Joe 2 checking in…

Wow, another nice note from my good buddy Joe Martin (whose photo appears on Page 109 of Moto Baja!). Joe recently rode his RX3 from Washington down to So Cal, and he assembled several very cool YouTube videos as part of his adventure. Here’s Joe’s note to me, along with his supercool videos!

Joe,

I put together some videos from my trip down there on my RX3 and thought you might be interested in posting one or more of them on the blog

In Washington we don’t allow lane splitting but it’s legal in California. Traffic sucked so I followed another rider to learn the ropes. I survived but it was terrifying! 

Lane splitting:

As I approached Azusa on my way to visit the folks at CSC I came across the brush fire that had jumped the 210 freeway the previous day and closed the highway. I came through right after it was reopened.

Wildfires close by: 

I met up with a friend and his friend for a ride around the Salton Sea. On the first day we did a ride late in the day to check out some of the local trails. Desert riding is pretty new to me. Very different than the Pacific Northwest and our actual dirt, trees, roots and mud.

Dusk ride: 

On our second day at the Salton Sea we did some sightseeing around an area call Salvation Mountain, Slab City and East Jesus. It was an amazingly crazy place but totally worth visiting.

Salvation Mountain (Whoville):

On our way to do some serious trail riding in the Anza-Borrego Desert we did some sightseeing in the town of Borrego Springs where there are dozens of metal sculptures all around the area. Amazing work!

Sculptures:

I rode with a couple guys on Enduros in the Anza Borrego Desert. Not the typical terrain to take the RX3 on but it did fantastic. Fast sand, deep sand, big rocks, awesome and scary climbs and descents were tall handled by the bike.

Anza Borrego Desert big ride: 

Happy Holidays!

Joe

Joe, this is awesome.  Thanks very much for your note and for the videos.  Ride safe, my friend, and enjoy the holidays!