I rode the Ortega Hwy from Murrieta to Dana Point computing to work for over 10 years. I could have taken the freeways but why bother. That was the best work commute I ever had!
You missed one of the greatest places to visit along the Ortega Highway. Turn south on the divide and follow the road until you find Hang Gliders setting up and launching off the mountain. I spent 30 years living and flying in and around Lake Elsinore. I also skydived at the south end of the lake all that time. I moved to Lake Elsinore in the 70s when we didn't even have a stop light in town. It was a very small community then. Not like now. Now it's way over built. I still have many friends living there and most of them are looking to get out due to the crowds. But the flying is still very popular there.
I've been on the Ortega Hwy in part. Been to San Juan Caspistrano many times including the missions and love the shops there. Been to Caspers Wilderness Park with friends and we trailed our horses in using their corrals for a nce 3 day visit and rail riding.
Crazy to think how many bodies are still not found since the Cleveland national forest is and always been a dumping site… my godsister Erica was found there and they never found her killer… besides that love the Ortega the views and the cruise
I had a colleague who sadly died on his motorcycle on an early Sunday morning race where he drove with some friends making RU-vid videos with GoPro cameras. I warned him on the danger just a few weeks earlier when he showed me his too dangerous driving videos. This is not a place to race as you are facing unpredictable dangers around every corner from rockslides, tire debris and sudden slow moving traffic.
Ortega hwy can be a very dangerous hwy as people often drive too fast through here ,,yes there are interesting places to see ,, but to trave the Ortega you really have to be careful as there have been bad accidents on it ,, so drive safely
Travel the Ortega Highway for years in the winter. Best you have sleeping bags some flashlights and food and water. Sometimes the emergency vehicles can't get to the accident due to the road only being two lanes and very narrow, with traffic backed up. There's a bridge that not too wide. Large vehicles, like motorhomes trucks with long travel trailers and the like, can only pass one at a time unless you have a lot of nerve and are a good driver.
Wow you were in my home town!!!! My town is full of history!!! You missed the historic rock house near the Candy store! You need to come to Lake Elsinore and do some videos and explore. Consider following my historic FB group called Reminiscing about Lake Elsinore & Surrounding Communities There’s soooo much history here and deserves to be RU-vidd
One place I’ve been curious about but never got info on. Just as you’re leaving San Juan heading East there’s a brick building up on a hill to the left. Any idea the history or what it might of been?
Forest Falls off of Falls Valley Dr off of CA38. Monkey face Falls off of CA38. Bonita Falls in Lytle Creek. All have decent access in the San Bernardino Forest and are better than anything the Cleveland's have to offer. Palm Springs Tahquitz Falls has a toll.
@@SidetrackAdventures Hell’s Kitchen moved down into Lake Elsinore. The landlord wanted to pocket the insurance money after the fire instead of rebuilding. On top of it, the weekend closures of the Ortega Highway was hurting business. I can only guess the Candy Store suffered the same way.
