Outdoor SoCal

E-Dirty Cross MTB Race 2026
2026-12-05 | Sycamore Canyon Goodan Ranch, 13920 Hwy 67, Lakeside, 92040, United States
E-Dirty Cross is an annual Southern California electric mountain bike race organized by Quick-n-Dirty Mountain Bike Racing.

The event, in its fifth year, features a variety of terrain, including singletrack, fire roads, jumps, and rock features. The race is open to riders of all levels and ages, with categories for expert, sport, beginner, school boys and girls aged between 12-15, and men and women aged 16 and over.

The race is limited to Class 1 E-Bikes, which are low-speed pedal-assist electric bikes that require pedaling to power the bike and will stop providing assistance when the speed reaches 20 mph.

Dirty 30 XL Fondo Mountain Bike Race 2026
2026-12-05 | Lake Hodges, 20175 Lake Drive, Escondido, CA, 92029
Dirty Thirty is mountain bike race (and other distances) hosted by Quick-n-Dirty at Lake Hodges, in Escondido, California. The race features 30 and 60-mile classes on a figure-8 course layout built for both drop bar (gravel bike) and mountain bikes.

Half Dome Cables 2026 Preseason Lottery
2027-03-01 - 2027-03-31 | Half Dome, Yosemite National Park
The Half Dome cables route is one of the most popular hikes in the national park system, drawing far more demand than the trail can safely handle. NPS limits the number of hikers on the cables each day to reduce congestion on the exposed granite slabs and decrease the risk of accidents — the final 400 feet to the summit involve fixed steel cables on a near-vertical face, and crowding on that section is genuinely dangerous. Permits are distributed by lottery rather than first-come, first-served to give everyone a fair shot regardless of how fast they can click.
There are two ways to get a permit. The preseason lottery runs each year in March, with results posted in mid-April and a confirmation deadline in mid-May. If you don’t win the preseason draw, daily lotteries run throughout the season — apply two days in advance of your desired hiking date. The cables are typically up from late May through mid-October, with exact dates adjusted annually based on conditions.
Apply and check current lottery dates at recreation.gov/permits/234652.
