Day ride mid-September N. CA

[Old Michael]

Hey, I've got time. These snaps are from another quickie a couple of weeks ago.

Nothing profound here, but this Ride Reports section of the forum hasn't been getting

a lot of action lately. I've been going out every weekend all summer and taking photos,

so what the hell. Here's another.

This one was again out 16 to 49 to Angel's Camp and then up 4 over Ebbett's Pass, to 89,

through good old Markleeville (needs a gas station), then back west on 88, over Carson Pass,

to the Emigrant Trail (can't get enough of it), to 50, down the mountain and home.

Check the notes at the end too. After all the photos.

Sloughouse on 16. Who from around here hasn't bought sweet white corn from this place?

It's like candy. Great place to take the kids in the fall too.

But that takes the fun out of it...

This stuff is good for you ----if eaten with beer.

Insert your own caption here.

Murieta Equine Center. Women love horses. This looks like a Mercedes commercial.

Such an endearing name for a town...

I understand this thing has that telelever suspension...

Bear Valley

See!

Lake Alpine

Stopped here to....uh, ....check my tire pressures.

Mosquito Lake

Encountered this fellow near the summit. He's riding one of the "old" FJR's. Before they

were refined, as I understand it.

Ebbett's Pass

Down the east side of the mountain. Blind corners and no centerline. This area makes me so

nervous, I just close my eyes and coast.

And then toward home again on the Emigrant Trail. Love "the Trail."

Sly Park, just before getting back on 50.

Post Script? - A few minutes after that last photo, I'm rolling down 50, minding my own business, staying just ahead

of a minivan, and as I come around a corner just up the hill from Placerville, I get the blue lights. 80 in a 65! - CHP.

"Mike, you weren't riding like some of these kids on sportbikes that come through here, but we're not cutting

any slack for motorcyles lately. We've had a number of fatalities near here these last few days. I just got another

bike doing 100. ................Have a nice day."

$172.

Plus whatever they charge for traffic school I guess.

Dammit!

 

[CAJW]

Nice pics. I've done most of that loop, but judging from all your photo ops, you probably took a few hours longer! Thanks for reminding me that I've got to get back up there before the snow hits. And as for the performance award.......

https://www.radarbusters.com/radar-detector...dardetector.cfm

 

[dcarver]

OM - great pix, I really like this one, and hope to ride with you some day.

 

[Old Michael]

OM - great pix, I really like this one, and hope to ride with you some day.

Thanks. We'll have to do that brother. And I thought this thread was gonna die on the vine.

 

[evil_henchman]

A few minutes after that last photo, I'm rolling down 50, minding my own business, staying just ahead of a minivan, and as I come around a corner just up the hill from Placerville, I get the blue lights. 80 in a 65! - CHP.

I wish I had a dollar for every time I've seen CHP right there. Nice pics though, thanks for sharing!

 

[Silver Penguin]

Very nice pix. Thanks for sharing. Sorry to hear about the performance award.

Jill

 

[madmike2]

Soooo, did you stop in Markleeville for lunch? We are truly blessed to have the great Sierra roads to ride, though you aren't the first I've heard beginning to worry about the East side of Ebbett's. I know of one rider (besides myself) that rides that very carefully, having our lane violated every time we ride it. Slow and cautious seems to be the byword there.

Sorry about the "visitation". The CHP is always thick between the P'ville area (actually, sometimes from ******* Pines) and El Dorado Hills.

I enjoyed the photos! They make me jealous that I'm "restricted" right now.

 

[OrangevaleFJR]

nice ride! I like that pick with the muffler too. I like the farmer's market. I like the area. I think I might move there

 

[Midlifefjr]

Cruising through the ride reports is giving me cabin fever. So many great rides, so little time.