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Gonna be in the Canyon Lake area visiting relatives. gonna have 2 days to go and ride. I have a couple of routes planned out. Looking for anyone that knows the current condition of the Ortega Hwy. I hear there is contruction going there? Was gonna ride it as part of a loop on Tues and end up out in the Julian area. Been out that way on my way to Ocatillo for some quad riding and the roads were awesome.

Gonna be heading up to Big Bear as well on Thurs.

Anyone wanna play hooky?

I'd join you, but it looks like I'm going to Tucson for the week  :P

Ortega is still a mess, at least it was a couple weeks ago...

If you're going to the Julian Area, check out Mesa Grande road for a change of pace.  Its not tight twisties, but its fast, smooth, and just a beatiful place.  It runs between the 76 (near Lake Henshaw) to the 79 (just north of Julian).

try these guys...a bunch of us on this forum have not been east of the "westside" for some time... [roll]

http://www.theocdc.com/forum/ (http://www.theocdc.com/forum/)

i was informed the other day that the ocdc forum is all but dead and we're viewed as anti-social for sending people there.

ditto for sddc.

that's a weird one.  sending folks to more geographically relevant sites would seem social to me...

well, that's why we were sending people there.

evidently we were sending them to two dead forums.

so... we should be more "so cal" and less "west la"... or something.

fixie

We're as vocal as our participants. :-\  We've been a little down on OC/SD participants since Tom left, BD became the Locaiton/Coffee-Shop Poseur [leo], Rideon had his accident, and Todd/DucDude shipped out (I think).  I think Eileen is down there too, but she doesn't post up in local much.

Personally, I was always just trying to be helpful by sending people to what I thought were more relevant/active sites for those regions. [thumbsup]

OC/SD folks are always welcome at our events, track outings, and on this board, but since the regulars are pretty much on the westside I can't promise that we'll have much valuable input on those regions.  ???

as was i, but one of our southern brethren recently enlightened me regarding the status of those regional boards.


i'm not saying they aren't, or haven't been welcome. just that we should take into consideration the possibility that ocdc and sddc are dead ends for any information, let alone local.

I'm with you Joe.  Here's the shirt I'm wearing today (seriously).
(http://popkiller.us/home/images/fairfax.jpg)

is it pink like the picture? [roll]

LOL!!!  I want one!!!  [laugh]

***goes to Japantown popKiller***

When you say it's (Ortega) a mess, how bad is that? Can I get thru to the coast? Is it as bad as being dirt? Ya gotta remember, I'm NorCal, the roads up here suck!!

From what i've heard, mess = construction & traffic

Fuq...and this whole time I was thinking the cutoff was the 405. How wrong was I?

BTW - the westside's the best side.

(http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y258/mastafa/WESTSIDEEMBLEM4.jpg)

W is for W H A T E V E R !

(http://i155.photobucket.com/albums/s318/joekarati/TSRRT.jpg)

It's the same as SoCal and NoCal rivalry - there is no rivalry.  NoCal is born and raised to HATE SoCal, and SoCal doesn't even remember that NoCal exists.

There's an east side? And if so, why would anyone want to live there?

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W  is for W R O N G . . .

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I"m from Nor Cal but I don't hate.....................  I do get scared as hell when I go east though ;D

make the beast with two backs that fairfax/405 noise, I keep it AWoL...Always West of Lincoln pregnant doges! ;D [evil] ;)

wait'll you start lookin for a place to buy. you'll be east or valley in no time.

or Lancaster.

At least you'd be closer to Willow....................



Don't forget Bako either................... then you'd be closer to D.I.C.K.S. ;D

Amen!

Hell yes it's pink.  I'm not afraid of fashion.


Hehe, that's exactly where I got it.


Shit, then you better switch jobs.  Hmm, I hear my old employer is looking for good people...

You can get to the coast, but its not likely to be a real fun ride.  The road is one lane in places.  They stop all the traffic for 15 or 20 minutes at a time, and then let a parade of traffic through.  Forget about riding aggressively, they are just looking to give out tickets in a construction zone.   [leo]  At least this is how it works on weekends,  don't know what you'll run into midweek.... check to make sure that its not closed at particular times.

Thanks man. I'm down in SoCal now and saw a sign stating it was closed but didn't catch the times. My Mother-in-law said it was at night. We'll see, if it gets to be a drag, I can always turn around and go elsewhere!

 

That is exactly my destination! Just thought I'd start it out on the Ortega. Where exactly do iIcatch this Mesa Grande Road and Mt Palomar? Are they off the 76?

Ramona, Julian, Santa Ysabel all schweet as of yesterday. [thumbsup]

I want one!

Eastside FTW

Here ya go http://popkiller.us/home/product_info.php?cPath=0_21&products_id=176

Or you can just head over to popKiller in J-Town on 2nd (across from pinkberry) and pick one up in person.  Cool store.

To add to what BadDog said... zoom in on the map right at the southern tip of Lake Henshaw.  Zoom some more.  Take one of the Loop Roads south from 76, and that will take you to Mesa Grande Rd.  Its a nice way to get to Julian from Palomar.   Be careful on Palomar. 

Thanks all! It was a great ride yesterday! I had a blast on Ortega, 5 was boring but good views, first part of 76 was bleh. Though I had a lot of good stoplight drag races.  [evil] I loved Palomar and the road over to Lake Henshaw! Mesa Grande was an absolute hoot and the run out to and through Julian. I blasted back up thru Warner Springs (silly fast) and caught a road that a local in Julian suggested called Sage Road. OMG, middle of nowhere and this road is in better shape that the most of the roads back home! I hope my run up to Big Bear/Lake Arrowhead on Thurs is as good. WOO HOO!  [moto]

what route are you taking up to big bear? 38 through redlands is the best for me. it's a little longer than the frontside but more funn. a thursday won't be too trafficky.
you can get clicking right along past redlands till you get to forest falls.
watch that hairpin turn at forest falls. the downcoming traffic can often drift.
then it's pretty nice twisties, only a few dirty spots and an occasional large rock.
once you get past the north fork campground and start to climb, it's all 80+ sweepers steady on until onyx summit.
the downgrade after onyx summit is fun too, but remember leo likes to hang out at one or more of the turnouts to get momentum riders. especially 7 miles past the summit just past the first neighborhood you see on the left. so i'd advise a more casual decline.
oh yea, there seems to be a little more of a push for leo to lean on motorcycle 'safety'
i just spoke to my wife who drove down here today and she says the road is clean.
have a funnn ride  [beer]

Well today was a bust with the wacked-out weather!  >:( WTF!! Geez I feel like I'm back home. Totally bummed. It was snowing in Big Bear and rain everywhere else! Man what a drag....

Sorry about the weather. Maybe God was telling you sumpin.
Come on back any time.
Maybe next time, I won't be working 7-12's of the darkshift and several of us can do a weekend at BB. Our house is 3 bdrm (one is large) 2 bath, garage, etc.
Ride, eat, ride, eat/drink/sleep, ride, eat, ride.

Man, that would be awesome! Is the ACH worth the trip?