Too busy with Scarlett?Well, that leaves me out.... :huh:6AM ...
I hadn't thought about tourists...yeah, avoiding them is probably a good thing.I've never had business dealing with this guy but I talked with him for about 30 minutes at the Int'l Bike Show. I was also going to suggest trying him.
Well it's at least good to hear someone's talked to him and isn't saying "run away!"
That's what I'd do! Lot's of great riding on fun roads and great scenery.LT 116LT Bohemian Hwy
RT Bodega Hwy
RT Joy Rd.
LT Coleman Valley
RT Hwy 1
RT Meyers Grade
RT Fort Ross Rd
LT Kings Ridge Rd (watch out for free range cows!)
RT Tin Barn
RT Stewarts Point
ST Skaggs Springs (more than likely you'll want to turn around and redo a section of this road... watch out for local law enforcement!)
LT Rockpile Rd.
Stop at lake for a view
RT Rockpile Rd.
ST Skaggs Spring
RT Dry Creek
RT Old Redwood Hwy
RT Westside Rd.
Veer RT to stay on Westside at Wohler
ST/RT River Rd.
Slab back to SF
Lots of options! B)
Of course, riding South on Hwy 1 ain't too shabby, either...but Saturday with the rest of the tourists!?!?!?!?
My personal best choice would be to cross your fingers and hope for the "Trophy Girl" as a tour guide. :yahoo:
Well rules is rules, if I _have_ to buy you a drink then so be it.Disclaimer: johnny80s ain't from around here, so take his tourist recs with a grain of salt. But he IS right about that drink thing.
Hey, I'm gonna try to stay livin' on Central time so that'll be more like 8:00 for me. I'm not much of a morning person but the prospect of riding some of those roads that I've only seen pictures of might be enough to get me up early. Besides, I don't have any personal experience with it but I hear that sunrises can be pretty spectacular.Well, that leaves me out.... :huh:6AM ...
Too pricey for plain old white trash? Well it might be OK for exceptional white trash like myself.i dont know,peter ds was good for breakfast,the waitress was sharp as a tack and funny.harris was to uppity for me,was good but pricey for plain old white trash...lol
== I second that !!! ==== :dribble: :dribble:Too pricey for plain old white trash? Well it might be OK for exceptional white trash like myself.i dont know,peter ds was good for breakfast,the waitress was sharp as a tack and funny.harris was to uppity for me,was good but pricey for plain old white trash...lol
Scarlett? :blink:Too busy with Scarlett?
Sunsets are probably better in the Bay Area, since the sun just comes up over the East Bay hills. Sets over the ocean though. From the Wall it sets over San Francisco and the Golden Gate.Besides, I don't have any personal experience with it but I hear that sunrises can be pretty spectacular.
Y'know, IF you're going to start early, there won't be that many tourists on Hwy 1 (either direction). The motorhome/van crowd usually doesn't hit the road until after breakfast (0900).Well rules is rules, if I _have_ to buy you a drink then so be it.Disclaimer: johnny80s ain't from around here, so take his tourist recs with a grain of salt. But he IS right about that drink thing.
Hey, I'm gonna try to stay livin' on Central time so that'll be more like 8:00 for me. I'm not much of a morning person but the prospect of riding some of those roads that I've only seen pictures of might be enough to get me up early. Besides, I don't have any personal experience with it but I hear that sunrises can be pretty spectacular.Well, that leaves me out.... :huh:6AM ...
Pardon me? Hwy 1 is twisty and lovely immediately north of the GGB. Once you make the turn at the Arco station in Mill Valley, you've got a couple miles of houses, and then the cutoff to Mt. Tam. Stay left on Hwy 1 and it's roller coaster city all the way to Stinson Beach. Then it's gorgeous, though no ocean views, up to Pt Reyes Station and Tomales. It's not boring until you hit Valley Ford.Heading North on Hwy 1 it doesn't get twisty and lovely until you're above Bodega Bay.
You're right, Jerry. Coming from the valley I usually avoid the Mill Valley area and join Hwy 1 @ Bodega or Point Arena.Pardon me? Hwy 1 is twisty and lovely immediately north of the GGB. Once you make the turn at the Arco station in Mill Valley, you've got a couple miles of houses, and then the cutoff to Mt. Tam. Stay left on Hwy 1 and it's roller coaster city all the way to Stinson Beach. Then it's gorgeous, though no ocean views, up to Pt Reyes Station and Tomales. It's not boring until you hit Valley Ford.Heading North on Hwy 1 it doesn't get twisty and lovely until you're above Bodega Bay.
IMO Hwy 1 from SF down to Santa Cruz is boring, then it's a freeway until Carmel. You don't get good riding until south of Carmel, and then it gets REALLY good.
North! North! North!
There is no better place for a sandwich than Molinari's. If you disagree then thems fightin' words. :aikido: Dim Sum is and acquired taste and really only travels well if you like cold dumplings. I agree that Harris' was a little overpriced but it was good and Bill is not total white trash. He was more of a pinkish color. Mel's is a tourist place. I personally stay away from fisherman's wharf but tourists usually go there cause you have to see it once.Real useful, Richard. Real f**kin' useful. :glare:I will be up there too on June 4th and 5th but I will be in the car with the wife.
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Disclaimer: johnny80s ain't from around here, so take his tourist recs with a grain of salt. But he IS right about that drink thing.Some things toseeeat:
Molinari's Deli in North Beach - get a sandwich to go
Just down the street is China town - Dim Sum travels well too
House of Prime Rib or Harris' - They are two blocks apart and both have great food. You decide where to eat. Just so you know if you go to either of these places you are required to meet James Burliegh there and buy him a drink. Sorry not my rules.
Peter D's on Van Ness was pretty good for breakfast
Mel's Drive In - from American Graffiti
There is also fisherman's wharf for seafood and chocolate
Scarlett? :blink:
Scarlett Johansson to snatch me from her dreamy grasp (or was it grasp me away from her dreamy…. Never mind).
Sigh....
The Wall? What/where is that? I'd love to get some good sunset pictures.Sunsets are probably better in the Bay Area, since the sun just comes up over the East Bay hills. Sets over the ocean though. From the Wall it sets over San Francisco and the Golden Gate.
It's on Grizzly Peak Rd. in the Berkeley foothills.The Wall? What/where is that? I'd love to get some good sunset pictures.Sunsets are probably better in the Bay Area, since the sun just comes up over the East Bay hills. Sets over the ocean though. From the Wall it sets over San Francisco and the Golden Gate.
It's on Grizzly Peak Rd. in the Berkeley foothills.The Wall? What/where is that? I'd love to get some good sunset pictures.Sunsets are probably better in the Bay Area, since the sun just comes up over the East Bay hills. Sets over the ocean though. From the Wall it sets over San Francisco and the Golden Gate.
June, right? Yep.Of course, I'm sure it's going to be cloudy the whole week I'm there.
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