Valentines Day Weekend

Alpine - views from Anderson Truck Trail

Began this past weekend to a good start. Two friends and I drove out to Anderson Truck Trail for a few runs down the World Cup Downhill Course. ATT is located in East San Diego County in the town of Alpine. Apart from the fact that I wrecked and we got 4 flat tires total, it turned out to be a pretty good day. I really need to get a downhill bike. Here is the one I've had my eyes on for a while now.

Here are some pictures from the ride:

Andy dropping some rocks.

Andy on a steep rock face

Rocky Narrow Chute

Dennis 1 nano-second before he flipped over the bars (look how far his front fork is compressed)

It's absolutely beautiful country out in Alpine. You only need to drive 30 minutes from the coast and you can be in expansive, rocky, mountain ranges. The views are absolutely gorgeous with San Diego, the Pacific Ocean, and the Coronado Bridge all in focus on the horizon. It got me thinking about property values out here and if Alpine had experienced heightened sales activity during the boom. I pulled sales data from the past two years (1/07-1/09) for Alpine and was surprised to see that Median Sales Price is 25% lower than it was 1/07. The Average Days on the Market is close to 80 and there is an average of 8 months of Inventory out there. Driving around in Alpine you still see Foreclosure signs up on properties as well as Short Sales in the MLS so even Alpine wasn't protected from the Housing Boom.