NorCal Ride of June 19-23, 2005Lake Tahoe - Ave of Giants - Trinity Alps(Page 4 of 4)
Day 4, after waking up with a hangover and bloodshot eyes, was 307 miles from
Fortuna to the Cimarron Motor Inn up in Klamath Falls. (1) Fortuna (gas). (2) Willow Creek (gas). (3) Happy Camp (lunch).
(4) Yreka (gas). (5) Living Memorial Sculpture Garden (butt break). (6) Klamath Falls (motel).
We pulled over at the 2830'
Vista point of Lord Ellis Summit on
CA-299 between Blue Lake and Willow Creek. Mike uses his handlebars as a coat rack.
Way down below is CA-299 to the southwest from Lord Ellis Summit. Got
to say that this route seemed to climb almost endlessly to the summit, and felt more like 8830' rather than
the much more modest 2830'. This is a very pictureque road to say the least. No fog bank this time around.
Native Californian at Lord Ellis Summit
describing the sights to a native Idahoan. Pics don't do this area justice. It
has to be experienced. Duh!
Stopped here in the small town of Orleans, 37 miles north of
Willow Creek, for a minute to snap this Bigfoot Highway road sign.
Just beyond Dillen Creek noticed some whitewater rafters
on the Klamath River as we rode north to Happy Camp on CA-299.
We had a good lunch at the Frontier Cafe in Happy
Camp. Kurt can be seen outside the cafe applying suntan lotion to his mug as it was getting
warm. Great view of Mike's improvised coat rack. ;^)
Indian Creek comes out of the Siskiyou Mountains to
the north, and empties into the Klamath River just beyond the CA-299 bridge in Happy Camp.
We stopped at the Living Memorial Sculpture Garden near
jct of A12 and Hwy 97 for awhile. Mt. Shasta can be seen in the background although clouds covered the crest.
We first spotted Mt. Shasta a mile or two south of Klamath River on Hwy 263 to Yreka.
Mike snapped this cool underhanded pic while droning northbound on
Hwy 97 to Klamath Falls where we grabbed a suite at the Cimarron Motor Inn, and had roast beef dinner at
the Elmer's Restaurant next door
with the 10% discount coupons from our motel.
Day 5 was from
the Cimarron Motor Inn in Klamath Falls to Boise. (1) Klamath Falls (gas). (2) Bly (rest stop). (3) Lakeview (gas).
(4) Highway Well Rest Area. (5) Riley (gas). (6) Burns (lunch). (7) Vale (gas). (8) Boise.
Just 51 miles east of Klamath Falls on Hwy 140 we stopped at this
Rest Area in Bly to empty our swollen waterbags. Road construction and queued-up traffic just outside of
Klamath Falls kept us on the road longer than anticipated. It's around 42 miles from Bly to Lakeview.
This pic was taken by Mike in Lakeport which shows Grumbler,
followed by Kurt, turning onto northbound US-395 from Hwy 140. Boise is 329 miles from Lakeport
via Hines/Burns. We stopped for lunch at the Apple Peddler in Hines. There was quite a bit of bridge
construction btw Riley and Vale. Mike returned home by going south over Janesville Grade and Bucks
Lake. It had been a great ride, and we plan to get together again next year. No tickets, and Kurt didn't
run out of gas thanks to making *20* gas stops on this trip. :-)
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