_102650-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C864 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mountainbikebill.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/20220326_102650-scaled.jpg?resize=2048%2C1152 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mountainbikebill.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/20220326_102650-scaled.jpg?resize=1200%2C675 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mountainbikebill.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/20220326_102650-scaled.jpg?w=1680 1680w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mountainbikebill.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/20220326_102650-scaled.jpg?w=2520 2520w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><figcaption>East Mesa<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>On my way eastward on the Deer Park trail I came up a couple of the folks doing the<a href=\"https:\/\/socalenduro.wordpress.com\/stagecoach-400\/\"> Stagecoach 400<\/a> bikepacking event\/race.   So impressive the kind of mileage this folks are knocking one of the fellows (Mateo Paez) ended up finishing 3rd.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mountainbikebill.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/20220326_110935-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"840\" height=\"349\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mountainbikebill.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/20220326_110935.jpg?resize=840%2C349\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2957\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mountainbikebill.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/20220326_110935-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C426 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mountainbikebill.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/20220326_110935-scaled.jpg?resize=300%2C125 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mountainbikebill.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/20220326_110935-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C319 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mountainbikebill.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/20220326_110935-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C638 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mountainbikebill.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/20220326_110935-scaled.jpg?resize=2048%2C851 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mountainbikebill.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/20220326_110935-scaled.jpg?resize=1200%2C499 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mountainbikebill.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/20220326_110935-scaled.jpg?w=1680 1680w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mountainbikebill.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/20220326_110935-scaled.jpg?w=2520 2520w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Working up Indian Creek<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mountainbikebill.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/20220326_113235-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"840\" height=\"473\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mountainbikebill.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/20220326_113235.jpg?resize=840%2C473\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2958\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mountainbikebill.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/20220326_113235-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C576 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mountainbikebill.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/20220326_113235-scaled.jpg?resize=300%2C169 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mountainbikebill.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/20220326_113235-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C432 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mountainbikebill.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/20220326_113235-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C864 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mountainbikebill.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/20220326_113235-scaled.jpg?resize=2048%2C1152 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mountainbikebill.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/20220326_113235-scaled.jpg?resize=1200%2C675 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mountainbikebill.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/20220326_113235-scaled.jpg?w=1680 1680w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mountainbikebill.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/20220326_113235-scaled.jpg?w=2520 2520w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Decisions Decisions<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The climb up to Champagne Pass on the Indian Creek trail was a bit of work.   From there I took the Pine Mountain trail over to Sunrise Highway at the Pioneer Mail trailhead.   From there I made my way over to the  Lucky 5 trail.  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