Baja, Mexico 2014

[Brick]

Ok it looks like the weather IS going to clear up and allow us to ride from NC to CA and do this Baja trip.

Go here starting on Saturday February 1st to see where I/we are and you can also leave a message on this SPOTWalla site: http://tinyurl.com/orxs36k

[Yarbi]

Have a great trip, I am jealous. Be safe and lets get together afterwards for a beer and let you tell us all about the trip. Don

[Bob]

Watch out for machete-wielding banditos!

[LeeDavis]

Sounds exciting! Good luck with the ride and hope you have a great trip.

[beachy]

Have a great ride Brick be safe! Lots of pictures please

[Ed]

Safe travels, Brick

[Bob]

....Lots of pictures please

++++ ^^^ Don't you dare come home emptyhanded. This should make a REAL ride report.

[Brick]

Ok... got my camera... and my iPhone and 3 other guys from here to also take photo's... plus the three we meet up with in CA to ride down.



Now if my drive way will thaw out... it's still all ice!!!

[Bob]

Who's going from here? Better get out the salt for your driveway--temps are gonna stay cold for a while.

[Brick]

The local group is Chris Jernigan, Gary Lackey, and Clyde McLaughlin who has a house on the lake near Hickory and a home in Maryland.

Yea, it could get tricky getting out of my driveway... Grrrr!!
But then...

[Yarbi]

Looks like Brick is on his way.

[Brick]

Oh yea, day 3 we ended up in New Braumfels, TX tonight. It was 42 almost all day... had the heated gear cranked all day.


Brick

[LeeDavis]

Brick, I've kept a browser tab on my computer open to your spot page. 1/2 way across the US and looking good!

[Brick]

Chris got to sample AZ's mud today and the day before I tried a saddle bar stool... YeeHaaa!
Great trip so far. Some exceptional dual sport riding to day through 19 miles of the Coronado Mtns. [THUMBS UP SIGN]



Brick

[LeeDavis]

I saw where your route took you across that gravel section and wondered whether you meant to do that. Guess so...gutsy! Thanks for the pics and we will of course like more of those.

[Bob]

Lee, that "gravel section" climbs up to over 7000 ft, and probably had snow on parts of it--I rode the same road (NF42) from west to east in Feb. 2010 when I spent a month in Sierra Vista, AZ. It felt quite "adventurous" as I was alone on my KLR with no one but my trusty SPOT, and there were NO others to be seen the entire way through there (weekday). NO way I would do it again solo. Hats off to Brick and crew for doing this trek on those heavily loaded pigs with street-biased tires; I was on a little KLR650 running TKC80 street-knobs and still almost lost it a couple times going up some tight switchbacks in the mud. It snows up there every couple weeks and takes forever to melt so the road is muddy where its in the shade.

Chris, sorry you met the mud but looks like no damage was done--I hope!

Since Brick was derelict in his photog duties on this harrowing DS adventure , I will post 2 pics that I took on the same run. Thanks to you guys for letting me relive my ride and my whole trip for that matter--I was "watching" in real time as you went thru there. I wanna go back next winter..... (sorry for the hijack )

KEEP 'EM COMING!!

[Broz]

You suck Brick! I'm so jealous. Have fun, be safe.
Broz

[Brick]

More photos... Great day today! Started cold.. Got really warm in El Centro... Then COLD over the Maracopa mtns into San Diego/Chula Vista. Tomorrow Mexico!... Oops Baja.


Brick

[Bob]

Dang Brick, your bike is filthy. Now I want you to get out there with some motel towels and chrome polish before everyone else is outta bed!

More pics--take some good clear ones of ALL the bikes and people on them.

[LeeDavis]

That's a rough looking crew! You guys will fit right in with the machete wielding Mexicans but you're going to have to shower before we allow you back to NC.

[beachy]

all what I can say is I wish it were me, looks like great fun Brick! My brother took me for a ride on the back of his 68 yamaha 305 scrambler out there I was about 12 yrs old he was stationed out by sierra vista I remember going down at least once great memory though.

[Brick]

Well we are at a place called The Old Mill at San Quintin... There is a 3 mile dirt/gravel/sand road in/out. If I/we survive it we will re-enter the USA today. An amazing trip so far!


Brick

[Ed]

Livin' the dream there, bud!

[LeeDavis]

Well we are at a place called The Old Mill at San Quintin... There is a 3 mile dirt/gravel/sand road in/out. If I/we survive it we will re-enter the USA today. An amazing trip so far!


Brick

Exellent, still following along on Spotwalla. We've had dreadful weather and are currently snowed in so you picked a great time to get away.

[Bob]

Looks like an interesting place--an old mill operated by the tides. I see its American owned--is that pretty common?

[Brick]

Bob I wouldn't say that American ownership is common... but I this case I believe it's a good thing.


Brick

[Brick]

We are in Sierra Vista, AZ tonight. We stopped in Tombstone this evening... way too touristic! (Is that a word!)


Brick

[LeeDavis]

Impeccable timing. Your arrival in the eastern US should coincide with a significant warming trend in the forecast.

[Brick]

Lee I would love to say that I planned it that way... but I'm damn glad it worked out that way.



This was us last night in Tombstone, AZ at Big Nose Kates!

Brick

[Bob]

Now, I know you didn't go to Tombstone and missed Boot Hill! After I even texted ya.
OK, I guess I'll help ya out here Brick. You better be sandbagging on the pics, we're all expecting something BIG when you get back.

[Brick]

Gary says that we always miss something so we have a reason to go back.



Chris at breakfast in tombstone.

I told you I have most of my photos on my camera not my phone... I'm replying with my phone.
Brick

[Bob]

I told you I have most of my photos on my camera not my phone... I'm replying with my phone.

Oh yeah, thats right. Want me to create an album for the ride at the COFSTA photo gallery? Then you could do a bulk upload for all the pics to make it easier, and anyone that you gave the link to could view them online. And then post some more text here in the ride report.

[Bob]

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Chris at breakfast in tombstone.

Chris looks a little rough but who's the guy in the blue shirt?

[Brick]

Yea... The longer we are on the road the rougher we all look.


Brick

[Brick]

We are in Big BendNational park. We are staying two nights.... It's soooo beautiful here. Gonna ride around here tomorrow. [THUMBS UP SIGN]


Brick

[Bob]

We are in Big BendNational park. We are staying two nights.... It's soooo beautiful here. Gonna ride around here tomorrow. [THUMBS UP SIGN]
Brick

Heard a lot about Big Bend--would like to stop in there one winter for sure. Summer, not so much.

[Brick]

Yea this is there season... WAY too hot here in the summer!


Brick

[Broz]

So you make it back home yet Brick? Need some more pictures.

[Brick]

Home... hell we are spending a second night in Big Bend National Park Texas. It's beautiful! It will take us 3 more days to get home.


Brick

[LeeDavis]

High temps here will hold 60 or better through Saturday. Friday you might get wet.