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

El resario to San Ignasio

Today was a 300mile day on pavement. The first 50 miles where through twisty mountain roads . It was very scenic. Next we had about 50 miles of rock gardens and cactus. Then into Geurro Negro where we leave Baja north and enter Baja Sur. The roads where flat and straight into San Ignacio..
Sorry no pics the Internet is bad.

Bike rescue and el Rosario

Well we are up at seven and  we took one of the support trucks to go rescue the motorcycles . We.  Had no problems .  The bikes were where we left him and the road was good except for the last mile where we needed to use four-wheel-drive to get through the mud .  We then returned to Highway one and the pavement .  Paint Louise for his help and headed to the beach . 20 or so miles of beach where we could open the bikes right up and cruise at 70 miles an hour it was awesome . We then had the bikes washed as they were very dirty it cost five dollars and they look pristine. We then had the bikes washed as they were very dirty it cost five dollars and they look pristine   We then took the pavement to Rick L Rosario .  The cactus hotel and mama Espinoza's for supper . Famous Baja racing restaurant .  Margaritas for all .

Mikes Sky Ranch to San Quintin

 The Baja experience . We left Mike and rode 20 mikes of very technical roadies the twist through the mountains. Lots of tuff up hills and drops. Half way up one of these hills my master link on my chain broke. This took about 45 minutes to repair. We continue on. The sun was out and looked like a great day to ride. At the junction my riding partners Larry and  Brian and I decide to take red route which is a little more difficult. We passed on this yesterday due to rain. It started out fantastic as we road through pastures on single track which the dropped into a creek bed. The drop down was quite steep and when we got in we had multiple creek crossings and mud and sand. This continued for a mile or so. Then we started up out of the creek bed on a trail ( or so they say but I think we where bush whacking). This was very technical on a small bike but I am surprised at how well the690 handed the tight twisty up hills . Dodging cactus and huge rocks. This route was about 2 miles long and end on a twin track which was part of a previous race course. We passed some other riders who where also having difficulty. Kevin and Malvyn and Gary. We where very happy to hit the twin track an opened up the pass. It eventually turned into a open pasture and we were able to make some great time as we where Hungry and Lucy was waiting. Then it happened.RAIN. The road turned to mud. I mean MUD. People and bike are flopping all over the place. Everyone fell. Some got on the gas and made it out. But not all. Long story short. Larry 66, Malvyn 62 and I 63 are stuck. The mud is so bad it clogs the back wheel and stalls the bike or clogs the front wheel and you can't steer . It is noon .  After multiple stops and falls we hunk Larry 66 has fried his clutch. So we are exhausted and stop. The rain finally stops so it looks like if we wait one hour the road will dry enough for at least 2 bike could get out. It started to rain again and by now it's 3 o'clock . We are 10 miles from the highway and civilization. We start to walk. We know that the riders who made it out will begin to start to worry and mount a rescue.. No cell phone coverage. We walk in heavy mud for 2 miles and the soil changes and firms up. It's now 4:30 as the walking is very difficult . We think we may have to sleep out tonight. Finall a Mexican (Louis ) comes by in a small truck and is going in to get his friends who are stuck at a farm. He agrees to pick us up on his way out. We didn't think we would see him again so we continued walking and looking for shelter. About 6:00 Louis shows up with his cousins and we squeeze into the misubizhi trk. He brings us to the hotel and talks with Roberto and we make arrangements to meet at 10:00 am to go back and get the bikes. I paid him 600 pesos and he left with a smile. I had a rum,shower and something to eat . Another rum or two and to bed.

WELCOME TO BAJA YE HOO

Pine valley to mikes sky ranch

Internet is not good so pictures will follow.  The road from that Pine Valley is about 30 miles through twisted roads a pavement and mountains in Southern California .  Once we reached Tecate we stop for gas and to get insurance for the bike .  Next we rode the bikes through customs And had to stop and walk back through to get our tourist visa which is good for 180 days .  The ride from Tecate to Mike's Skyranch was through desert roads with gravel and sand .we stop for lunch at a little town called Valle de la Trinidad.  This is the little town where we had 2 pit stops when Cory rode the Baja 500. From there we rode on dirt rides and gravel to Mikes Sky Ranch. A couple of beers and a steak for supper.

Pictures to follow.

Pine Valley

 Great warm-up day today .  Fish tacos for lunch .  Roads where 137 Kms of twisted ,70% paved . Nice little warmup. We are at the Pine inn in pine valley and going for a team supper tonight. Tomorrow we cross at  Tecate mx. Just 137 Kms today for a warmup. Tomorrow night at mikes sky ranch.

The Team Baja Discovery 2016

Escondido

 Well this is a picture of the traffic at 6 o'clock at night around  temecula  North of San Diego . We are now in Escondido at the best Western went for a steak at the Jalapeño cantina.  It was very good . We are now calling it an early night and we have a early start in the morning all is good