100 mile dirtbike ride in the hills of B.C.S (Baja California Sur)



Went for a hundred mile dirt bike ride out of Los Barrilies to the hills around San Antonio. It was a group ride of 8 guys and 1 girl who winter in Los Barrilies. All are competent riders ranging in ages from their late forties up to 65 year of age. The riding was mostly fast 2 track with one gnarly creek bed/trail near the beginning. The creek bed/trail was overgrown (the reason it was gnarly) from all of the rain Baja Sur has received over the last few year, a couple of hurricanes and heavy rains this year. I did this trail a couple of years ago, it was much easier then.


We did have a odd encounter with a local rancher/ranch hand at one point of the ride. We are not sure what he was trying to say. He spoke very fast and seemed agitated. As near as we would tell he was worried about hitting a motorcyclist. Most of our encounters with locals have been very positive, this time we were upset that someone was unhappy with anyone riding in his area. We probably won't be riding there again. Riding on the back roads Baja is fun, very fun, the scenery is out standing, the roads can range from smooth and fast to washed out with ruts deep enough to swallow a truck. The scariest times are when you round a blind curve and cow is standing there. It also doesn't help to encounter a beat-up old Ford pickup coming at you. It is easy to understand a rancher getting upset with a gang of loud dirt bikes raising dust and moving faster than hell down a quiet country lane. What is what is special about riding here are the thousands of mile of back roads with little or no traffic on them. Like I said before until today every one waves at us and have been extremely friendly. I hope this isn't a sign of times that so many gringos riding here that the locals are no longer amused with us.

Posted: Tue - January 4, 2005 at 03:56 PM          

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