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July 08, 2003
Moto Web Sites: The best I’ve found are below.
The first describes a lot of roads in California. I know a lot of people visit the site.
http://www.pashnit.com/motoroads.htm
This one is targeted towards BMW riders, but has info for any biker/camper. BMW riders tend to camp a lot, so any BMW owner’s site would probably be a good place to promote your site. Certain bikes also tend to attract campers, such as the Honda Goldwing and Harley Electra Glide (and probably others).
http://www.bmwmoa.org/camping/
This is just a one page list of moto/camping tips. I liked it, but it doesn’t really have a true site to offer links.
http://www.micapeak.com/WetLeather/pages/camping.html
Happy Riding and Soaking,
Ken from Brisbane (CA)
Sun, 13 Jun 1999
The Detoured Tour – San Diego to Glen Ivy
(alternative to Agua Caliente in the Summer)
I hope you will forgive the disjointed stream-of-conciousness of this narrative. I am at that exhausted yet too wired to sleep place that comes after being rode hard and put away wet.
We barrelled back last night, a day earlier than planned, without a full days rest from the previous day’s 390 mile journey. For me, this is a LOT of travel for one day. Although I have often covered more miles than this in a day, and for several days in a row, it is always exhausting for me. I feel dizzy and rattled for days if I do that much vibrating on any vehicle for more than a day. On the motorcycle the effect is exaggerated by the wind noise, added vibration, and the extra small bit of focus it takes just to passenger a motorcycle.
But to my journey. The original itinerary was altered when I found out that the Agua Caliente hot springs near Julian were closed after June 1st; my guess is that tourists wanting to camp in the desert who aren’t familiar with it’s special considerations have too high an incidence of exposure sickness, and have to be hauled out too often by the desert patrol. Knowing just a little bit about the desert I can see where this would easily happen, sun exposure and dehydration creep up on you, and affect reasoning so you don’t see how dangerous the situation is. In any case, it turns out this was Kismet in my favor, I doubt I would have enjoyed a desert run. So we cut that part out, and headed directly for our first stop in Corona.
The plan was to cut out in the morning on thursday, spend the afternoon at the Glen Ivy Hot Springs, then cut over to Temecula to dine and spend the night at a friend’s place.
Of course we didn’t get started till at least 2 hours later than the time loosely planned, and so we headed out at around 12 noon for Murietta.
Glen Ivy Hot Springs Spa
25000 Glen Ivy Road
Corona, Ca. 91719
I-15 to Temescal Canyon Road, Glen Ivy Road, to the end to the Spa.
(800)454-8772 reservations (for salon services only). No admittance
under 16 years old.
Glen Ivy has a very organized marketing effort going. They don’t take reservations for the use of the pools, just the wraps, facials and massages. Considering how crowded the place was on a Thursday afternoon, I can imagine that there would be an unpleasant bottleneck kind of situation on weekends. The place is located in a very small desert town, tucked to one side of an RV park. With all the dust and the general rural feel of the surroundings, I was really suprised at the clean, modern, organized feel of the place. It was actually pretty posh. You cross a dirt and paved parking lot and enter a nicely landscaped resort, entering through a gift shop stocked with the stuff they know you forgot to bring.
This in NOT the Au Naturale experience.
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Thu, 1 Apr 2004
I’m an avid motorcycle roamer living in Denver and involved in new development to bring a full day spa facility to the Jacumba Spa in Jacumba, California.
Located 100 yards north of the Mexican Border between San Diego and Yuma just off I-8. High desert beauty tucked into a little valley that ignores the international border. Use the Boulevard or Jacumba exits from the interstate…then enjoy.
Lots of motorcyclists stop on their way to/from Phoenix and San Diego. It’s a great day trip from Southern California, take Hwy 79 from Temecula through Julian to I-8, then East to Jacumba, or Hwy 94 parallel to the border in California, or to Tijuana, B.C. then east along Mexico 1D to Tecate, then back across the border to Hwy 94 east to Jacumba. There are also longer loops along the Salton Sea, etc.
Thanks again for the great listing of hot springs…I’ve enjoyed some of them already in past travels but now have a thorough check list for the future.
Ray Bruce
Thu, 20 May 2004
Hi,
I stopped at Stewart Springs while on a motorcycle roadtrip/vacation (5/11/04). It was really good stop. I arrived late and stayed overnight in a cabin and soaked the next day until the early afternoon. Cost for the cabin and soak was $89. Cabin was very old and very rustic but entirely satisfactory in that it was clean and cozy (with a wood stove and kitchenette). Bed was comfortable. Parking was fine and being on the bike caused no problems.
Unlike Harbin Hotsprings, the water is cold and they heat it. You soak in tubs in a bathouse. The water is very mineralized and intense. They don’t recommend soaking for too long each day, the water made my skin tingle! They have a great sauna and a cold creek to cool off in.
I’d recommend stopping or staying there. Mount Shasta and Lassen are close by.
Sincerely, Rob
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