I had heard from Old Michael that he was disappointed that there have not been many ride reports on the forum lately, although I just saw a great report from the FODS event. So, Michael here is my first ever ride report. When I had visited Michael, when he was in the hospital after his recent mishap, CelloII (Alan) was also there and we ended up doing lunch when we left the hospital. I found out that he did most of his recreational riding midweek so we scheduled a ride together that we took last Friday. Most of my riding is during the weekdays too but I’m doing mine as a 50 mile roundtrip commute on the straight freeway. So Alan was in charge of setting the course. A few days before the ride I found out I needed to take care of some arrangements for a group camping trip I was coordinating and it would be good if I could go to the campground to work it out. So, I asked Alan if we could work in a stop in Dobbins.
We met in Roseville at 7am and took off on the route Alan had set. When I first saw the route written out I thought, "My goodness what a lot of roads to go on between Roseville and Dobbins when we could do it in about three roads. Two of the three direct roads to Dobbins (Hwy. 49 and Marysville) are not bad motorcycle roads. Well, Alan knew what he was doing when he chose the route. What a beautiful day and a fun ride!
Here is the route we took.
From Roseville we went up I-80 to Auburn, took 49 to Wolf Rd, Lime Kiln, McCourtney, Indian Springs, Pleasant Valley, North San Juan, a short stretch of Hwy49, Moon Shine Rd and Marysville Rd back to Dobbins. We had a little over an hour stop at Lake Francis Resort to take care of camping arrangements then back on the road. From there we took Oregon Hill, to Quincy La Porte Rd (where Old Michael had his mishap) to Quincy for lunch. After lunch we took a little side trip up Bucks Lake Rd (what a nice stretch of road) to the summit and back then started our route toward home. The return route took us on Hwy 89 through Grey Eagle, Gold Lakes Hwy, and Hwy 49 to I-80 and back home. Got home about 6:30 after about 350 mile. What Fun.
Thanks for a great route, Alan.
Gary
First stop along Pleasant Valley Road
Oregon Hill Road
Quincy La Port Road
I see why Old Michael likes this road
Heading back down from the summit of Bucks Lake Road
Some creative photography of the Sierra Buttes – Alan’s idea, I don’t have a lot of creativity
And finally, "Can anyone help with potty training?"
We met in Roseville at 7am and took off on the route Alan had set. When I first saw the route written out I thought, "My goodness what a lot of roads to go on between Roseville and Dobbins when we could do it in about three roads. Two of the three direct roads to Dobbins (Hwy. 49 and Marysville) are not bad motorcycle roads. Well, Alan knew what he was doing when he chose the route. What a beautiful day and a fun ride!
Here is the route we took.
From Roseville we went up I-80 to Auburn, took 49 to Wolf Rd, Lime Kiln, McCourtney, Indian Springs, Pleasant Valley, North San Juan, a short stretch of Hwy49, Moon Shine Rd and Marysville Rd back to Dobbins. We had a little over an hour stop at Lake Francis Resort to take care of camping arrangements then back on the road. From there we took Oregon Hill, to Quincy La Porte Rd (where Old Michael had his mishap) to Quincy for lunch. After lunch we took a little side trip up Bucks Lake Rd (what a nice stretch of road) to the summit and back then started our route toward home. The return route took us on Hwy 89 through Grey Eagle, Gold Lakes Hwy, and Hwy 49 to I-80 and back home. Got home about 6:30 after about 350 mile. What Fun.
Thanks for a great route, Alan.
Gary
First stop along Pleasant Valley Road
Oregon Hill Road
Quincy La Port Road
I see why Old Michael likes this road
Heading back down from the summit of Bucks Lake Road
Some creative photography of the Sierra Buttes – Alan’s idea, I don’t have a lot of creativity
And finally, "Can anyone help with potty training?"
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