State Route 33 near Pine Mountain Summit, with the Cuyama Badlands in the background. (Photos by the author) When I want a taste of adventure in my own backyard, one of my favorite rides is around the Carrizo Plain National Monument, a native grassland situated between two mountain ranges. It’s a special place that showcases unique geology such as Soda Lake and the San Andreas Fault, both Indigenous and ranching history, and flora and fauna that includes wildflower superblooms in the spring and animals such as California condors, coyotes, and pronghorn antelope. Scan the QR code above or click here to view the route on REVER For adventure riders, 460 miles of (mostly) unpaved roads run the length of the Carrizo Plain, cross its interior, and wind their way into the surrounding Caliente and Temblor ranges. Soda Lake Road, the main road through the national monument, is… ...[TheTopNews] Read More.
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