now you’re talking…there’s a place near me that makes a great relleno burrito…I think that might be my dinner tonight. And you are right, the homemade stuff is the best.
Chili’s/Chevy’s type places do not count as Mexican food.
In my book even the one-off 'Mexican Food" places are mediocre. I don’t like those places. I LOOOOOOVE good Mexican Food. My wife won’t let me make it 'cuz I make a HUGE mess. When I go home to El Paso, that’s almost all we eat, except a few Texas steaks.
IMHO what are called Nachos out here are a joke. A real nacho (at least in Mexico) is a piece of fried tortilla with a smear of refried beans, a slice of mexican cheese and a slice of jalapeno. That’s GOOD.
we’re on the same page my friend.
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Yes, we rode up (inland) the 133 to the split at Laguna, took Laguna to Alton, and Alton back around to the office between Jeronimo and Hughes off Alton.
We rode the same loop down as the “Food Park” saturday morning crew follows.
If you are ever playing hookie from work, drop me a line and join us at lunch.
We’re riding MTBs today however, testing some 29er, and new suspension platforms. It is a quick ride up the Serrano Trail to Whiting Ranch trailhead from the office. Only about 1/2 mile of payment for the whole trip!
-SD
I have not been to southern Orange County in years, but through the 70’s and the 80’s I had family living in the Laguna Hills just off of the Crown Valley Parkway just up from PCH and would go down and visit and train regularly. When I first started going down there the Crown Valley Parkway was a two lane road! And there were actually Orange Groves in Oranage County. There used to be this awesome trail that I would run from where Golden Lantern used to dead-end just up from the Crown Valley, all the way down to Salt Creek beach and then back. Back then all of this land was ranch land with cattle grazing on it, believe it or not! Now it has all been developed. The big bike ride back then was to ride the PCH all the way down and back to Solano or Encinitas. Not sure if you can still do this any more south of San Juan Capistrano through camp Pendalton. I rember some nice riding inland in the hills and valleys east of Misson Viejo.
Thanks for the offer Dave, but I couldn’t keep with you guys on the downhill from your office to the light at Lake Forest 
It is good to know that it is open now, as Laguna Canyon was part of my nightly 20-25 mile rides (one took PCH north to Newport Coast, up and over to Bonita Canyon, to Campus, to Alton, and back around to Laguna Canyon (I lived at El Toro & the 73). The other route (from my current house in L.F.) takes the bike path to Alicia by Aliso Creek Rd., then to Crown Valley, to PCH, back up to Laguna Canyon to Alton, and then however I can drag my a$$ home.
**The big bike ride back then was to ride the PCH all the way down and back to Solano or Encinitas. Not sure if you can still do this any more south of San Juan Capistrano through camp Pendalton. **
yes, you absolutely can still do this ride…I have done it myself numerous times (in reverse though, I live in SD county).
Going south, you stay on PCH through Dana Point, Capo Beach and through San Clemente. Follow the bike route signs. At Christianitos, you hop on the Trestles bike trail (which parallels the 5 fwy) for about 2 miles, then exit on old Hwy 101. Continue south past the San Onofre nuclear power plant and into the campground. Keep going south until you hit Las Pulgas, go left under the overpass…this is where you enter Camp Pendleton, so bring ID. Stay on Las Pulgas, then right on El Camino, right on Stuart Mesa and finally right on Vandergrift to exit the base. If it sounds like a lot of turns, its not, just stay pointed south and keep the ocean to your right.
Once you exit the base, Vandergrift turns into Harbor drive, make a left at the T-intersection, go around oceanside harbor and continue south. Follow the bike route signs to Pacific Street, than back to PCH.
No problem the pace ranges from brutal to more than mellow. Like me, I’m sure you’ll be somewhere in between. The “new guy” always sets the pace, so don’t be shy about coming out.
Regards,
Dave