Road Trip 2007 N. California

Couple of Central coast riders "Reg71 & SLOVFR" and myself "RW" along with a couple more PNWriders are embarking on one of those road trips for the ages. Were leaving Wednesday morning and meeting in Yreka Ca. on 9/19/2007

The area were invading is Hwy 1/3/36/96/299 in N. California, that area is considered the holy grail of twisty riding with miles and miles of roads that you never see more than a quarter mile of straight, a true sportbike paradise if you ask me.

So stay tuned for pictures and video within the next week and here is just a sample of what awaits...


http://www.pashnit.com/roads/cal/Highway36.htm

 

:frusty: :frusty: be for warned, cooler temps from what I've heard have moved into the area. but for the most part still way doable. :frusty:

 

I've been on 299 and 36. I had the time of my life. This time of year the motorhomes will be gone too. Have a great time and take tons of photos.

 

I've been up there on a Pashnit Tour eariler this year. GREAT roads especially Hwy 36!! :biggrin: Have great ride!!

 

Ok so due to classes that I could not miss and not to mention home work I, SLOVFR, had to sadly back out. I know I aleady miss the adventure of being there but there will be another trip. Good riding guys and make it home safe.

 

Hello. Reg and Rick here. We are leaving Yreka in the next few minutes heading west on 96 towards the coast then S to Willow Creek. We should be Willow creek around lunch time if anyone out there wants to try and jump in.

peace...

 

LOL yea I'll be there in a few........Ha, Now don't go and have to much fun..

 

........anybody hear from these guys ? Id love to make it out there to ride someday....till then i'll have to rely on the west coast ride reports. :smile:

 

Been there, done that, wanted to buy the t-shirt. It was a hell of a trip that I wish I could do over and over. I would like to go back one day on my RVF after I get the suspension finished (1 1/2 weeks..)

another good trip is going through Lassen volcanic national park. Fun and beautiful up there....
Good riding guys

 

If you can get down a little lower, riding around Sonora area & the Sonora Pass is heaven, & your right by Yosemite !:smile:

 

Not much time right now but lots of pics coming and lots of storys to tell and Hwy 36 is just the ultimate for a spirted pace ride!!!

 

Dudes.. what can I say :tongue:

 

Since you're in Oakland, try this route (if it dries out any time soon):

http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&hl=...22.114582&spn=0.262643,0.490265&t=h&z=11&om=1

The following would be a great ride through the Scruz Mtns, taking you to Alice's at Hwy 84 and Hwy 35 (the other Skyline Blvd), then dropping down to the coast via 84 and pescadero, definitely stop by Duartes in Pescadero for some amazing food. Then Hwy 1 down the coast to Davenport, and a hop back up into the mountains on Boony Doon Road, coming back down Empire Grade (amazing views of the ocean from up there). Then into Scruz, where the route hops through downtown, and then out to Hwy 17 to get you headed back north.

I live in Boulder Creek, kinda in the middle of all of that, but they repaved hwy 9 from hwy 236 in to boulder creek, and it's slick'r'n'snot right now (got the 350z sideways with a touch of throttle). Not recommended for bikes unless you're going SLOW, and mind the hairpins... anyway, I've ridden most of below, and it's just beautiful roads down here. If it was dry, I'd come meet you someplace on Sunday, but I'm too novice for these roads in the wet.

http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&hl=...122.062225&spn=0.529533,0.98053&t=h&z=10&om=1

 

Reg, how long are you in Oakland for?

 

Saturday 675 mile day

Started the day on 299 and then went north on Hwy 3, by the time I ended up snapping pics and taking it all in it was 3:00 pm and I was just rolling in to Yreka

At about 3:30 I decided I was just going ride till I got tired, but thanks to the Sargent seat as well as the VFR's egro's I rolled up my driveway around midnight

 

Glad you made it back.. Look forward to your pics. Hwy 299 & 3 are pretty awesome aren't they :biggrin:

 

I have over 75 pictures I have to weed through and I'm to tired to post & comment on them right now, but I'll get to it in the next couple of days. But here is a few for now..


VFR's at play




Land of the Giant Redwood's



Curves like this for three straight days



RW's 99