Highland Games (haggis-powered)
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Went by motorcycle ---- I had zip-offs at least...
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Big Bear, CA - August 2008
Some of the trails we ran included Jacoby Canyon, Heartbreak Ridge and White Mountain.
Big Bear Lake
Home away from home.
Some of the trails we ran included Jacoby Canyon, Heartbreak Ridge and White Mountain.
Big Bear Lake
Home away from home.
Border Trails: Marron Valley, Sycamore Canyon & Otay Mountains - November 2008
Fun run today! I met up with my friend Craig in his FJ at the AM/PM station in Jamul. We headed over to Pio Pico campground and met up with Denis and his Rubicon around 10am. We went back out to Hwy94 and down to Marron Valley and checked out the newly dozed trail that Border Patrol will use to have easier access to the area. After turning around, we went the opposite direction and headed East along the border climbing into the hills for some fantastic views. We a saw six horses grazing on the hillside. We turned around and headed back over to the Otay Truck Trail and turned off into Sycamore Canyon where we found a hunter who got his 2WD Ford F-150 stuck going up the by-pass trail next to the dry waterfall. I handed the guy a shovel and had him dig out some dirt in front of the buried wheel and was able to pull him up and out. Craig tried going up the dry waterfall, but alas, it was just to loose and it beat him. He wasn't aired down and didn't feel like doing so just for that area. We continued out through the canyon past the old homestead and out to Hwy94 where we parted ways and headed home. All in all a pretty easy run with the most difficult part being the little rock garden behind the old homestead. The whole area desperately needs some rain... the dust was like talcum powder in places. Another fun day on the backroads!
Photos Denis took.
Photos I took.
View of San Diego from Otay Mountains.
Fun run today! I met up with my friend Craig in his FJ at the AM/PM station in Jamul. We headed over to Pio Pico campground and met up with Denis and his Rubicon around 10am. We went back out to Hwy94 and down to Marron Valley and checked out the newly dozed trail that Border Patrol will use to have easier access to the area. After turning around, we went the opposite direction and headed East along the border climbing into the hills for some fantastic views. We a saw six horses grazing on the hillside. We turned around and headed back over to the Otay Truck Trail and turned off into Sycamore Canyon where we found a hunter who got his 2WD Ford F-150 stuck going up the by-pass trail next to the dry waterfall. I handed the guy a shovel and had him dig out some dirt in front of the buried wheel and was able to pull him up and out. Craig tried going up the dry waterfall, but alas, it was just to loose and it beat him. He wasn't aired down and didn't feel like doing so just for that area. We continued out through the canyon past the old homestead and out to Hwy94 where we parted ways and headed home. All in all a pretty easy run with the most difficult part being the little rock garden behind the old homestead. The whole area desperately needs some rain... the dust was like talcum powder in places. Another fun day on the backroads!
Photos Denis took.
Photos I took.
View of San Diego from Otay Mountains.
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Ocotillo & Yuha Desert - November 2008
Well, it turned out to be a great day, exploring our local deserts even though things didn't go quite as planned. We ran into far too many locked gates. All the routes I had wanted to take into Davis Valley and Jacumba Mountains from the desert floor were blocked and locked. As it turns out, Davis Valley is a designated Wilderness Area. I hate that existing dirt roads get closed off because of those! So, we ended up dropping down into Pinto Wash, where the US/Mexican border as been graded into a very wide, flat road. A little ways away was a fenced yard with all the heavy equipment. One of the officers we ran into advised us to stay a bit north. Afterwards, we drove back towards Ocotillo and explored some very rocky trails.
On the way out.
It was cold!
The trailhead off hwy 98. This lead to a gate and a nice shooting area. Lots of folks were out with their guns.
Crap!
BorregoWrangler & BlueFJ
Be sure to stay on the trail.
Oh no, not another one!!! :x
Come on, Craig! You can do it!
Hey, I had to take my frustration out on something...
Into the unknown...
Need a spare?
I see Mexico.
You gotta be kidding me!
Pinto Mtn. You can find petrified wood there.
US/Mexican border.
Wave to the camera!
Dangers!
Meyer Creek.
Somebody had a bad day!
Now this is more like it!
Sorry, but that was a Jeep trail, no Toyotas allowed!
Time to air up and hit the road.
Well, it turned out to be a great day, exploring our local deserts even though things didn't go quite as planned. We ran into far too many locked gates. All the routes I had wanted to take into Davis Valley and Jacumba Mountains from the desert floor were blocked and locked. As it turns out, Davis Valley is a designated Wilderness Area. I hate that existing dirt roads get closed off because of those! So, we ended up dropping down into Pinto Wash, where the US/Mexican border as been graded into a very wide, flat road. A little ways away was a fenced yard with all the heavy equipment. One of the officers we ran into advised us to stay a bit north. Afterwards, we drove back towards Ocotillo and explored some very rocky trails.
On the way out.
It was cold!
The trailhead off hwy 98. This lead to a gate and a nice shooting area. Lots of folks were out with their guns.
Crap!
BorregoWrangler & BlueFJ
Be sure to stay on the trail.
Oh no, not another one!!! :x
Come on, Craig! You can do it!
Hey, I had to take my frustration out on something...
Into the unknown...
Need a spare?
I see Mexico.
You gotta be kidding me!
Pinto Mtn. You can find petrified wood there.
US/Mexican border.
Wave to the camera!
Dangers!
Meyer Creek.
Somebody had a bad day!
Now this is more like it!
Sorry, but that was a Jeep trail, no Toyotas allowed!
Time to air up and hit the road.
Anza-Borrego & Ocotillo Wells SVRA - October 2008
Well I rolled out of town real early saturday to prerun my friday route for the upcoming BorregoFest event. The weather was great. Maybe 91 at the most. It wasn't until the end of the run that I actually started running into other folks having fun in the desert. Other than a few jack rabbits and a pack of coyotes, I had the whole area to myself! On the way back I decided to head up into Coyote Canyon. The third crossing still has a good amount of water in it and I came up on some Toyotas that were having a tough time getting up boulder alley. It seems that when the park went in there and smashed up some of the rocks, it created a lot of loose, low traction areas. It was great getting way from it all!
Making my way along Buttes Pass Road, just east of Ocotillo Wells.
Waiting on the sun to begin my route.
San Felipe Wash.
Shell Reef, Ocotillo Wells.
The Pumpkin Patch.
Making my way along the Cross-Over Trail.
Arroyo Salado Wash.
Quick stop at Seventeen Palms Oasis.
Now onto Lower Coyote Canyon.
Second crossing of Coyote Creek.
These guys were having fun.
Looking back at Borrego Springs on my way home.
Youtube Video-
[video]http://www.youtube.com/v/9m5nnr3Ov5g&hl=en&fs=1[/video]
Well I rolled out of town real early saturday to prerun my friday route for the upcoming BorregoFest event. The weather was great. Maybe 91 at the most. It wasn't until the end of the run that I actually started running into other folks having fun in the desert. Other than a few jack rabbits and a pack of coyotes, I had the whole area to myself! On the way back I decided to head up into Coyote Canyon. The third crossing still has a good amount of water in it and I came up on some Toyotas that were having a tough time getting up boulder alley. It seems that when the park went in there and smashed up some of the rocks, it created a lot of loose, low traction areas. It was great getting way from it all!
Making my way along Buttes Pass Road, just east of Ocotillo Wells.
Waiting on the sun to begin my route.
San Felipe Wash.
Shell Reef, Ocotillo Wells.
The Pumpkin Patch.
Making my way along the Cross-Over Trail.
Arroyo Salado Wash.
Quick stop at Seventeen Palms Oasis.
Now onto Lower Coyote Canyon.
Second crossing of Coyote Creek.
These guys were having fun.
Looking back at Borrego Springs on my way home.
Youtube Video-
[video]http://www.youtube.com/v/9m5nnr3Ov5g&hl=en&fs=1[/video]
Superstition Mountain OHV Area - December 2008
Friday night I headed on out with my brother-in-law and a friend to camp out and explore a bit of Superstition Mountain. I've only been there once before at night, so this was a real treat for me to explore a new area. The other guys brought out their dirt bikes, while I cruised the easy rolling sand dunes in my comfy Jeep. This area would make a good place for an event, with the large flat area suited to trailers, RV's, tents, etc. I only just got a taste of the area, as I had to be back home Saturday night. Stupid me forgot the camera on our big run on out to Sand Damn Canyon and surrounding areas. The wind picked up at times but was just fine when we were out on the trails. I really need to get the frame for my soft top. It was cold on the way home!
My buddy's truck. We were giving him a hard time for those rims!
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Unloaded.
Time to enjoy the campfire...
Feelin' good after enjoying some whiskey!
Rise and shine!
A reminder that we always need to be careful when out here...
I watched Matt eat it a few times!
Carrizo and Superstition mountains.
Another one of our friends showed up.
It was cold out most of the time.
This was a fun trail.
Friday night I headed on out with my brother-in-law and a friend to camp out and explore a bit of Superstition Mountain. I've only been there once before at night, so this was a real treat for me to explore a new area. The other guys brought out their dirt bikes, while I cruised the easy rolling sand dunes in my comfy Jeep. This area would make a good place for an event, with the large flat area suited to trailers, RV's, tents, etc. I only just got a taste of the area, as I had to be back home Saturday night. Stupid me forgot the camera on our big run on out to Sand Damn Canyon and surrounding areas. The wind picked up at times but was just fine when we were out on the trails. I really need to get the frame for my soft top. It was cold on the way home!
My buddy's truck. We were giving him a hard time for those rims!
:
Unloaded.
Time to enjoy the campfire...
Feelin' good after enjoying some whiskey!
Rise and shine!
A reminder that we always need to be careful when out here...
I watched Matt eat it a few times!
Carrizo and Superstition mountains.
Another one of our friends showed up.
It was cold out most of the time.
This was a fun trail.
Arroyo Tapiado Canyon Mud Caves, Sandstone Canyon & Fish Creek to Split Rock, ABDSP - December 2008
We all met at Dudley's at 7AM and gassed up in Santa Ysabel. There was a lot of snow and it was around 30 degrees as we went through Julian and down Banner grade. We headed down the Great Southern Overland Stage Route and over to Arroyo Tapiado to the Mud caves where we explored one of the caves. From there we back-tracked to Arroyo Seco del Diablo Canyon to Diablo Dropoff to Fisk Creek Wash to Sandstone Canyon, where we stopped to have lunch. After lunch we continued up Fish Creek past split rock and found some more snow. We turned around at a point that would make it pretty hairy to get back thru and headed back to Fish Creek and out through Split Mtn. We then headed West on the 78 and cut across on Butte's Pass. There was really thick, slicked, gooey mud along the pass that made for lots of spinning, sliding and fish tails... what a blast! We made it out to Font's Point just in time for the sunset... always a gorgeous sight! After gassing up in Borrego Springs, we said our goodbyes and headed for home. All in all, another great day of wheeling and company.
We met here.
It was cold in my mostly open-top vehicle!
It was a winter wonderland going through Julian.
Lined up and airing down at the trailhead to Valliceto Wash.
Parked at one of the big mud caves in Arroyo Tapiado Canyon.
Into the cave.
Skylight at the end.
Muddied up and ready to go.
Diablo dropoff.
Fish Creek.
Sandstone Canyon.
Ranger checking up on us.
Lunch time.
Split Rock.
Hangin' out.
We had to stop here.
Photos my friend Ollie took...
Here's BorregoWrangler at Hollywood & Vine:
Here he is in action:
Arroyo Seco Del Diablo:
Showing us how it's done in a fairly stock rig:
Sandstone Canyon:
The narrows:
Font's Point
We all met at Dudley's at 7AM and gassed up in Santa Ysabel. There was a lot of snow and it was around 30 degrees as we went through Julian and down Banner grade. We headed down the Great Southern Overland Stage Route and over to Arroyo Tapiado to the Mud caves where we explored one of the caves. From there we back-tracked to Arroyo Seco del Diablo Canyon to Diablo Dropoff to Fisk Creek Wash to Sandstone Canyon, where we stopped to have lunch. After lunch we continued up Fish Creek past split rock and found some more snow. We turned around at a point that would make it pretty hairy to get back thru and headed back to Fish Creek and out through Split Mtn. We then headed West on the 78 and cut across on Butte's Pass. There was really thick, slicked, gooey mud along the pass that made for lots of spinning, sliding and fish tails... what a blast! We made it out to Font's Point just in time for the sunset... always a gorgeous sight! After gassing up in Borrego Springs, we said our goodbyes and headed for home. All in all, another great day of wheeling and company.
We met here.
It was cold in my mostly open-top vehicle!
It was a winter wonderland going through Julian.
Lined up and airing down at the trailhead to Valliceto Wash.
Parked at one of the big mud caves in Arroyo Tapiado Canyon.
Into the cave.
Skylight at the end.
Muddied up and ready to go.
Diablo dropoff.
Fish Creek.
Sandstone Canyon.
Ranger checking up on us.
Lunch time.
Split Rock.
Hangin' out.
We had to stop here.
Photos my friend Ollie took...
Here's BorregoWrangler at Hollywood & Vine:
Here he is in action:
Arroyo Seco Del Diablo:
Showing us how it's done in a fairly stock rig:
Sandstone Canyon:
The narrows:
Font's Point
That looks alot like my backyard Matt.
Hike to Kitchen Creek Falls, Cleveland National Forest - January 2009
On the southern slopes of the Laguna Mountains, the Pacific Crest Trail passes just 200 yards above a hidden series of waterfalls in Kitchen Creek. Here, water from about 20 square miles of drainage flows through a narrow section in the bedrock, and tumbles about 150 vertical feet over water-polished slabs. Now that was a fun climb! :shock:
After a major storm passes through, the sound of falling water gives away the location of the falls; at other times, finding them may be a bit difficult A short stretch of moderate scrambling is required to reach them. I parked just outside Boulder Oaks Campground off Old Highway 80, strapped on my backpack and off I went!
The trail can be narrow and brushy at times.
Cattle gate.
Passing under Interstate 8.
Manzanita is thick through here.
The sounds of the freeway are fading.
I think I know where I'm going deer hunting next season.
Gettin' up higher now...
I found it!
Ah that water feels so good after hiking up here!
Yay, now I get to climb down to the bottom!
Time to relax!
Starting my way back down...
Back to where I started.
On the southern slopes of the Laguna Mountains, the Pacific Crest Trail passes just 200 yards above a hidden series of waterfalls in Kitchen Creek. Here, water from about 20 square miles of drainage flows through a narrow section in the bedrock, and tumbles about 150 vertical feet over water-polished slabs. Now that was a fun climb! :shock:
After a major storm passes through, the sound of falling water gives away the location of the falls; at other times, finding them may be a bit difficult A short stretch of moderate scrambling is required to reach them. I parked just outside Boulder Oaks Campground off Old Highway 80, strapped on my backpack and off I went!
The trail can be narrow and brushy at times.
Cattle gate.
Passing under Interstate 8.
Manzanita is thick through here.
The sounds of the freeway are fading.
I think I know where I'm going deer hunting next season.
Gettin' up higher now...
I found it!
Ah that water feels so good after hiking up here!
Yay, now I get to climb down to the bottom!
Time to relax!
Starting my way back down...
Back to where I started.
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Colorado River & Picacho State Recreation Area - March 2009
Well i had a great time at one of my favorite camping areas along Ferguson Lake, just off the Colorado River. I arrived friday night to find one of my cousins there as well. It was great to catch up again and we fished and drank until around 3am. Its kinda funny, no matter how late I stay up there I always manage to wake up early the next day. Most of saturday was spent hiking through a few slot-canyons and driving along an old jeep trail. The terrain is all just very rocky and loose so I didn't want to get too far into the backcountry without another rig to help out. With all the recent rain everything was much greener and blooming more than I've seen in a long time there. As the sun started to set I got all my fishing gear ready again and started dinner. I haven't caught that many catfish in a while! Mostly one to two pounders with the occasional six or eight. I was too wore out from the day of exploring to keep any so I just released them all.
On sunday I headed on up river to Picacho State Recreation Area.
Lots of good memories here...
Aw how cute! The little bunny is sleeping on the road...
On the way home i couldn't help resist exploring a few trails around Jacumba.
It was a fun weekend just getting away from it all.
Well i had a great time at one of my favorite camping areas along Ferguson Lake, just off the Colorado River. I arrived friday night to find one of my cousins there as well. It was great to catch up again and we fished and drank until around 3am. Its kinda funny, no matter how late I stay up there I always manage to wake up early the next day. Most of saturday was spent hiking through a few slot-canyons and driving along an old jeep trail. The terrain is all just very rocky and loose so I didn't want to get too far into the backcountry without another rig to help out. With all the recent rain everything was much greener and blooming more than I've seen in a long time there. As the sun started to set I got all my fishing gear ready again and started dinner. I haven't caught that many catfish in a while! Mostly one to two pounders with the occasional six or eight. I was too wore out from the day of exploring to keep any so I just released them all.
On sunday I headed on up river to Picacho State Recreation Area.
Lots of good memories here...
Aw how cute! The little bunny is sleeping on the road...
On the way home i couldn't help resist exploring a few trails around Jacumba.
It was a fun weekend just getting away from it all.
In-Ko-Pah/Table Mountain - March 2009
Today I took my mom out for a quick tour of the Jacumba/In-Ko-Pah and Table Mountain area. The weather was great. Everything was looking pretty green out there and we saw a bunch of quail. It was great getting out for a few hours.
Today I took my mom out for a quick tour of the Jacumba/In-Ko-Pah and Table Mountain area. The weather was great. Everything was looking pretty green out there and we saw a bunch of quail. It was great getting out for a few hours.
Supertition Mountain OHV Area Luau - April 2009
It turned out to be a very nice weekend out in the desert. Got a little too much sun, though. Anyway, I met up with Steve Saturday morning and headed on out. Once we got down there we figured to just keep an eye out for the large group of FJ's.
Once I got all my gear unloaded and camp set up, Steve and I tore off onto the mountain for some fun. We cruised along the rolling sand dunes toward Sand Dam and then along a narrow tail atop a high ridge to the north side of the mountain. We tried looking for the trailhead to Knock-on-Wood trail but missed it. On the way back we hit up Lucky Lady Trail and found a few rocky areas to play in. The next day, we looped around the north side again and tried squeezing through a few narrow rocky trails, such as Wrangler Canyon. One lead us to this gnarly rock ledge/waterfall. Tried as I might, I couldn't get up it. So on we went to Sand Dam Canyon and back to camp. This was only my third time out there and although it's not that vast of an area, there's still a lot to explore.
Looking back down at Sand Dam.
Back at camp. Time to get my drink on!
But first a little fun with guns.
The view of camp from atop the mountain.
It turned out to be a very nice weekend out in the desert. Got a little too much sun, though. Anyway, I met up with Steve Saturday morning and headed on out. Once we got down there we figured to just keep an eye out for the large group of FJ's.
Once I got all my gear unloaded and camp set up, Steve and I tore off onto the mountain for some fun. We cruised along the rolling sand dunes toward Sand Dam and then along a narrow tail atop a high ridge to the north side of the mountain. We tried looking for the trailhead to Knock-on-Wood trail but missed it. On the way back we hit up Lucky Lady Trail and found a few rocky areas to play in. The next day, we looped around the north side again and tried squeezing through a few narrow rocky trails, such as Wrangler Canyon. One lead us to this gnarly rock ledge/waterfall. Tried as I might, I couldn't get up it. So on we went to Sand Dam Canyon and back to camp. This was only my third time out there and although it's not that vast of an area, there's still a lot to explore.
Looking back down at Sand Dam.
Back at camp. Time to get my drink on!
But first a little fun with guns.
The view of camp from atop the mountain.