NorCal Ride of June 19-23, 2005Lake Tahoe - Ave of Giants - Trinity Alps(Page 1 of 4)
Day 1 was from
Boise to the Atlantis Casino Resort in Reno. (1) Boise. (2) Jordan Valley (gas). (3) McDermitt (gas).
(4) Paradise Valley jct (gas). (5) Mill City (Taco Bell). (6) Lovelock (gas). (7) Fernley (butt break).
(8) Reno (motel).
Puckerbrush is actually Mill City, NV. It's 28 miles west of Winnemucca via I-80. We had
Taco Bell at this TA Travel Center
after riding 289 miles since 8 o'clock that morning. Reno was only 140 miles away on the monotonous stuporslab loaded for bear with crosswinds,
bug splatters, semi-trucks wakes, and road construction. About the only highlights for the day was the route from Marsing to Burns
Junction (95/78), and grabbing suds and grub with friends from Santa Cruz, CA at the Claim Jumper restaurant that night. Fortunately, temperatures were in the 70s for most of the day until we hit Reno.
Day 2 was from
the Atlantis Casino Resort in Reno to Mike Plant's digs in Gridley, CA. (1) Reno (gas). (2) Mt. Rose Highway. (3) King's Beach (breakfast).
(4) Truckee (gas stop for Kurt). (5) Sierra Valley Scenic Overlook (butt break) (6) Downieville (gas) (7) Bassetts. (8) Quincy (gas).
(9) Belden Town (suds). (10) Durham-Pentz Rd. (11) Chico (supper). (12) Midway Rd. (13) Gridley (crash pad).
Lake Tahoe from Mt. Rose Hwy. It was a gorgeous 34 mile ride over Mt. Rose Hwy, which
was noticably colder and windy at the higher elevations that morning, to the Cafe Biltmore in Crystal Bay for breakfast. We
headed out to downtown Truckee for gas after breakfast as Kurt wasn't sure he had the range to make it to Downieville.
After Truckee, we followed Hwy 89 north to Sattley, and cut west on Hwy 49 to the Sierra Valley Overlook
just east of Yuba Pass. Left to right are Dianna, Kurt, Kent, and David. I've known Kent since 1970 from my Santa Cruz days.
Sierra Valley Overlook offers a panoramic view of the largest valley in North America. My camera just
couldn't capture all of it.
We were just about to depart from Sierra Valley Overlook for Downieville where
Mike and his brother, Richard, were waiting. Left to right are Judy, David, Kent, Kurt, and Dianna.
A much relieved Kurt fills his thirsty steed at the Downieville Union 76. It was only 107 miles
from our gas stop in Reno to Downieville so we didn't really have to stop in Truckee. We resolved to plan our gas stops
out better on our next trip. Behind Kurt are David, Mike, and Richard.
Mike and Richard were watching for us from the Riverview Pizzeria. It's a popular stopover
for motorcyclists, and has patio overlooking the Downie River in back.
The Durgan Bridge, on Nevada Street, goes over the Downie and
Yuba Rivers. It's a single lane bridge as is the Jersey Bridge for Hwy 49 traffic.
View of the Downie River with Jersey Bridge and Riverview Inn at the left fork, and
Yuba River to the right.
|
