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Thursday, May 26, 2010, meet @ the Starbucks at 13345 Lincoln Way in Auburn, which is ~100 yards west of Foresthill Road and just south of I-80 at its Foresthill exit. Chevron gasoline is available at the corner about 75 yards from Starbucks. Kickstands up at 9:30 am. Rough guess is that you'll be back in Auburn between 4:00 and 5 pm.
This is a REMINDER -- originally found in post 400 of the "Wheaton finally rides to California" thread.
The "Back Way" is the alternative to I-80 for all but about 15 miles from Auburn to Truckee. It is mostly what is left of historic Old Hwy.40, with a few exceptions, and the route back down the hill will have some differences from the route up. Our route will take us by Donner Lake and all the way around Lake Tahoe . . . BEFORE tourist season arrives -- LOTS of photo ops this time of year with clouds, blue sky, deep blue lake and snow on the mountain tops. Lunch probably at The Landing, on the Lake in Kings Beach.
For those wishing to return to the south, you can exit over Echo Summit (50 W)* or via Luther Pass (89 S) and Carson Pass (88 W) from South Lake Tahoe, but you'll miss some of the best scenery on the west shore of Lake Tahoe (e.g., Cascade Lake and Emerald Bay) and a different, twisty set of roads in some of the areas where we earlier ascended the I-80 corridor via old Hwy 40.
At route's end, we'll come through Meadow Vista on Placer Hills Road and arrive at the I-80 W on-ramp, OR you can follow me (in turning right 75 yards before that on-ramp) through Clipper Gap onto Dry Creek, Joeger, Mount Vernon, Baxter Grade, Wise and Gold Hill Roads in escorting Wheaties via delightful foothill twisties to the intersection of Gold Hill and Hwy 193 just west of Newcastle. From there, he will proceed west on 193 to his uncle's in Lincoln, and I will return home to Auburn.
* Check CalTrans Road Conditions for Hwy 50 closure and detour due to construction -- it may have been extended due to recent storms slowing work schedule.
This is a REMINDER -- originally found in post 400 of the "Wheaton finally rides to California" thread.
The "Back Way" is the alternative to I-80 for all but about 15 miles from Auburn to Truckee. It is mostly what is left of historic Old Hwy.40, with a few exceptions, and the route back down the hill will have some differences from the route up. Our route will take us by Donner Lake and all the way around Lake Tahoe . . . BEFORE tourist season arrives -- LOTS of photo ops this time of year with clouds, blue sky, deep blue lake and snow on the mountain tops. Lunch probably at The Landing, on the Lake in Kings Beach.
For those wishing to return to the south, you can exit over Echo Summit (50 W)* or via Luther Pass (89 S) and Carson Pass (88 W) from South Lake Tahoe, but you'll miss some of the best scenery on the west shore of Lake Tahoe (e.g., Cascade Lake and Emerald Bay) and a different, twisty set of roads in some of the areas where we earlier ascended the I-80 corridor via old Hwy 40.
At route's end, we'll come through Meadow Vista on Placer Hills Road and arrive at the I-80 W on-ramp, OR you can follow me (in turning right 75 yards before that on-ramp) through Clipper Gap onto Dry Creek, Joeger, Mount Vernon, Baxter Grade, Wise and Gold Hill Roads in escorting Wheaties via delightful foothill twisties to the intersection of Gold Hill and Hwy 193 just west of Newcastle. From there, he will proceed west on 193 to his uncle's in Lincoln, and I will return home to Auburn.
* Check CalTrans Road Conditions for Hwy 50 closure and detour due to construction -- it may have been extended due to recent storms slowing work schedule.
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