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Adventure riding short rides and BS thread

SFMCjohn said:
You betcha! :party

... just gotta figure out when ... :rolleyes
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In addition to the great flower show, there are some fun trails in the area. Ballinger Canyon not far as well.
I'd like to go back this year
 
Those GC ride reports are just awesome John. I'd love to plan a Grand Canyon ride for later this year in August or in 2018.
 
High Glade, Deer Valley and Stonyford ...

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High Glade watch tower ...

I'm off like a heard of turtles today
to join the Funduro Advance Team in
Deer Valley tonight and to
hang out with the OMC and the
2017 Sheetiron 300 guys
at the Rodeo Grounds on Friday ...

... that's the plan, anyway ...
we'll see ... :rolleyes

... weather says 100 degrees in
Stonyford by Sunday, ha ... :party

see you around
the campfire,
-- SFMCjohn
 
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... a current pic of the High Glade watchtower ... the one above
is from 2012 ... High Glade is sort of NE of Upper Lake ...

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... and a sunset from the High Glade watchtower, which is an
epic place for sunsets ... not perfect for sunrises because the
Snow Mountain Wilderness sort of blocks the view to the east ...

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... campsite at Deer Valley Campground ...

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... hanging out with the Funduro Advance Team on Thursday night ...

I put in a heroic effort trying to find Boney's cool campsite, but
failed: :nchantr
http://www.bayarearidersforum.com/forums/showpost.php?p=9782067&postcount=7

... I'll find it next time ... looking for it did force me to
explore Horse Mountain and I did find a couple of
good sunset camp sites to try in the future ... :ride

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High Glade is a fun spot for lunch if you're riding
your dirtbike at Middlecreek ...

Here's a pin on Google maps you can zoom in and out on ...

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... I follow a sign at the end of the loop closest to French Ridge ... don't
think the loop on google maps goes through any more, I use it as an in-and-out ...
this year there's a new picnic table in the shade of some oak trees ... :ride

... High Glade is also an easy Sheetiron side-trip for those
years they route through Deer Valley ...

see you around
the campfire,
-- SFMCjohn
 
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Excellent stuff, John…as usual! I've never been to this lookout tower. Might have to make it up there someday, as you make it look like a really nice spot!




WoodsChick
 
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Hey WoodsChick! :wave

High Glade is a fun spot for lunch if you're riding
your dirtbike at Middlecreek ...

Here's a pin on Google maps you can zoom in and out on ...

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... I follow a sign at the end of the loop closest to French Ridge ... don't
think the loop on google maps goes through any more, I use it as an in-and-out ...
this year there's a new picnic table in the shade of some oak trees ... :ride

... High Glade is also an easy Sheetiron side-trip for those
years they route through Deer Valley ...

see you soon,
-- John A.
 
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slackmeyer said:
This is meant to be a general purpose adventure riding thread, a repository of random photos of rides not worthy of elaborate reports, a place to mention great rides that you didn't take any good pictures of, a place to get advice or give advice about camping, road conditions, gear, etc, and (if you must), a place to tell us why your bike is great and all others are inferior.

Let's give it a go:

I bundled up yesterday to give Tassajara road a try- it's becoming something of a winter tradition. As expected, I didn't get very far:
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Here's last year up at the top:
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Hwy 25 was fun on the way back though:
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zak
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Me on Tassajara in January.
 

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John, I saw some squiggles on a map that I might need to explore... Ever ridden Sandy Creek off peach tree?
 
Bungee Brent's Backroad Bash, 06/24-25/2017

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(... map and pic from a low-snow year, up above Long Barn ..)

This year is the 10th Annual BBBB! :party
It is a dual-sport ride out of Long Barn, CA,
on Hwy 108 above Sonora ... I've managed to do this
organized dual-sport
ride once in the past ... :ride

The plated dirt-bike guys tell me there's some
epic single track in the area. This year there
will still be a lot of snow, so Brent says he's
going to have some routes thought out that
will be suitable for streetbikes ... not clear to
me if Sonora Pass or Hwy 4 are open yet ... :dunno

... we just made reservations at the Long Barn Lodge ...
($98/night, the ride is $115, with most of the proceeds
going to UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center) ...

... the dinner/party on Saturday is fun,
with live music ... anyway, think I may
ride a streetbike so I have an excuse not
to do the water crossing below the Bennett Juniper ... :laughing

see you in
Long Barn,
-- SFMCjohn
 
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SFMCjohn said:
... no, and I just had fun looking for it on
Google Maps ... found a Big Sandy,
and also found Smith Mountain Lookout Road ... :laughing:thumbup
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Yes! Big Sandy. Derp.

This DR has me wanting to check out all of the places. :D
 
SFMCjohn said:
:thumbup:ride



... up around Downieville,
so I'm told ... Catfish posted
this over on ADVrider ...
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Oh, yeah...Downieville is the perfect place for a DR650 :laughing

From 2009...

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SideHillChick
 
WoodsChick said:
Oh, yeah...Downieville is the perfect place for a DR650 :laughing

From 2009...
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... oh yeah, I was riding my KLR right behind the guy in the Catfish pic ... :ride

:rolleyes

... this is the BS thread, after all ... :laughing

... cool side-hill pic ... what my betters call "exposure" ... :thumbup:party

Here's Catfish's July 20-23rd Downieville thread:
http://advrider.com/index.php?threads/downieville-daze-july-20-23-2017.1206430/

... I've hung out around the campfire with his crew on one of his
birthday rides in years gone by ... usually lots of sane KLR fireroads,
and great motorcycle fellowship ... :cool
 
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I am scared of heights.

I'm going to try kidnapping CJ and making him ride at a snail's pace with me near his place. There seems to be some sweet dirt roads back there.
 
Left work yesterday at 10am and headed out across the Mendo yesterday for the first time this year. My buddy known as the Sushiman on Advrider got the day off from his restaurant, we had just put some rallyraid tanks on his 690 the weekend before and wanted to go for a ride. After putting these extended tanks on his bike it makes me realize how top heavy, bulky and ugly my Safari Tank is. I'll be looking for a used set. He also had his rear shock done at Superplush, I'll be sending mine there in the next week. He works huge hours, is a good friend and was a good excuse to get out.

Went across the M4, which is open all the way to FH7. Surprised as it was closed all last year due to a slide, and after last years wild winter, it is completely open now? WTF? Makes me happy though as I can get to Covelo in 2.5 hours, or quicker is I'm hauling ass. Not over traveled so it doesn't get silted in like FH7 does.

Stopped at Anthony Peak lookout on the way over, as he had never been there. We will be returning a few times this summer to camp out, and explore the area to the North. Just a beautiful spot.

Had a couple of sandwiches at the Covelo supermarket, got fuel and headed back on FH7. Stopped at the infamous Indian Dick turnoff at Eel River camp and apparently the road is closed do to a mud slide. The river is running clear and beautiful, I WILL swim in the damn thing this year!

FH7 is graded, and excepting a few ruts from 4x4's, a 2 wheel drive pickup could make it through. West side of Mendo. pass is beautiful with wildflowers blooming and still a little bit of snow on the ground. Things are starting to get dusty already!
Around 200 miles round trip and a good head-clearing experience!


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oobus said:
Stopped at Anthony Peak lookout on the way over, as he had never been there. We will be returning a few times this summer to camp out, and explore the area to the North. Just a beautiful spot.
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... great report and pics! ... and good route intel ... :thumbup

... I'm planning on camping on Anthony Peak
on Wednesday night, 8/2 ... we'll see ... :laughing

BARF Weaverville Rally, good excuse for a
Mendocino National Forest grand tour:
http://www.bayarearidersforum.com/forums/showthread.php?t=513683
 
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