Spring Ride Through the Capay and Pope Valleys

[Dr. Rich]

I think we all had a fun time on the Bodega Bay / Skaggs Springs Run.

Sunday April 6th

This is not as technically challenging but the flowers will be in bloom and spring will be in the air. The ride will take us up through the Capay Valley ( a stop at Cache Creek Casino ), over to Clearlake for lunch and then down through the Pope Valley. We will then parallel Lake Berryessa and then end at Moskowitz Corners.

Leave the Starbucks on North Texas Street at 10:00 am

Head north on Pleasant Valley Road until we connect with Hwy 128

Turn right and ride over to Winters.

Take County Road 89 (parallels I 505) and ride north to Hwy 16

Turn left on Hwy 16 and ride to Cache Creek Casino (stop for gas and a pull on the slot machines if you desire) this is our first stop and wait for the group.

From Cache Creek Casino, ride north though the Capay Valley up to Hwy 20

Turn left on Hwy 20 and ride towards Clearlake.

Turn left on Hwy 53 and ride south into the town of Clearlake where we will have lunch (Stop for the group)

Leave Clearlake and head south on Hwy 53 to Butts Canyon Road, just north of Middletown.

Take Butts Canyon Road and ride south down through the Pope Valley.

Turn left off of Pope Valley Road onto Pope Valley Cross Road and on to Pope Canyon Road.

This will take us to Berryessa Knoxville Road.

This road parallels the lake and will take us to Turtle Rock where it joins Hwy 128.

Ride south on Hwy 128 and we will all meet up at Moskowitz Corners. The ride will end here and you can head west, east or south back to home.

I am currently working on Cache Creek to see if they will give us some discounts on the buffet lunch

Currently going

Dr. Rich and wife Susan (she will be riding her own bike) we will be going at a moderate pace

Ric in Sac and the ever lovely Karen

Hycle (Mike) and the also ever lovely Terri

The birthday boy Jeff / Bike Effects

Old Michael

Madmike2

Painman (Del)

Bluestreak

Rog & Deb

Weekend Rider

JREW

Cigarguy and Misty

JB (maybe) who is no longer sporting a frontal lobotomy avatar but rather the avatar of shame and humiliation

SacramentoMike

Uberkul

Silent

Highlander(Dave and wife)

 

[Bike Effects]

Will you bring a cake for me?

 

[Dr. Rich]

Will you bring a cake for me?

Is that your birthday?

 

[Ric in Sac]

Count us in - two-up. I now have a new tire on the rear. I should also have my new Muzzy exhaust system installed so you will hear us coming!

Will meet at Cache Creek Casino since this is closer to Sacramento.

Thanks Doc for putting another ride together.

Should I plan a ride for late April, early May? I would like to ride through the coastal range in the Ladoga area. This is good riding territory we never seem to get out to.

 

[Bike Effects]

Will you bring a cake for me?

Is that your birthday?

Yes.

 

[HYCLE]

Count me in, now I know its Jeff's Bday, I wouldn't want to miss that. :yahoo:

 

[Old Michael]

Won't ya'll need a support vehicle, just to haul all the candles? :lol:

 

[madmike2]

Maybe....for part of it.....Sundays are the worst day for me to ride.

 

[painman]

Count me in......."I've got to get outa this place, if it's the last thing I eeeever do." Lot's of greenery in that area in April... Yes.... :yahoo: PM. <><

 

[Bluestreek]

Sounds like a fun day. I'm in prolly 2-up.

 

[rogdeb]

Lightly pencilled in, depends on Deb.

Be a real fun day though. Probably ride to Cache Creek with Rick & Karen - if they'll have us

 

[weekend rider]

Sounds like a go to me so I am in. I will join and meet everyone else and Cache Creek Casino comming from Sacto Marysville area and then wait for the lead group

 

[JREW]

I'm going to try and make this one also. Will be 2 up, and will meet at Cache Creek Casino.

 

[Bike Effects]

Won't ya'll need a support vehicle, just to haul all the candles? :lol:
(I'd better STFU. I've gotta order some stuff from him.)

You're just soooo fricken funny, Michael!

 

[Ric in Sac]

hey Rog and Deb -- we would love your company. We will make it a nice relaxing day for the Misses.

 

[rogdeb]

hey Rog and Deb -- we would love your company. We will make it a nice relaxing day for the Misses.

Thanks guys -- will be in touch well before the date.

 

[HYCLE]

Won't ya'll need a support vehicle, just to haul all the candles? :lol:
(I'd better STFU. I've gotta order some stuff from him.)

...and a permit from the fire dept.

...I have some nomex work pants too. :lol:

 

[Ric in Sac]

For those of us riding straight to Cache Creek -- What is the group's ETA?

NOTICE: Don't forget to move your clocks ahead Saturday night! They moved it up this year.

Weather looks great! See ya all there.

 

[Ric in Sac]

Bump.