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San Marcos Creek - February 13, 2012 A few pages back Chris(Bike_Mech) alluded to some waterfalls in San Marcos, Creek. Today I was limited on time, but I decided to do some exploring. Unfortunately I keep running into these signs. Before the exploring I thought I would run my usual route...

Sunday Ride - February 12, 2012 Todays early morning ride seems like a blur. Or maybe that is because of the previous nights rain and my glasses continually fogging up. Well it was a good ride with Dave(neighbor). I showed him some of the new found trails and he fairs well for being a...

Hello Wade, Good to hear from you. Hope all is well. I would highly recommend dusting off that bike. You live in a great state to ride. As for the camera, most of the shots with me in it are taken with a GoPro Hero. The long landscape shoots I have been taking with my iPhone 4s using an...

Rest Day - February 11, 2012 Rest Day, Yes. Reality - Baseball has started for my two boys. Back to back practice and the wife wanted the day to Scrapbook with her friends.

Hello Chris, I have not been to the waterfalls. My guess is this would be more of a hike then a bike ride. I will be looking into it. Thanks for the heads up. As far as the tires go. The rear one is showing some decrease in tread height. No chunks or slices. I guess time will tell. I...

Northwest Loop - February 10, 2012 Some Errands, trails, bike shop, beach, lunch, and then home. The start to a good day! Part of my loop went thru the trails at Calavera Lake. There is a lot to see out here. I will need to return with some more time. Once down by the beach, I headed up...

Neck pain yes, but it is not as bad as it was. I think the Titec H-bar helped because it has a rise built in. The dilemma is I would like to install a Thomson stem and as far as I know they only come in 31.8mm bar clamp. This would mean changing both the stem and the bar. With all of this...

Outer Loop - February 9, 2012 On my quest to ride new trails I ventured out the door and headed South. The idea - link several trails to make an Outer Loop. Here I am climbing a trail that leads to a high point just south of the Old San Marcos Dump. A lot of climbing these days. The...

San Elijo Hills - February 8, 2012 Todays trek on the bike was about exploring trails that I have been viewing on Google Earth in and around San Elijo Hills. While todays ride was a success in many aspects I did not come away with any outstanding photographs or epic single track. Instead I...

Thanks for the positive feedback. I am definitely enjoying the Moonlander. As for the trail options, if you had asked me a month ago I would have told you a completely different story. Oh yah we have a couple of nice trails, but now with Google Earth and a different mindset I am finding all...

Daley Ranch, Escondido California - February 7, 2012 A nice overcast day in San Diego. I headed out to Daley Ranch for a quick ride before the rain. http://www.escondido.org/Data/Sites/1/media/pdfs/DaleyRanchMap.pdf Daley Ranch Map - Today route - Creek Crossing, East Ridge, Sage, Caballo...

Exploring Elfin Forest - February 6, 2012 I decided to explore some single track just east of my house. The last 6 months I have noticed some new fencing and signage. Turns out the Parks and Recreation Department has acquired the land. Once the land was purchased they removed the...

Rest Day/Kids Ride - February 5, 2012 Today's ride was for the boys. A simple trek down by the river. Here is my youngest playing catch up on the fire road. My two boys waiting for there friend to remove his sweatshirt. Part of the gang at the end of the road. My oldest kept...

La Costa Preserve - February 4, 2012 I washed the sand off the bike this morning and then hit the trail in the early afternoon for a quick spin. The Boy Scout Kiosk at the top of La Costa Preserve. Looking East. The visibility today was great. You could see all the way out to Catalina...

Down the Beach to Grandmothers house I go - February 3, 2012 So today I did a little jaunt down to La Jolla. 41 miles round trip on a fat bike. Here I am cranking the tunes up and heading south from the jetty at South Ponto Beach. Rolling along. At times the beach is so empty that you...

That is not a bad thing! Dust it off, and pull up Google Earth around your area. I am sure there is something new around the corner? You are going to have a great time on the Fatback. I look forward to seeing some ride reports. Glad you are enjoying the posts as well. :eek:

Lake Hodges - February 2, 2012 Well since this site is pretty much vehicle based. I took this shot of the Moonlander in transit to todays ride at Lake Hodges. I am starting to think that I get more questions about the Moonlander than the Pinzgauer. Who would have imagined that! A couple...

Another plus to this whole adventure. I am learning how to use products that I already have(i.e. Garmin 60CSX GPS, GoPro Hero Camera, iPhone 4s Camera with the app. Pano). The Google Earth map has turned out to be pretty easy. I simple hook up the Garmin to my computer, download the days...

Honey Do List - February 1, 2012 My boys needed a new towel rack in there bathroom. So today's chore was a trip to Home Depot for some supplies. Yes thats a 4' piece of wood strapped to my back. Yes I could have taken the Jeep or the Pinzgauer, but off I went exploring on my bike. This...

Thanks for the encouragement. Responses like yours keep me on my bike. Just hoping to push a few others to dust off there bike and look outside. Remember Google Earth is your friend. These last couple weeks have really taken me back to when I was a kid, traveling everywhere by skateboard...