Barf Baja 2020 is happening!
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larry kahn
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Johnny, your spot thing working today? Say you're still in Oceanside at 1:30?
SFMCjohn
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we were looking at Kalle’s rear tube for the fifth time this trip this am, and I forgot to turn on my SPOT ... the wonderful folks at North County Hyper Sports finally got to the real solution by getting rid of the problematic rear tire and putting on a completely new tire ... :laughing
we figured he picked up a cactus thorn somewhere ... :dunno
you don’t want multiple pics of your various rear tubes on a Baja trip ... :angel:toothless
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1962siia
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Made it to San Quintin. The group is staying at the Old Mill Hotel. Fun ride from Catavina today. We rode part of the “Cactus Trail” which was great but we were behind schedule so took a bail out to the slab to avoid riding in the dark.
All riders safe and all bikes still working but there have been some trail side repair work. More on that later.
All riders safe and all bikes still working but there have been some trail side repair work. More on that later.
SFMCjohn
13
:thumbup
hope you all set your alarm clocks for the ride to Mike’s Sky Ranch tomorrow,
only bail-out is to turn around ... :laughing:angel
KLR krew is home safe, did some dirt roads to Cambria today and hit Hwy 1 for some weekday empty-ness bliss, and Baja de-escalation and de-compression:
Cypress Mountain Drive, above Cambria, CA ... some pretty KLR-style dirt road.
looking forward to trail-side-repair tales ... :ride
big THANKS to all the 2020 BARF Baja peeps for letting us hang out for a tiny bit this year ... also looking forward to next year!
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1962siia
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Got home last night. Great trip, great group of folks again. AS the trip goes on, and I get more exhausted I seem to take less and less pictures.
Here are some from Oaklandf4i, NorcalSlowpoke and I riding a sand wash that led to some waterfalls. We were told we couldnt get through but found some literal goat trails and made it. It was one of the highlights of the trip for me because riding sand that no one else has ridden is like getting fresh powder when skiing.
Here are some from Oaklandf4i, NorcalSlowpoke and I riding a sand wash that led to some waterfalls. We were told we couldnt get through but found some literal goat trails and made it. It was one of the highlights of the trip for me because riding sand that no one else has ridden is like getting fresh powder when skiing.
1962siia
Well-known member
Hopefully others will post more pics. Hats off to Slowpez and bob-19 for being my official picks for trip MVP's.
There were some challenges this year that took several folks working together to overcome/handle. I thought the group did a great job handling things as needed, but these guys were a part of all of the things that needed handling it seems, so wanted to say thanks to them. :thumbup
There were some challenges this year that took several folks working together to overcome/handle. I thought the group did a great job handling things as needed, but these guys were a part of all of the things that needed handling it seems, so wanted to say thanks to them. :thumbup
thedub
Octane Socks
Rebekah takes the best pictures. But here are a few of mine.
All loaded up and ready to head South. Scott A's trip almost ended before it began. Can anyone spot what's wrong with this picture?
He left his passport sitting on the bed rail of my truck. Luckily we noticed before driving away.
As is tradition, Tom fixing something on his bike the night before we get underway by head lamp.
The crew at Cohabuzo Junction as the sun is getting low on Day 1. We rode in to San Felipe after dark on this day.
A slot canyon in Matomi wash.
The famous Bill Nichols' Rock Trail. It's like this for miles and miles and miles.
Towards the end it turns into some nice mellow single track. The sun getting low. We rode into Catavina in the dark on this day.
Buying gas out of 4 liter jugs from the back of a pickup in Catavina, a very Baja experience.
Fred's Tractor Trail on the way to BOLA.
Andreas and Dan through La Turquesa Canyon.
Classic Window Rock pictures.
All loaded up and ready to head South. Scott A's trip almost ended before it began. Can anyone spot what's wrong with this picture?
He left his passport sitting on the bed rail of my truck. Luckily we noticed before driving away.
As is tradition, Tom fixing something on his bike the night before we get underway by head lamp.
The crew at Cohabuzo Junction as the sun is getting low on Day 1. We rode in to San Felipe after dark on this day.
A slot canyon in Matomi wash.
The famous Bill Nichols' Rock Trail. It's like this for miles and miles and miles.
Towards the end it turns into some nice mellow single track. The sun getting low. We rode into Catavina in the dark on this day.
Buying gas out of 4 liter jugs from the back of a pickup in Catavina, a very Baja experience.
Fred's Tractor Trail on the way to BOLA.
Andreas and Dan through La Turquesa Canyon.
Classic Window Rock pictures.
thedub
Octane Socks
The beach near La Gringa, off the East section of the Window Rock trail. Definitely worth the stop on our BOLA day loop.
Andreas doing what one does on a dry lake bed.
22-day trail
Rest stop on the Pacific side after riding single track all the way from the Gulf side.
A huge green meadow South of Catavina. The variety of landscapes and scenery in Baja continues to amaze.
Find a super sketchy staircase down to a little rocky cove? Why not climb down it?
See a big sand dune? Why not ride up it?
Sleeping Bag trail
Fixing flats in the dark. Yup, we rode into Mike's Sky Ranch in the dark too.
Here was my route. 8 days, 1,248 miles.
Andreas doing what one does on a dry lake bed.
22-day trail
Rest stop on the Pacific side after riding single track all the way from the Gulf side.
A huge green meadow South of Catavina. The variety of landscapes and scenery in Baja continues to amaze.
Find a super sketchy staircase down to a little rocky cove? Why not climb down it?
See a big sand dune? Why not ride up it?
Sleeping Bag trail
Fixing flats in the dark. Yup, we rode into Mike's Sky Ranch in the dark too.
Here was my route. 8 days, 1,248 miles.
OaklandF4i
Darwin's exception
Nice pics! So I didn’t take any pics as usual, but looking forward to seeing others.
What a trip! Everyone should be safely home now. First a couple of thanks to those who REALLY made this trip happen and others who went above and beyond to contribute on the trip.
Wiles, thedub pulled together tracks and routes from many sources prior to the trip for us all to download and plan out daily rides. What Wiles didn’t mention in his report is that of that 1200+ miles of rides he led, it included some of the toughest single track routes Baja has to offer. No Wimps has nothing on rides led by Wiles.
Will, slowpez was instrumental in organizing, negotiating, and and reserving much of our accommodations. In addition, he and his brother Chris , bob-19 are owed a debt for their absolutely selfless help in rescuing a bike and an injured rider on separate occasions. The group and especially the two riders owe the two of them an exceptional amount of gratitude. I hope we and the individuals can find a way to repay them. I’m hoping Scott, Norcalslowpoke can come up with something appropriate to show the groups gratitude.
Rebekah, Rebekah kept track of expenses and tabs to ensure everyone paid and got paid. A tougher job than some may imagine.
Dimitry helped a rider too exhausted to continue up a tough climb in the dark to Mike’s Sky Ranch, even changing his tube at the top.... then went on to repair his own bike after dinner at 10pm before riding on through the night to retrieve a truck.
And finally Scott, motorcycleRN for having the supplies on hand to stabilize and administer help to an injured rider as we arranged to extract him from a place an ambulance wasnt going to reach.
In addition to Chris, the two other Baja newbies were Andreas, swedespeed and Trevor, racinmason. It was great to meet and ride with you Andreas. Your XR650r was Baja classic and the core group would be happy to have you join us anywhere. Trevor suffered a number of mechanicals on his 650r, but learned many important lessons about Baja and prep. While his bike struggled, he kept up his spirits and rolled with the punches. His bike made it to the end under its own power, albeit with a lot of help a bit more El Mexican Authentico!
Many things about the this years trip topped previous ones even with the set backs. It certainly wasn’t perfect, and lessons were learned. But thats like every adventure. :thumbup
What a trip! Everyone should be safely home now. First a couple of thanks to those who REALLY made this trip happen and others who went above and beyond to contribute on the trip.
Wiles, thedub pulled together tracks and routes from many sources prior to the trip for us all to download and plan out daily rides. What Wiles didn’t mention in his report is that of that 1200+ miles of rides he led, it included some of the toughest single track routes Baja has to offer. No Wimps has nothing on rides led by Wiles.
Will, slowpez was instrumental in organizing, negotiating, and and reserving much of our accommodations. In addition, he and his brother Chris , bob-19 are owed a debt for their absolutely selfless help in rescuing a bike and an injured rider on separate occasions. The group and especially the two riders owe the two of them an exceptional amount of gratitude. I hope we and the individuals can find a way to repay them. I’m hoping Scott, Norcalslowpoke can come up with something appropriate to show the groups gratitude.
Rebekah, Rebekah kept track of expenses and tabs to ensure everyone paid and got paid. A tougher job than some may imagine.
Dimitry helped a rider too exhausted to continue up a tough climb in the dark to Mike’s Sky Ranch, even changing his tube at the top.... then went on to repair his own bike after dinner at 10pm before riding on through the night to retrieve a truck.
And finally Scott, motorcycleRN for having the supplies on hand to stabilize and administer help to an injured rider as we arranged to extract him from a place an ambulance wasnt going to reach.
In addition to Chris, the two other Baja newbies were Andreas, swedespeed and Trevor, racinmason. It was great to meet and ride with you Andreas. Your XR650r was Baja classic and the core group would be happy to have you join us anywhere. Trevor suffered a number of mechanicals on his 650r, but learned many important lessons about Baja and prep. While his bike struggled, he kept up his spirits and rolled with the punches. His bike made it to the end under its own power, albeit with a lot of help a bit more El Mexican Authentico!
Many things about the this years trip topped previous ones even with the set backs. It certainly wasn’t perfect, and lessons were learned. But thats like every adventure. :thumbup