Riding in the California City area?

Jawbone, Spangler Hills and CA City all have excellent riding available. My trailbike club (TBSA) will be camped at Camp "B" out of CA City over the Thanksgiving weekend. From here we ride through the Fremont Mtn, Rand Mtns, Spangler Hills, etc areas. Lots of open country, single track and hillclimbs galore.

Teagle wash and Charlie's place are a good staging area as well for riding the Spanglers, and surrounding area.

You can also ride up to Randsburg from there. Randsburg is an old gold mining town that still has a few inhabitants, as well as a great old fashioned soda fountain where you can get something to eat and drink. It's really neat inside as there is a lot of memorabilia from the mining days. I think there might even be a little museum there too. I would definitely say this is a must see item.

The ride from Teagle wash to Randsburg and back is about 30 miles. You should be able to find maps of the area very easily. If you can't, call Scott's performance products in Montrose @ 818-248-bike (2453). They have the maps on the counter, they're cheap just a few bucks. They also have maps of the Dove Springs/Jawbone area as well. Eric Vargo, who works there is pretty familiar with the Dove Springs area. Myself personally, prefer the Teagle wash/Charlie's place area, otherwise known as Red Mountain.

There are three little towns within a couple of miles of each other, Red Mountain, so named because of the mountain of red volcanic pumice that is right next to it, Johanasburg about a mile west, and Randsburg.

To the north of this area is China Lake Naval Weapons test center. Don't worry, you won't accidentally stray into this area, trust me.

There is a lot of great riding in this area, some area's are open, those in the north. The area's in the south are restricted to designated trails only, or what we know as the "C" routes. Not to worry, you'll easily be able to tell where you can and can't ride in these area's.

The riding in this area varies from wide two track roads like the gas line road, smaller jeep type roads, twisty fun single track through the greasewood bushes, and some pretty technical rocky single track in the Fremont Mtn. area that Chas mentioned. Freemont mtn. is known to the ahhhhem, "older" desert riders as Government Peak as there are some repeater attenae's up at the top. Years ago we used to race in that area but, due to the plight of the not so endangered tortoise, one can only ride in that area now. But it is a great area to ride in. There's also some fast sweeping sandwashes in the area too.

If your friend from Austria has never been to the states before, especially riding in the desert he's going to be blown away by the openness of this riding area.

Any questions, feel free to shoot me a PM.

Sorry to here about your berg Franz, now the only two people in turlock who know what bergs are can't ride'em.... good luck on the bike...

Hey Franz,

First of all, sorry to hear of your Berg's demise. I'm sure if you look around a bit you might be able to find used parts to get her going again to keep the cost down. Or, maybe just a good excuse to go and buy an 05 from Dan @ motoxotica, I hear that there are some good deals to be had on those.

Secondly, Man! You guys did some riding!! I'm glad you liked the spanglers, I thought you would. That area used to be a lot bigger before the eco nazi's shut down half of it. But, it's still great, just beat in some area's. How'd you like those whoops and cross grain at the base of the spanglers on the north side?

Other than your bike blowing chunks, it sounds like you and your friend had a successful few days of sport.