| Re: RR: Los Barriles, Baja
On Feb 12, 4:00 pm, "Mamba" <g...@integratelecom.com> wrote:
> Had a chance to do some limited riding while staying in Los Barriles, about
> 60 miles north of Cabo San Lucas. I've done a bit of desert riding before,
> but it was mostly coastal sandy track stuff. This was a sweet combination
> of dirt/rock singletrack with a fair amount of elevation change, and the
> normal desert penalties for error if you stray off the narrow trails.
>
> Nice stuff. I understand there are many miles of trails close to town in
> the surrounding hills, although we did only a couple of trail variations.
> Best to ride early morning even at this time of year, it got pretty hot by
> 10 am. The moderate trails we rode were actually pretty gnarley for an
> intermediate rider like me. Lots of deep rain wash ruts combined with loose
> rocks from baby-head to medicine-ball size. Certainly enough to keep us
> very entertained without being life-threatening. The paved road and traffic
> from Los Barriles to the trailheads is probably the most dangerous part of
> the ride.
>
> So if you're into MTBiking along with windsurfing or deep sea fishing,
> here's a spot where you can do many things. Decent hardtails available for
> rental from the Vela operation at Playa del Sol hotel near the south end of
> town.
>
> Cheers
> Gary
Wow, that's much more info than that dweeb Enchilada Jim Lame ever
posted about riding on the Baja Peninsula. Then again, all he did was
argue with vandamnan, being another pointless dumbass.
JD
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