A few teasers for ya'll.
The Doberman big dawg ride:
The Labrador ride:
The Poodle ride:
and the Weener ride:
Would you be so kind as to match these ride names with their lunch stops please.
Some days it's all about the food. :dribble:
Thank you so much kind sir.
Hey there my eating amigo... I fully understand the need for body fuel! Any ride has very good feeding options! Hmm. I'll take a stab at this:
1. Weener ride, er, um, Cocker Spaniel ride, the luch stop I assume would be Creston. I suggest the Loading Chute, the food is better than the Long Branch and they can serve greater number of folks more quickly.
2. Poodle ride, ditto number 1 above.
3. Labrador Ride - There is a very funky little restaraunt in San Miguel, but it has limited capacity. There are other places to eat too, but I haven't tried them yet. Depending upon the number of folks wanting to ride this route..
4. Doberman ride - Parkfield Inn and Restaraunt. Really good food. Of course, you have to be a BIG DAWG to get there. Woof WOOF!
Pardon a dumb question from someone who can't figure out WHAT is on the routes. Since I have heard about riding through Fort Hunter Leggett and the infamous Nacimiento-Fergusson Rd....
Which route might that be? And is someone going to lead it? How difficult might it be for those of us not familiar with that area?
Two routes include Naciamento-Ferguson Mike,
and
Pardon a dumb question from someone who can't figure out WHAT is on the routes. Since I have heard about riding through Fort Hunter Leggett and the infamous Nacimiento-Fergusson Rd....
Which route might that be? And is someone going to lead it? How difficult might it be for those of us not familiar with that area?
Mike -
"If"? you really want to travel over Naci/Ferguson, I might "extend" the "Cocker Spaniel Ride" to include it! I just need to be back to my barn by around 3:00PM to get showered and dressed before a graduation awards banquet on Saturday evening! :bonjeursmiley:
Another thing... I'm really not trying to "confuse" anybody(?) but any of these SLO county rides could be run in clockwise or counter/clockwise directions? I would think the day's ride plan would be to not travel into the sun for the majority of any of the rides. Wind on the coast or heat in the inland sector might also be factors to consider. Mostly, the aforementioned would be a time of day thing! :hmmsmiley02:
I'll discuss who is leading what with Don probably on Saturday morning the 7th, depending on conditions, but I kinda think his idea is to provide a smorgasboard(sp?) for whoever wants to go where/whenever? Is that your idea Don?
MadMike, if you've never been over Naciamento-Ferguson, you owe it to yourself to ride this road. Not quiet a goat trail, and definatley not a 'regular ride', the view when you pop out on the West side will take your breath away. If you are up for a 'big' ride, do the the Doberman. For a more relaxed ride, do KJ's Poodle, err, umm, sorry, it's been renamed the 'Cocker Spaniel' ride.
Either which way, if you guys and galz have not been on NF road, I strongly suggest riding it. Just remember it is not a high speed road; it is very much a true Candy Butt Association road; slow down enjoy the ride, stop when you want take lot's of pictures, and when you finally see the Pacific Ocean at the end.. My oh my what a view. :yahoo:
Please adjust your speed to the conditions. If you are not a 'ride right to stay alive rider' then please re-think your strategy. Or at least don't ride with me.
Does that mean that those of us who ride at safe and sane speeds, but "stay wide" rather than "stay right" shouldn't plan on a ride with you?
Mike, I used too strong words, and apologize. I surely do not want or intend to have jihad over apex vs riding right on this ride... After re-reading, I apologize for my words used. I will say this however... Whatever your riding style, many of these roads are less than standard CA lane width ride. And many of these roads WILL have 1 ton dually trucks towing horse trailers. When they consume your 'owed portion of the lane', they will win in all contact sports. Ride accordingly or die.
I'm just trying to express that riding on back road, country lanes, with minimum width, that apex cornering may *not* be the best survival strategy. I'm also trying to communicate that, for folks who live and ride in more densley populated areas who come and ride in a 'rural' setting, who think the road is 'wide open' that OTHER dangers, dangers they may be unawere of, exist, and will bite hard if not paying attention.
Having expressed from the safety pulpit, however inoloquently, Mike, you are welcome to ride with me on any road, any time, anywhere. You are so damn eloquent and thougtful, and the most safety conscious rider I know... I fully apologize if my previous statement sounded harsh or discrimiatory. I just don't want any FJR pilots getting hurt or dying in my neck of the woods, an area that they are not familiar with...
Hope this made sense..
On another note; I posted 4 different rides so that if some NAFO SS1k wannabees wanted to get into 'training' they could ride the Doberman route. For others, who are near and dear to my Candy Butt Association heart, they could enjoy some of the local roads and get back in plenty of time for cocktail hour at the campground.
KJ has offered to lead one ride, either the Weener or Poodle ride. I humbly submit the the 'Poodle' ride is the best for most folks. Good stopping points, lunch at Creston, and great Naciemento Ferguson views. If other folks want a longer ride, with some back country roads you would never find on your own, then Labrador or Doberman rides are on order.
After folks arrive, we'll take an informal poll and see what most folks choose. If we all ride a KJ ride (over Naciamento Ferguson!
) then I will happily run tail gunner. If enough interest is expressed to run a longer route, then I'll be happy to lead that group too. It's all up to ya'll!
Trust me, all of these routes are really GREAT routes.
I'll have a spare card available for folks to download the routes to your own GPS. Or, email me at dcarver220b....at.... yahooo.com and I'll send them your way. I have not heard back from Agirls webmaster to post these routes on her site,
https://seizethejourney.com. That's ok, no knock on her, she's great.
Wow, what a long post.
Peace Out...
