Barf Baja 2020 is happening!

[SFMCjohn]

Both groups made it to San Felipe after dark tonight. Fun routes today. The slow group was planning to take the old rumorosa grade road but we got CJ-ed into taking this rocky straight down the hill hiking trail instead. It was rocky and steep and the hikers we saw coming up were calling us loco! :laughing

We all made it, then hit the dry lake bed for high speed fun. Sun was going down by the time we got most of the way across and then we hit some thick mud but made it back to the highway. Rode the last 40 miles in the dark. Pics when we have better service. :thumbup

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CJ hiking trail and mud on Laguna Salada sound awesome! we may see you today ... look for BARF Baja stickers on the Coco’s Corner sign ... :toothless

the road to Coco’s ...

Baja scenery ... :ride

 

[SFMCjohn]

more desert scenery ...

got to see if we were prepared for flat tires a couple times.
In typical BARF Baja style we pinched the new 18” tube, and had to patch the old tube and reinstall it. The patch held for a while and then gave up on vicious washboard and we got to reinstall the new pinch-flat tube again ... so far so good with that patch ... :laughing

 

[Cabrito]

Great stuff John! Looks like fun (except for the flat tires)

 

[SFMCjohn]

Great stuff John! Looks like fun (except for the flat tires)

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we did OK with our flats, which of course happened about as far from civilization as we got on this trip ...

my problem is I’m lazy and pay someone to mount my new tires instead of getting the practice I need by mounting them myself, like real motorcycle guys do. :facepalm:laughing

one thing I do do is what I was taught by my Baja betters, and that’s to always pay for a brand new heavy-duty 4 mil tube to go with your new tire. a re-used tube may or may not have been an issue with the KLR krew this trip ... just sayin. :toothless

 

[budman]

Awesome stuff John. That campsite looks serene. :cool

Bummer on the flats.

Glad they did not stop the march! :ride

For you instagramers our master of that asked to use.
#bajabarf2020 so the photo's can be categorized.

Ride on!! :ride arty :ride

 

[SFMCjohn]

well, what do you know about that?: :ride

the Los Vientos Sunday crew rolled into Bahía de Los Ángeles right on schedule!
Tom, Kalle and Daniel ...
The Rock Trail hard-cases look to be on track to arrive at Catavina tonight, and we should all be together Monday night, god willing ... so, progress. :thumbup

 

[budman]

Looks like big smiles. :thumbup

 

[SFMCjohn]

Looks like big smiles. :thumbup

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smiles around the campfire ...

 

[budman]

arty

A great place for smiles and laughs. :applause

 

[SFMCjohn]

arty

A great place for smiles and laughs. :applause

Wish you were here ... see you at a BARF Rally, soon! :ride

 

[SFMCjohn]

arriving with the new moon ... :ride

toasting the BARF Baja #6, 2015-2020 ...

 

[Spitfire44]

arriving with the new moon ... :ride

Love this picture. Tells a great story. Keep them coming. Viva Baja.

 

[rebekahlynn]

Awesome stuff John. That campsite looks serene. :cool

Bummer on the flats.

Glad they did not stop the march! :ride

For you instagramers our master of that asked to use.
#bajabarf2020 so the photo's can be categorized.

Ride on!! :ride arty :ride

Service has been extra shitty this whole trip - not even uploading to FB. Retagged my Instagram post with the bajabarf2020 tag :thumbup

 

[SFMCjohn]

Love this picture. Tells a great story. Keep them coming. Viva Baja.

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thanks for reading and posting, Spitfire44 ... arty

Viva Baja! :ride

couple more non-story pics from west of Catavina ... :angel

the KLR krew will start our slog back to San Francisco tomorrow ... the BARF Baja 2020 crew plan on another two nights in Bahía de los Ángeles and will then head north via Cataviña, San Quintin and Mike’s Sky Ranch to the tow-rigs at Hacienda Santa Veronica ...

 

[1962siia]

WiFi is slow and my pics suck because I was wearing glasses but here are a few.

CJ just before he took us straight down that hill

Coco’s Virgin de Guadalupe

Sunrise from my rooms porch

 

[Butch]

Oh. My. Greatness.
You guys so rock. You so make me smile.

Edit: I just told Sally “you’ll never get old doing this stuff”... and then I said ‘cause it will kill you before then. Or something.
You guys rockII

 

[1962siia]

The final group just rolled in to BOLA!

 

[ThumperX]

Great pictures! Thanks for taking us along!

 

[kalle]

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The final group just rolled in to BOLA!

 

[SFMCjohn]

our day yesterday, 480 miles, BoLA to Oceanside ... half way home and back in the USA:

always sad heading north ... : |