Dove Springs Camp-n-Ride

I have decided to change the ride after Xmas from Trona Road to Dove Springs. Because it is getting dark earlier, and the rides from Trona Road are longer, I think it best to move that ride out and do a couple shorter (70 mile) rides on Friday & Saturday December 27th & 28th at Dove Springs.

Friday Ride
We will ride into the El Paso Mountains, drop down into lower Last Chance Canyon, swing by the Burro Schmidt Tunnel, then head up to the Walsh Cabin. From there we will take EP26 down into Goler Gulch and over to Sheep Springs. After a short break its EP26 to EP1 and a fast cruise over to the Indian Wells Brewing Company. Now if daylight allows, we will ride up the canyon and stop at the Seibert Cabin. Our return ride will cruise past Robbers Roost and then back to camp.

Saturday Ride
We will leave camp and ride into the El Paso Mountains and up Opal Canyon. We will ride the ridge and climb into the Mountains before dropping down into Cruise Canyon and over to Garlock Road. We will cross the highway and take some soft wide sand washes over to the Jawbone Canyon Store. After a short break its up the wash before crossing Jawbone Canyon Road and taking SC123 up onto the ridge above Jawbone and Dove Springs. That will take us to Dove Spring for another short break. Now its up SC103 and back into the mountains before taking a steep downhill and the winding SC47 trail then up to the hanging rock, down to SC37 and the narrow twisting sand wash before climbing back out on SC50. Then its back up SC47 and down into the valley. We will cruise across the desert on SC94 and then take a short side trip onto SC129 for a nice view of the Dove Springs Hill Climbs and back to camp. Around 70 miles.

More info as we get closer to the ride.

Barry

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