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I’m registered and my room is reserved. FWIW, it was $79/night, not $77.
And to clear up any possible confusion, Bravo Burger is actually called Bravo’s California Fresh.
I have a fairly close friend who is an atmospheric scientist (essentially a meteorologist with a PhD) for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and he doesn’t hesitate to remind people that the weather doesn’t answer to the weatherman and that trying to forecast the weather more than 3-4 days out with any degree of confidence is a fools game.
With that in mind, I think I’ll postpone any concern about the weather during this ride until next Tuesday or so. Next Saturday sure looks good for the Rock Inn ride, though.
Happy New Years, everyone, and no, I’m not in the Anza-Borrego Desert. Tent camping during a storm is something I only do when I have to, and I didn’t have to.
So I’m home, and I’ll probably see in the new year from the comfort of my own bed. Old guys may rule, but we do it early.
Yo Eric:
In your initial post you refer to Anza, and I believe the correct reference should be Borrego Springs. That’s where The Palms at Indian Head is and where the “boutique dives” are. I used to do a lot of quail hunting around Anza and there isn’t much there unless things have changed a LOT since then.
Pete
Finally found it: The extra vehicle fee is $10 per vehicle, but they may not charge it for extra motorcycles.
rePete
Here are GPX files for Saturday’s November 5th General Meeting ride that are created and optimized for Garmin GPSs including the Navigator V and VI.
Pete
I’ll report the same thing. On my PC I have to log in every time I visit this site. I’m pretty sure there used to be a “Keep Me Logged In” checkbox, but it’s gone now.
Hi everyone: Next Monday (10/10/22) is a firm cut-off point for registering for this ride if you plan to camp with us at Lopez Lake. I currently have 4 campsites reserved that will handle 2-3 riders each and I will have to cancel the reservations on unused sites on Monday evening to get my fees refunded in full.
the bottom line is, if you want to join us on this ride and you want to camp, you need to register no later than Monday 10/10/22 early afternoon.
Pete
This is a shameless attempt to get this thread on the Recent Topics and Recent Replies list so this post can be ignored.
Willis and I will be leaving on Friday morning (9/16) at 5:00 am from the Starbucks next to the south side of the 91 freeway at Weir Canyon Road and we’ll be riding straight to Cedar City with pit stops as necessary and a stop for brunch in Las Vegas. We should arrive in Cedar City some time between 1:00 and 2:00 pm Mountain Time. If you’d like to join us, be at the Starbucks a little before 5 am. There’s a Shell gas station there too so you can top off before we leave. You can call or text me at (714) 612-7383 if you have questions. Please leave a message if I don’t answer the phone.
Also note that there’s another group leaving for Cedar City on Thursday and will be making an overnight stopover in Vegas on the way there. See details for that option elsewhere in this thread.
Link to Friday morning meetup point:
https://goo.gl/maps/goJ75TnJiuu2fN6D6I suppose I should mention some recent rides I’ve been on that I really enjoyed. But understand that I’m a lot more into scenery than the ride itself.
One of my favorites is CA-49 from Nevada City to CA-89 in Calpine. I lived in Quincy CA for almost 22 years and I’m very familiar with that route, but I never tire of riding it. It’s plenty technical for those who like twisties and the scenery is excellent.
I rode it in May on my way home from the 49er Rally and was really impressed with how healthy the forest was on that route. Fire and bark beetles have ravaged much of the forest in the Plumas and Tahoe National Forests, but the forest around CA-49 looked real good.
I was also very impressed with CA-299 from Alturas to Redding. I rode that in June on the way back from John Day OR and it was a real pleasant ride. Much of it is open road through farmland (mostly hay and other silage) and it was mostly still green in June. One of the highlights of that ride was seeing both Mt. Lassen and Shasta from the same location. Pretty spectacular!
ok, I’ve double-dipped and now it’s someone else’s turn. 😉
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From Vancouver through British Columbia via routes 1, 97, 16 and 37 to the Alaska Highway, the Alaska Highway to Tok Alaska, and the Tok/Glenn Highway to Anchorage. Then back to Vancouver via the same route with a few detours.
I rode that around 42 years ago on a 1979 Honda XL500 thumper, and I’ll add that the ride started and ended at the Mexican boarder in San Ysidro and was close to a 7500 mile round-trip. But the part that I mentioned in the first paragraph was the “favorite” ride I’m writing about.
Let me qualify “favorite” though: It was the single most challenging ride I’ve ever ridden. It was too hot and too cold. It was dusty and muddy. A lot of it was desolate and I ran out of gas more times than on every other ride I’ve been on combined. I also rode through clouds of flying insects that were so thick that I’d have to stop every 7-10 miles to clean them off my visor and the cooling fins on the engine because I couldn’t see anymore and the engine would overheat. The bike even suffered permanent damage from all the deet I had to use (it dissolves paint and plastic) and despite all the deet, I was still covered with bug bites for much of the ride.
But I also rode through some of the most beautiful scenery you could imagine. I saw bears, moose, wolves, lynx and other 4-legged critters and eagles, hawks, and other birds in numbers that were mind-blowing. I also had a lot of pan-fried trout and eggs for breakfast and I caught most of the trout myself.
But the one thing that makes that ride stand out above all others was the sense of accomplishment I had when I was finished. In that regard, no ride before or since can compare and that’s why it’s my favorite!
I’m in no hurry to do it again, at least on a motorcycle, but I’m damn-sure glad I did it once.
As you can see, you now have options if you want to go to the MOA Getaway at Cedar City Utah.
Due to work commitments, I can’t leave until Friday morning (9/16) so I’m still planning to leave early (5am?) and ride straight through to Cedar City. That’s a 425 mile ride and should take around 8 hours including pit stops and a stop for lunch somewhere. Utah is in the Mountain time zone, so that should put us in Cedar City around 2pm.
Please let me know if you’d like to join me on this one-day ride there so I can figure out a meet-up place that’s convenient for all of us.
Well, I couldn’t go on the Morro Bay ride due to some obligations, but I was able to go to Scooner or Later to see them off. Below you’ll find one of the drone photos I took before they left. It’s Harry holding the pre-ride briefing.
I’m saving the good ones for the newsletter.
And no, Harry’s briefing didn’t suck. 😉
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I contacted the MOA about the reservation situation at the Courtyard Marriott and they told me who to contact:
Julie PadillaDirector of SalesCourtyard Cedar CitySafari Hospitality1294 S Interstate Dr Cedar City, UT 84720(435) 586-9167Julie was able to provide a reservation for the $119/night mentioned in the MOA event page. That’s a little more than the rate I got at the Wingate by Windham, but the Courtyard is the host hotel for the MOA Getaway and where the dinner and other event activities will be, so I went ahead and reserved a room there and will cancel the other reservation.
Julie says she can provide reservations for single king or double queen rooms at the MOA rate for another couple weeks, so if you’re planning on going and want to stay at the host hotel, you better make your reservations soon.
Well, I followed the directions in the MOA at Cedar City web page and tried to book a room at the host hotel (Courtyard Marriott Cedar City), but nobody at reservations or the front desk had a clue what I was talking about and the prices they quoted me were a lot closer to $200/night than the $119/night advertised in the MOA info.
So I went to Hotels.com, did a search, and reserved a room at the Wingate by Windham for less money than the $119/night the MOA listed for the Courtyard Marriott. There are more rooms available there and that motel is less than 1/3 mile from the Courtyard.
More news to follow.
Here’s the route I’ll be leading for those of you who don’t want to mess with a GPS.
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