01/31/2007 09:49 AM
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reconranger
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http://www.calicotown.com/ohv/There is some neat riding around here. East of Barstow off the I-15, Ghost Town Road exit. Great if you have a 4X4 quad and are looking for very challenging terrain, but lots of stuff a sport quad can handle too. http://jeep.off-road.com/jeep/article/articleDetail.jsp?id=330535
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Southern California Deserts and Mountains.... Desert: 450R, 400EX Technical Trail: Rancher 420 and 350 4X4's Kids: Two 250EX's and TRX90 Dual-Sport Bikes: KLX250S and XT225 Past rides: 300EX, 2wd Rancher 350, Recon, TRX90, Z400, LT160, LT80, Warrior, Blaster, CRF230F
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02/04/2007 08:24 AM
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reconranger
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Just bumping this so nobody misses it. If you haven't been here, you are missing out!
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Southern California Deserts and Mountains....
Desert: 450R, 400EX
Technical Trail: Rancher 420 and 350 4X4's
Kids: Two 250EX's and TRX90
Dual-Sport Bikes: KLX250S and XT225
Past rides: 300EX, 2wd Rancher 350, Recon, TRX90, Z400, LT160, LT80, Warrior, Blaster, CRF230F
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02/05/2007 09:40 PM
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HappywithVForce
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Calico is a fun but dusty place to ride or 4x4. Fun to explore the mines.
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I am UP in the mountains, DOWN in So. Cal.
Running Springs, Calif.
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02/06/2007 07:24 AM
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reconranger
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Yeah, the wind doesn't get down intot he canyons so well to clear out the dust. If you are camping, I suggest you camp out in the front somewhere and not back up in the canyons....just for that reason.
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Southern California Deserts and Mountains....
Desert: 450R, 400EX
Technical Trail: Rancher 420 and 350 4X4's
Kids: Two 250EX's and TRX90
Dual-Sport Bikes: KLX250S and XT225
Past rides: 300EX, 2wd Rancher 350, Recon, TRX90, Z400, LT160, LT80, Warrior, Blaster, CRF230F
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02/20/2007 12:07 AM
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TheHun
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Reconranger looks like youve been every where...I just bought my first quad. 07 Polaris 500x2. Do you guys ride trails or just open lands with sportquads. I would love to join you guys for a ride sometime. I live in Oak Hills at the top of the Pass 1mile from Summit Inn.
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'07 Polaris 500x2-Mine<BR>'03 Kawasaki Mean Streak-Mine <BR>'06 Kawasaki Vulcan 900 - Wife<BR>'06/07 Kazuma Meerkat 90 - Son
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02/20/2007 08:07 AM
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reconranger
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Hun-I have a riding buddy who lives very near you. He is however down right now with an injury he got motocrossing mini dirt bikes.
You are welcome to join us any time. I think we are going back to Calico next month. We tend to ride the desert during the cool months, then switch to the mountains (Sierra, Inyo, and San Bernardino) and more technical riding in summer. Parts of Calico are however best done on a ute!
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Southern California Deserts and Mountains....
Desert: 450R, 400EX
Technical Trail: Rancher 420 and 350 4X4's
Kids: Two 250EX's and TRX90
Dual-Sport Bikes: KLX250S and XT225
Past rides: 300EX, 2wd Rancher 350, Recon, TRX90, Z400, LT160, LT80, Warrior, Blaster, CRF230F
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02/21/2007 10:08 AM
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powerstroke01
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Originally posted by: reconranger
He is however down right now with an injury he got motocrossing mini dirt bikes.
If i was him i dont think id admit that.lol 
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02/21/2007 11:06 AM
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reconranger
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He is actually VERY messed up! He slipped off the pegs on a big landing and it yanked his leg back. Split the bone in his lower leg from top to bottom! He has been off work and of course can't ride for months now. Has yet another surgery coming up soon...........
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Southern California Deserts and Mountains....
Desert: 450R, 400EX
Technical Trail: Rancher 420 and 350 4X4's
Kids: Two 250EX's and TRX90
Dual-Sport Bikes: KLX250S and XT225
Past rides: 300EX, 2wd Rancher 350, Recon, TRX90, Z400, LT160, LT80, Warrior, Blaster, CRF230F
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02/23/2007 03:19 PM
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eman40000
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Is the road getting off the hwy graded enough so that a 2wd truck/ toyhauler combo can find a place to camp?
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02/24/2007 07:09 AM
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reconranger
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See map: http://www.calicotown.com/ohv/images/topomap.jpgYou can camp at the entrance to Odessa canyon without driving back into the soft stuff. There is a large flat area there, but it appears to fill up very fast on weekends! Some folks camp back in the canyons, but the roads are sandy and you would be eating dust all day. Another option is to camp at the country campground, inside the Calico park. You can ride from your camp if you are using campground 2, but you can't ride around inside the camp, all you can do is hop on your quad and ride out to the trails. Last time I was there, everybody in campground 2 was OHV. http://www.co.san-bernardino.ca.us/parks/calico.htmI am actually surprised that the county seems to be promoting OHV use here, and that, when we live in an age where we are generally opposed by most government agencies!
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Southern California Deserts and Mountains.... Desert: 450R, 400EX Technical Trail: Rancher 420 and 350 4X4's Kids: Two 250EX's and TRX90 Dual-Sport Bikes: KLX250S and XT225 Past rides: 300EX, 2wd Rancher 350, Recon, TRX90, Z400, LT160, LT80, Warrior, Blaster, CRF230F
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03/05/2007 03:25 PM
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eman40000
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awsome ingo Ranger, Let me ask you this....
If you had to pick weather to ride sportquads at Calico or Razor road ( i havent been to either) which would you pick and why? any other tips/ info would be super, thanks.
I'm going riding this weekend! wooohooo, havent rode in a year im ashamed to admit.
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03/05/2007 05:21 PM
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reconranger
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At Rasor, absolutely a sport quad! There are some dunes and some of the trails can be whooped out, plus the riding is wide open and fast, so some nice cushy sport quad suspension is the ticket. Only place I wish I had a ute out there is crossing the river near the Afton Canyon campground. It has gotten pretty deep, and a 2wd can get stuck out in the middle.
At Calico, you can get around a lot of the places on a sport, but some of the canyons are going to require rock crawling. If you want to take full advantage of the place, it is a real kick to have 4wd and ground clearance.
When you going to Rasor???? We may be there this Saturday. Forecast says it will be HOT.
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Southern California Deserts and Mountains....
Desert: 450R, 400EX
Technical Trail: Rancher 420 and 350 4X4's
Kids: Two 250EX's and TRX90
Dual-Sport Bikes: KLX250S and XT225
Past rides: 300EX, 2wd Rancher 350, Recon, TRX90, Z400, LT160, LT80, Warrior, Blaster, CRF230F
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03/06/2007 10:57 AM
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eman40000
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Yeah i checked the forecast, looks like it's gonna be warm. Might be there saturday also, prolly camp/ stage adjacent to the Razor road exit (i'm 2wd) then explore the trails with a bud, stop by for a cold brew if you see us, white expedition pulling a white toyhauler.
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