This was my first bikepacking trip in US after spending most of my bike travel time stuck to roads. It was a tough ride with lots of pushing the bike through sand. It was such a joy though. A great mixture of high alpine, desert, isolation and population.
I skipped the part of the route that takes you to Borrego Springs and Salton City with no regrets. I’m now writing this from a dank motel in San Bernardino wishing I’d camped in the mountains.
I rode this on a Surly Bridge Club.
by biddlybooh