Run Date: Saturday – May 21, 2016
Trail Leader: Ray Kleinhuizen (Cell 714-300-9656) raykleinhuizen@yahoo.com (RSVP: to trail leader)
Meeting Location: From LA/OC take the 15 Fwy North to Barstow Rd (Hwy 247). Meet at the Pizza Hut/Valero next to the off ramp.
Meeting Time: 8:30 am, plan is to leave for the trail at 9:00 am
The objective is to pre-run the Devils Loop. This is the trail that the Dirt Devils lead for Cal 4 Wheel at the High Desert Roundup (HDR) in the Stoddard Valley OHV area. The trail is considered moderate but has a few difficult sections. Most of these have a by-pass. The difficult sections are rocky with ledges that have steep drop-offs. There is also a steep hill climb and a squeeze. From the meet spot we will take Hwy 247 south to the site of HDR headquarters behind the Slash X Cafe. After a quick spin past the Slash X Café we will head to the power line road air down spot. From here we will head over to the start of the Devils Loop Trail to see how the gate-keeper is doing. The gate-keeper is a (Dirt Devil made) rocky section at the beginning of the trail. The point of the gate-keeper is to test drivers and rigs: if you can't make this section, don't continue. After the gate-keeper, we will continue with the rest of the trail. This run will be much like an adopt-a-trail run with some trail marking and maintenance activities along the way.
Special Equipment Required: 33 inch tires with at least one locker is recommended, Body/wheel damage is possible.
Reminder to Bring: Camera, Chair, Lunch, Water, pry bars, gloves, trash bags. etc.
Lunch: We will stop for lunch along the trail.