Survey of Lusardi Preserve

August 6, 2009

N 33 0.863 W 117 9.724

at the entrance to Lusardi Preserve on Rio Vista Rd
[0-863-9-724]

0.00 proceeding to the view point on my mountain bike

848-727
826-780

this is probably the view point, but the road continues

769-933
763-990
762-36

0-739-10-73! the road kind of peters out here at a good view point

distance is 0.50 miles

I take some pictures and then turn around, end of this part

back at the entrance [0-863-9-724], I turn L on Rio Vista Rd to find another
mapped trail

0-872-9-743 I enter another mapped trail near a turn in Rio Vista Rd, it's
apparently not as well traveled

mileage here is 0.96

869-777
875-799
878-871

to my R on the other side of an arroyo is what looks like a palm tree farm

876-925 the trail gets pretty rough, so I get off and walk

848-995
854-58

0-870-10-148 1.38 miles, the trail emerges on a dirt road running under some
power lines, and there are some preserve signs around [the road is not
signed, but it is shown as Avenida de Pompeii in the Thomas Guide]

I turn L

845-143 fork in the road, I keep R

831-155
814-188

805-175 this is an access road for some power lines that are probably on the
topo

815-153
819-154
829-142

back at the fork [845-143!], I keep R and go back to the trailhead

I pass the trailhead to my R [0-870-10-148], and I continue on the road

922-147
941-145
27-145
73-158

1-97-10-151 this road emerges on Artesian Rd, it is signed as a private road,
across the street is what appears to be a portion of the Coast to Crest Trail
that I did not explore on the Del Dios Gorge hike

I continue SA to survey it

115-152
138-170-gate a locked gate with a rather well-worn double track bypassing it
158-163
187-147
276-151
316-141

339-144! a trail junction that I visited before [on the Del Dios Gorge hike],
end of this part

there is no longer any trail closure sign here

I find four golf balls on the ground near the tower [for the power lines], one
is quite old and weathered, the other three appear wuite new [odd, because
there is no golf course nearby]

mileage here 2.16

I turn around and go back the way I came

2.45 miles back at Artesian Rd [1-97-10-151], I turn L

89-3
92-846

1-92-9-743 2.80 miles, I turn R on Rio Vista Rd

24-739

back where I entered the second trail [0-872-9-743!], end of this part

I enter the preserve where I entered the first trail [0-863-9-724], mileage
here is 3.10, I enter the third trail, which goes down into the canyon

858-679
840-678

814-701-gate I go around a locked gate [with a horse gate next to it and a
worn path next to that]

745-780
705-854
635-940

0-605-9-991 3.55 miles, fork in the road, I take the L fork

605-29 little road to R leading to the other fork, it's blocked off with
branches and a rock

to my L this road crosses a stream [Lusardi Creek]

602-42-stream I cross the stream [on steppping stones]

591-51
591-74
623-163
613-182
591-183
544-177

510-159 side road to L up to a local summit

[this area has a lot of small side roads for access to power line towers]

I keep R to stay on the main road

492-164
455-184

434--489--gate I go around a locked gate with some preserve signs next to it
[error - correct value probably 434-189-gate ]

mileage here 4.00

415-184
364--483 [error - correct value probably 364-183]

[There is a fenced-in community to my R, probably part of Fairbanks Ranch]

side road here with stones aligned along the edge, I'll have to check it out
on the way back

316-188

290-173-gate I go around a locked gate

0-271-10-182! 4.21 miles, I'm on the main road from Santa Luz to Fairbanks
Ranch [San Dieguito Rd], across the street is another gated dirt road
[apparently for power line access], and the gate has the number 19 on it, end
of this part, I go back the way I came

I turn R into the side road noted previously

341--128 I come to what are obviously some building lots, this area is going
to be built up, end of this part, I turn around

I turn R and continue back down into Lusardi Canyon

back at the fork [0-605-9-991] I turn sharp L and go DS


618-14
622-41

mileage at the fork was roughly 4.97

633-99
652-129
677-156

676-177-stream stream crossing, but this one has an intact culvert

676-182

690-226-stream stream crossing with an intact culvert

709-256
737-278

0-745-10-294 5.29 miles, I ride around a locked gate with no signs near it

756-310
774-354
839-405

0-859-10-424 I go around a locked gate and onto Artesian Rd

the road I was on is signed rather confusingly as both an open space preserve
and a private road

I turn L to check out the connection to Zumaque

835-427
805-422
743-421
733-428
698-484
657-501
656-516
673-589

0-724-10-617! I come to a large, but not insurmountable, gate, end of this
part, I turn around, mileage here 5.89

mileage 6.29 back at the place where the trail emerged [0-859-10-424], I
continue on Artesian Rd.

898-455
956-479
24-519
73-520
139-507
193-459
213-415
214-375
199-308
97-169

93--152 previously encountered road-trail jucntion, end of this part, I head
directly back to the truck [change to 1-97-10-151! to match previous reading],
mileage here is 7.08

7.55 mile 10:47 AM back at the truck, end of trip