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Fishing Adventure—Hoho Rally, Aug. 2022 …

SFMCjohn

SFMCjohn

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Nov 30, 2010
Location
San Francisco, 94102
Moto(s)
KLR, K75s, TR7V, FXSB
Name
John A.
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AMA #2917550
did my annual Mendo/Trinity/BARF HoHo Rally Grand Tour last week, ten days on the KLR, and this year, with the encouragement and assistance of my friend Mr m0t0_ryder, added trout fishing on my list of things to do:

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13” rainbow from Lake Lewiston … my late ‘70s Orvis convertible (fly/spinning) fiberglass pack rod, and an ancient Red Devil spoon.

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I cleaned it and Mr m0t0_ryder cooked it up in foil on his grill, yum.

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our campsite #11 at Ackerman Campground, Lewiston Lake. Mr m0t0_ryder was hanging out there for a few days before the BARF HoHo Rally in Weaverville, and had offered to bring along a sweet kayak for me to use, if I wanted. f-yeah! :laughing:gsxrgrl

anyway, huge thanks to him for getting me motivated to find my fishing gear and buy a fishing license. :party
we saw a bear six different times, and each caught a fish, and saw even more fish that got away.
 
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a rough map … riding highlights were finding the Plummer Peak and Hayfork Bally watchtowers, hanging out with the HoHo Rally crew, finding the dirt route from Junction City to Hayfork, visiting the Weaverville Bally watchtower four times, and riding Bell Springs Road on the way home …

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Anthony Peak sunrise …

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huge tree blocking the Jefferson Ridge route up Hayfork Bally, forcing me to camp there that evening.

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the road to Hyampom that Ms two wheel tramp showed my years ago … :ride

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Hayfork Bally watchtower …

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Mt Shasta in the distance and my campsite on the ridge to the east of Lake Lewiston …

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moonset and the Weaver Bally watchtower …

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sunset and wildfire smoke …

along with all the bear sightings, I got a good look at a bobcat, and maybe a thousand deer. looking forward to next year’s NorCal grand tour. :ride
 
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Super cool John. Living the good life.

Two John's... two trout :thumbup

Great pics man...!
 
Hey John! :thumbup

It was great that you could come up early and spend some time on the water.
The fishing was OK, since we did land at least one each.
Seeing the bear (across the lake) on multiple days, both from shore and kayak was a bonus!

Sailor John...
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Fisherman John...

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August 10'th, 6am. My Birthday morning,
Slight smoke but glass water.
Looking "upstream" towards the bottom of Trinity Dam, which was just around the corner from us...

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Looking "downstream" towards Lewiston...
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Ah yes, the bonus Bear sighting(s)...

From Camp...
(across the lake, that little black dot)

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Zoomed...

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From the water...

(can a bear swim faster than a kayak? Answer... YES! A bear can do anything faster than a human. Run, Climb & swim)

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These photo's were taken with my Samsung Note 9 phone.
 
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Nice!
 
Friday 10-15 miles north of Weaverville on 3 a bear cub ran across the road. So cute! I was leading so left worrying about mama bear to The Rally Mistress and tag 3.
 
So much fun and adventure!

Good stuff guys.
 
When I grow up John, I want to be just like you. That looks like a great trip.
 
Great stuff John & John!
Fishing, motorcycling, kayaking. What a great combo.
 
Your pictures make me even more determined to get out on my DR. But not until I have my trail jack to lift the bike. My back reminded me I can't do that anymore.

Mad
 
Great adventure and great pics!! Thanks for posting!!
 
budman said:
Super cool John. Living the good life.

Two John's... two trout :thumbup

Great pics man...!
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thanks, Mr budman, enjoy your west coast trip! :gsxrgrl

cheez said:
Agreed. I want to learn to do that. ;)
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can’t wait to see your KTM, are you going to be at StonyBARF?

flying_hun said:
Nice!
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I had fun transforming from a moto guy to a fisherman and back, again. :afm199

bikewanker said:
Friday 10-15 miles north of Weaverville on 3 a bear cub ran across the road. So cute! I was leading so left worrying about mama bear to The Rally Mistress and tag 3.
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wow, I’d love to see some bear cubs, from a distance … :toothless

Cabrito said:
So much fun and adventure!
Good stuff guys.
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anytwowilldo said:
When I grow up John, I want to be just like you. That looks like a great trip.
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OaklandF4i said:
AWEsome adventure!:thumbup
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Eric B said:
Great stuff John & John!
Fishing, motorcycling, kayaking. What a great combo.
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1962siia said:
Great adventure and great pics!! Thanks for posting!!
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thanks guys, hope to see all in a couple weeks, planning on bringing my pack rod and seeing if I can catch my dinner in the little touristy pond. :laughing

Maddevill said:
Your pictures make me even more determined to get out on my DR. But not until I have my trail jack to lift the bike. My back reminded me I can't do that anymore.

Mad
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yes, I hear you, I can barely pick my stupid KLR up these days. :facepalm
 
m0t0_ryder said:
Hey John! :thumbup

It was great that you could come up early and spend some time on the water.
The fishing was OK, since we did land at least one each.
Seeing the bear (across the lake) on multiple days, both from shore and kayak was a bonus!
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thanks for the cool pics, and thanks for the wonderful time. would absolutely never have purchased a fishing license without the motivation of your Lake Lewiston/HoHo Rally expedition! see you soon, brother! :gsxrgrl
 
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