Borrego Springs

[Jessie Vaca]

I was just wondering if there are any other people who do their camping in hotel rooms.
I am thinking of going on this ride but I will stay at a hotel near by, do any of you care to split the cost of a hotel room?

Topic

[Karl Wagner]

Good idea Jessie to group, we have not selected a hotel at this point, if we ride two bikes, may try and camp. But here are my recommendations:

1) The Palms at Indian Head – liked the retro style hotel, not for everyone, decent restaurant.
2) Borrego Springs Resort – Reasonably priced room, good quality facility, nothing fancy, good but reasonable restaurant

Let us know where you stay, or anyone else. If we do not camp will try to align.

[Karl Wagner]

Just checked the Reserve America website for Tamarisk Grove Campground, the new campsite venue per last weekends club meeting. It looks like all the sites and cabins are booked for this weekend, so we can camp in the two sites reserved by Tom White, or you can reserve a room back in Borrego Springs, about 10 miles North, if you do not wish to camp.

[Bill Reitz]

For those camping I read on the Tamarisk Grove Campground site there is NO drinking water at the site. You can buy water from the campground host.
Motels might be available at Ocotillo Wells which is about 20 miles east on Hwy 78.

[Jessie Vaca]

Thanks Karl, I just checked and all cabins are booked for the dates of this event. 🙁

[Karl Wagner]

It looks like 9 people are signed up for the ride on the ride list, likely a few more who did not sign up.

Question: How many can fit in the two campsites we have booked? How many can we fit in the two sites? Tom?

K

[Chris Roady]

Not sure if I’m in your count of 9 Karl, but I just signed up on the ride list also.

[Bill Reitz]

Hey Karl, Mr. White is in Mexico this weekend so probably won’t get back till Monday.

[Brandon Wilson]

Guys – FYI as I will be riding solo to the campsite on Friday. I am going to put in 1/2 day of work so I don’t have to burn the vacation day. I plan to be at the campsite around 4. Not sure if that will be ahead of the group or behind the arrival.

[Troy Stone]

Hello Guys,

New member here who is planning on attending as well. Looking to Camp and arrival early afternoon. We will be on a RT and K1300s. Looking forward to meeting those who attend and we have not had the camping gear out since like 99′ so no laughing!

[John Crittenden]

Looking forward to meeting you, Troy! And we promise not to laugh. Well, at least, I won’t.

[Karl Wagner]

Looking to be a nice group, not sure if Tom White is back from Mexico yet, or a awake. We will just fit the tents where we can, there is plenty of desert out there!!

See you Friday afternoon!

Karl

[Jacob Furgatch]

Hello all – I am new to the group and this will be my first outing. I am signed up to camp and ride from Irv Seeavers on Friday morning. I just looked up the camping rules and you are allowed 8 people per site so if we have 2 sites then 16 is the max. Each site accommodates trailers up to 21 feet so there should be plenty of parking. Here is the link to the camping.

https://www.parks.ca.gov/pages/638/files/TamariskGrove_CampMap010815.pdf

[Karl Wagner]

Thanks Jacob, all the numbers appear to work, look forward to meeting you and riding with you this weekend. Save a tent spot for us late arriving working folk! 🙂

[Brandon Wilson]

Love the fact all the new folks joining. Fun stuff. Sorry I won’t be riding with y’all but will see you later in the day. Like Karl some of us need to put in a few hours first :).

Karl, what time are you thinking of leaving? We can ride down together if you want. I will be leaving from work in Irvine after lunch.

[Karl Wagner]

I am meeting Chris Roady at 1:00pm at the Starbucks on 74 just East of the 5 Freeway. It is on the North side of 74 in the first half mile East of the freeway. Let us know if that works for you.

[Brandon Wilson]

Karl, that works great. See you at one.

[John Crittenden]

Hey, if you all are riding over Ortega, I can meet you at the corner of 74 and Grand in Lake Elsinore, say 1:30-1:45.

[Karl Wagner]

Sounds good John, see you then. Will call you if anything changes.

[Brandon Wilson]

Karl, John: I might work from home Friday morning so John, if I do that I can meet you around your place and ride to Meet Karl.

[Brandon Wilson]

Karl, I am going to work from home. If I don’t hear from John I will meet you guys at the 74 and Grand about the time he suggested.

[John Crittenden]

It might behoove us to see if we can snag another campsite, if possible. So whoever gets to Tamarisk Grove first, let’s see if we can, or put our name in.

Brandon and I will meet OC group at the 74 and Grand, at the end of Ortega Hwy at 1:30.

[Karl Wagner]

Ok, see you John and Brandon in Elsinore the the 74 and Grand as close to 1:30pm as possible.

[John Crittenden]

Thanks, Tom, for the deserty weekend! I had a good time, and a good ride home Saturday evening!

Very glad some new members made it—-Chris R., Jake, and Troy & Michelle.

[David Omlor]

I’d like to thank Tom White for the weekend and the great ride Saturday – and to Danny and Larry for the appetizers generously shared. Great to meet the new members and share campfire stories!

I learn so much – especially that I need to learn how to pack better for these trips!

[Karl Wagner]

Ditto all said above, always amazed at how well Tom knows the roads in that area, nice camp spot, great people and a good spread of camping and bike equipment to share gear recommendations. I was on the Kermit chair site today!

[Chris Roady]

I’d like to add my thanks for a fun trip. Great riding, company and camping. Thanks to Tom for the Saturday ride and everyone else for being so welcoming to us newbies.

[Troy Stone]

Hi Guys.

Great meeting everyone and enjoyed the campfires and location was awesome!

We also found a Bilt Liner XL after everyone left. Let me know if you are missing it. Michele and I are in Utah until the 1st and can make arrangements to reunite you with your lost item upon our return.

[Jacob Furgatch]

Wow! What a trip! My first ever and it couldn’t have turned out any better. Thanks Tom and Chris for leading me out there, to everyone for making sure I made the turns, and thanks to Larry for leading me and Dave back home without a single mile of freeway. I burned almost the entire tank of gas. (Do I get credit for the extra miles??) That 18% grade uphill road was almost beyond belief. I will definitely be doing more trips with the group.

[Dale Sprosty]

Troy,

The liner you found on the picnic table belongs to your’s truly. I will pick up at next meeting/when I see you.

Thanks for posting.

[Author]

Replies