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Posted by: reconranger
Any weekend I am not riding somewhere else, I ride the trails behind Lake Arrowhead. Love the challenge of that narrow woods trail stuff......which we have precious little of it here in the southland! I ride the Rancher 4X4 in winter when there is snow (great snow riding up there sometimes!), and the 400EX when the trails are clear. We stage from Miller Canyon near Silverwood Lake, and ride up the fire roads to Pinnacles staging area and pick up the trails there.
If there are some of you who have never been, I would be glad to be a guide for your first ride.
Posted by: reconranger
We went to Spangler Hills/Trona Pinnacles on Saturday. http://forums.atvconnection.com/messageview.cfm/catid/27/threadid/513663.cfm
Sunday, did oil changes and maintenance all day!
Posted by: reconranger
We are doing Ocotillo the weekend of the 24th. Might do a quick Miller Canyon ride this weekend or maybe the 17th.
Looks like the weather is going to be to hot this weekend for anywhere in the desert!
Posted by: reconranger
We decided to do Ocotillo last minute. Actually wasn't to bad if you were in the shade or moving on the quad.
Will probably do a quick Miller Canyon this weekend if anyone is interested in that........
Posted by: reconranger
Saturday later morning or very early afternoon looks good for me. Should be cooler this weekend! You take hwy 138 east past Silverwood Lake, then turn left at the sign that says "Miller Canyon Unit". Then immediately turn right onto a dirt road (2N37), and there are two staging areas up a couple hundred yards. I like the second one, because it has more room for trailers. You will need an Adventure Pass for parking, or risk a ticket.
The lower portion of the ride is semi-rough faster fire roads, then up on top (behind Lake Arrowhead) it turns into fun but challenging 50" wide woods "quad single track". Mostly semi-technical, but full-on technical in a couple of spots. Definitely not suitable for beginners. It's about a 2+ hour ride if you go all the way to the Deep Creek bridge.
E-mail me at reconranger@adelphia.net anyone who is interested.
Posted by: reconranger
How about 10:00 Saturday morning?????
I have the choice of taking the Rancher and going looking for some the more technical trails, or the 400EX and avoiding the more nasty stuff. It can all be done with 2wd, but in the more technical stuff it is "nice" to have 4wd here and there. What do you all think??? What are you up for???
Anybody else???? All are welcome!
Posted by: reconranger
So, then we can make it a technical trail adventure! In that case, if we have time we can try the section of 3N34 between Deep Creek and Crab Flats.....lots of big rocks!
Posted by: reconranger
Post a few of the pictures!
Hun, if you PM me, I will give you contact info for my buddy who lives near you. He is still recovering from his MX accident, but his wife hasn't ridden in a very long time and she wants to get back into it, so that might make a good match for you guys seeing your wife is just getting started.
Doing the Inyo Mountains and Sierras in the spring/early summer......don't miss those rides!
http://www.ghosttowns.com/states/ca/cerrogordo.html
http://www.air-and-space.com/20020624%20Swansea-Cerro%20Gordo%20Road.htm
http://www.ripleysghosttowns.com/coyote.html
http://www.ripleysghosttowns.com/bloody.html
Posted by: reconranger
Do you guys with 4wd's want to plan a Calico trip soon before the desert gets so hot it is unbearable???? The canyons are highly technical rock crawling stuff! Somebody suggest some dates........
http://forums.atvconnection.com/messageview.cfm/catid/27/threadid/511079.cfm
Posted by: HappywithVForce
Good pics. Did you guys make it down to Devils Hole? That last pic looks like it. That is a fun place to go when it is hot out. You can ride there and then swim!
Posted by: HappywithVForce
Hey Tracy,
Have you found the dunes out there yet? They are worth riding to (if you like sand). My now favorite place in Johnson Valley is the Boone Rd. entry. It is east of Bessemer Mine road. There are some large sand areas to ride. And the lakebed is full of old bomb craters. They are fun to jump. I went to El Mirage last weekend, so I have to work around the house this weekend. Have fun!
Posted by: la90043
hey recon, if you go up to lake arrowhead this weekend or on the 17th i'd love to go meet you up there early on a sunday morning for you can show me the way. them san bernardino mountains have some great trails in there but have not been on one. love to take a day trip and ride with you, get familar with the area.
Posted by: la90043
i'll be going to hungry valley tomorrow. never got a reply for that miller canyon ride. if anyone want to meet up there at hungry valley well lets do it. 310-916-1654. see ya all there ya hear.............!!!!
Posted by: la90043
MILLER CANYON is near lake arrowhead correct? im in for the ride on 17 or 24
Posted by: la90043
im gonna join saturday morning early afternoon. but then of course it can also be at sunrise sunday morning. the ride is on though for me. nor rain nor snow is gonna keep me from riding this weekend at millers canyon and join up with you guys there. the adventure pass can be bought where huh? silverwood lake huh? yes?
Posted by: la90043
YES, THE QUAD I RIDE IS 4X4................HEY CAN I GET AN ADVENTURE PASS AT ANY SPORT CHALET HUH? I HAVE 2 NEAR MY HOME............
Posted by: la90043
just found out that any/all sport chalet have the adventure pass for sale. how convenient huh?
Posted by: la90043
60 miles in 5-6 hours is not bad. what a loop. dude, i slept for 12 hours last night and i'm feeling great and ready for another. oh yes, trail riding is definitely my preference. TheHun you're ready to get another quad huh..! was that not great. recon sure gave us our days worth huh? ok dude thanks for the card and we'll catch up to each other on another day/time. thanks................la90043............. anyone out there that want to ride the san bernardino mountains well just pack it up and lets go........! and or los padres hungry valley/gorman..
Posted by: la90043
HERE'S A FEW OF THE PICS FROM THE MILLER CANYON RUN THAT WAS DONE BY RECONRANGER * THEHUN * LA90043
MILLER CANYON CLICKY HERE
Posted by: la90043
Thanks TheHun for appreciating the pics, they would not have come out so well without you! anyone up for a day ride this coming weekend huh? lower Sierra's are a blast! break out the coleman....!
Posted by: la90043
happywithvforce yes we did make it out to devils hole. one of the pics is of devils hole. you were right!
travelboysteve when you get your atv go to hungryvalley/gorman up the 5 north of valencia. there is alot of flatland there for beginners. there are beginner trails, intermidiate trails and advance trails. what atv are you gonna get huh? im near you too. born and raised in C.C. class of 1980 C.C. H.S.
Posted by: la90043
hey Reconranger lets go. the sooner the better. day trip? weekend? guy trip? family trip? hey travelboysteve, like thehun said. la cycle sports in inglewood has great deals out the door. i bought a 330 trailboss there for the reason they had the best price. people from bakersfield, riverside, san diego and from all around go there because they have the best deals and save people hundreds of dollars. when ever you wanna go riding lets go.
Posted by: la90043
attila.............ready for another ride huh..................?
Posted by: la90043
where's johnson?
east of 15? 395?
Posted by: atvtracy
hello all, were heading out to gorman on saturday night and staying till sunday. just some trail ridding. if anyone wants to meet us up there, we will be a lane ranch campground. we have a black ford ranger and a 16ft carson trailer. i have a blue raptor 350 and a white raptor 700. let me know if anyone is going to be up there.
Posted by: atvtracy
hay steve, we will be up there about 4-5 pm on saturday i have to work till 230. we have a tan and blue tent. we are going to try and stay at lane ranch, its the first big camp ground if you come in off of smokey bear rd. we hope to see you out there.
Posted by: atvtracy
hay all just wanted to let you all know we are heading out to gorman this weekend! if anyone wants to come let me know. we will be there late saturday but will be camping and riding all day on sunday. hope to see ya out there.
Posted by: atvtracy
hay everyone, we are going out to johnson valley this weekend to do some riding. saturday - monday let me know if anyone else is going up there.
Posted by: atvtracy
johnson valley is off of the 18 and the 247 off of camp rock road. it is a great place to ride. from that area you can ride to anderson dry lake, soggy dry lake, and a day trip can take you to slash X. there are million of trails up there. there are also bathrooms. we will be going out saturdayand coming home sometime on monday.
Posted by: atvtracy
Hay happy long time no talk. We found the dunes out there they are great we had a good time riding to them to. That's a fast fun trail. We went in right at the middle on time and trail gets kind of rocky, but fun. There are a lot of geo-cashes out there. We will be out there for thanksgiving; we have to meet up again sometime, now that my husband can ride again. Have a great weekend!
Posted by: TheHun
Whats up.
I know most of you love your dunes. But who love those trails, Lets get some some good trail riders together for some future rides this season. If your in SoCal, post your up coming rides here and lets go riding.
Posted by: TheHun
Reconranger,
I took your advise from your posts here and thumpertalk. Im new to the quads but not to 4-wheeling. Millers canyon was great, I was only there for about 3 hours but had a great time starting to explore the trails.
********By the way were you guys up there this past Saturday around 10am...I past 2 guys one on a Honda the other I didnt see, around the Sewage plant near the top. I was rinding my Polaris 500x2 red.
Posted by: TheHun
Reconranger, all riders,
I was planning on going riding in Millers Caynon the weekend of the 17th or 24th wanted to see if there would be any takers to join or ride with???
Posted by: TheHun
Sat or Sun would be great ....Open all day.
What time at the trailhead?
Posted by: TheHun
Sorry guys Sat 17th or 18th...
Posted by: TheHun
I'm game for Sat. morning or early afternoon
LA90043 are you going to join in the morning or afternoon??
Reconranger...what time in the AM. I am only 15 min away so anytime for me is good.
For future ref I'll be in a Silver F150 Ext cab / red Polaris 500x2
Posted by: TheHun
Reconranger, LA90043,
10:00am sounds great. I got a 4x4 and would love to push to see what it could do, so I'm game for the technical stuff. Dont mind a couple of war wounds on the plastic or belly.
LA90043,
The Adventure Pass you can get on the way up, at Sports Chalet in Rancho Cucamonga just off the 15 freeway. The address is 12449 Foothill Blvd, Rancho Cuc. 909-987-4321. They open on Sat at 9:00am so you could be in Silverwood by 10-10:15am easy.
The Adventure Pass is $5/day or the better bet is $30/year. Sports Chalet is in the corner next to the 15 Freeway in the same Shopping Center as Living Spaces....
Is your quad 4x4????
Posted by: TheHun
Recon & LA,
First off.....Sorry I bailed so fast without saying Thanks and Goodbye. I was later then I thought and had to jet.....
Next. Recon Thanks for guiding the way, it was a blast...I got to see a lot of the Mountains and had some great people to ride with. Hope to ride with you guys again .
By the way, the way out the ride was 23.5 miles to the trail head @ Millers Canyon...all in all I would say about 50-60 miles max.
Lastly. I think I did some damage to my thumb helping that guy on the dirt bike...It is almost the size of a golf ball and I can barely move it. War Wound to remember the ride.
Till next time,
Attila
Posted by: TheHun
Travelboy,
Sounds like a plan...where abouts are you. I'm in Oak Hills East. By the way WD-40 works great for that Rust. J/K...
-Attila
Posted by: TheHun
LA90043,
Love the pics...had a blast can't wait till next time. I thing I will take Recon up on those hills in the Sierra's.
Posted by: TheHun
travelboy.
I got a super deal at
www.otdcyclesports.com
pick your bike and they will send you a great OTD price by email in less then 10 min.
Then you just pick it up in Inglewood. Thats how I got my Polaris. Nice people.
Good luck.
P.S. I'm not 40 yet but close, and I still go splat!!! It would be great for you to join next time.
Posted by: TheHun
Recon,
Calico sounds like fun...I can't do any planned trips untill May...Barstow isnt too bad in May, but I guess it all depends on the season we will have. I will prob just do impromt too ride till then....I'll keep an eye out for posting to maybe just catch up to ya guys.
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Posted by: Travelboysteve
WOW!!!
Those were some great pics and cool links. When I get the rust shaken off of me,..I'd love to join you guys on one of those rides,......I've always wondered what was beyond sight of the 395 looking east, etc.
I'm on the Westside
Posted by: Travelboysteve
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Originally posted by: TheHun
Travelboy,
Sounds like a plan...where abouts are you. I'm in Oak Hills East. By the way WD-40 works great for that Rust. J/K...
-Attila
Oak Hills east? where's that?
I'm in Santa Monica,.....westside,...you know,..where the debris meets the sea,......I haven't picked up my ride yet, and I,..uh,.....have never even ridden one. SO I think I will have to do a few solo missions to adjust. I have ridden mx / 3 wheelers / I own a couple of PWC's that haul a**, mountain bikes, skateboards, I still snowboard really well, etc,...so I know what back country / trail riding is,...just never on a quad. I swore off motorcycles awhile ago when I crashed real bad,...I'm a decent all around rider I think,.....have done lots of Mammoth area stuff,....can you say loose Shale?
Hun,..If WD 40 didn't taste so bad, I'd brush my teeth with it. hahahaha. I have to go to Mexico tomorrow for a few days, (I'm building a house just South of Puerto Nuevo near the sand dunes), so I'm out for probably a couple of weeks. If you, or anyone else wants to ride in the future, (and hopefully be patient, I'll buy lunch, whatever), I'd be super happy to go with some experienced riders. That would be super cool. My other buddies all ride mx, (and we're all over 40!!!) a few of them have had the helicopter ride if you know what I mean. Not for me thanks,.....I don't bounce anymore,..I just go splat.
So, if you, or anyone else knows of anyplace easy to ride so I can get a feel for my ride when i get it,..please PM me,.... Thanks, Steve
Posted by: Travelboysteve
90043, I'm thinking of the raptor 700 SE, Blue / White. The local Yammy dealer guy is a friend of a friend and said $7100 OTD. I researched quite a bit and think that is a pretty good deal. I will go out there,..funny, we have a new job just starting at the Valencia Mall right now, so that sounds perfect. I'm class of 81, Olympic High,..they kicked me out of Samohi,.....I was a misguided youth. I will also go play in the sand a bit at my place in Mex. You can ride your ATV on the streets near my house down there and I know all the local cops, so they'll probably want to ride it too. I'm in for riding with you and others for sure. I may be playing down my abilities a little, but I'd rather be safe than broken,..........I may go down on Wednesday so I can pick up my ride tomorrow. Unless you know a different dealer ?ps: Do you have additional insurance over the liability required? I got a quote for around 680 for the full deal. $76 for just liability. Any thoughts on that? Oh, $500 deductible. Thanks, Steve
Posted by: Travelboysteve
You guys are giving me the biggest riding jones,...it's killing me,...lol,.....a few loose ends at work and abroad, (Mex house) and I'm so there. Thanks for the tip on dealership. I will definitely check them out......I figure by this weekend I should have the machine, maybe spin it around a little, but I want to add a few things before I actually go out on it. Things like tool kit holder, heel guards, etc.
Posted by: Travelboysteve
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Originally posted by: atvtracy
hello all, were heading out to gorman on saturday night and staying till sunday. just some trail ridding. if anyone wants to meet us up there, we will be a lane ranch campground. we have a black ford ranger and a 16ft carson trailer. i have a blue raptor 350 and a white raptor 700. let me know if anyone is going to be up there.
Tracy, my wife and I will be there probably Sat. We're putters, but will look you up. We may still only have 1 unit, but I might spring for a new Suzi 250 for her as a surprise. Steve
we're in a smoke Titan, with a tree sticker, (Arbor) in the back window, we have a white 700 raptor,.....
Posted by: Travelboysteve
Hey ATVTracy,
Sorry for the delay,..work was cutting into my week,.....I think we're going up early Sat,......BUT, we can always go back Sunday if we end up leaving before you get there,..I bet my wife won't complain. You should've seen the smile on her face when i told her about her surprise. We got her the Suzi 250 and she loves it. I rode it and it's pretty nice,....
She is really new to the sport, I'm rusty, but was blasting around road runner? I think it's called, then bombed down into the wash,....OMG I love my Rappy.
Are you guys really good at riding? I would hate to slow anybody down, but We think it would be cool to hook up with some new people regardless. We're sort of social butterflies like that. We'll also have "Boomer" our faithful Black lab, 7 months, and 62 lbs of pure love. PM me if you get this and I'll send you my email if you like or cell #,....anyone else want to come,......come on down,.......my wife and I are seriously hooked on this stuff, you don't have to wait for calm waters like jet skis, etc,.......over and out.
Hey Recon,.......when I think I can hang, I wouldn't mind doing some technical stuff if it is makeable in 2wd, I love that stuff on my Mtn bike,..I'm rambling and threadjacking,...sorry guys,.....I'm amped,....what can I say???????????
