| Re: RR: Los Barriles, Baja
Mamba wrote:
> "Paladin" <cdbrown@qwest.net> wrote in message
> news:1171391803.382363.236820@j27g2000cwj.googlegr oups.com...
>> On Feb 12, 5:00 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
>>
>> Can you post any pictures? Sounds like cool terrain.
>>
>> CDB
>>
> It is very cool terrain, well, to someone from the PNW anyways. Lots of
> sand, dry washes, granite, and every manner of spiny vegetation you can
> think of. Sadly, the pics we took were for the benefit of family and
> friends who are not riders, so they contain mostly us (the obligatory
> couple) posed in front of mongo cactus, etc. Perhaps I'll try to hunt down
> a couple that at least show the hills surrounding the town, as that's where
> the trails are.
A couple of pictures of the hills would be great.
Greg
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