Ramblins from the two wheelin' fool
I’d had the Daffodil hill run on the calendar since March 17th, then the 24th, then the 31st. Finally April 1st was showing some promise. The skies were supposed to be clear, even though some rain was coming through the day before. Sunday morning came and it was COLD (for April). The weather at Daffodil [...]
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The rain and snow never really materialized over the Kings Canyon area so I was in luck. The weather was good and the loud as all get out stream was still rolling in the morning! Normally I just take 180 out to 99 to 152 to 101. CA-180 is a nice ride down to Sanger [...]
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I was looking forward to today. I had a few new roads to add to the repertoire and anything had to be better than yesterday. Breakfast was at Cheryl’s which was next door to the Kernville Inn. Cheryl’s Diner (C is average. No grade inflation here): Category Score Comments Seating B Easy with the breakfast [...]
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The day’s plan started out simple enough: Ride 168 west to see fall color, Ride 168 east to see the Bristlecone Pines, Ride Sherman Pass to Stay in Kernville. As they say nothing is as simple as it seems. And so the day begins. I slept in a bit and had a more leisurely breakfast [...]
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It’s time to head to the Sierras yet again to get yet one more ride in before the snows close the roads for the winter. We had some pretty intense rain down in the Bay area that did close all three major passes. As the weekend got closer I and many riders were hoping that [...]
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I’m continually amazed at how fast time passes these days. Since camp was canceled this year I’d not had a long stint out in the woods, particularly out in Kings Canyon. A good friend of mine had just bought homself a new truck and was looking for an excuse to take it out in the [...]
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I wasn’t planning on going to Bridgeport this year as I’d been doing some traveling recently on the bike and decided that I could have used a weekend at home. About a week before I took a small night ride in the hills. A few friends there asked me if I was going to Bridgeport [...]
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John had to get back early and I wanted to take my time on the way back. The mountains are one area in California I love to explore. This was early in the season to be out here for me, so I wanted to do some poking around. As usual I checked the weather report [...]
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Day 1: 191 miles I got an invite to go on a ride with some of my co workers. It turns out that this ride has been going on for about the last 20 years as the Memorial Day lap around northern California. This year they decided to move it out a week. I am [...]
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I almost never get out early when I travel on the bike. I tend to be a night owl but I was determined to get out early on the ride today. I got to bed at a somewhat reasonable hour, but 6:45 comes early. The bed at motel 6 was not that great, so getting [...]
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