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Two of us decided to ride some desert paths in the Cuddeback Lake area for a weekend. So last Friday I used gpsvisualizer to map out some gpx trails and Saturday morning off we went. Our first stop was supposed to be an old, abandoned airstrip. Thanks to gps had no problem finding the road leading to it. The little road was pretty sandy and not big bike friendly at all... Of course both of our gopros were off so no movies of us fighting through that sand. Fortunately it was quite short 👍 I guess Navy didn't like visitors on the unused airstrip because this is what we saw: View from the gate looking back at the dry lake bed:

We have decided to spent a night in the area. We didn't have any camping gear so had to find a place to sleep. We got to the city of Boron where we got a room at the Budget Inn. It seemed like a ghost town with Edwards AFB facilities visible close by. There is a little museum with some nice artifacts related to AFB and NASA. Too bad we got the late and it was closed but we will be back to check it out.

After a while we hoped back on our bikes and turned around. Got back to Grass Valley and took a road north through it. Beautiful desert riding with many great views. Got to the north boundary and went west towards China Lake. We just explored trails without any set destination and enjoyed the day. Back on the dry lakebed

We rode Black Canyon Rd back and forth and finally got to the Scouts. To our surprise it was stacked with water and even some food. Miners carved a home in one of the tuffa domes at Scouts Cove.

Our next stop was Scouts Place in the Black Mountain Wilderness. The road leads on the boundary of Grass Valley Wilderness to almost China Lake where it takes sharp left turn through some flats towards big volcanic formations. After miles of fairly easy however, sometimes, moderately difficult trail we go to the Black Mountain Wilderness and started looking for the Scouts

A little disappointed decided to ride to Husky. It was an easy, relaxing ride. It was quite dry but no dust from at all from my friend who was leading. Sunny but cool day, great for riding. Got to Husky in no time. Added a sticker to the flag pole The Monument is growing every year with a new tributes We enjoyed the special atmosphere in this special place for a few minutes and off we went.

Hey New here but thought it looked like a good spot to share a trip video. We rode a couple of bigger bikes on a Western States adventure this summer; a 2012 KTM 990 Adventure and a 2014 Triumph Tiger 800XC Looking for another good ride. Any suggestions? I'd like to do all of only 1 or 2 states and really get off road the entire time and explore. Link to video Western States Adventure KTM 990 and Triumph 800XC DUAL SPORT​

Awesome looking trip! Made me a little envious! I did a trip last year through Colorado and Utah but I was solo. I met some awesome folks and had a great time, but I would love to do another with a riding partner to help keep the competitive spirit alive! Ha-ha Great video and thanks for sharing!

Official registration is not open yet. Facebook is just an informal count.

Hey Eric, Wifey and I just saw this and noticed the FB event page shows 52 attending already where you state a 50 rider max. Is FB to be believed as we'd love to sign up? Wifey's fairly new to ADV and her GS650 but we tackled the AZBDR South to North last year and despite blood sweat and tears, it's the greatest adventure she's had. This event suggests there are varied trails for experience and while I'd love to blat with the boys on tougher terrain, I get my kicks on MANY other events for that and would love to get this on the calendar for us both. LMK if there's 2 spots open and how to settle-up! Cheers Peter