 Old Priest Grade Rd Closed for Repairs, July 12 - Aug 3 |
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| Old Priest Grade Rd Closed for Repairs, July 12 - Aug 3 |
 Jul 8 2010, 06:35 AM
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 Wonder Duo - Part One  Group: Members++ Posts: 1,343 Joined: 19-November 07 From: Santa Clara, CA Member No.: 12,184 Bike: Other or considering FJR  |
Old Priest Grade Rd near Groveland, CA will be closed for a few weeks for repairs. It is scheduled to close from 7/12 - 8/3. The newer Priest Grade will remain open.
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Jul 8 2010, 08:24 AM
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 FJR Commander Group: Members++ Posts: 2,258 Joined: 18-July 05 From: Southwest Member No.: 665 Bike: 2003 (N. America) |
From the, linked, article:
"The scheduled work on Old Priest Grade has been delayed for about two years partly due to concerns about elderberry bushes that were found in the project area. The bushes are known to provide habitat for the rare valley elderberry longhorn beetle. For the road work to proceed, the county was forced to pay $28,000 to a Stockton elderberry bush sanctuary to pay for their removal."   -------------------- "...
Two roads diverged in a wood, and I— I took the one less traveled by, And that has made all the difference." Robert Frost |
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Jul 8 2010, 08:43 AM
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 carving lines around pirate sheeps Group: Members++ Posts: 2,329 Joined: 26-June 05 From: Auburn, CA Member No.: 383 Bike: 2005 ABS (N. America) |
QUOTE (charismaticmegafauna @ Jul 8 2010, 09:24 AM)  From the, linked, article: "The scheduled work on Old Priest Grade has been delayed for about two years partly due to concerns about elderberry bushes that were found in the project area. The bushes are known to provide habitat for the rare valley elderberry longhorn beetle. For the road work to proceed, the county was forced to pay $28,000 to a Stockton elderberry bush sanctuary to pay for their removal." Not to worry -- we're at work balancing the equation in the Gulf of Mexico. 
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Jul 8 2010, 08:47 AM
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 FJR Squadron Leader Group: Members++ Posts: 709 Joined: 25-September 05 From: La Grange, CA Member No.: 1,055 Bike: 2005 (N. America) |
Thanks Tyler. Regarding the proposal to make it one way or close it entirely, everyone is entitled to their opinion, but there are plenty of roads that if not driven/ridden with care, can kill you. If we closed every road that has accidents/fatalities due to driver stupidity, we'd have a lot less routes to be able to navigate our mountainous areas with. Personal responsibility/restraint is the key, we can't make all roads 100% safe. If you can't already tell, Old Priest Grade is a personal favorite, right in my back yard and this kind of talk gets my BP up. Sorry.... rant over.
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Jul 8 2010, 10:44 AM
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 Mr. FJR Gumby Group: Members++ Posts: 4,739 Joined: 23-May 07 From: Orange County, CA Member No.: 5,903 Bike: 2005 (N. America) |
Thanks Tyler, I'll pass on the info to others going in that area.
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Jul 8 2010, 01:02 PM
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 FJR Commander Group: Members++ Posts: 2,474 Joined: 16-December 06 From: San Francisco Bay Area Member No.: 4,162 Bike: 2005 ABS (N. America) |
Just rode down it yesterday. And BTW, it had fresh black asphalt laid along its entire length.
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Jul 8 2010, 07:59 PM
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 Shtirrenuppenmeister Group: Members++ Posts: 10,604 Joined: 14-June 05 From: Sacramento, CA area Member No.: 151 Bike: 2005 ABS (N. America) |
S'pose I should consider riding it THIS weekend.
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Jul 9 2010, 07:52 AM
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 Toto El Mundo! Group: Members++ Posts: 1,065 Joined: 14-June 05 From: Central CA Coast Member No.: 159 Bike: 2005 ABS (N. America) |
 Enjoyed reading the thoughts on this thread. Maybe there is hope for sensible road management? That whole area (J 59) near La Grange is new asphalt. -------------------- khunajawdge & The Blue Ox
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Jul 10 2010, 08:49 PM
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Shtirrenuppenmeister Group: Members++ Posts: 10,604 Joined: 14-June 05 From: Sacramento, CA area Member No.: 151 Bike: 2005 ABS (N. America) |
That road is soooo nice.....I had to ride it twice.
Once on Friday and once this morning.
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Jul 11 2010, 11:15 AM
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 Danger is my Middle Name Group: Members++ Posts: 1,660 Joined: 5-November 07 From: Sacramento, CA Member No.: 11,508 Bike: 2005 ABS (N. America) |
I'm with CAJW on this one. The OPG is unique, and kind of in a time warp. New roads are engineered to be so safe they'll never build another stretch like this one again, and there are plenty of people who would force shutting anything like this down until every road in the country is straight and level. The only similar kind of thing I know of is that famous stretch of Lombard Street in S.F.
 I wonder how long till they shut it down at both ends and turn it into a city park? (Of course, I'd hate to live on it with the constant stream of cars going by my front door all day and night, but then I'd never BUY a house there either--even if I COULD afford it. I wouldn't buy a house at the end of an airport runway either. And then sue the airport.) The Old Priest Grade makes me think of the old wagon road it originally was every time I take it. It's not really a fun motorcycle road; you have to take it super slow and easy. There probably isn't a straight stretch of 100 feet anywhere on it and it's only a couple miles long at most (and it gains about half a mile of elevation). But it just kind of says "Wild West" to me. I hope they leave it the hell alone. --------------------  "These are my principles. If you don't like them, I have others". Groucho Marx    |
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Jul 11 2010, 01:47 PM
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Shtirrenuppenmeister Group: Members++ Posts: 10,604 Joined: 14-June 05 From: Sacramento, CA area Member No.: 151 Bike: 2005 ABS (N. America) |
QUOTE (SacramentoMike @ Jul 11 2010, 12:15 PM) ..... you have to take it super slow and easy. Nobody told us that! -------------------- "But a Constitution of Government once changed from Freedom, can never be restored. Liberty, once lost, is lost forever." John Adams
"Cultivate self-sufficiency and autonomy. Trust your own instincts and ideas. You can thrive in the crowd if you are not dependent on it." Seneca |
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Jul 11 2010, 04:28 PM
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 Bluestreek Group: Members++ Posts: 1,120 Joined: 13-June 05 From: Marysville, CA Member No.: 72 Bike: 2005 ABS (N. America) |
QUOTE (madmike2 @ Jul 11 2010, 02:47 PM) QUOTE (SacramentoMike @ Jul 11 2010, 12:15 PM) ..... you have to take it super slow and easy. Nobody told us that! I even saw a guy that looked alot like MM2 pass a PreAss on the way up. I think it was the original Mad Mike1 cause MM2 never crosses the double yellow ( well almost never ) -------------------- Growing old sucks but its better than the alternative
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Jul 11 2010, 06:55 PM
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Shtirrenuppenmeister Group: Members++ Posts: 10,604 Joined: 14-June 05 From: Sacramento, CA area Member No.: 151 Bike: 2005 ABS (N. America) |
QUOTE (Bluestreek @ Jul 11 2010, 05:28 PM) QUOTE (madmike2 @ Jul 11 2010, 02:47 PM) QUOTE (SacramentoMike @ Jul 11 2010, 12:15 PM) ..... you have to take it super slow and easy. Nobody told us that! I even saw a guy that looked alot like MM2 pass a PreAss on the way up. I think it was the original Mad Mike1 cause MM2 never crosses the double yellow ( well almost never ) I told you....without pictures, it didn't happen.  Stoopid PreAsses and their drivers! -------------------- "But a Constitution of Government once changed from Freedom, can never be restored. Liberty, once lost, is lost forever." John Adams
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