Trail Wanderlust
I have put together a couple of videos of Elfin Forest. One is of going down the “The Way Up” trail and the other is the rest of the trails. After futzing with the footage a while I decided that “The Way Up” trail would be best shown as a single top to bottom video. … Continue reading “Elfin Forest Videos”
I recently revisited the connector route between and the La Costa trail system and the Elfin Forest recreation reserve as well as little bit of exploration along the way. Here are few thoughts and pictures from along the way. I had not been on the Escondido Creek single track in a really long time. When … Continue reading “La Costa to Elfin”
Rancho La Costa Preserve is really close to Casa Del Bill so it is often on the menu you when I only have time for a quick fix of dirt. Despite its close proximity it had been sometime since I last rode out here. It seems like Elfin Forest, Lake Calvera or Daley Ranch had … Continue reading “La Costa Stroll”
This is the second year a group of advocates and friends got together to do a ride that has become known as the Archipelago Ride. Open Space in coastal San Diego County has become very fragmented over the years into a patchwork of “islands of open space”. The Archipelago Ride concept is one to demonstrate how these … Continue reading “The 2009 Archipelago Ride”
UPDATE: Since this page went live in 2008, the San Diego Mountain Biking Association liked this rating system well enough to use it as well. While I will occasionally update this page, SDMBA has representatives all over the county and are in a much better position to stay on top of these ratings. SDMBA’s Wet … Continue reading “Wet Trails Rating”
So while 80% percent of the country was out doing the election day thing, I (thanks to the CA mail-in ballot program) had time to get in an afternoon ride (or two). The day started off with a couple hours of light rain which we really needed here in SoCal. Most places around San Diego … Continue reading “Election Day Doubleshot”
This past weekend’s Archipelago Ride really beat the snot out of me. While it was probably not the smartest way to get back into the saddle, it sure was fun. I was stupidly sore on Monday and Tuesday. I normally ride on Wednesdays during the week, but skipped and instead let the midweek ride slide until today. I decided … Continue reading “Quick Spin at La Costa”
Rich Julian and I have been tossing around the idea for this ride for quite sometime as part of the our “Islands Project” concept of pushing to have all of the our small islands of open space connected throughout the county. Each little island of open space on its own has a network of trails … Continue reading “Archipelago Ride”
Welcome to the Islands Project. The rapid development in San Diego County has dwindled much of our open space in what was previously rural areas. While there has been lots of open space preserves established. They have for the most part become isolated islands of open space with fragmented trail systems. Individually each open space offers … Continue reading “The Islands Project”
Yesterday was my first day back on the bike and it went alright. The ride was to be mostly a show and tell with Rich concerning a La Costa to Elfin Forest connector that I would like to get legalized and improved upon. I currently have BOTH of my geared bikes out-of-commission with frame … Continue reading “Back in the Saddle, Bushwacking, and 1FN Gear.”
