Winter riding in the SoCal desert

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It’s been raining here in southern California (I know, hard to believe!) and most local trails are closed due to muddy conditions. Mrs levity and I headed to Anza Borrego Desert State Park in search of dryer ground. Rain is a good thing in the dez, turning what can be impassable sand into “hero dirt”.

The air was dry, temps were mild (60-70°F range), and the skies were sunny.
Here’s Mrs levity atop Diablo Dropoff with desert “Badlands” in the background -

Diablo overlook.jpg



Rocky areas drain quickly and were dry of course -

Borrego Mtn.jpg


and most washes and canyons provided fun riding -

dry wash.jpg


Sandstone Canyon.jpg


However, a rock and mudslide in one canyon had formed a small lake forcing us to portage thru water and some quicksand-like mud to get by -

Diablo non-seco.jpg
 

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