Excursion ideas

[Soylent Yellow]

Since we are starting fresh and new lets get some ideas for future runs going right now.  I know we have some traditions but we still have room for other runs.  I think we should mix it up and come up with something new.

Some of the old stand-bys are:

1.  Rattlesnake Canyon
2.  Mojave Road
3.  Red Canyon/Red Cloud Mine/Bradshaw Trail

Some new ideas are:

1.   Berdoo Canyon and Pinkham/Thermal Canyon night run
2.   Idywild, Camp by the cows in the mountains by Palm Springs Run
3.   Boran Mines/Bristlecones Pines trip
4.   Lake Isabella Sherman Pass
5.   Big Bear-Gold Mtn, Holcomb Jeep Trail, Jacoby
6.   Truckhaven/Cal. Mine
7.   Spend a long weekend at Pismo
8.   Mount Laguna/Julian region through Kitchen Creek
9.   Palomar Divide Truck Trail / High Point Lookout
10. Salton Sea
11. Chariot, Orriflame & Rodriguez Canyon Loop
12. Van Dusen (?)

There's a whole year right there.  Any other ideas?

[mark1107]

Excursion Ideas:

Coronita Skidplate  /Fumes /Steak Man /Run Out of Gas /New Girlfriend Every Trip - Guy (Mark)

1. I love the Lake Isabella Sherman pass run. Brian you Rock.
2. I love the Idywild, Camp by the cows in the mountains by Palm Springs Run
3. I love the Boran Mines/Bristlecones Pines trip - Brian You Rock.
4. I love the Mojave Road Desert/ Look at where the A-hole got stuck who's no longer part of the club run. Brian You Rock.


Please lets do these runs every year...

[ultrapc40]

Wheeling season is back!

I would like to do the following trails before the end of the year.

1) Big Bear-Gold Mtn, Holcomb Jeep Trail, Jacoby
2) Truckhaven/Cal. Mine
3) Spend a long weekend at Pismo

[XterracerX]

Idyllwild sounds like a great idea!

But locally in SD, I still want to explore Mount Laguna/Julian region thru Kitchen Creek or wherever is best.

...and Salton Sea!

[onewaysoldier]

I'm going to try and run John Bull on the 11th if any of you want to join.  I've got to finish the front DS and then fully test out the SAS.

[jefenger]

Are you making it a day trip? I may try to make it out with my buddy too.

[FrankB]

Here are a few ideas for the coming year, now that it should be cooling soon in the desert:

Joshua Tree: 2 years ago we went in from the north, through Gold Crown and Old Dale mining districts, and found a great campsite up there. Last year we went in from the south, through Thermal and Pinkham Canyons, and camped near Black Eagle Mine.  For this coming year we could go in through Thermal & Pinkham, but then head north up Old Dale Road and see if we can find that camp site from November '06. That would make Saturday a stock-friendly day, then on Sunday those who want a bit more challenging stuff can head up into the mining district and out to Hwy 62. I think there was also a good trail for a night run from the campsite. Others of us can head into the Park on Sunday, I would like to tour that ranch house, maybe stop by the Integratron as well.  November would be a nice time for this.

Bradshaw Trail: The route we took in early '06 worked out well, and the campsite was great. For those that want something exciting there is the sunset run up the Goat Path of Doom and back down to camp.  March was a nice time of year out there.

Anza Borrego: I'll be setting up several day trips out to ABSP like the ones we did last year. These will mostly be stock-friendly, some even 2WD friendly, and include hikes and apple-pie lunches.  These would be in addition to the regular monthly club runs. Some of my favorite spots out there are Sandstone Canyon, 17 Palms Oasis and the washes just south of S22, Blair Valley and the hike to the crazy poet's house, and Grapevine Canyon. I would also like to set up an overnight or two out there as well.

Palomar Divide Truck Trail / High Point Lookout: This could be a day trip, weather permitting. There might be some snow up there too.

Salton Sea:  TilapiaFest II will be a mostly paved road adventure, stopping in such scenic locales as the North Shore Yacht Club, Bombay Beach, Slab City, Salvation Mountain, the Bat Caves and more. Most of that stuff is on the east side, we may want to do a bit more exploring on the west side as well. Lots of photo ops on this one.  Plan for a full day, and bring a lunch, as we will not, under any circumstances, be eating the tilapia.

Chariot, Orriflame & Rodriguez Canyon Loop: This one starts and ends at the Banner Store, off Hwy 78, and makes a nice day trip. The area was burned badly in the last round of fires, so it's hard to say what it will be like now. Chariot and Orriflame were stock friendly, but you'll be glad you have sliders on Rodriguez.

Rattlesnake Canyon: We should definitely do this one again. I like the idea of going all the way up to Big Bear instead of turning down Burns Canyon.

[dstn2bdoa]

Hey guys and girls, I lurked on the other site for quite a while, finally saying hi.  I wont be able to get out on too many xcursions due to being super busy, but I will probably have time to join anyone coming up to Big Bear.  So...I will try to keep checking the site for local runs.  Feel free to email me if your coming up, I live 1\2  mile E of the entrance to Van Duesen cyn.  You may use my place to fill up air\H2o etc.
Dan

[Soylent Yellow]

Hey guys and girls, I lurked on the other site for quite a while, finally saying hi.  I wont be able to get out on too many xcursions due to being super busy, but I will probably have time to join anyone coming up to Big Bear.  So...I will try to keep checking the site for local runs.  Feel free to email me if your coming up, I live 1\2  mile E of the entrance to Van Duesen cyn.  You may use my place to fill up air\H2o etc.
Dan

Welcome to the club Dan and thanks for your generous offer.  We have a few members who seem to spend a lot of time in your neck of the woods.

[XterracerX]

Oh... and by the way, when Nissan Still used to sponsor the Xterra Triathlon Championships, while we were in Big Bear, we took this one easy route via Van Dusen which led to several campsites, really scenic 2wd friendly trail and... really scenic trail!

Tried to re-visit last February but to no avail. Apparently they close the dirt path due to unforgiving snow conditions. I was bummed! So I just played around the 1/4 stretch of dirt and snow before the gate.

Um.... yeah... that's about it.

[boats]

When are we going to do a run? I need to break in my new X. Let me know I would love to do Joshua Tree again like we did in Feb.

[Soylent Yellow]

When are we going to do a run? I need to break in my new X. Let me know I would love to do Joshua Tree again like we did in Feb.

I don't know.  I am not available this month and next month is not looking too good either.  I can suggest one thing for this month.  There is going to be a West Coast meet on Johnson Valley the 24th throught the 26th.  This is outside our normal monthly runs but it sounds like a great opportunity to meet some new people with people coming from Northern California and Arizona.  It wouldn't be right for none of us to show up. I really wanted to go to this but it looks like I'll probably be recovering from surgery.  So it's up to you guys.

[Paul]

Johnson Valley is fun!

[fleury123]

 Johnson valley is nice. I am all for some group support and club unity. I am a possible either way as I just got back from Texas to see if my house was still there. I didnt know the site went completely down till yesturday. My DSL in Galveston was still down lol.

[Soylent Yellow]

Johnson valley is nice. I am all for some group support and club unity. I am a possible either way as I just got back from Texas to see if my house was still there. I didnt know the site went completely down till yesturday. My DSL in Galveston was still down lol.

I hope everything is ok in Texas.  Are you back in SoCal for a while?