The wife's first two pass day!

CAJW · Sep 13, 2009

Got the Mrs. some new Olympia Air Glide II riding gear so naturally we had to go break it in properly. The plan was from La Grange to Pinecrest to scope out a campsite for next week then return home, R/T about 3 hrs and about 100 miles. After an EXCELLENT home made cinnamon roll at Andy's in Mi Wuk (pronounced me wuk & no we didn't get any pictures, food was gone too fast) chatted with a fellow helo driver and then ran by Pinecrest lake. The wife was game to keep riding, so we decided to keep heading east on 108 over Sonora Pass. At Cold Springs while fueling, we talked to a couple of Bmr drivers who had been pummeled with rain yesterday on Monitor Pass, but today started and remained gloriously clear and cool. Traffic was light, roads dry and very little gravel so we had a ball all the way to 395. Once headed south on 395 the Bridgeport Jolly Kone was calling us to stop (no massage was had today) and then on down past Mono Lake which was showing white caps from the 20+kt cross winds. We fueled up at the 395/120 Mobil and joined the masses headed west toward Yosemite. Guess most of the tourists & RV drivers don't know what a turnout is for, but I knew we asking for slow going taking Tioga Pass on a Sunday afternoon. Oh well, at least the Mrs. got some great shots (first effort ever while riding!) while we were running WELL under the speed limit sucking up diesel and gas fumes. Guess she liked the gear because right after finishing a 300 mile day, she's already on her computer planning our next 2 pass day! Enjoy the pics!

108 Eastbound

High Sierra

Lunch and Massage!

Pillion View

White caps on Mono Lake

Tenaya Lake

Got a rope?

Living on the edge! (cue up Aerosmith)

Yosemite High Country looking SW

Aftermath of the "Station Fire" in Yosemite

FJRBluesman · Sep 13, 2009

Very cool!!! I have to get up there to Yosemite some time, never rode thru there on the bike before.

Thanks for sharing.

Old Michael · Sep 13, 2009

Congratulations Mrs. and CAJW. Geez, the summer is ending, and in no time, these passes will

............not passes. Best plan another day up there soon.

(Funny weather here lately, huh? It actually rained the other day. :blink: )

FJRBluesman said:
.... I have to get up there to Yosemite some time, never rode thru there on the bike before....

What did you do? Push it through?

See you guys at SWFOG.

madmike2 · Sep 14, 2009

:clapping: :yahoo: :clapping: :yahoo: :clapping:

A wonderfully successful day!

biknflyfisher · Sep 14, 2009

You didn't eat at the Whoa Nellie Deli when you gassed up at the 395/120 Mobil Station?? Man that's a requirement when you are in the area.

Sometimes the traffic heading back into and through Yosemite is a real drag, but it IS a National Park after all.

Enjoyed the pics - see ya up there some time.

biknflyfisher