[Rick Lee]

I rode my bike there a few years ago to see a show at The Mainstage. I rode through a dust storm and then there was rain above the dust, so it rained mud on me. At a Border Patrol checkpoint near Brawley I needed to turn toward Julian, but all the white letters had fallen off the green road sign. I probably rode 30 miles before I realized the Salton Sea should not be on my right. By the time I got back on course, it was getting dark and I had 77 miles to go til Julian. Man, that trip just beyond sucked. I so wanted to ride around Julian, but it was no fun in the dark when cold and wet.