Tierra Del Sol Safari 99 Gallery
Tierra Del Sol's Dessert Safari is one of if not the biggest four wheel drive event in southern California with 1020 4x4 registered for the 1999 run, all will run same trail at the same time . It's sponsored by the Tierra Dl Sol four wheel drive club who has been putting this event on for 37 years. The Safari is run on private property near the Slaton Sea (east of San Diego). the trail consist of short and long hill climbs over compressed red clay or sandy river bottom. Lots of the climbs will be off camber and there are many bypasses for the tougher routes allowing anything from fully modify to grocery getter to go on the run. There are T.D.S. club members along the trial to help get out of a jam. Due to the amount of vehicles on the trail it can take all day to complete the run or you can turn off the trail and head back to camp at any time. We rented a RV for this event because the wind whipped sand can be a nightmare to tent camp in. there was a large manufactures midway where you could talk to the vendors about their products, eat hot dogs and hamburgers and find out about event specials. They all so had a raffle where they gave away $20,000 dollars in prizes including 12 winches. It was a great time for all