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Hi Pete – I considered going on the 180 and taking it east all the way to Road’s End, but I didn’t because it’s going to be VERY HOT! I don’t want to lead a route that may have a negative impact on the riders.
Of course, anyone’s open to going where ever they’d like. And I can check the temperature conditions once we arrive there, and possibly make a route correction to include it.
The Sequoia ride is coming up soon next month, and I thought I’d lay out the initial plans (subject to change) for the weekend. Hotelers – don’t forget to reserve your room under the group reservation!
So Friday – arrive gassed up at 8am (sooner if you want breakfast at Panera), I’ll hold a ride meeting and we’ll leave promptly at 8:30am. Lunch is planned in Lake Isabella, and we should arrive there around 11:30am. We’ll head up into the cooler mountains before we arrive at our destinations. Dinner for Friday evening is still open, so we can decide as a group or folks can do their own thing if they want.
For Saturday, breakfast is at the option of the rider. The hotelers will leave promptly at 8:30am already gassed up. Then we’ll pick up the campers and start on the Sequoia loop ride. When when enter Kings Canyon National Park, there are a few people with park passes that can bring in guests – so if you don’t have a park pass, hopefully one of those with one can bring you in with them. We can (optionally) then head up to General Grant Tree for a break/photo op, and then have lunch at the Grant Grove restaurant, but another option is to have lunch at the River View Restaurant after we leave the park and return back – it all depends on how hungry folks are. Dinner for Saturday evening is still open as well, we can decide that later.
I’ve attached preliminary GPX and PDF route files if anyone wants to see the routes. Let me know if you have questions on anything – this should be a great weekend!I forgot to add the address of the meetup location for the new folks:
Panera Bread
990 Town Center Dr
La Canada Flintridge, CA 91011I made a slight change for Saturday’s route, so I’ve attached updated GPX and PDF files.
As of now you can consider these to be the final routes for Friday and Saturday.
The ride’s meetup location is:
Panera Bread
990 Town Center
La Canada, CA, 91011Meet there at 9am with a departure time of 9:30am, or get there a little earlier for breakfast or coffee. We’ll be having lunch in Bakersfield right after the gas stop, and there’s a few fast food places there – Carl’s Jr, Wendy’s, etc.
Dinner plans are open for both Fri and Sat nights, there’s a few restaurants near the Inn that we can choose from.
Let me know if there are any questions!
This awesome weekend is coming up in less than 3 weeks!
Remember, when you make the hotel reservation to indicate that you’re with the South Coast BMW Motorcycle Club! Also, make your reservations by June 4th, as that’s how long they’ll hold the block of 12 rooms for.
I’ve attached PDF files of the route information for Fri and Sat.
If you’re referring to the Rally – wish I could. Unfortunately work has other plans for me. 🙁
Here are the preliminary GPX routes for the Friday ride up to the Best Western Porterville Inn, and the Saturday day ride. These may change, but for now I think they work!
Nice – when you get back home, it should be just about time for the 600 mile service as it’ll be more than 400 on the odo when you’re back.
Unfortunately, Lorna and I have had to cancel for this weekend due to other commitments. So a room has opened up at the Sea Pines Resort if anyone is interested.