Ride Report Carrizo Badlands Loop, Anza Borrego

Explored a new (to me) area of the Anza-Borrego Desert a week or so ago - the Carrizo Badlands. I rode up Fish Creek Wash from near Ocotillo Wells and out Arroyo Tapiado and Arroyo Seco del Diablo for a nice lollipop loop. This is probably not an area that would be very fun on anything but a fat bike as the sand and silt were bottomless at times, but maybe under the right conditions it could be ridden with a normal bike. Right now some sections required pushing on the fat bike (at least by me others might be able to ride it), but it was still a great ride nonetheless! I'm starting to like this desert stuff.

There are more details and photos on my blog at http://knowth.wordpress.com/2014/01/03/the-devil-went-down-to-california/ , but here's a few photos. Thanks!

 

very cool. thanks. someday I need to rent or borrow a fat bike and try something like that.

 

Thanks again for a special RR and outstanding photos.

 

I think I 4x4ed some of that a couple of years ago. At least it looks similar. The landscape is surreal. Your pictures are awesome.

 

Magnificent desolation!

 

So those were you're tracks we were seeing last weekend.

 

Thanks for the RR and great pictures. I really enjoy Anza borrego. I've ridden Carrizo Gorge and Coyote Canyon, so far.

 

Great pics, love that area. Similar is NE of Salton sea, Painted Canyon/mud hills and also Bradshaw trail a little further south. I've mostly done 4WD camping there, but tried riding a couple times on non-fat bikes, and yeah, it sucked. Gotta get me a fat bike...awesome desert canyons and washes all over.