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MOTOBRICK RIDING => Photographic Ride Reports => Topic started by: johnny on May 01, 2011, 06:36:10 PM
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the route... (http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&source=s_d&saddr=Pitt+School+Rd&daddr=Putah+Creek+Rd+to:Chiles+Pope+Valley+Rd%2FPope+Valley+Rd+to:Pope+Valley+Rd+to:CA-175+W+to:CA-175+E%2FHopland+Rd+to:Lighthouse+Rd+to:39.421342,-123.807678+to:US-101+N+to:CA-20+E+to:CA-20+E+to:Putah+Creek+Rd&geocode=FY_lSgId8tq8-A%3BFebkSwIdBvW7-A%3BFcGHSwIdMAm1-A%3BFY7RTQIdQlOz-A%3BFXpgUAIdBnCv-A%3BFa4VUwIdEnus-A%3BFXNlUgIdnd-f-A%3B%3BFUzQVQId6O2n-A%3BFYjAVQIdSPqr-A%3BFRJNUwId7r2w-A%3BFbrtSwIdAjq8-A&hl=en&mra=dme&mrcr=3,4&mrsp=7&sz=9&via=1,3,4&sll=39.187562,-122.88208&sspn=1.119756,2.469177&ie=UTF8&z=9)
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we rolled out of the red roof inn in dixon ca with new front rubber which we scored at santa clara cycle (http://www.santaclaracycle.com/) on thursday...
(http://i236.photobucket.com/albums/ff192/owrstrich/2010/Point%20Arena/004.jpg)
we headed n thru the central valley to ca 128...
lotts o melons... sunflowers... tomatoes... and produce of all kinds along the way...
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the putah creek bridge n of dixon...
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rolling the 128 (http://www.pashnit.com/roads/cal/Hwy128LkBrsy.htm) heading towards berryessa...
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the putah creek (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Putah_Creek) dam at berryessa (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake_Berryessa)...
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we rolled lower chiles to pope valley butts canyon rd (http://www.pashnit.com/roads/cal/ChilesValley.htm)...
this is 1 amazing tree... wonder what it is...
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these mofos seemed to be everywhere today... 4 of them just stood there in the road and climbed the hill at the last moment as we slowed to a stop...
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ca 175 (http://www.pashnit.com/roads/cal/Highway175.htm)... what a beauty... should have done it both ways... there be some serious yeeeeehaaaaa here... lotts o old cars out today... figured out there was a car show at the casino near ukiah...
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you ca see the road in the next 2 photos... it way off in the distance... but if riding from to e you would have an unobstructed view of the 175 as it climbs to mountain...
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we stopped at the henny penny in ukiah... note... old car...
(http://i236.photobucket.com/albums/ff192/owrstrich/2010/Point%20Arena/069.jpg)
veg soup... yumma...
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j o... the beef sandwich...
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m o... the turkey sandwich special...
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just a thought... dont be eating a hot turkey sandwich prior to riding ca 253 and mountain view rd... if you wanna stay alert that is...
rolling ca 253 (http://www.pashnit.com/roads/cal/Highway253.htm)... another high achiever on the moto yeeeehaaaaa meter...
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alrighty now... rolling mountain view road (http://www.pashnit.com/roads/cal/MountainViewRd.htm) to the 101... we had this one to ourselves... not another vehicle the whole 36 mile run...
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m o got 6 photos of this goat... remember the hot turkey sandwich... ya...
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point arena... (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Point_Arena,_California)
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rolling ca 1 north to fort bragg to pick up the 20 east...
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the navarro river... (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Navarro_River)
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rolling ca 20... thus mofo was total yeeeeehaaaa... note... no photos... not the turkey sandwich this time... m o was hanging on like a moe...
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clear lake ca... (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clear_Lake_%28California%29)
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ca 16... (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CA_16) follows bear creek and cash creek through a nertly canyon then farmland into the central valley...
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bye bye sun... hello traffic jam...
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there you go...
j o