Conclusions and Thoughts

First I'd like to thank Kevin for organization  this amazing trip.. I like to thank everyone who made this trip a success for me. Whether  it was help on trail, helping me with my bike or just encouragement.. This is a hard trip.
The rides are not always as they are described. Due to weather, floods, hurricanes or whatever and a rider cannot let this ruin the day.
We had some incidents

1. Numerous flats
2. Bike engine failures
3. Some crashes
4. Trailer failures

One of the biggest challenges of the trip is the melding of the personalities of 24 people. Some are complete strangers, some acquaintances and some lifelong friends. It is interesting to see the team evolve. Some people are like glue and can hold the group with not even knowing that they have that effect on people. When adversary hits ( and it will ) people rise to the challenge

THANK TO ALL .            SO THIS IS BAJA!!!!

Larry

Bahia de Los Angeles to San Felipe

wow what a day.. SINGLE TRACK. Well I was going to opt out of the single track as I'm riding a bigger bik and I was not sure if I could manage it because I haven't practiced on it. My team talked me into it and I am so glad I went. Starts with 14 miles or so of pavement and then out on a flat sand bed and not some sand dirt roads. . Not at all as difficult as I have done. Then we final hit the single track and it was super ,some sweeping turns, some drop downs ,some very technical up hills and tight stuff and lots of cacti.  This is called the Window Rock Trail.

San Ignacio to Bahia de Los Angeles

Another wonderful day in paradise. Stars with 49 miles of pavement and the 62 mile is sand gravel roads as we cross from Baja Sur to Baja north. Between the pavement and the town of El Arco was a fairly long sand wash that I had quite a bit of trouble with. The trick is to get up on top of the sand and go quite quickly if not fast. Well fast means to me a harder fall as I've not yet mastered this talent. I did get through it . From  the end of the 62 mile there is an in and out ride to Punte San Franisquito. This was at one time a resort and was wiped out by a hurricane. Lovely spot for a beer and a swim.
Sorry no pics of swimming .

Santa Rosalia to San Ignacio

45 mile pavement day. Whale watching or cave paintings or a nap.i am resting so hope to have whale picture when they get back. I am very tried and my left hand is numbish. almost as many church's as Spain

Villa constucion to San ignacio

238 mile. Nice dirt roads through little villages and ranches. Also 20 miles of a sand road straight through the Baja desert. It is very interesting as you will be riding along a rock or gravel road and you won't see a soul and the there will be a school or some palm trees and a village. Everyone I've met is nice. Had a nice casadia at San Javiar mission . After the mission we had 138 miles of pavement through Loreto to Santa Rosalia.

La Paz to Villa Costitusion

Another 60 miles along the coast line of the Sea of Cortez . Great views and some technical stuff mixed with gravel roads. Next we took a 34 mile short cut over a mountain range and the gravel roads into Villa Constituion.

Mission San Louis Gonzaga

More pics later

Cabo San Lucis to La Paz

My favourite ride so far. 30 miles Of pavement then dirt roads along the Baja riviera . Nice homes and quaint little cafe/bars , snorkelling shop as and surfing shops. About 30 wonderful mile. we had another 30 mile of technical rocky rode that hugs the coast. Blue water from the sea of Cortz. Absolutely fantastico.

Cabo San Lucas

330 miles of pavement. Great day along the Sea of Cortes and rage Pacific. Crossed the peninsula 2 time . I'm tired .

Toto Santos and supposed to be the Hotel California

Beach day

Mulegetoloreto bay

Darn Internet . I was so tired yesterday that I decided to do the washes route . Started out with 35 miles of pavement and the the green route.(from hell) this turned out to be the toughest ride I have done so far. It was steep uphill and steep down hill over a mountain.. And it was rocky and externally tough for me. Gary was my riding partner. This was a green shortcut that was extremely hard. We where passed by Kevin , the drier fighter group and Joey on a dr 650 with full bags. Crazy rider. I couldn't keep up to home.. We then rode to San Javier mission for lunch. Then to Mulege bay hotel for bed. Good night.

San Ignacio to Mulege

Wow what a day . Started out on pavement for 30 miles and the interred the salt flats on the Pickford ocean side.  When's through a little village that looks like plywood hut on the beach. . We ripped through 40 miles of beach and sand. . We stopped in a little fishing village and got gas and a beer. . Gas is from a drum and just siffined into the bikes. . Next we continued on and decided to go to San Jaunito (scorpion bay) a world famous surf destination. We had fish tacos and beer, then bought gas and head to Mulege. ( they tell me never pas up a chance for gas in Baja). 25 mile of dirt road and the 25 miles of the most spectacular cannons so far. I am very tired and did take pics to be added later. We got in to the hotel and had yellow fin tune ( fresh catch) with garlic. It was fabulous. Two margaritas and in bed by 8:30. Not all was good. Dal, Mat and Shelbey opted for the red route and end up not making it to the destination and they ended up in a rock garden caused by hurecaine. The spent the night in San Ignasio. . Hassan's  ktm690  busted a rod and was towed into camp at a10:00pm. Chris fell and broke his gas tank and his new one arrive today

Welcome to Baja
Dal's adventure

Hot and sweaty day for Larry,Larry and Brian