Ride Report Anza Borrego Badlands Loop

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  1. Doughboy

    Doughboy Simple Man

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    So you've probably read about this "fat-bike" phenomenon various places on the interwebs, right? Honestly, having had one for a while now I think there is a good deal of hype involved with them and I'm not about to ditch my "normal" mt bikes, but there are places where they definitely come in handy. Anza-Borrego Desert is one of those places. Last weekend I did a nice loop out in the Borrego Badlands and checked out a few different areas that I ordinarily don't care to ride with my skinny-tired bike. In this case the hype was deserved as I had an absolute blast floating through the deep sand.

    Here are a few pics, there are more on my blog (and more details) if you're interested: http://knowth.wordpress.com/2013/12/09/finding-peace-in-the-malpais/

    Beautiful day out there!
     

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    wow, great eye for photography, forget the bike, what camera did you use?
     
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    thanks, it's a Panasonic DMC-LX5 and it works well for what I use it for. Seems like the picture snapping hobby goes hand in hand with the biking hobby
     
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    Just WOW, bike, pics and all! Thanks for sharing...
     
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    Bravo! When pix look that good online, you know they were incredible scenics in person. Thanks for the looks, and for showing how to get off the beaten path.
     
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    Thanks for the great photos! Your story telling is still so enjoyable to follow.
     
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    Thanks for the sharing the great photos !
     
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    Most excellent! Thanks!
     
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    thanks all, there's a lot of neat stuff out there - totally different feel to the riding and surprisingly uncrowded
     
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    Very cool; that's an incredible area out there. Thanks for sharing those! :beer:
     
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    Inspiring photos!

    Nice job on the blog. 45 miles of desert riding and photo taking in 6 hours? Dern, that's a good pace.
     
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    Doughboy has got his act together. Always supreme Ride Reports. Great words with equally great photos.

    Thanks again.:clap:
     
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    I've missed your ride reports and photos. Always very well written. Thanks for taking the time to put them together and post.
     
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    Doughboy, very inspiring and wonderful pics. Have done a good bit of exploring out there in 4WD vehicle, but the couple times I tried on a mountainbike it wasn't much fun. Fat tire may be in the future. BTW, before they closed it to motor vehicles did Turkey Track up to Anza. Always thought that would be a killer downhill on a (fat) bike.
     
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    Wow nice shots the colors really pop! That fat bike looks right at home in the wild. It looks like a scene from Mad max. Thanks for the RR!
     
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    Thanks for the ride RR Doughboy. I always enjoy them. They're very inspiring. When the weather turns bad here in Temecula, I sometimes head out to the desert. I'd love to try a fat bike out there in the washes.
     
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    So Epic...
     
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    Stunning! Great Picts and RR!
     
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    Great read and photo's, thanks for taking the time and sharing. :clap:
     
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